{"id":215778,"date":"2023-10-25T00:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=215778"},"modified":"2023-10-25T00:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:20:27","slug":"the-britney-spears-2007-vmas-performance-you-didnt-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/the-britney-spears-2007-vmas-performance-you-didnt-see\/","title":{"rendered":"The Britney Spears 2007 VMAs performance you DIDN'T see"},"content":{"rendered":"
Britney Spears’ mental health came under heavy scrutiny following her performance of Gimme More at the 2007 VMAs – in which the disorientated star sloppily mimed and seemed to forget the dance moves.<\/p>\n
But an unearthed clip of the star’s dress rehearsals for the now-iconic performance shows Britney pulling off a flawless routine, in stark contrast to the shambolic performance she put in on the night – leaving fans baffled, until now.<\/p>\n
In her explosive memoir, The Woman In Me, the star revealed she’d had an extremely awkward backstage run-in with ex Justin Timberlake before her performance, writing: ‘It had been a while since I\u2019d seen him. Everything was going great in his world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He was at the top of his game in every way, and he had a lot of swagger. I was having a panic attack. I hadn\u2019t rehearsed enough. I hated the way I looked. I knew it was going to be bad.’<\/p>\n
Before the run-in Spears looked polished and in great spirits in her dress rehearsals for the performance, at one point donning a large hat and jeans for one run-through – before wearing her famous sparkly lingerie with her hair in a ponytail.<\/p>\n
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Iconic:\u00a0Britney Spears ‘ mental health came under heavy scrutiny following her performance of Gimme More at the 2007 VMAs (right)- but an unearthed clip of the star’s dress rehearsals (left)\u00a0 for the now-iconic performance shows Britney pulling off a flawless routine<\/p>\n
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Gimme more:\u00a0Before the run-in with Justin Timberlake, Spears looked polished and in great spirits in her dress rehearsals for the performance (top) compared to the performance (bottom)<\/p>\n
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Awkward: In her explosive memoir, The Woman In Me, the star revealed she’d had an extremely awkward backstage run-in with ex Justin Timberlake before her performance (pictured 2007)<\/p>\n
Spears looked notably more energetic and happy in the dress rehearsal leading fans to comment: ‘Damn this rehearsal is better than the final performance ..she obviously show her emotion here ..look at her face she’s really into it.’<\/p>\n
Another wrote: ‘I cannot wait to hear her story behind this performance now that she\u2019s free to speak. Something definitely happened between the rehearsal and the actual performance\u00a0<\/p>\n
Others penned: ‘She looked much better in a ponytail and in jeans. I don’t know why they finally released her with this hairstyle and clothes. but britney is a legend icon anyway!\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Only britney has iconic rehearsal’ and ‘The 1st rehearsals looked pretty good . Looks like performance got worsened by the time actual performance.’<\/p>\n
After taking to the stage in nothing more than her underwear and sporting extremely visible hair extensions due to shaving her head months before –\u00a0the singer’s big comeback came to a grinding halt.<\/p>\n
The performance shocked fans and was universally panned by the public and critics.<\/p>\n
She wrote of the moment: ‘There was a problem with my costume and with my hair extensions. I hadn\u2019t slept the night before. I was dizzy. It was less than a year since I\u2019d had my second baby in two years but everyone was acting like my not having six-pack abs was offensive,<\/p>\n
‘I couldn\u2019t believe I was going to have to go out onstage feeling the way I felt.<\/p>\n
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Experimenting: Spears donned a large hat in one rehearsal and tied her locks back in another<\/p>\n
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Looking good: The star showed off her now-famous stage outfit as she worked her way through the routine<\/p>\n
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Different look: The star also wore jeans and a crop-top for another rehearsal<\/p>\n
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Difference: Spears looked notably more energetic and happy in the dress rehearsal leading fans to comment: ‘Damn this rehearsal is better than the final performance<\/p>\n
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Gimme More! The star belted out the track in the dress rehearsal (top)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Concern:\u00a0Spears sparked huge concern with her final performance\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Released October 24: Spears’ memoir, The Woman In Me, has unleashed a series\u00a0 of bombshells\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The way they were: When Britney began dating wholesome NSYNC star Justin Timberlake in 1999 \u2014 fans all over the world saw them as America’s golden couple (pictured in 2002)\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0‘I went out there and did the best I could at that moment in time, which \u2014 yes, granted \u2014 was far from my best at other times. I could see myself on video throughout the auditorium while I performed; it was like looking at myself in a fun-house mirror.’<\/p>\n
Months after her VMA performance in January 2008 Spears was\u00a0hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after police arriving at her house – after she locked herself in a bathroom with her sons and refused to turn them over to Federline – noticed she appeared to be under the influence.<\/p>\n
Federline was given sole legal and physical custody and Spears was placed on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold and committed\u00a0to the psychiatric ward of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.<\/p>\n
Spears would regain visitation rights to her sons in July 2008 and began a return to the spotlight with a documentary and TV appearances.<\/p>\n
She would share occasional snapshots of her with the boys over the years \u2013 beaming at the camera at a baseball match, celebrating birthday dinners, splashing around in a swimming pool \u2013 suggested a tender bond between mother and sons was forged.<\/p>\n
But Federline was reportedly given 70 percent custody in 2019.<\/p>\n
Kevin now notably has full custody over their two boys and made the decision to move the family from Los Angeles\u00a0to Hawaii recently.<\/p>\n