Controlled Chaos Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Brit's Cover Sit-Down Not OK! by Gina Serpe The session was meant to be "exalting." Needless to say, it missed the mark. Badly. The ordinarily celeb-placating haven of OK! magazine is giving Britney Spears what editors deem to be a badly needed reality check this week, publishing a story detailing the disastrous behind-the-scenes antics of their failed, and now mythic, cover story with the onetime pop princess. "We were especially excited when Britney Spears’ handlers contacted us because they wanted OK! to be the magazine in which Britney could finally set the record straight about all the rumors surrounding her much-talked-about private life," the magazine said Wednesday. While it was Spears' people who first approached the glossy to "finally set the record straight," Spears' behavior leading up to, during and following the ill-fated photo shoot and interview have only seemed to fuel reports that her personal problems show no signs of waning. The interview was intended to kick off at a home in the Hollywood Hills at noon on July 19. Per OK!'s timeline of events, an hour and a half before the chat session was to begin, the magazine received a "frantic" phone call from Spears' new assistant, Shannon Funk, who, despite informing the photo editor two days prior that Spears would be bringing her own clothes for the cover shoot, wanted to ensure that a designer wardrobe would be provided. The 25-year-old star eventually rolled in to the location 45 minutes late, bringing with her a posse of five—Funk, a bodyguard and three unidentified friends. Upon entering the home, Spears "promptly banished" all but OK!'s hair and makeup crew to another floor of the spacious house, before eventually ordering them, too, to leave her quarters, the magazine reports. Spears then attempted to have her own attendants, using the products and tools of the magazine's pros, complete her look, before OK! editor in chief Sarah Ivens put the kibosh on the freelance plan. But hair and makeup wasn't the only thing not up to snuff for Spears. The singer took issue with the wardrobe selection. She deemed the clothes unsexy, with their prime faults being that they lacked in tightness and shortness. Once again, the OK!'s assembled team was driven out, with Spears promoting Funk to stylist. The actual Q&A with Spears reportedly stopped as soon as it began, when after only a few minutes, the entertainer decided to break for lunch. Against the urging of the stylists, who were tasked with ensuring the borrowed duds remained pristine enough to return to the designers after the session, Spears chowed on chicken and vegetables while still wearing a borrowed pink silk Alisha Levine dress costing $274. After finishing her meal, the magazine claimed Spears "stood up and rubbed grease from her fingers into the front and back of the dress," effectively ruining the garment. A pair of $595 Marni shoes and a $5,602 Versace gown also met their demise in the course of the day. Adding further insult to sartorial injury, Spears' new Yorkie, London, subsequently relieved himself on a $6,700 Zac Posen gown, per OK!'s account. After initially ignoring the incident, Funk eventually acquiesced to pick up the mess with a tissue but only after a staffer demanded it be taken care of, the magazine says. According to OK!, Spears' manners weren't much better: During the two-hour-plus session, Spears "had used the restroom repeatedly without bothering to close the door." And on at least one occasion, she brought some company right in with her. After the lunch debacle and just prior to beginning the photo shoot, Spears disappeared into the restroom with Funk and emerged "disoriented," acting "even more erratic" than she had earlier in the day, the magazine says. In attempting to regain control of the cover shoot, OK!'s photographer fired off four test shots while Spears sang and danced to Janet Jackson's "Alright," a track she provided herself. However, those four shots, which will not be included in the magazine, were the only ones the team could manage to snap. "Completely out of the blue, Britney walked over to the stereo, removed her CD and stormed out, with her puzzled bodyguard and gaggle of girls in tow," the magazine claims. "Our photographer ran outside and tried to coax her back into the house, but to no avail." The cover session's time of death was just after 3 p.m. Spears wasn't the only premature departure. A handful—or handbagful—of pricey garments, which Spears originally dismissed as unfit for her bod, were found to have gone missing from the home. Among the designer items that disappeared along with the singer's crew, per OK!: a pair of $950 Lanvin heels, $300 Mia Vita dress, $974 Vera Wang dress, $281 Pucci headscarf and a $6,387 Kaviar and Kind diamond ring. The total cost of items either damaged or missing from the shoot racked up to a hefty $21,267. The magazine claims Funk personally walked off with a tank top and shorts and attempted to make off with a designer dress, only stopping when the wardrobe coordinator spotted her in the act of extraction. OK! says it hoped the tell-all would serve as an intervention of sorts. "We’d love to have our old Britney back. But what we experienced was a young girl who is desperately in need of help. And sadly, she has surrounded herself with too many people who are pretending that nothing is wrong. "That is why, after much debate, we are telling this story. Britney, when you’re really ready to talk, we’re listening." The issue of OK! hits newsstands on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 What went wrong with this girl? Did she get dropped when she was a baby? The things she does these days, my goodness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Is it wrong that I love this type of stuff and hold no sympathy at all for these people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:46 PM) Is it wrong that I love this type of stuff and hold no sympathy at all for these people? as long as they get naked at some point, we're ok, I think. judges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 01:56 PM) as long as they get naked at some point, we're ok, I think. judges? I don't know. We did get to see Brit's "window of love" and that was a little nauseating, to put it nicely. There's just something anti-sexual about that creature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Whitewashed in '05 @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 12:45 PM) What went wrong with this girl? Did she get dropped when she was a baby? The things she does these days, my goodness... No one taught her about personal responsibility. Also, she was raised by parents who thought it was right to drag an infant to NYC and live in a s*** hole apartment while their 11 year old daughter skipped school and starred in Annie. Her E! THS is hysterical as they think this was the greatest thing in the world to do. Crazy, ya'll!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:02 PM) I don't know. We did get to see Brit's "window of love" and that was a little nauseating, to put it nicely. There's just something anti-sexual about that creature. That's what having a few kids and sleeping with the biggest white trash in the world will get you. She was so f'n hot when I was in college (4-5 years ago). I would have paid a lot to see that window of love back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 03:02 PM) I don't know. We did get to see Brit's "window of love" and that was a little nauseating, to put it nicely. There's just something anti-sexual about that creature. Yeah, she needs to keep her creature under wraps. Like a bad rubber movie monster. . . This does lend credence to the notion put out there in the other thread that Spears and Lohan are in a contest to outdo each other in the crash-and-burn-jump-the-shark-hit-rockbottom olympics. Edited July 25, 2007 by FlaSoxxJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 The window of love needs some WD40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:15 PM) That's what having a few kids and sleeping with the biggest white trash in the world will get you. She was so f'n hot when I was in college (4-5 years ago). I would have paid a lot to see that window of love back then. I ain't blaming it on her having kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 01:15 PM) That's what having a few kids and sleeping with the biggest white trash in the world will get you. She was so f'n hot when I was in college (4-5 years ago). I would have paid a lot to see that window of love back then. Bzzzz. Her kids didn't travel the love tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 If you would have told me a few years ago that Britney and K-Fed were gonna get a divorce I would have thought it was a great possibility. But if you were gonna tell me that K-Fed is head and shoulders more equipped to be raising the children and should have custody I would have thought you were crazy. This disaster shouldnt be allowed to raise children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 03:06 PM) Bzzzz. Her kids didn't travel the love tunnel. haha steff you have such a way with words.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:22 PM) haha steff you have such a way with words.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 These types of things come in 3's right? So when is Paris going to have her next meltdown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:02 PM) I don't know. We did get to see Brit's "window of love" and that was a little nauseating, to put it nicely. There's just something anti-sexual about that creature. I would have preferred to see it before two f*** trophies tore their way out of that passage... where's the vomit smiley?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 05:48 PM) I would have preferred to see it before two f*** trophies tore their way out of that passage... where's the vomit smiley?? come on Steve, get with it QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:15 PM) That's what having a few kids and sleeping with the biggest white trash in the world will get you. She was so f'n hot when I was in college (4-5 years ago). I would have paid a lot to see that window of love back then. QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 03:06 PM) Bzzzz. Her kids didn't travel the love tunnel. C-section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 02:56 PM) as long as they get naked at some point, we're ok, I think. judges? I'll allow it...for now. But, it better happen before she hits 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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