Britney's All-Star Cheering Section
While Britney Spears harangues the staff at Promises and tries out her new Coke addiction, many in the entertainment community have rallied around the embattled pop-singer. According to an article in In Touch, Britney's plight has touched the hearts of many of her friends and distant associates.
Ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake made calls on her behalf to their mutual label execs at Jive Records, vouching for Britney and asking Jive to give her some time to get herself straightened out before heading back in the studio. According to insiders, he's said "she's in no shape to resume her career just yet," but when she is he's offered to help her, as has producer Timbaland, who helped produce Justin huge second solo album SexyBack/LoveSounds. Timbaland who has stated that "he feels her pain" would like to take Brit across the pond and finish up her album overseas.
Cher, once a huge star and a tabloid sensation sent Britney a care package in rehab including some baked goods the two had shared at Cher's place last year.
Colin Farrell, who was only briefly linked to Britney through a couple kisses sent her a note of encouragement. And he knows all about rehab having been in and out for alcohol and drug addiction several times in the last few years.
Another star who can understand Spears struggle first hand is Courtney Love. No stranger to drug addiction, parenting woes and crazy behavior, Love has been in and out of rehab many times times in the last decade for all sorts of substance abuse problems and run-ins with the law. How has Courtney shown Britney support? By sending her acoustic versions of her songs, including Carole King's "You've Got A Friend." HOT!
Rosie O'Donnell who can't keep her nose out of anyone's business, has written on her blog, "I want her to come live with us." Wow, somehow I don't see that happening. Rosie doesn't seem to be Brit's type.
That's pretty rad that so many famous people are coming to her aid offering support. I think her struggle, unlike so many of her peers, has touched a nerve with the Hollywood community, especially some of the older stars who can relate to her struggle. Us Magazine's scathing article about "Hollywood's Drug Problem" highlights perfectly what a dangerous place it can be for a young person with so much money, power and fame at their disposal. While it's hard for us to imagine that life and all too easy to point a critical finger at stars, through our collective power we have put them where they are — and we love to tear them down. Why? Because it gives us that power right back. And let's face it, we all want power over something.
