Felicia Culotta Finally Breaks Her Silence

Felicia Culotta, Britney’s former assistant, and good friend of mine, wrote me an E-mail in response to our editorial “Why Britney Is Asking For It…

johnset2.jpgjohnset4.jpg


Ruben,
Once again–I commend you for your Honesty and Integrity. I have been reading your new website daily and am grateful to have that to go to, to check on the antics of Britney. Britney doesn’t have a Publicist for me to clear this thru first, so it will come directly from my heart to you!
I am writing in response to “Where is Felicia?” on your editorial.I am home–in Mississippi…….I am now a trained Corporate Flight Attendant and fly with a tiny jet company out of Georgia. I am also a substitute Preschool Teacher at the Church Preschool in my town. I LOVED being with Britney for the past 9 1/2 years. I enjoyed being a part of HER dream, but now, am living my own dream.I cherish ALL the incredible opportunities that came my way thru my job with Britney and am crushed/saddened/heart sick by the way her life is unfolding…….I want you to know Ruben that WE (as in her Family and nearest and dearest—ALL of whom are NOT on the payroll anymore!!) are doing EVERYTHING in our power to get help for Britney and all in our power to NOT pad the bottom or move the bottom, so when she does indeed hit rock bottom, she’ll stand up and walk away from this whole fiasco a new, confident, changed, career driven Britney like we all knew and loved.There’s just so much you can do to help a person—I don’t dare want to be an enabler, and I cannot love her enough for the both of us. I cannot convince her in ANY way to love herself. All I can do is be a friend, someone that loved her for MANY years unconditionally, and PRAY. That, I have decided is the most and best I can do for my friend. I cannot save her from herself, nor can I commit her to any type of treatment program against her wishes and will. I am throwing my hands up and realizing that I am helpless over another—ANYONE!It’s been a hard reality for me to face. I have lived my best example daily, and that is ALL I’m capable of. To see what’s transpiring now, makes me feel a failure, defeated. I LOVED and BELIEVED in what I was a part of for the past 10 years and was so incredibly proud of Britney and all she’d become.All that to say this Ruben–I’m so Southern, and the BEST way for me to tell you how I feel is to say—You can just kick an old Dog so many times before he gets off the porch. I, FELICIA, am OFF the porch!!Thank you for ALL you’ve done–ALL the love and support over the years. ALL the non-judgement and ALL the Honesty!PLEASE let me know if there’s ANYTHING I can do to repay your kindness. With as much sincerity as I can Muster,

—FE


Related Posts:

RSS feed | Trackback URI

128 Comments »

Comment by mickey
2007-02-13 13:50:34

Glad Felicia spoke up. How truly sad Britney has let go everyone who may have helped her. I don’t think there is any help for Britney unless she does serious rehab. She obviously has problems. All any of us can do is pray she gets the help she so desperately needs.

 
Comment by Moron
2007-02-13 14:35:52

I don’t think she needs any help, she’s just going out, there is nothing wrong with that, she’s young!! I go out every weekend and I don’t need any help!

 
Comment by Jacki
2007-02-13 15:03:31

I agree with people who say that “going out” isn’t that big of a deal. It is the fact of what she does when she goes out, how she takes care of herself, and how she seems to not care about anything. It is really sad that Felicia has even given up trying to help her. She really does need help. She is a mother and should be spending time with her kids. Yes, she only goes out at night. But when she goes out it is as if she is out of control. She should be able to go out without getting trashed, without wearing what she does, without looking the way she does, and without acting the way she does (running around in a bikini and dancing with strippers??) I truly love Britney and I am really pulling for her to comeback and get back to her normal self. I just hate to see her this way because I know how beautiful she is, how good of a person she is, and how great of a performer she is. I just hope she sees what is going on with her life and how it is affecting the people she loves and cares about

 
Comment by La Charrita con Problemitas !
2007-02-13 15:21:30

Hola chamaco, great job with the blog. Proud of you like always :* :D.

 
Comment by brian
2007-02-13 15:31:14

i totally agree with jacki, i will be very sad if she loses the custody battle, the way shes dealing with all the preasure an issues she has, its not the best way, and im sad and disappointed about it, but im still rooting 4 her.

P.S: ruben ur editorial was good but that “controversial thoughts” section its lame, it seems to me that ur tryin to see how many people agrees with you, i think u can do better than that, do a better question.

 
Comment by Nikkie
2007-02-13 16:01:02

Good to see Felicia speak out like that. Britney needs help, and fast! Look how gorgeous she used to be and look at her now..even her face has changed. It’s so creepy and sad :(

 
Comment by Desiree
2007-02-13 16:02:14

As always Ruben get’s it! Everything I feel and think of Britney Ruben couldn’t of said it any better. Thank you for posting what Felicia had to say…To Felicia, I hope you read this…thank you for all you done for Britney…you were so good for her, it’s a shame everyone who believed in her in her camp is now being pushed away by Brit…I can’t help but feel so sad…I never met Britney but I’m such a huge fan and I worry so much for her, I so want the old Britney back…Britney fans pray hard for her…I know some say oh she’s fine she’s just partying but look at how much she changed in photo’s over the years…she went from being in control of her life to out of control…you can tell how much she went down hill from the day one photo of Britney to Britney 2007. She’s a mess, she’s lost, she’s a train wreck…how can some Britney fans not see that? Remember when Britney used to at least brush her hair, and had good hygene, was so perky and happy, I even remember in an old Britney interview Lynn Spears said she doesn’t worry about Britney…I’m sure she’s worried now… Our Britney is heading down the wrong road folks…if she keeps doing what she is doing don’t be surprise of another Anna Nicole Smith…Honestly I believe she started going down hill after the Justin breakup…she was devestated by the breakup, she was lost without Justin…I believe she possibly had a mini breakdown when he left her, she couldn’t handle it…then she just gave up on herself…this is just a theory but I wouldn’t be surprise if this is true. All I can is someone needs to help her before it’s to late.

 
Comment by Meridith
2007-02-13 18:08:25

There’s a famous saying in AA “Keep coming back. We will love you until you can learn to love yourself.” I hope Britney’s fans abide by this, which they seem to be doing very well - until all the hate stops.

 
Comment by anonymous
2007-02-13 18:23:34

Felicia,

If you are out there and you read this, thank you for writing to ruben. I know Britney will come out of this. I’m going to keep praying for her every night because I do have faith in her.

………………………………………………………..

Ruben,

I was the one who wrote that open letter to you through your myspace page. I read your editorial and it gave me a little bit of hope, and it let me know that you do still care about britney and you still want to see her come out of this a changed for the better britney even if does take her a while to get there.

Thank you for writing that you did. By the way,the new WOB looks great. The people who are running it are doing a great job, you picked a great group.

 
Comment by Corey
2007-02-13 18:26:13

i don’t beleive this post. i think it just a way for ruben to attract attention for his website to attract visitors!

 
Comment by Bruno Calmon
2007-02-13 18:35:04

RUBEN PLEASE TRY TO TALK WITH SOMEONE FROM BRITNEY’S FAMILY!

JAMIE, LYNN, BRYAN… WHATEVER… RUBEN PLEASE DO SOMETHIN FOR BRITNEY AND HER FANS… I DON’T WANT TO SEE BRITNEY WORST THAN NOW…. PLEASE DO IT FOR US…. =/

And e-mail me if you can… Thanks =/

 
Comment by Nathan
2007-02-13 18:42:35

Brit is gonna have to hit rock bottom before there is any hope for her.

Good luck girlfriend. Love u.

 
Comment by Sandee
2007-02-13 18:50:00

Wow, finally we get some REALITY from inside the Britney camp. I knew it was messed up that Britney told all of her fans to fuck off, but Fe? Wow. I am now fully convinced that this “comeback” aint happening.

 
Comment by Edward
2007-02-13 18:54:46

I don’t see where Britney has a problem. She is young and she is just sewing her wild oats. I don’t understand why everybody is constantly saying that Britney is in a downward spiral. Sure she has done some questional things and made some questional choices but she hasn’t done anything yet worth someone hitting a panic button over. I can’t wait for Britney to put out a new record and go on a new tour to prove all of these people who appear to have lost all hope wrong. I’m sorry Ruben and Felicia feel that way with all repect and concideration of their opinions but I strongly disagree. I don’t believe going out and partying makes someone out of control. Out of control is running into trouble with the law,drug usage,becoming a danger to yourself and society I don’t see Britney as none of those things.

 
Comment by Carla
2007-02-13 19:49:23

Felicia is amazing. What an honest, important letter she wrote. Bravo Felicia for not enabling.

 
Comment by My Opinion
2007-02-13 20:09:49

Okay. I am a college student, 19 years old. At college, which even i can maybe agree that these four years arent really included in reality because going out is what your suppost to do, but i go out with my firends three to four nights a week on average, my aprents dont know the school dosnt know. we have fun, were suppose to we are maturing adults. when britney was my age she was never seen going out drinking wiht firends ever. did she have freinds? she was a solo show traveling with an entourage of people double her age working her ass off. she is what, 25 now? and she goes out a couple nights a week to party? how is that any differnt. people are more shocked because its so contradictory to how she normally behaved, not because its contradictory to how nromal people her age behave. BRITNEY THREW UP??? IN A CAR???? headline news everyone! we had to pull over the other night because my friend had to throw up. she drank to much. its happens, if your reading this it probly has happened to you. now if a picture of us was pushlished all oev rhte internat, yeah maybe our parents or school would call us and be like u guys arent acting right. but we dont have to worry about that, NONE of us do. Yeah i miss the old britney, the innocent britney who was the most beautiful gorgeous girl i have ever seen in my eyes. But people change, people grow up. Give her space, if she needs help thatssomething she needs to go through with her firends and family, not US!!!! not magazzines!!! shes going through a divorce with two infants to take care of, leave the girl be. shes up late half the nigths until 3am recording you guys a CD so you will be happy, so if she wants to go out some other nights of the week then let her

 
Comment by Meg
2007-02-13 20:13:11

It’s good to hear from Felicia. It is a great letter that she sent. She did so much for Britney over the years, and I think all of Britney’s fans appreciate everything she did for her. :)

I hope Britney comes to her senses soon…or hits rock bottom soon…which ever happens first…because at least after that she’ll be on the road to something better after either one happens.

I agree with what Felicia said - she has to love herself first.

 
Comment by Kasandra
2007-02-13 20:19:21

I am truly upset with u Ruben and I disagree with u on lot of things.I don’t think Felicia wrote u that letter for one if she wasn’t workin with Brit the world would have known, like they knew when larry left and came back.@ if I was Britney Camp I would not contact you with any info before goin to her Mother and Her Management team at Jive.There a lot of people that are upset with u because of how u handled ur self into the media.U made u self look like a attention getter and the sad thing u did it at her expense.Britney can hardly trust people I can see why because they use her just like u did.
Britney is not a monster and doesn’t deserve to be treated this way.She is one of the most sweetest person y’all ever meet and everyone that known her say that.Like Jc from Nsync said two week ago.She is goin through alot.Like Her Aunt Dying, Divorce, and raising two Kids, and doing it with the media over analyzing and writing messed tabloid crap.Ruben I would like u to walk in her shoes for month and see how long u last.

 
2007-02-13 21:01:51

[...] downward spiral. Felicia claimed she was very worried about Britney, but said she believed Brit would have to hit rock bottom before she got help for herself. Ruben, Once again—I commend you for your Honesty and Integrity. [...]

 
Comment by Karissa
2007-02-13 22:18:06

Ruben, I am so proud of you here at ToB. You’ve created a very smooth transition. I was a little worred when you announced WoB’s closing- in fear that I’d lose my largest, most trusted Britney source… but have been pleasantly reassured with your continuous, honest coverage of her over at ToB . We appreciate it.

We appreciate it because we love her. We have loved her from the beginning, and we are WORRIED about her. It breaks my heart to see a little piece of the Britney we all once knew break off each and every day. It’s a daily crumble… and as Fe said, no one’s had the energy to continue sweeping up her pieces each and every day.

Britney is screaming for attention.
She’s standing in the middle of a crowded room screaming at the top of her lungs, feeling like no one’s even looking up.
She is searching frantically to fill a void.
She got married…
She had two children…
She filed for divorce…
She’s out partying every night…
She’s struggling to keep her head above water… searching for something to complete her life- to make her feel that completeness…
That void can only be filled when someone learns to love THEMSELF.

Up until the past few years, there was never any doubt that Brit had it going on. She had a smoking hot career, and the body and bank account to match. The confidence appeared to be there when she was at the top of the charts- but if you watch her old interviews- if you REALLY watch them, Brit’s always had the insecurity problems.

She’s made some pretty disturbing choices (as an individual and as a mother) lately, and as the lights around her have continued to dim significantly, she’s left struggling for the spotlight…. ANY spotlight. The protective barrier that all of the glitz and glamour once provided has disintigrated, and all that’s left is Britney Jean Spears. She’s not comfortable with that- she doesn’t know how to handle that.

All of the camera flashes that once hid her insecurities and put her at the top of the world, are now magnifying each and every flaw. As the world continues to exploit her every move, she’s left wondering who the hell she is. Watching her in the video circling the web, sitting there burping, talking to Kevin, high on something and acting crazy- she tells us she’s been missing out on life. I believe her. Some of the best days of my life were between the ages of 16 and 18- the latter high school years (I’m now 23- and would give ANYTHING to have that simplicity back!)…

Can Brit remember her annonymity? Last time I checked, that required privacy. They build you up to tear you down, right? WE built her up, and WE tore her down. Each time we log into blogs to look at unflattering pictures of her stuffing her face, drunk off her ass, or dancing with strippers- we tear her down. Brit’s on her own now- she’s no longer the 16 year old innocent girl who once relied once on everyone else (Fe included) to make smart, mature, educated decisions FOR her. That’s up to her now… and she doesn’t know how. Why should she? Everyone did it for her. She’s never had to. And especially now as a pending single mother of 2- the ability to be able to take care of yourself in a constructive manner is more cruicial than ever. She can’t. She doesn’t know how.

I feel sorry for Sean and Jayden. I feel sorry for Britney. All we can do as her fans is pray for her- and pray hard. She will hit rock bottom. That is inevitable. It could happen tomorrow, it could happen 6 months from now. For the sake of her two beautiful little boys (and her liver) I can only hope it’s sooner rather than later. But when she does hit, as Fe said, we can only be there to help her up.

If you’re reading this Britney- we love you.
I hope you find what you’re looking for.

 
Comment by BB
2007-02-13 22:36:52

I MUST say to Desiree…I totally agree with you. Britney seemed to lose it once Justin left. She was at the absolute peak of her career, looks, and popularity those last few months with Justin. Ever since, shes been going down a bit and fast lately. I truely believe in my mind, that had Britney and Justin never split, she wouldn’t be ANYTHING like this today. She was with the guy she should have married. He was the one. I wish they would at least talk now, and Justin would help her out or something, I KNOW Britney would change…just a gut feeling I have.

All we can do is wait and see what comes out of all of this. So Britney, quit feeling so down on yourself, life has so many ups and downs and you have to adapt to your situation, please please, do it for yourself. You are gorgeous, smart, wildly talented, and unique…don’t let that all go to waste, you have been blessed, remember. You know who you are deep down in that soul.

 
Comment by Joanny
2007-02-14 06:24:38

Maybe if she didn’t cheat with Wade things would be so much different now. So sad :(

 
Comment by Meridith
2007-02-14 07:21:05

Alcoholism or BiPolar illnes are diseases like cancer. Everyone including friends, family and fan would stick by her if she were diagnosed with a life threatening illness, and I believe alcoholoism is one, I’ve dragged more than one friend to rehab - you cannot talk them into it over the phone but if you take them - cajole them - they usually see how happy people are and can see an end to their pain, People need to be a little kinder to Britney - Britney we love you and are praying for you.

 
Comment by Erica
2007-02-14 07:36:52

Felicia always seemed like a wonderful, “real,” solid kind of a person, and this letter just confirms it. She’s one cool lady!

Britney is ill. She has a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, she’s had some heartbreaking experiences, and she unfortunately was living independently (and bankrolling a lot of people who SHOULD have been in a position of authority over her) from a very young age. As long as she keeps using drugs and alcohol, she’s going to be a mess, since the chemicals screw with her body chemistry and make it impossible for her to feel “good” (much less be able to look at her pain) for any sustained period of time.

I hope Britney is able to come out of this. All we can do is pray for her, and remember to “judge not, lest we be judged.”

 
Comment by Andy
2007-02-14 20:51:22

She will eventuall have a comback,

her story so far will make a good hollywood blockbuster movie in about 20 years.

 
Comment by jamie
2007-02-15 09:40:47

I think a DUI or overdose is next for Britney. Maybe even an accidental drugged up drowning in her pool. Hopefully her kids will make it to be adults, but I doubt it.

 
Comment by russ "rusty" strother
2007-02-15 09:41:09

Way to go to FE, and Ruben! As for Kasandra & anyone else who does not believe FE wrote this……… Wrong I grew up a neighbor of Fe and know for sure she worked for Brit. FE is a honest all around caring sweet lady who is expressing concern for her friend. When Brit hits the bottom, I’d bet my bottom dollar FE will be one of the first she will contact. Thumbs up for FE! Way to go! FE, If You read this or Ruben if you talk w/ FE tell her an old friend from McComb was thinking of her… hello to your dad and sis, Vicky. Your old neighbor on Gerald Dr. Russ “Rusty” Strother, ;)

 
Comment by Sococo
2007-02-15 10:11:31

SHE DOES HAVE A PROBLEM. SHE FIRST needs to realize that HER actions NO LONGER just affect HER. She is now a mother. Those NEED to be her first priority. Sewing wild oats….PAH-LEASE! That “phrase” has just been OVERCOOKED with this young lady. How long will you defend this behavior? This I could let go if she were 21, and NO KIDS. SHE has a responsibility to her children. When I first heard she was divorcing, I said, YOU GO GIRL and I HOPED for her to get fully custody of those babies….now, I CAN’T BELIEVE I AM SAYING THIS, maybe those babies belong with their father. She has been displaying pathetic behavior as of late. NO judge in their right mind would grant custody of such precious gift to a woman who cannot control her own behavior. She is a risk and she will lose her children if she does not come to this realization. What a shame. She HAD such potential, she HAD the opportunity to REDEEM herself but THREW it away. I am tired with the “POOR BRIT” attitude. SHE IS NOW a mother and needs to stop acting as if she is 16 and can hide behind the quise of that to justify her behavior. Sure, you can do what you want as long as it does not negatively affect anyone else but this is not the case for MS BRIT. She is a pathetic excuse for a parent. GOOD PARENTS DO NOT DRAG THEIR CHILDREN FROM BED AT 2 IN THE AM to feed them a bottle after the parent has been party-scening it. I am absolutely discussed by her behavior and even more so with her pathetic excusess for it. It is TIME for Ms. Brit to grow up.

 
Comment by Kellie
2007-02-15 10:54:52

I have no idea how to actually get through to Brit, did she read this? How did it make her feel to know that you and the author of this blog and most everyone has given up on her?
I think that she needs to come up here and live with some real people, out of her element and readjust to “normal” life. Britney, I wish I could get in touch with you and let you know that I invite you to come live in my hometown and I could be your personal tutor, you could go to the University and get reacclimated to civilized American culture. Our kids could play and go to school while we work and go to college and just chill. Too bad it probably won’t happen, but lady, find yourself a personal mentor and just apply yourself, forget music for now, just focus on YOU and your BOYS for a few years! Please, for the love of God please.

 
Comment by Heath
2007-02-15 11:16:16

O please…first off you can’t believe anything you see on these websites regarding the ” whole truth “…but anyway Britney’s just partying on the weekends sometimes,,get off it!

 
Comment by Suzanne
2007-02-15 11:54:47

I think Sococo said it best……..and I totally agree!

 
2007-02-15 11:57:29

[...] my job with Britney and am crushed/saddened/heart sick by the way her life is unfolding,” Culotta wrote in an email to ThatOtherBlog.com. “There’s just so much you can do to help a person — I don’t dare want to be an enabler, and I [...]

 
Comment by LALAY
2007-02-15 12:32:41

All I can say is Britney is about 1 to 5 years away from becoming the new ANNA NICOLE SMITH! I can only imagine what the future will hold for her if she doesn’t get her act together! Look at how ANNA’S life ended! Maybe after seeing how she died and how nobody gave a rats ass about getting her help, more people will step in and Bitch Slap Britney, tell her to wake up, and finally get her life in order for her kids and stop the stripping/partying 24/7! Those people who say “oh, she’s just partying and sowing her wild oats like I did/do” probably don’t have 2 small kids and access to MILLIONS of dollars where money buys you unlimited excess and lack of judgment that can ruin your life like it did to Anna Nicole Smith! Its sad no one was there for her who really gave a damn about her to get her REAL HELP and where money whores act like “friends” who just want to be next to her for the $$$! Too bad that Felicia can’t do more now that she no longer can be there to help her since its sounds like the people who really want to help Britney has been pushed out and banned from getting her help! HMMM that sounds like a very familiar story we are now hearing about Anna! BRITNEY BETTER LEARN FROM OTHER PEOPLES MISTAKES AKA ANNA NICOLE SMITHS MISTAKES!

 
Comment by Dina
2007-02-15 12:59:30

For everyone who says that they don’t think Britney has a problem because lots of young women go out, party, “sow their wild oats” as one commentor put it …

This is the reason this behavior is problematic:
BRITNEY IS A MOTHER. She has a responsibility to two BABIES. Sure, she might have a nanny. But when you decide to become a parent, you have to accept that life as you knew it is about to change very dramatically; you cannot be as free as before — and know especially that the time for sowing your wild oats is OVER! When you are a parent you can’t act like you have no responsibilities anymore … nanny or no nanny!

There is nothing wrong with someone going out every once in a while to let off steam, even a mom with young babies. … But EVERY NIGHT? … to the point where she are puking, visibly hammered, stripping, baring your private parts for all the world to see, night after night… Yes, there is definitely a problem here.

It’s clear that the people who are defending Britney’s actions have no idea what custody battles are like. This type of behavior is PURE POISON if someone is fighting you for custody. Can you still say her behavior is perfectly OK knowing (as she very well knows) that it could definitely cost Britney her children?

Britney is obviously in a very public downward spiral. I really hope she can pull herself out of it. If not, she better at least draw up a good will and some burial instructions, so her end doesn’t become as messy as Anna Nicole’s …

 
Comment by Steph
2007-02-15 13:10:03

I can’t say for sure what kind of “problem” or the degree of that problem that Britney is dealing with…although I am a person who is in the Al-Anon program (a 12 step program for friends and loved ones of alchoholics, and whose lives have felt the impact of another’s addiction/disease etc…goes hand-in-hand with AA)…and I have to say, that it really sounds like Felicia sounds like she’s been to an Al-Anon meeting or had counseling from another source on the affects of another’s substance abuse. She even talked about letting them hit “rock bottom”, almost word for word the way addicition counselors speak of it to families about it. i can’t tell you how many times I’ve been advised to let them hit rock bottom, and they won’t getter better until they hit it..and they may never hit it you keep putting a pillow under them to break their fall.
I really think Felicia knows more about Brit’s situation than she’s willing to reveal…but the language she’s used to describe it, she sounds like many MANY of the people I’ve met through my journey who have worried themselves sick over someone and have sought help as a result. Whatever program Fe is working, she sounds like a woman with renewed strength. keep praying Felicia!

 
2007-02-15 13:53:07

[...] Apparently Britney Spears’ long-time assistant, Felicia, is now her former assistant.  When did that happen and why didn’t I know about it??  If you watched Chaotic, the embarassing but addicting Brit & K-Fed reality debacle, you saw Felicia.  Brit calls her “Fee” and tried to get her laid in one of the earlier episodes.  Nice.  But I guess Fee’s had just about enough with our little redneckette and is no longer employed by Brit and has lots to say about it.  The Superficial has the news of FeeFee’s post on an online Britney site: “I cherish ALL the incredible opportunities that came my way thru my job with Britney and am crushed/saddened/heart sick by the way her life is unfolding. There’s just so much you can do to help a person - I don’t dare want to be an enabler, and I cannot love her enough for the both of us. I cannot convince her in ANY way to love herself. I’m so Southern, and the BEST way for me to tell you how I feel is to say - You can just kick an old Dog so many times before he gets off the porch. I, FELICIA, am OFF the porch!!” (click here to read the entire letter) [...]

 
Comment by P-Bo
2007-02-15 14:36:17

I am someone who took a long time to warm up to Britney’s talents. For a while it was all one big tease: ‘I’m not a girl/not yet a woman/ not yet thinking for myself.’ I think this woman worked her a$$ off for years, putting an entire posse and team of handlers/lawyers/marketers and their kids through college. Britney used to be able to sing (You Tube her when she used to sing live) and before she started singing in that breathy way that makes her seem like a lightweight when she can, in fact, sing.

My opinion is that she snapped when her Mother cancelled her first wedding. Jason Alexander told the BBC that her lawyers and her mother flew to Vegas and forced her to annul the marriage, literally standing them separately so they couldn’t talk. She was 21!!! Can you imagine if Beyonce’s momma did that? Overnight, thanks to her Mom, Britney became a tabloid joke for her 24-hour marriage. The virginal Mouseketeer had the smoke and mirrors gone and all because her mother wouldn’t let her marry and her legal team worried about her ‘money’.

Well, no wonder she married a guy that nobody, including Momma Bear, didn’t like. She probably thought, ‘Hell, if someone’s gonna take my money, at least it won’t be YOU!’ I agree that she needs an image consultant or at least someone to put her extensions in correctly and get her back into makeup, but she doesn’t need anyone using her. I think she needs to just make an album and SING, like Mariah did, and do her best. K-fed is just as ignorant and probably ten times more ho-ish than people think she is. Good luck to Britney and maybe she can come back to the industry as a woman and not a commodity for dirty old corporate men and the mothers who love them. I feel sorry for her but she can turn it around. As for drugs, no one has confirmed it, so we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Innocent until proven guilty!

 
Comment by harm
2007-02-15 14:51:45

I LOVE FE!!!
x from holland

 
Comment by jamie
2007-02-15 18:09:52

Britney doesn’t give a damn about herself or her fans, and IF she wanted to have a normal life - she could pick a city besides LA to live in. She could choose not to party in NY or Las Vegas. She could MOVE to a nice place to raise her kids outside of the paparazzi-zone, and build a damn studio in her house.

She dumped Kevin because Larry Rudolph and her mother TOLD her to - that it was the only way to have a comeback. She realizes that she is incapable of making a decent decision when it comes to life.

She doesn’t have heavy scrutiny on her - esp not when it comes to endangering her child. Imagine what happens that ISN’T caught on film. If some of this stuff wasn’t captured on film/video, I’m sure some fans would deny it even happened. The proof is in the pictures.

I didn’t even think she did drugs until I saw that clip of her….and “Chaotic” (her OWN video) was the final straw for me. I then saw how mentally messed up she is, and how needy, selfish and egotistical she can be.

Britney Spears will not be helped in the least bit by “rehab” - she needs to be legally COMITTED by her family….but everyone (including her manager) is trying to squeeze that last little bit of money
out of their literal cash cow.

 
Comment by SummitMom
2007-02-15 18:35:37

Felicia,

I hope you are reading this. I live in Summit. You know where that is. :) I have watched this whole thing with Britney unfold…honestly, I was never a fan of hers, but how can one not pay attention to what’s going on with her?

If she doesn’t make some drastic changes, she’ll be back in McComb, a washed-up has-been, partying at the Ice House or Dixie Springs every weekend with the other local losers. The way she’s behaving now, she’d fit in at The Rebel or The End Zone!

I am glad to hear that you have divorced yourself from this situation…you are such a sweet person, genuinely sweet, and you deserve so much better than to be attached to that situation.

Best wishes to you, Felicia.

 
Comment by YA KNOW
2007-02-15 19:39:12

UI SAID ALL ALONG SHE HAS JUST BEEN A PAYCHECK TO MOST INCLUDING HER MOTHER. THEY EXPLOITED HER TO MAKE MONEY. SHAME SHAME.BRITS MOTHER WAS SO BUSY BEING A CELEBRETY MOM SHE FORGOT TO BE A REAL MOM.

 
Comment by Robert
2007-02-15 19:43:38

Being bipolar myself, I hate to see the amateur “medicalizing” of Britney’s behavior; ditto calling it “alcoholism.” There is a point at which a label becomes an excuse: “I am bipolar, therefore I must act crazy” or “I am alcoholic, therefore I must party all the time.”

Britney, as Felicia suggests, has very negative feelings about herself. As a result, she is engaging in self-destructive behavior. If my own experience is any guide, Britney’s got a lot of self-pity and resentment; she feels that she has been treated unfairly, and feels that bad things that happen to her are always somebody else’s fault.

Until she gets out of that egocentric mindset — until she realizes that the world doesn’t revolve around her — the downward spiral will continue.

 
Comment by Shelby, mom of five
2007-02-16 07:33:22

Hey BRIT!!!

Your a MOTHER NOW!!! It’s time to grow up and put your children first!! They don’t have a voice. I’m sorry if youv’e been through some hard even humiliating things but you need to channel your direction in being THE BEST MOM you can be. Your babies deserve a mom that won’t check out on them. You don’t have the right to put their mom at risk and you don’t have the right to exploit your childish behavior at their expence!!!
Pick yourself up by the boot-straps and do WHATEVER it takes to put THEIR BEST INTEREST FIRST!!!!!!! IF you don’t, who will?

 
Comment by Katie
2007-02-16 08:24:28

I agree with everyone and I do know the whole family. Her dad, Jamie, is crazy as a loon. He still has not finished sowing wild oats. But at least he doesn’t push her the way Lynn does. It is in Brit’s blood to be crazy. She embarrases us daily being from Louisiana I can say we don’t need anymore embarassment. She needs to get out of the crazy world she is living in and take responsibility of her life. She has been blessed with 2 beautiful children and needs to enjoy this time of their lives. She will be so sorry one day to look back at what she has done. Best of luck Felicia you are better without that craziness now.

 
2007-02-16 08:43:47

[...] Spears former assistants way of speaking out about Britney’s ‘antics’. Over at ThatOtherBlog, a letter written by Felicia Culotta was published.  Since leaving Britney’s employ [...]

 
Comment by candice
2007-02-16 10:32:15

okay after reading this……i seriously have to say something. i strongly believe that britney is having problems. i believe like one of the commenters said, she is LOST…. and yes it happened after the whole JUSTIN breakup. Im sorry to agree with it but its true. He was her first love, her first everything……… and when she lost him she lost control of it all.
I beleive that Britney is a great mom but she is lost between the divorce with Kevin and the comeback. I hope that she seeks the treatment that she needs and seeks the aid of friends all around her. I only hope to see a newer and refreshed Britney come out from under the storm we are seeing right now.

 
Comment by Queen Rey
2007-02-16 10:58:29

How anyone can defend this idiot is beyond me. Look, I know what it’s like to be in a serious relationship for several years and then want some freedom, some fun. By all means, go out and party. Get drunk. Be a slut….But not for 4 months straight!!! Enough already! She has 2 kids, and I’m sorry to break this to you all but SHE IS AN UNFIT MOTHER. She has been out, if not every night, then at least 5/7 nights per week, right? She has photographed drunk, driving while holding a glass of wine, we have heard eyewitness accounts of her using lots and lots of coke as well as chewing Ecstasy pills like they’re candy, she thought the world needed to see her naked vag, and she’s been shagging up a storm with anyone brave enough to hit that beast. And lest we forget, her first kid suffered 2 falls already (one serious enough that he had a skull fracture) and been endangered by driving without a childseat (cuz hey, she’s “country”). I think we can stop praying for her, people. She is an immature, irresponsible, selfish girl with all the resources in the world plus literally hundreds of people who love her trying to help. SO, no, no feeling sorry for her. Wanna feel sorry for people? Feel sorry for the millions of people in this world who would love to have the resources to turn their lives around. I personally know many, many people with serious substance abuse problems. Every single one of them would give their right eye to be able to afford to stop working for a bit, to check themselves into a facility and get their lives in order, and this bitch is running around Vegas and New York partying it up with her gay dancer pals and a bunch of strippers? Oh, and by the way, how sanitary is it for her to wear a stripper’s bikini? Retard isn’t gonna learn until one of her boo boos gets herpes. Feel bad for her kids if you want, but don’t you even DARE to feel sorry for Britney. She doesn’t deserve it.

 
Comment by April
2007-02-16 11:54:10

Im a young mom too. I just turned 27, and am pregnant with my third and last child. Its been 3 years in a row for me(first one having died at birth) so I completely understand how she is feeling. When you spend 1/3 of your 20s having children you miss out on a lot of things going on around you. I fully expect to go out eventually and have fun with friends. You basically have your whole life ahead of you. Its entirely possible to carry on a normal life and go out every now and again.

But if you have been trapped in a deadend marriage and finally are able to get your freedom its hard to say what you would do in that situation. If my husband wasnt the person he is, I may feel the same way. Same can be said with her status as a pop icon. Your every move is being watched and critized and its only natural to rebel. She has also been told how to behave, what to do, what to wear etc for a large majority of her life.

Having said that, she has spent the last few months it seems having her fun but its now time to take care of herself for her children’s sake. There is no way possible she is spending quality time with her children. Not near enough time at least. She will eventually regret all the time she has spent away from them and all the memories lost.

To Britney: Basically, grow up and move on. Have respect for yourself and others (including family and friends) Life is no longer about you anymore-its about ur two boys. Once you become a mother you cannot make yourself number 1. The only people who can care for your children like they need is yourself. Your their only mother and they need you to be there for them. No amount of money can replace love.

 
Comment by Brenda
2007-02-16 12:15:36

I’ve read some great comments. All of Britney’s money aside, she’s a person, a mother. Proof that money doesn’t make you happy. She’s making some very bad choices here. She could lose her children, and probably will. What kind of negative publicity have we seen of Federline lately? The most recent publicity I’ve heard is his Super Bowl ad, and that wasn’t exactly negative for him. Her bad decisions are plastered all over TV and magazines. My drug addict sister didn’t have any of that publicity, and she lost her daughter. Britney probably needs treatment for depression and anxiety. She’s blowing off steam in a very unhealthy way, and she’s looking like an unfit mother in the process. I wouldn’t label this addiction or alcoholism. She seems to be looking for acceptance, and she’s ended up with a bad crowd. And I wouldn’t look for a turning point in her behavior when she does lose her children. If that were her priority right now, she wouldn’t be behaving the way she is. I’m sure she loves her kids, but maybe she just doesn’t want them.

 
Comment by proud mama
2007-02-16 12:18:56

i feel so bad for her sons. imagine the embarressment when they start school? she’ll probably try to get them in a decent school where none of the other parents will let their kids have any thing to do with them cause of her white trash antics. i speak from experience. as a youngish mom, i put my daughters in a public school in the wealthy part of our city. but since i’m a tattied musician, it took a long time for the other parents to warm up to me and allow playdates. britney is not a child anymore and needs to act like a responsible PARENT. her behaviour lately is inexcusable. life is about choices people, and she as an adult is making the wrong ones. if the thought of losing her children isn’t enough for her to keep her clothes on and spend some damn time with them (not hungover) then she shouldn’t have them in the first place. and considering she’s already had visits from child welfare, well it just shows how selfish and stupid she really is. all you children who support this hobag will change your minds about her when you have children of your own.

 
Comment by Karia
2007-02-16 12:44:20

Britney is just plain misunderstood. This is a young woman who had it all. Dumped Justin and went out with a few others and landed up with K-fed the idiot. He is trash and she became trailor trash. Her clothes, her hair the fact of what she did and would eat. She changed all her habits and it showed. She became sloppy.

Two babies so quick does a lot to you. She wanted out and about with young people again. You can be a loving parent and go out. Its not just for men to do. She is young and wants to have fun. She is with her kids all day and she has great nanny’s and bodyguards. They want for nothing.

She just needs to focus back on herself and career while adding a nursey on a tour bus. She should be allowed some leeway here. Yes, the clothes are a bit much and the changes of haircolor. She needs to feel sexy again. TWO kids folks..she needs to feel young and alive after (her fault)getting pregnant twice in such a short period.

I say pray and give her a chance to come to her senses and get her priorities straight; a life she can live with for her and the boys.

I don’t think she realized just how hard it was going to be to be a Mom that soon and manage a career and that idiot of a leech husband.

 
Comment by E
2007-02-16 14:22:35

Let me just say, unlike Britney Spears, I am NOT a rock star. However, when my husband of six years moved out and we decided to get a divorce, I partied like one!
The release, the liberation and the absoulte delicious feeling of not having to answer to him, worry about his cheating ways or deal with his constant disregard for who and what I was, was so overwhelming that I couldn’t resist.
Instead of staying at home and crying about “losing” him or worrying about how the divorce was going to go, I went out, I partied, I smoked, I drank and I let loose.
I can only imagine, after the constant hounding of the press, the constant exploits of her infamous husband and the pressures of weight gain and childbirth, she probably felt much the same way I did. “Thank God it’s over and I’m free!”
That being said, I’m not a mom. I don’t have kids at home who will grow up to learn of their mother’s carelessness and ridiculous exploits. I don’t have children who will read about my binge drinking and staying out until four o’ clock in the morning or later. Britney does need to take her children’s welfare and state of mind. She does need to worry about her reputation with them, but no one else.
I’m not a fan of Britney Spears. I’m not a fan of her music or anything else about her. I only wrote this because I can empathize with her as a woman who was in a bad marriage and was finally able to get rid of the heavy baggage.
I wish her well. I hope she finds herself and is able to rebuild a life that is rewarding and full of goodness for her and her children.

 
Comment by carol
2007-02-16 14:39:25

You people have *way* too much time on your hands.

 
Comment by Angie
2007-02-16 15:50:57

All of you who say “She is just young and sowing her oats, partying, etc.” - Sorry clueless people. Once you become a mother - I don’t care if you are on welfare in the projects or the most famous person in the world, your children are now one of your main priorities. Especially when you have 2 babies! She is not some “young girl having fun” anymore. She has a problem now. It was one thing when she first split from KFed and wanted to have a little fun and let loose a little. But this is different. She can do it but she needs help. No one can force an addict in to rehab - they have to go willingly. Take it from someone whose mother died of alcoholism at a very young age. Sad…

 
Comment by Rina
2007-02-16 15:55:19

Do NOT blame JUSTIN for this mess… I lost my first love too but never used it as an excuse to turn into a child-neglecting party animal. She’s a grown WOMAN now, a mother no less. She needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

 
Comment by Rip Doff
2007-02-16 15:59:55

Does the dumb bitch do anal

 
Comment by mary
2007-02-16 18:05:48

She is missing the best part of her children’s life.I’m speaking from experience I missed my children’s first years and I regret it so much. I’ve been sober for 11 years and helping raise my grandson. I don’t belive how much I missed. I hope she wakes up before she loses the best part of her life.

 
Comment by auntie grizelda
2007-02-16 19:15:04

Frankly, Britney looks like she stinks. Like she is personally unclean. This from the girl who was once the sexual fantasy of every single heterosexual man alive at one time. Now she’s just a sad joke.

The other day I was at the manicurist. The girl that sat down next me said to her technician, “Yuck! Look, it’s been weeks since my last fill. I feel like Britney Spears!” Yes, that is right, her name is now synonymous with terrible grooming habits.

Felicia sounds like a lovely lady and I think that she is speaking straight from the heart in all of this. The truth is, no one can scrape Britney up from the trash barrel but Britney herself.

As for Kevin Federline, I will say this: I don’t see him walking around looking terrible. In fact, in recent photos, he looks well groomed and well dressed. He’s in talks to do more commercials since his highly successful (and hilarious) ad during the Superbowl. To think, there’s a custody battle coming up? If you were the judge, who would you choose?

 
Comment by SkewbeeDeaux
2007-02-16 21:43:11

So the moral of this story is…
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely!

 
Comment by chris
2007-02-16 22:22:45

Jeez,

Leave the poor girl alone. I’m sure she has an excellent nanny to watch the kids, regardless of how often she parties. She’s also got enough money that she never has to work another day in her life.

So if she wants to let a babysitter take care of the kids at night, while she parties for the next few years, then more power to her. She’s been lucky enough and worked hard enough that she can. It doesn’t make her any worse of a parent than the rest of us working moms and over-stressed dads.

And for those of you that are playing the “mommy” card, please recognize your own double standard. Where are the posts complaining about Federline’s behaviour?

The only difference between Britney and the rest of us is money. She can buy high-quality child care and a work-free life, and there’s no reason to feel guilty about that.

More power to you, girl!

 
Comment by beachbanger
2007-02-16 22:58:51

Get a life you ugly bitch! You will prob try to make millions off of a book deal about Brit. If you were a true friend you would have kept your big mouth shut. Don’t blame your big ass mouth on being from the SOUTH! You just hurt her more by opening that big mouth of yours. 10 years huh? Why did she keep you around anyway? She could have had a real publicist.

 
Comment by Scott H
2007-02-17 00:04:29

Wow beachbanger, what an idiot. Such nasty comments to a wonderful person don’t really warrant a reply, but I’ll give one anyway.

I’m not a Britany fan, but I AM a persoanl friend of Felicia. I just happened to see her name on a Yahoo link, so I popped over here.

FE as we’ve called her since I’ve known her (all the way back in Jr. High) is one of the nicest, most sincere and genuine persons I know. She obviously has a great love for Britany and has only her best intrest at heart. Maybe if Britany reads these comments from one of her dear friends she will take a hard look at herself and see the image she is now projecting.

Felicia, if you read this, I hope you are doing great and I hope you are able to help your friend.I know you will do what you can. The main thing is to always be a good friend to those you love and be there for them in the good times and the bad times.

By the way beachbanger, I believe Fe’s job was as a personal assistant to Ms Spears, not as a publicist. And she already wrote a book with Brit’s blessings.

 
Comment by Pearl
2007-02-17 01:03:37

Ruben I have been visiting WOB daily since the first day, and I was devastated when you announced that you would close it. but THANK GOD for TOB because I need to live with a little bit of Ruben and Carolina in my life!!!

I have been such a big Britney fan, when all my friends found her skanky when she first became more sexually promiscuous etc, I stood up for her and got teased for liking her. Now I really just do not understand. I just really do not get why she did all the crap to herself. Felicia has always been on her side no matter what, and I’m glad that she IS in fact, off the porch now because she deserves to be way off the porch! Britney has been media-ised, she is just so selfish now. I love her, but I’m wondering if I am simply half in denial. It’s just very sad to see her like this. The news about her never stops. And it is hardly good news ever. I thought I’d have been tired of this for a long time and I’m so proud that you were able to make a clear decision about WOB. Now, when I read about her, I just sigh and think, bleughh…let her do whatever. LET HER DO WHATEVER. When she and FedEx broke up, EVERYBODY was SO happy for her, crowds cheered during talk shows, it made my hair stand on end! And immediately she threw it all away. She threw all her respect away. I don’t know if I think of this correctly or if you will judge me for what I think, but i just thought i’d like to tell you.

Thank you for being SO great.

Love,

Pearl

 
Comment by jojo
2007-02-17 01:14:13

lol