Posted August 22, 200717 yr Page Six Richard Johnson August 22, 2007 -- Britney Spears backed out at the last minute from recording a duet with her old flame, Justin Timberlake - and the inexplicable decision last month has suits at her record label, Jive, very worried. The duet, which was to be produced by hit-maker Timbaland at his studio in Virginia Beach, could have started a big comeback for the troubled pop tart, who peaked before she had two marriages and two kids. A music industry source said Timberlake wrote the duet specifically for Spears. Although they wouldn't be together in the studio, his voice would have been mixed with hers later. "Timbaland set aside a week out of his crazy schedule to do this - and then, just before she was supposed to fly out, Britney abruptly canceled the session and refused to do the song. "It's crazy," the insider added. "She's looking for a comeback, and this would have not only been a huge hit, but something she could have opened the MTV Video Awards with and really blown everyone away." Another insider said, "Listen, everyone is worried. In her mind, her album is done and she's done enough work . . . She's an easy target right now, because she's . . . sick. People like her are sick. It's like an anorexic who's sick in the head and needs help. She needs help. It's sad because what she's got - and we've heard it's like bipolar disorder - can easily be treated with medication, but she won't do it." There's concern that Spears, now without a great song to perform, will bomb at the VMAs, which would have been her crucial comeback appearance. As for whether or not Jive has wiped their hands of Spears, the insider said, "People at Jive have been with Britney since album one, and have an investment in her. They have faith that once the material is there, she will become focused and step it up. She's very competitive, but at the end of the day, it's hard. She has to do the work - no one can do it for her." Reps for Jive and Timberlake declined to comment. Spears, who's embroiled in a nasty custody battle for her children, Sean Preston and Jaden James, with her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, doesn't have representation and couldn't be reached. http://www.nypost.com/seven/08222007/gossi...six/pagesix.htm I'm kindah glad actually that she backed out She needs a new sound, and Timbaland is everywhere atm!
August 22, 200717 yr Oh dear :( I was really looking forward to this, and it could've done so much for her! I'm so depressed about Britney, I think I'm going to do the unthinkable and stop reading about her :o :lol:
August 22, 200717 yr Oh dear :( I was really looking forward to this, and it could've done so much for her! I'm so depressed about Britney, I think I'm going to do the unthinkable and stop reading about her :o :lol: :lol: For some reason, I find it really interesting just to read about Britney, I don't know why. :lol:
August 22, 200717 yr turns out now it's all fake ^_^ she never supposed to record a duet with him the press is just going crazy cuz she's missing (or escaping) the paparazzi for 5 days now :lol: go Brit :cheer:
August 23, 200717 yr Britney probably knows by now that she doesn't have to share the spot light with anyone to produce a big hit! :D
August 23, 200717 yr I'm glad she's not duetting with him. I don't want all the credit for her springing back to be put to him.
August 23, 200717 yr appereantlly there was not even in her plans to work with them!!! another filthy rumor :angry:
August 24, 200717 yr I would have highly doubted that Justin would have been up to that in the first place...
August 25, 200717 yr Oh shut up Tyler. :P But yeah, maybe it'd be better her comeback being without anyone else to share the spotlight with.
August 26, 200717 yr yeah,i'm glad NO TIMBALAND... he is everywhere,and Brit needs something...different.
