Awww, Britney is just doing her part to help out all those struggling entertainers. Like herself.

Bou Galoux, Bloomington , Indiana

I really don't like Britney, or most of her music, but I guess I feel sorry for her since she's been stuck in a rut recently. All the best Britney!

john smith, london, uk

Wow. I'm amazed at the amount of people who feel they can sit back and judge others just because their own petty mistakes aren't plastered all over the media.

Imagine your every move, every slip of the tongue, every dollar you spend, every outfit you wear--every aspect of your life--as fodder for scandal-hungry, overly invasive low-lifes who make their salary off of being professional stalkers. The lack of empathy from the public and the media is disgusting and at root, selfishly apathetic.

She makes mistakes--big deal! I guess she can join the rest of humanity because we're all in that boat. And she's 25! Who decided that anyone, let alone a 25-year old, qualifies as a "perfect" mother? We can all say, "Well, I would never do that because I know better." But of course, we have the luxury of doing stupid things and not having 50 cameras capture the moment from every possible angle.

So if you know any better, you'll stop assuming she can ever be perfect and let her be.

James, Reno, NV

With all that money spent on clothes she won't be wearing the same thing twice, therefore saving on dry cleaning bills...

SuzyD, Paris,

"Los Angeles' notoriously steep property taxes"?? Huh?? We're limited by law to paying just 1% of the assessed value of our homes, due to a ballot measure passed in the 1980s. (Great for us property owners; the down side is that things like libraries and other publicly-funded institutions here suffer.) So whatever Britney pays for her numerous residences, it sure ain't because of the propety tax!! --A Los Angeleno

Dan Lewis, Pasadena, CA

I'm so glad that the kids are now more safe in their dad's custody. Britney should put her kids in priorty, not parties that are not the answers.

E-bee, Lake Mills, USA/WI

Just my 2 cents regarding those crying..."just leave her alone".

If thats what she really wanted, she'd stop calling ahead to make sure paparazzi were there...anyplace she goes.

Take the limelight away, the flower will wilt and die......she doesn't want her family, she wants her fame.....hopefully she will live to regret and maybe even fix that...

Zig, anytown/usa,

Britney is a great example of what can happen in America if you work your tail off. She's successful and deserves everything that she has. Being rich and successful are two different things. Britney is successful, Paris is rich. Dick Cheney is successful Ted Kennedy is rich.

Eddy T., Las Vegas, Nevada

I agree with some people about her car episodes, there are people following her everywhere and are constantly on her every move. I would be freaked out by it all if it was me. And then she is going through this nasty divorce. She has alot going on right now. Im sure she is depressed and just not in her right mind right now, although i do agree with taking her kids away, i think it should only be temporary though. Let her get some help and straighten herself out and then get them back. I believe she will get through this though and be ok, it just may take alot of time. I dont think though that everybody trying to make her look so bad all the time and writing what they do about her in the magazines doesnt help her very much. Im sure it just makes her feel worse than she already does. I think if everyone would just leave her alone and let get through this without all the pressure of the media she would be ok and probably get better faster.

Brandie, Hondo, Texas

Hunhh?? Sam I Am says it was Britney's decision whether her kids wear safety belts? I don't think The Law would agree! In most states, including Ohio, kids are required by law to be in child safety seats up to a certain age or weight, then after that even adults are required by law to wear safety belts. It's not any of our decisions to make - or, I guess it is, actually, but then we have to accept the legal consequences if we decide to break the law -

PeeJay, Cincinnati, Ohio

Everyone should leave Ms. Spears alone. Completely, utterly, perpetually alone.

Never let her name be heard, her image seen. or her music (sic) played.

We've suffered this nonsense long enough.



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RAS, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA

Britney should just retire and become a 'gentleman farmer'... with all her dough, I think she should continue with the real-estate moguldom. She could take a cue from Madge, and defect to England to get some proper etiquette lessons. And with all that money, she should be able to hire a full time nanny / etiquette advisor who warns her 24/7 to strap her kids in, keep her clothes on, not let the paparazzi photograph her half wasted, and give her style tips! Why doesn't she use her money better? It just goes to show; money can't buy you class. Or love. Or your kids. Oh well, what is left to do but record a new album? She's just a figurehead in the Britney Spears Corporation; she's become Stepford Spears--but where has the real Britney gone?

lena, Los Angeles, CA

These Judges are out of control....these are family matters.. If you don't play their game they get mad like little children and do bad things

brian, paramus, nj

I saw this mentioned on http://www.SubliminalMessages.com and wanted to add my two cents.

I think Ms. Spears is a very talented starlett who simply got mixed in with the wrong crowd. Many, including the Judge, keep referring to her car episodes, but they are overlooking the fact that she is flooded with invasive poparotzi from whom she is trying to flee. So what if her kid wasn't wearing a safety belt? That was her decision to make. She obvioulsy determined that this was less hazzardous than remianing exposed to the vultures. Just a few years ago, belts weren't mandatory and this would not have been a problem. She didn't want to stand there with her tush facing photographers as she tried to manipulate the straps. Why should she be subjected to that? Please leave Britney alone. She is a good girl and has done no harm to no one.

Sam I Am, Juneau, OH

I never liked Britney, her voice sounded like the commercialised pop we get everyday from the likes of Kylie, Girls Aloud,McFly ect. Why compare her or even attempt to put her in the leagues of real artists like Leona Lewis,Mariah Carey, Christina Agularia, Beyonce, Alicia Keys ect. Although I do feel sorry for her espcially due to her breakdown which I wouldn't be surprised, is due to a Mr Kevin Ferdiline. I hope she recovers from her breakdown. But seriously only $500 a moth to charity! Seriously there are people in the world who would be blessed to get what she earns if they work nonstop for 20 years!

Naomi , London , England/UK

I think all should just leave her alone, and mind there own business. If she doesnt want to give to charity, so be it. Its hers and if we had her money we would spend it the way we want too. As for her parenting she is fine not perfect, only human like you and I..

Amanda, westmoreland, NY

Who said that she cant not dance? cant not sing? could u do better than her ? Miss Sherry? Well you better to shut up..
Because, no one elses in this world sold as many discs as she does..Why peole still want to buy her album,becaus ethey all love her and like what she s singing dancing...
You as such as looser and jalous ...
Anyway..VIVE BRITNEY! You are still a best ..!

Ivab, London, UK

To George from Oxford, England: Really? Does your heart go out to her? You ache for someone who spends over $300,000 a month? Over $100,000 just on entertainment? Do you go through the day going "Poor, poor Britney, how unfair it all is. My heart aches." Get off it. Never feel sorry for someone with more money then you have. Especially when they spend it so wastefully and can't figure out what to do with their time. I would have so many things to occupy and fulfill me at those numbers. This is what happens to self centered, uneducated people with too much money. It goes to waste and they are miserable. George, have your heart go out to victims of war or poverty.

Bruce, Brooklyn, NY

Hey tell you what

She didn't waste the money! She bought the clothes so customer service people can get salaries, she spent on holidays so holiday agencies can pay their employees money. Think about it, all money went around in a circle, and you and I will benefit from it! We should hope more people would spend this way!

Cris, Adl,

She and her ilk are a disgrace. History will not look kindly on us for tolerating ridiculous waste in the midst of so many global calamities. $500 a month on charity? When people like Britney control this much money and do nothing they graduate from ignorance to criminally negligent.

Brian, Seattle, US, Washington

Hard earned money? She can't sing, she can't dance, her only so-called talent is wearing slutty clothes and getting pictures taken at posh parties with no panties.

A person who makes $4 million a year, and spends $500 a month on charity and $16,000 on clothes is a pig.

She isn't a sympathy case. She isn't abused by the press, her husband, or anyone else. She doesn't have custody of her kids for the simple reason that she is an unfit mother. Her kids will have to live with the damage she does them every day for the rest of their lives. They are deserving of sympathy and support.

Why defend someone who does nothing but party and do drugs and who will probably end up in the grave by 30? Most people who do that die on the street. She is no different. She smells nice, and has shiny clothes, but she's really just a fancy version of the meth-addicted toothless prostitutes who die in the gutter every day. It's amazing the low standards some people have for personal heroes.

Sherry, Seattle, WA

I say fair play to her! She's worked hard for her money. She earned it so who's business is it to judge what she spends it on?
If I was as wealthy as her and was in the same situations, I think I would have a bill similar to hers anyway!

My Heart goes out to her right now.

Georgie , Oxford, England,

everyone just needs to leave her alone... seriously its the media that has turned her into this. so what if she spends money like that? she has it so she by all means can and should do it.

Tina, dallas, tx

I think she is doing the best she can considering she lost her kids. Unless your a mother, no one will ever understand the devastation that leaves when your kids are taken away. SHE is coping with it the only way she knows how. Leave her alone. She needs SUPPORT..not reprimands and judgements from people who don't even know her. And who are WE to judge her, if people followed every single one of us non celebrities around all the time, i am sure their are a lot worse things than what she is doing. As for her spending, that is her business.

Christine
Lawrenceville, GA USA

Christine, Lawrenceville, USA/GA

it says shes's spending 353K per month ... that's crazy & not in a good way
she's spending 1/2 her monthly income
over 4 million a year
that's before taxes from what I can see
I would hope at her rate of income her taxes are more than what I pay which is 30+% so I would expect that the bulk of what remains @ the end of the month is for Uncle Sam ... yeah she may be worth 100million but do the math folks, she's 25
if she keeps spending @ this rate & not earning or preserving
she'll burn through her millions in 20 yrs or so
b 45, washed up & have no $$$$$ for her crazy lifestyle
sad ... she should give it little thought before it's too late

Kelly, Louisville,

lol, this is ridiculous, leave the poor girl alone, who cares what her personal life looks like. did the author of this article checked out the sellings on her album. shes a hit like it or not, no promotion and she sells like that, just relax and wish well to everybody instead of judging how this girl should live her life.

Amanda, LA, CA

give her a breake she is a good mum only haveing bad time from ex she was ok till she meet hem xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxgook look britneyxxxxxxxxxxxxx

sue , wrexham, UK

That adds up to $207,000 per month spent which is insane. but still that would leave her over $500,000 a month not spent, wouldn't it? So if she's not spending it, then it's being saved. I figure she withdraws what she uses. Unless he burns it in her fireplace? lol. Seriously, it says $ 0 saving, but I think it would have to be more considering 500k is left over.

John, keywest, usa

The girl is already worth in excess of 100 million. So WHAT if she doesn't want to shove a few bucks a month into a ceramic piggy bank? There is a point where it just plain doesn't matter if you don't "save" every month. Same thing with Lindsay Lohan... these girls are on ALLOWANCES. Let them enjoyed their screwed up lives without the constant PICKING, and if you DO pick at them, pick at them for not being ROLE MODELS in a society that could seriously USE a few. After all, what do we have to look up to? The religious kook in the White House who is destroying our country?

Much ado about NOTHING.

Ella Funt, Clyde Hill, WA

god!

ivy, tj, china

Only $500.00 per month on charity????? No wonder she's sad.

tracey, melbourne, victoria/australia

"The singer gives only $500 (or 0.0682 per cent) a month to charity, yet spends $16,000 on clothes."

I just love how the author makes it sound like she is obligated to give her money away... granted she makes an exorbitant amount of money, but in reality she doesn't have to give away one red cent. She earned it, let her spend it however she wants.

John, Roseville, CA

Keep up the good work, Britney! Thank goodness we don't have to buy her silly "music" to be entertained.

Ron Helpmann, Providence, RI

all she needs is a good partner to take good care of her; im sure she has a good heart inside of her; and someone who really loves her for who she is and not just for her money should be able to bring out the best in her and get her back on track. obviously, after all thats been going on, she seems not able to do it on her own.
i hope for the best for britney! and i hope her sons can be together with their mom again.

faiza, kuala lumpur, malaysia

once again she needs someone that is going to be by her side and stand up for her no one worked hard for her money but her thats a damn shame she has to go to court and get allowance on her own income and then kevin he came in that relationship with nothing and he is just as bad then anyone else basically everyone needs to realize this and i "" as long she stayed the person that everyone wanted her to be- than she is america sweetheart "" but why cant she be her self if she is wild and crazy than it is what it is love her for her this world has more problems than worring about a girl that is rich and enjoying her self she deserves it dont you think she has worked hard for it and im not crazy over her im just tired of people picking with her i mean it is on the local news for crying out loud now we all know that is sad

reese, newportnews, virginia

what happened to you???? why u so different then wat you were before?

courtney, saskatoon, canada

sigh...just sad. the sound of single footsteps echoing through a multi-million dollar home.
All the money in the world can't show a mothers love or earn a childs devotion.

Griffin, San Francisco,

Actually, California's property taxes are notoriously CHEAP - not steep.

In 1978, California voters passed Proposition 13 which capped property taxes at one percent of the home's full cash value.

This law was passed to protect taxpayers from being priced out of their homes as property values rise.

States like New York and Florida have much higher property taxes.

Haze, Sacramento, CA, USA

Such a modern girl !

Sean, London, UK

I'd like to know the details of Chris Ayres' accounts and expenses charged to the Times for filing above irrelevance.

paul, eastbourne,

Unbelievable!!

Steve, Westford, NY

I really just want to take some time to get some comments correct from above.
First off.. Yes Britney Spears may not have paid for school, she had early stardom that did and still is consuming her life, however she has learned so much.. . more than most of us will ever know. She is smart business woman.
Another thing.. You guys forgot to add in the child support that britney is STILL paying (for kevins other 2 kids) I think that its really sad how kevin still has no job or sense of responsibility when it comes to his OWN life let alone even get a job to take care of his kids ( ALL 4).

ANTHONY , Laguna Hills, ca

It is a true reflection of a society when members of said group view such celebrities as Spears as icons and heroines. It seems such over indulgence may lead to her fall. Time catches up with all of us!

Jason Smith, Tokyo, Japan

Idiodic humans....worry about yourselves and not others...especially ones like Britney. Kill the entertainment industry....throw out your tv's and start using your brains.

Pathetique humans......

Wayne, Norwalk, CA

It's her hard earned money. She should be able to do whatever she wants. Kevin is a gold-digger and I knew right off the bat. Too bad Britney didn't see it. He's less than a man for taking her money the way he's trying to do. I feel really sad for the children. Britney, come on girl, I know you're hurting and angry over all of this, but please try to get it together. Bring the old Britney back and make Kevin suffer every time he sees your beauty shining. Make him wish he had you back!

Ms. C, Los Angeles, California