By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer

LAS VEGAS - Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing.

An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards _ but for all the wrong reasons. Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, "Gimme More," Spears looked bleary and unprepared _ much like her recent tabloid exploits on the streets of Los Angeles.

She lazily walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching; and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape.

Even the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered. 50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused expression; Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless.

Some comeback.

The VMAs was hoping to reinvent itself on Sunday. After suffering poor reviews and a decline in ratings over the last few years, MTV moved the show to Las Vegas' Palms Casino, shortened the show from three hours to two, and changed the show's setup to focus more on performances than awards.

To that end, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy and the Foo Fighters were each hosting four separate suite parties, where much of the show's performances would be held. MTV was hoping for some unusual pairings and unscripted antics. Other performers were appearing on the show's main stage, in front of an industry-only audience seated at tables, like at the Golden Globes.

Among the stars set to perform were Chris Brown, Lily Allen, Rihanna and Alicia Keys.

The Palms' casino floor, already glittering with slot machines and blinking lights, was transformed into a dazzling red carpet, as the likes of Jennifer Hudson, Kid Rock, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Garner and a newly blond Nelly Furtado were among those who posed for the cameras.

And Nicole Scherzinger, making her solo debut from the Pussycat Dolls, gave a performance for the gawking fans, performing her new single with the rapper Lil' Wayne.

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http://www.mtv.com

What a surprise. :rolleyes:

Washed...up. Why do people hire her?

Britney Spears a mess; Kanye a racist (who would have thought?) and 50 cent almost electrocuted...his new name shoud be Dime Bag.

it wasnt horrible it just want up to britney standards. it looked rushed and the stage was pretty crappy. a performance like that wouldve been more suited for a talk show not the vma's.

She looked like she didn't want to be there.

LOL

i was honestly rooting for her, i thought she was gonna come back at the end and say that the first performance was a joke

and 50 cent almost electrocuted.
Wow, what happened there?

Sarah Silvermans "jokes" about Britney's kids were uncalled for. The audience sat there in silence the whole time. If I were Britney I wouldve had words with her after that one.
"This is so exciting, wasn't that incredible? Miss Britney Spears everyone. She is amazing, I mean she is 25 years old and has already accomplished everything she is going to accomplish in her life. It's mind blowing, and she's so grown up. She's a mother, you know it's crazy to think that just a few years ago on this very show she was this like sweet innocent little girl in slutty clothes riding around with a python. That not nice calling Madonna a python. But have you seen Britney's kids? Oh my god. They are the most adorable mistakes you have ever seen. They are so cute. There as cute as the hairless vagina they came out of. What I'm serious they're this cute you guy."

who says that?

Sarah Silvermans "jokes" about Britney's kids were uncalled for. The audience sat there in silence the whole time. If I were Britney I wouldve had words with her after that one.


who says that?

i thought they were funny, mean but funny. its sarah silverman, what do you expect?

i thought they were funny, mean but funny. its sarah silverman, what do you expect?
i think its funny to poke fun of britney but i dont think its necessary to bring kids into it.

Those kids are ugly though

Those kids are ugly though
and i can see why you like sarah silverman

Britney Spears a mess; Kanye a racist (who would have thought?) and 50 cent almost electrocuted...his new name shoud be Dime Bag.Hellyeah's Vinnie Paul Abbott would not have been pleased with that moniker.

It's a shame that Britney no longer has good team behind her. She looked utterly pathetic, one of her employees should have stopped this whole mess.

And why was Criss Angel all over her rehearsals?... He didn't do ****, unless he's a freaking choreographer now!

"Gimme More" is still a hot song though. I'll give her that.

I agree that she seems to have no support from employees and friends/family.

I had a feeling Britney's performance was going to be a train wreck, and it was...

I just watched Britney's performance. I think she looks great. She's a little thick in the middle, but she just had kids. Her performance was lackluster. I think that song is horrible. They should play that over and over to captured terrorists. That will make them talk.

Gimme, gimme. Gimme an ice pick so I can stick it through my eye if I have to listen to that again. It sounds like a really bad Janet Jackson dance song.

Gimme, gimme. Gimme an ice pick so I can stick it through my eye if I have to listen to that again.

:lol:

Britney Spears a mess; Kanye a racist (who would have thought?) and 50 cent almost electrocuted...his new name shoud be Dime Bag.

:yeahthat :brent

I just watched Britney's performance. I think she looks great. She's a little thick in the middle, but she just had kids. Her performance was lackluster. I think that song is horrible. They should play that over and over to captured terrorists. That will make them talk.

Gimme, gimme. Gimme an ice pick so I can stick it through my eye if I have to listen to that again. It sounds like a really bad Janet Jackson dance song.
I didn't see the "performance", Janice, but your post just made me :brent. You are so funny!!

Maybe this latest humiliation will finally convince Britney she needs to take some time off to get her collective stuff together. Disappear for a while Britney, you are now america's biggest punchline.

Hopefully her family and friends will get off thier cans, step in and get her some help, because it was obvious that she was completly out of it during her performance last night.

^She had that look Anna Nicole had the last few weeks before she died.

^ No way.

I think a female who has had kids and remains with some of her "baby fat" in the right places looks great. I am glad she is not bone thin like Nicole Richie and some of those other horrible looking chicks who think they look great.

I hated her performance. In fact, I hated the whole show. Man, what happened to MTV Video Awards shows? They used to be so good, now they seem so cheesy.

And having it at the Palms is supposed to make it better? I have been to the Palms Casino in Vegas and to me, it is not the place to have an awards show, it just seemed like one big a$$ party with people all over the place and stragglers.

That outfit didnt flatter her any :barf:

Does she look red below the neck to anyone else? :lol:

Does she look red below the neck to anyone else? :lol:

She does! She looks like Mrs. Koolaid. :lol:

This is quite obviously Britney's Glitter moment.

Ya...Britney's preformance wasn't great. But Sarah Silverman's jokes were NOT called for.

She does! She looks like Mrs. Koolaid. :lol:
:brent :rofl:

Is it a rash? :eek: :crazy:

This is quite obviously Britney's Glitter moment.
Even Mariah in her Glitter days wasn't nearly as big a joke as Britney.

Maybe the VMAs should have asked Scott Baio to sing one of his songs from his first two albums...now that would have been an entertaining train wreck. Backup dancers would dance better than him and he'll try to shake his ass.

That outfit didnt flatter her any :barf:
What i meant by that is, shes still looks good for a mother of two, but, that bikini-like outfit didnt flatter her curves at all. She should have worn a nice flowing dress that would have emphasized the curves that still look good , and covered the things that are no longer perfect........ whoever designed that outfit, wasnt looking out for her at ALL, because she's still a stunning looking woman! ( Just not the perfect-bodied teen-idol that she used to be )

Ya...Britney's preformance wasn't great. But Sarah Silverman's jokes were NOT called for.

Sarah Sliverman never appealed to me at all. She's so not funny and the audience would have to agree, not one person thought she was funny.

Back to Britney, I was completely unimpressed, this was an awards show and she didn't bring her A-game, hell, she didn't even try so she has no one to blame but her. So she supposely heard that Sarah Sliverman was going to make fun of her kids before she got out there, of course that would upset her but guess what, she had to deal with it and move on, rise above it or don't go on, a TRUE professional will DELIVER...no matter what!

So yeah, i'm truly disapointed in her, she should take a cue from Alicia Keys and Chris Brown(who did their thing!) and bring it!

Sarah Sliverman never appealed to me at all. She's so not funny and the audience would have to agree, not one person thought she was funny!
Sarah Silverman's only REAL claim to fame was that she played "homewrecker", in Jimmy Kimmel's marriage! :lol:

Sarah Silverman's only REAL claim to fame was that she played "homewrecker", in Jimmy Kimmel's marriage! :lol:

Are you serious?!:eek: Good god, i'm sorry, what idiot would sacrifice their marriage for THAT?(Besides Jimmy the dummy, whom, is just as equally unfunny as his girlfriend!)

Britney Spears is such a joke. I don't understand how anyone can try to defend her. Every other day she's doing something that is completely ridiculous for attention.

She's obviously messed up so she should stop being a publicity whore and go take care of herself/her kids.

Britney Spears is such a joke. I don't understand how anyone can try to defend her. Every other day she's doing something that is completely ridiculous for attention.

She's obviously messed up so she should stop being a publicity whore and go take care of herself/her kids.

I agree! She's 25, she's a big girl, she knows what she's doing and a lot of people are falling for it!

Watched the performance online and it was a disaster from start to finish! The song is almost as bad. She was just pathetic. Her body still does look good, but that...erm....'outfit' was definately not for her.

This video could almost be in the category with My Mother The Car - so bad, it's funny.

What i meant by that is, shes still looks good for a mother of two, but, that bikini-like outfit didnt flatter her curves at all. She should have worn a nice flowing dress that would have emphasized the curves that still look good , and covered the things that are no longer perfect........ whoever designed that outfit, wasnt looking out for her at ALL, because she's still a stunning looking woman! ( Just not the perfect-bodied teen-idol that she used to be )
Well, I guess she has that "sexy" look to upkeep. Anything else and people would have been like, "Wtf?"

http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/awards/awards-969527396-1189401026.jpg?ymDXmG.CUbtVSDtb
http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/awards/awards-418966692-1189401027.jpg?ymEXmG.CO91FteQj
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I don't think she looked that bad. I just think she perfomed badly.

Gawwwd, she looks like she has the gut of Charles Atlas!!! :eek:

It's sad that because she's "TV fat," she is being criticized left and right. I think most average people would kill to be "TV fat."

Are you serious?!:eek: Good god, i'm sorry, what idiot would sacrifice their marriage for THAT?(Besides Jimmy the dummy, whom, is just as equally unfunny as his girlfriend!)
Yeah, i was serious, they met on his show and now shes sharing his bed...she was the unnamed grounds for divorce! :lol:

It's sad that because she's "TV fat," she is being criticized left and right. I think most average people would kill to be "TV fat."
i dont think shes fat, i just think that she could have worn something a little less showy that would have emphasized her curves better....she would have looked stunning in a flowing gown, for instance

i dont think shes fat, i just think that she could have worn something a little less showy that would have emphasized her curves better....she would have looked stunning in a flowing gown, for instance

Yes, it was definitely NOT a great choice of outfit.

^ No way.
Eek. She shouldn't have worn that.

What i meant by that is, shes still looks good for a mother of two, but, that bikini-like outfit didnt flatter her curves at all. She should have worn a nice flowing dress that would have emphasized the curves that still look good , and covered the things that are no longer perfect........ whoever designed that outfit, wasnt looking out for her at ALL, because she's still a stunning looking woman! ( Just not the perfect-bodied teen-idol that she used to be )
Not to mention it only emphasized the kool-aid rash. :eek: :lol:

Eek. She shouldn't have worn that.
The bottom was too skimpy for her 'after baby' body, but her upper body is fantastic. I thought she looked great, except for the underwear. A lot of women would love to look to her and never will.

Not to mention it only emphasized the kool-aid rash. :eek: :lol:
yeah really.....allergic reaction to her body make-up, perhaps? :eek:

http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/awards/awards-969527396-1189401026.jpg?ymDXmG.CUbtVSDtb
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http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/awards/awards-316364007-1189401029.jpg?ymGXmG.C.ruZ_zeS

I don't think she looked that bad. I just think she perfomed badly.
I agree there, i dont know why the hell it made headlines?? ive seen worst! i think shes a target at the moment.

Some of her dancers are saying that her outfit originally had a corset. MTV urged her to keep it on, but she insisted. I'm sure she regrets that now.

Some of her dancers are saying that her outfit originally had a corset. MTV urged her to keep it on, but she insisted. I'm sure she regrets that now.
:yeahthat I'm sure she regrets the entire evening!! :eek:

I agree! She's 25, she's a big girl, she knows what she's doing and a lot of people are falling for it!
Maybe that was her intention...Maybe she just said "You know what, they're going to keep talking about me, no matter what, so let me really give them something to talk about!".....At least I HOPE that's what she did....

Overall, it wasn't that horrible of a performance. Sure she wasn't top notch, or well, prepared, but there's been worse...And she looked smoking hot! (Though that song was god awful)

Maybe that was her intention...Maybe she just said "You know what, they're going to keep talking about me, no matter what, so let me really give them something to talk about!".....Atleast I HOPE that's what she did....

Overall, it wasn't that horrible of a performance. Sure she wasn't top notch, or well, prepared, but there's been worse...And She looked smoking hot! (Though that song is god awful)

I hope that was her intention too because there was no way in hell she was serious about that performance. I did kind of feel bad when the cameras showed Rihanna laughing at her and Diddy, 50 cent, and Chris Brown looking at her like "What the hell?"

Her ex husband's performance at the Teen Choice Awards was better than hers, and that's sad.

These are the hottest 10 pop songs of the week as determined by About Top 40. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It is intended to indicate the hottest rising hits. Recordings that have reached the top 10 of the Billboard Pop 100 chart are disqualified from this chart.

1. Britney Spears - Gimme More
Britney Spears' MTV Video Music Awards performance may have been a disaster, but she still has one of the hottest pop singles of the year.

2. Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You
3. Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
4. Timbaland featuring OneRepublic - Aplogize
5. 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland - Ayo Technology
6. Plies featuring T-Pain - Shawty
7. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
8. Baby Bash featuring T-Pain - Cyclone
9. Sean Kingston - Me Love
10. Daughtry - Over You

These are the hottest 10 pop songs of the week as determined by About Top 40. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It is intended to indicate the hottest rising hits. Recordings that have reached the top 10 of the Billboard Pop 100 chart are disqualified from this chart.

1. Britney Spears - Gimme More
Britney Spears' MTV Video Music Awards performance may have been a disaster, but she still has one of the hottest pop singles of the year.

2. Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You
3. Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
4. Timbaland featuring OneRepublic - Aplogize
5. 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland - Ayo Technology
6. Plies featuring T-Pain - Shawty
7. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
8. Baby Bash featuring T-Pain - Cyclone
9. Sean Kingston - Me Love
10. Daughtry - Over You

And? We are talking about her peformance, not the song itself.

And? We are talking about her peformance, not the song itself.
and what? i didnt feel like making another britney thread so i posted it in here. its the song she performed.

That girl never had any talent anyway! :rolleyes:

http://i4.tinypic.com/4lj7p06.jpg

anyone who thinks THAT looks bad needs their head checked

and what? i didnt feel like making another britney thread so i posted it in here. its the song she performed.
I hated that song the first time I heard it, but it's won me over. It's a bit repetitive in certain parts, but all in all, I can see why it's a hit.

http://i4.tinypic.com/4lj7p06.jpg

anyone who thinks THAT looks bad needs their head checked
I think she looked fantastic, incredible. Her performance was definitely nothing great, and we know she's capable of doing MUCH better. Still, I don't think it was the performance from hell either.

I think she looked fantastic, incredible. Her performance was definitely nothing great, and we know she's capable of doing MUCH better. Still, I don't think it was the performance from hell either.


I agree. I think people are being too harsh. Her performance was nothing special but it wasnt as bad as everyone is making it out to be. It was the first time she performed in 4 years, i'm sure shes a little rusty. i'm not exactly a britney fan, but she is one hell of a performer when she wants to be.

It was the first time she performed in 4 years, i'm sure shes a little rusty. i'm not exactly a britney fan, but she is one hell of a performer when she wants to be.

That's a lot of the reason people are complaining. They're saying she wasn't ready to be up there....And since she knew she was going to be performing, she should have been working on her, well, performance.

Personally, I didn't think it was that bad. And she looked amazingly hot. People just have way too much to say about this girl.

I love it how everyone in the business is taking Brit's side and blaming MTV for "exploiting her." Yet they (the Emmys, American Idol) are asking her to take part in their shows. Aren't they doing the same thing as MTV?!

Btw, she looks really good in that picture.

Does she look like she did, say, 5 years ago? Hell no. But you try having a couple of kids and being married to Swamp Thing...er...Kevin Federline, and see how you look on the other side.

Of course, part of it's the excesses and the partying, and that she CAN stop (for her health) and she NEEDS to stop (for her kids)

Does she look like she did, say, 5 years ago? Hell no. But you try having a couple of kids and being married to Swamp Thing...er...Kevin Federline, and see how you look on the other side. :lol: