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Happy 30th birthday, Britney Spears!
Three decades of hits, misses and outfits have kept the former
Mouseketeer in the headlines
Grab the Cheetos and the fancy Red Bull, y'all, because we've got a
birthday to celebrate!
That's right, Britney Spears has reached yet another milestone, this
time of the birthday variety, and today turns the big 3-0. To help the
Mouseketeer-made-good-then-bad-then-good-again celebrate, we're taking a
look back at her life â€" and what a life it's been! â€" over
the past three decades.
Where to start? Where not to start is the question ... after all, it's
Britney, b----.
MORE: Britney's red hot!
Dec. 2, 1981: Britney Jean Spears is born in Kentwood, La. The world
doesn't know what hit it.
1993: Making good on her prowess for performing at a young age, Britney
joins the cast of "The New Mickey Mouse Club," alongside once and future
contemporaries Keri Russell, JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling
and, perhaps most notably, Justin Timberlake.
Story: 10 Unforgettable MTV Moments
1996: At age 15, Britney lands her first solo record deal with Jive.
1998: Britney releases her debut smash single, "...Baby One More Time,"
and while it was a massive hit, what really catapulted her into the
public consciousness (and fantasy) was the accompanying now-iconic music
video released several months later, which saw her wearing an ultra
short schoolgirl skirt, donning pigtail braids and engaging in rather
suggestive school-hall dance numbers. Soon after, she's linked to fellow
Mousketeer and *NSync runt Justin Timberlake, though the couple are
urged by their management to both keep their relationship quiet and
announce that they planned to abstain from sex until marriage. Um,
best-laid plans.
MORE: What's fellow mama Jamie Lynn up to?
1999: At 17 years old, Britney releases her first album and tests the
bounds of both the stretching power of spandex and the patience of
conservative parents everywhere. It's in this year that she nabs her
first Rolling Stone cover, which not only sparks controversy for showing
the teen reclining in her underwear, but sparks rumors that the
bustier-than-remembered singer had gotten breast implants.
2000: Britney releases her second album, "Oops!...I Did It Again," which
sells more than 1.3 million copies its debut week. She also takes to the
MTV VMA stage donning a nude, sheer, bedazzled body suit. Don't remember
it? J.Lo sure does.
Slideshow: The Spears years
January 2001: Seven words: Britney. Justin. American Music Awards.
Matching denim. Later that month, she performs alongside *NSync and
Aerosmith during the halftime show at "Super Bowl XXXV."
Fall 2001: Britney's third album, "Britney," arrives, and while sales
are still massive, they show signs of dipping from the strength of her
previous two. Her watercooler quotient is as high as ever, though, which
she ensures by taking to the VMA stage to perform "I'm a Slave 4 U,"
this time accompanied by an albino snake whose writhing is rivaled only
by that of Spears herself.
MORE: Britney tweets condolences after concertgoer's tragic death
2002: Britstin? Justney? Whatever they would have been called (and thank
God they decoupled before the advent of the one-named wonders), Britney
and Justin break up. Teenage girls everywhere rejoice and Britney is
villainized after Justin's "Cry Me a River" is released and seems to
indicate that infidelity (paging Wade Robson) was to blame for their
split.
2002: The same year, the newly single Spears takes on her first acting
role, the widely-panned "Crossroads."
Story: Justin Timberlake attends Marine Corps ball
September 2003: For the third year in a row, Britney creates a sensation
at the MTV VMAs, sharing the stage (and some saliva) with Madonna and
Christina Aguilera. She also releases her fourth album, "In the Zone"
and takes the opportunity to present a birthday cake to Michael Jackson,
which he infamously misinterpreted as an award for Artist of the
Millennium. Which doesn't exist.
Nov. 17, 2003: Spears receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Jan. 3, 2004: The start of something not so good. Spears shocks the
world by tying the knot with her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander
in a quickie wedding in Las Vegas. A few days later, the marriage is
annulled.
MORE: Check out Britney's controversial video!
June 2004: Her fourth world tour is canceled when Spears suffers a
debilitating knee injury while filming the music video for "Outrageous."
Sept. 18, 2004: At the age of 22, she marries backup dancer Kevin
Federline.
2005: Not content to let the tabloid press do the dirty work for her,
Britney makes strides in taking herself off whatever pedestal she was on
(inadvertent though that may have been) by turning her home video
footage into the UPN reality show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic. And it
was.
Sept. 14, 2005: She gives birth to her first son, Sean Preston
Federline.
June 2006: After a string of questionable, caught-on-camera maternal
missteps, Britney sits down with Matt Lauer for an emotional interview
defending her mothering skills and her marriage. It doesn't help her
case all that much.
Sept. 12, 2006: Her second son, son Jayden James, is born.
Nov. 6, 2006: Britney files for divorce from K-Fed and immediately
begins making the social rounds with Paris Hilton â€" and thus
begins a string of questionable moves, associations and an alarmingly
long period of underwear aversion.
MORE: Just how big is Britney on Twitter?!
February 2007: Britney shaves her head and attacks a paparazzi car with
an umbrella. The next day, she checks into rehab.
March 2007: She checks out. All better?
September 2007: Clearly not prepared to get back into the spotlight, she
opens the MTV VMAs with a trainwreck performance of "Gimme More."
Jan. 3, 2008: A low point. Britney locks herself in her bathroom with
son Jayden James. Police, ambulances and helicopters swarm the property
and she's removed via gurney and taken to a hospital, where she forcibly
returns under a 5150 hold and is ultimately stripped of her custody. Her
parents blame Sam Lutfi, her self-styled manager, for drugging and
confusing the star.
Feb. 1, 2008: Jamie Spears is granted a temporary conservatorship over
his daughter and her affairs, which lasts to this day.
MORE: 10 Best Weddings Ever!
March 2008: Comeback time! Britney pops up in a guest-starring role as a
receptionist on "How I Met Your Mother."
July 16, 2008: Federline is awarded full custody of their two sons, with
visitation rights only given to Spears.
September 2008: Britney's comeback album, "Circus," is released. She
spends much of the next year on a world tour.
May 2010: Spears confirms that she's coupled up with her former agent
Jason Trawick by taking him as her date to the 52nd Annual Grammy
Awards.
Sept. 28, 2010: Britney guest stars on "Glee."
March 29, 2011: Britney's seventh studio album, "Femme Fatale," is
released and becomes her sixth No. 1 album.
MORE: What'll happen to Britney and Justin's music?
September 2011: Armed and scandalous! Britney and Trawick costar in
Spears' "Criminal" music video, which causes controversy in London for
depicting the duo ransacking a local store in the wake of the British
riots.
August 2011: Britney's career is back in fine form as she accepts
multiple awards at the Video Music Awards and even gamely appears
onstage alongside Lady Gaga's alter ego Jo Calderrone.
FASHION SPOTLIGHT: Britney Spears
Fall 2011: Rumors reach a fever pitch that Trawick is planning on
becoming the third Mr. Spears and gearing up to pop the question to his
longtime girlfriend. Both sides deny. For now.
Dec. 2, 2011: Britney turns 30! Here's to another newsworthy decade.
© 2011 E! Entertainment Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Related slideshow
The Spears years
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These are the coats we wear.
Of Devils plaid, and Witches Hair!
With a hood, or a belt, or a sleeveless one.
Doesn't count,
that's a vest called a jerkin.
Uh......we're all wearin' Jackets.
Three decades of hits, misses and outfits have kept the former
Mouseketeer in the headlines
Grab the Cheetos and the fancy Red Bull, y'all, because we've got a
birthday to celebrate!
That's right, Britney Spears has reached yet another milestone, this
time of the birthday variety, and today turns the big 3-0. To help the
Mouseketeer-made-good-then-bad-then-good-again celebrate, we're taking a
look back at her life â€" and what a life it's been! â€" over
the past three decades.
Where to start? Where not to start is the question ... after all, it's
Britney, b----.
MORE: Britney's red hot!
Dec. 2, 1981: Britney Jean Spears is born in Kentwood, La. The world
doesn't know what hit it.
1993: Making good on her prowess for performing at a young age, Britney
joins the cast of "The New Mickey Mouse Club," alongside once and future
contemporaries Keri Russell, JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling
and, perhaps most notably, Justin Timberlake.
Story: 10 Unforgettable MTV Moments
1996: At age 15, Britney lands her first solo record deal with Jive.
1998: Britney releases her debut smash single, "...Baby One More Time,"
and while it was a massive hit, what really catapulted her into the
public consciousness (and fantasy) was the accompanying now-iconic music
video released several months later, which saw her wearing an ultra
short schoolgirl skirt, donning pigtail braids and engaging in rather
suggestive school-hall dance numbers. Soon after, she's linked to fellow
Mousketeer and *NSync runt Justin Timberlake, though the couple are
urged by their management to both keep their relationship quiet and
announce that they planned to abstain from sex until marriage. Um,
best-laid plans.
MORE: What's fellow mama Jamie Lynn up to?
1999: At 17 years old, Britney releases her first album and tests the
bounds of both the stretching power of spandex and the patience of
conservative parents everywhere. It's in this year that she nabs her
first Rolling Stone cover, which not only sparks controversy for showing
the teen reclining in her underwear, but sparks rumors that the
bustier-than-remembered singer had gotten breast implants.
2000: Britney releases her second album, "Oops!...I Did It Again," which
sells more than 1.3 million copies its debut week. She also takes to the
MTV VMA stage donning a nude, sheer, bedazzled body suit. Don't remember
it? J.Lo sure does.
Slideshow: The Spears years
January 2001: Seven words: Britney. Justin. American Music Awards.
Matching denim. Later that month, she performs alongside *NSync and
Aerosmith during the halftime show at "Super Bowl XXXV."
Fall 2001: Britney's third album, "Britney," arrives, and while sales
are still massive, they show signs of dipping from the strength of her
previous two. Her watercooler quotient is as high as ever, though, which
she ensures by taking to the VMA stage to perform "I'm a Slave 4 U,"
this time accompanied by an albino snake whose writhing is rivaled only
by that of Spears herself.
MORE: Britney tweets condolences after concertgoer's tragic death
2002: Britstin? Justney? Whatever they would have been called (and thank
God they decoupled before the advent of the one-named wonders), Britney
and Justin break up. Teenage girls everywhere rejoice and Britney is
villainized after Justin's "Cry Me a River" is released and seems to
indicate that infidelity (paging Wade Robson) was to blame for their
split.
2002: The same year, the newly single Spears takes on her first acting
role, the widely-panned "Crossroads."
Story: Justin Timberlake attends Marine Corps ball
September 2003: For the third year in a row, Britney creates a sensation
at the MTV VMAs, sharing the stage (and some saliva) with Madonna and
Christina Aguilera. She also releases her fourth album, "In the Zone"
and takes the opportunity to present a birthday cake to Michael Jackson,
which he infamously misinterpreted as an award for Artist of the
Millennium. Which doesn't exist.
Nov. 17, 2003: Spears receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Jan. 3, 2004: The start of something not so good. Spears shocks the
world by tying the knot with her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander
in a quickie wedding in Las Vegas. A few days later, the marriage is
annulled.
MORE: Check out Britney's controversial video!
June 2004: Her fourth world tour is canceled when Spears suffers a
debilitating knee injury while filming the music video for "Outrageous."
Sept. 18, 2004: At the age of 22, she marries backup dancer Kevin
Federline.
2005: Not content to let the tabloid press do the dirty work for her,
Britney makes strides in taking herself off whatever pedestal she was on
(inadvertent though that may have been) by turning her home video
footage into the UPN reality show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic. And it
was.
Sept. 14, 2005: She gives birth to her first son, Sean Preston
Federline.
June 2006: After a string of questionable, caught-on-camera maternal
missteps, Britney sits down with Matt Lauer for an emotional interview
defending her mothering skills and her marriage. It doesn't help her
case all that much.
Sept. 12, 2006: Her second son, son Jayden James, is born.
Nov. 6, 2006: Britney files for divorce from K-Fed and immediately
begins making the social rounds with Paris Hilton â€" and thus
begins a string of questionable moves, associations and an alarmingly
long period of underwear aversion.
MORE: Just how big is Britney on Twitter?!
February 2007: Britney shaves her head and attacks a paparazzi car with
an umbrella. The next day, she checks into rehab.
March 2007: She checks out. All better?
September 2007: Clearly not prepared to get back into the spotlight, she
opens the MTV VMAs with a trainwreck performance of "Gimme More."
Jan. 3, 2008: A low point. Britney locks herself in her bathroom with
son Jayden James. Police, ambulances and helicopters swarm the property
and she's removed via gurney and taken to a hospital, where she forcibly
returns under a 5150 hold and is ultimately stripped of her custody. Her
parents blame Sam Lutfi, her self-styled manager, for drugging and
confusing the star.
Feb. 1, 2008: Jamie Spears is granted a temporary conservatorship over
his daughter and her affairs, which lasts to this day.
MORE: 10 Best Weddings Ever!
March 2008: Comeback time! Britney pops up in a guest-starring role as a
receptionist on "How I Met Your Mother."
July 16, 2008: Federline is awarded full custody of their two sons, with
visitation rights only given to Spears.
September 2008: Britney's comeback album, "Circus," is released. She
spends much of the next year on a world tour.
May 2010: Spears confirms that she's coupled up with her former agent
Jason Trawick by taking him as her date to the 52nd Annual Grammy
Awards.
Sept. 28, 2010: Britney guest stars on "Glee."
March 29, 2011: Britney's seventh studio album, "Femme Fatale," is
released and becomes her sixth No. 1 album.
MORE: What'll happen to Britney and Justin's music?
September 2011: Armed and scandalous! Britney and Trawick costar in
Spears' "Criminal" music video, which causes controversy in London for
depicting the duo ransacking a local store in the wake of the British
riots.
August 2011: Britney's career is back in fine form as she accepts
multiple awards at the Video Music Awards and even gamely appears
onstage alongside Lady Gaga's alter ego Jo Calderrone.
FASHION SPOTLIGHT: Britney Spears
Fall 2011: Rumors reach a fever pitch that Trawick is planning on
becoming the third Mr. Spears and gearing up to pop the question to his
longtime girlfriend. Both sides deny. For now.
Dec. 2, 2011: Britney turns 30! Here's to another newsworthy decade.
© 2011 E! Entertainment Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Related slideshow
The Spears years
More from Music
-Ukulele legend Bill Tapia dies at 103
-New comedy album on tap for Jimmy Fallon
-Jackson legacy expected to thrive after trial
-No Van Halen reunion â€" for now
-Queen Elizabeth II meets Yoko Ono
Search Today.com
People Entertainment
Food Health
Money Tech
Travel Books
Pets Parenting
Style allDAY
Kathie Lee & Hoda # back to top
MSN Privacy / Legal
© 2011 MSNBC.com
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These are the coats we wear.
Of Devils plaid, and Witches Hair!
With a hood, or a belt, or a sleeveless one.
Doesn't count,
that's a vest called a jerkin.
Uh......we're all wearin' Jackets.
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