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It’s Been Over 10 Years since Britney’s 2007 Meltdown – What’s Happened Since Then?

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Some of us were bumming around the office and realized that it’s been 10 years since Britney’s Incident. Because apparently we don’t have enough work to do.

2007 was a rough year for Britney. She was in the middle of a divorce from K-Fed, admitted into a rehab facility, her dear aunt Sandra died of ovarian cancer, she lost custody of her kids, and of course…

The meltdown

 

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She shaved her head and attacked a paparazzi’s car with an umbrella. Not her best moment.

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But despite the fact that she will never be able to live the umbrella incident down, Britney has done VERY well for herself in the last decade. Because she’s a straight-up queen.

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2008 TV, Custody, and VMAs

  • She regained visitation rights with of her sons.
  • She guest-starred on an episode of How I Met Your Mother which was the show’s highest-rated episode at the time.
  • She won 3 VMAs including Video of the Year for Piece of Me.
  • Her album, Circus, debuted at number 1. This earned her a Guinness World Record for the youngest person to have 5 number one records.

 

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2011 Femme Fatale

  • Britney released her Femme Fatale album which also debuted at number one in the US. TWO. Count ’em, TWO  number one albums since the breakdown.
  • Her Femme Fatale tour grossed $6.2 million after just 10 shows. The all-female tour (which included Nicki Minaj) closed in Puerto Rico after 79 shows.

2012 X Factor

  • Britney joined the US version of The X-Factor. Her $15 million salary awarded her yet another record: highest paid TV judge on a singing competition.

 

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2013 Britney Jean and Vegas Residency

  • She released her eighth studio album Britney Jean which was executive produced by Will.I.Am. Even though it contained my all-time favorite Britney track Work Bitch and debuted at number 4 in the US, it was her lowest-selling album in the US,.
    • This was partially because the album received very little promotion due to time restrictions as she was preparing for her Britney: Piece of Me residency in Vegas.

  • She appeared on Good Morning America to announce her 2-year Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood which was eventually extended and will close at the end of this year. As of February, the show had grossed $121 million making it one of the most successful Vegas residencies in history.

2016 Role Playing Game and Glory

  • She released a mobile role playing game called Britney Spears: American Dream. Clearly she’s very excited about it.

  • She was awarded with the Billboard Millennium Award for her influence on the music industry. She also performed a medley of her greatest hits which was her first performance at the VMA’s since her controversial Gimme More performance in 2007 (remember: 2007 sucked for her… A lot).

  • She released her album Glory which debuted at number three. Regardless of what anyone else at the office will tell you, IT’S A MASTERPIECE.

In summation: most people only remember that horrible February night in 2007. But she kept her head down, put in A TON of work, and climbed right back on top. Why? Because:

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