i agree Darkeyes, the media has got many plus sides, if it was only used like that.

the article that i was reading that made me decide to write this post mentioned that a photographer said something to get Britney angry so he could get a few pics to make money, whether thats true or not is beyond me, but i have watched a program on papparazi and i do see how they push these celebs to the point of breaking.

i know each and every celebrity choses this life, thats not what im talking about, the only issue i wanted to bring up here is how far they are willing to go to get a good scoop. Britney is obviously going thorugh much heartache, whether or not you file for divorce yourself, it must still be hard, and she has mixed with the wrong people (her ow fault of course).

i know that when i had a breakdown and was in depression i struggled so much, and anything would make you sad and cry, i was able to recover in my own time and in my own space, yet she has photographers EVERYWHERE she goes, and if they do say things deliberately to upset her, then that must make it worse. i think when she chose this life she didnt anticipate whats happening, no one did.

and that does raise another question actually...why do people need to be so focused on a celebs life anyway, WHY does being a musician in particular mean you have to be in every paper, WHY cant it be just be about the music, WHY do the public need to be reading about what a famous person has done? there are so many more interesting things out there to be reported.

im not defending her as such, nor am i saying its just the media's fault, because it isnt, but when you have a breakdown, the last thing you need is to be plastered all over the papers and to be slammed everyday, how are you to rise up over that. it seems to me everyone is kicking her whilst shes down, and i dont care who it is, that in my eyes is wrong.

indeed, the media is a blessing sometimes, but how often do you read good stories in the paper nowadays? i sure dont, because i cant. its a well known phrase that goes "bad news sells".

i am sure celebs enjoy the attention of the press, when they are stable, but if they are as huge a celeb as Britney and things start going wrong, what can you do, where can you go, who can you trust?

i really hopes she continues with her therapy in rehab and i hope she gets back to the person she used to be before she became corrupt. it can go 1 of 2 ways right now, which way will it go is anyones guess, but im not so sure things will work out for the best for her.

simon