Rosie O’Donnell compares Britney Spears to Princess Diana
Here’s what Rosie O’Donnell had to say about Britney Spears:
I remember the tunnel as it appeared on the news, lit by headlights, flashlights, red lights. Between the cement tall pillars was a heap of twisted metal. I saw it then, and I can see it now. Diana dead.
She will be trying to get away, but they will chase her, just as they chased her into that church yesterday. There were dozens of them, jostling their way into sanctuary, elbowing past each other, just to creep closer to her. Even her last-minute, folded-hand prayers can’t be kept sacred. There can be no silent moments in a crowd; no silence, and no secrets.
All this fresh, painful frailty costs her so much, but it lines their pockets very well. A kings ransom was paid for those tabloid-ready cheap shots of her with messy hair, tear-soaked eyes, and the half-smile of a desperate baby girl.
“I’m scared,” she told them yesterday, when they later mobbed her at court. “Move back,” she said. “I’m scared. Stop it. Stop it. I want to get back in the car. Just stop it. Let me get in the car, please.”
Sometimes it really is too much. Internal wires cross. Anxiety hits. Panic sets in the heart. Dread. Fear.
But she asked for it, she’s a public figure.
At eight years old, she bravely stood before a microphone. By 17, she had sold 25 million records. Where were the sidewalk-skinned knees, the chalk stained hands, the monkey bars, the passed notes? A Disney set is not a childhood, no matter how many bright colors they use, or how cheerful the script.
Not a girl, barely even a woman yet, they chased her. A mob of stalkers for whom no stalking laws have been written. Smother. Crush. Flash. Photo Credit. Even Dr. “Get Real” Phil got in on the action. Unreal.
83 million albums sold so far. How many pictures?
The tunnel is crowded now. There are only inches of separation between vulnerability and disaster.
January 15th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
What an idiot. Why doesn’t Britney stay home once in a while ? BECAUSE SHE LOVES THE ATTENTION.
January 15th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Sadly, she has a point. But still Brit Brit needs to be held accountable to her actions. I am sorry, but no amount of heaven or hell would have kept me away from that courthouse in a chance to rejoined with my children! She needs some serious help! Since it is obvious that her family (blood or extended) help her, then the court needs to intervene.
January 15th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I agree with Rosie.
January 16th, 2008 at 4:34 am
I don’t always care for Rosie but this brought me chills.
January 16th, 2008 at 5:01 am
I don’t like Rosie at all, and I too think that parents should be held accountable to their children, but when you’re Britney spears, all rules are different. She’s definitely being stalked by the media. Yeah, she brought much of it on herself, but at this point, where she’s obviously mentally ill, they need to BACK OFF. This is NOT going to end well. She’s obviously not well enough to care for her children, and although she probably does care *about* them, she can’t be held responsible for her actions concerning them until she’s more mentally stable. Therefore, the fact that she can’t have them makes sense. She needs help. Badly.
January 20th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
3 steps for Britney Spears to lead a normal life:
1. Stop being a public figure — that means stop making music.
2. Move out of Hollywood. You don’t seen Dave Chappelle in the tabloids because he lives in Ohio.
3. Surround yourself with people who care about you, not your money. They’ll make sure you get help.
That’s it, that’s the list. She could do all of these. She chooses her own destruction, but that’s her right. Tons of people do it (addicts, gamblers) and it’s sad.
Also, Diana did more great things for the human race in a weekend than Britney Spears has done in her entire selfish existence, so Fattie O’Donnell needs to cut the bullshit.