> The story of Britney Spears is the story of a destruction of a
> beautiful, talented star by a heartless abusive scoundrel, an ignorant
> court, a predatory media, and apathetic hypocritical public. And it is
> indictment of the character of all those who participated in this
> predatory act.
>
> The goal of every systematic abuser, male or female, individual or
> collective, is to break down a person enough that they believe that
> they deserve the abuse or that they have no other options but to
> submit to it. The goal of every systematic abuser in divorce is to
> break down the ex-partner enough that the court sees the ex-partner as
> an inadequate parent. Kevin Federline - a middling performer who left
> his pregnant wife to seduce Britney - brought her down from an
> ebullient star that she was in 2004 to the depths that she inhabits
> now. Nor was he alone in this crime. He was assisted in this by many
> others, all of whom enjoyed her stardom but enjoyed still more her
> fall.
>
> Kevin Federline had a pregnant wife at the time that he married
> Britney. My question to the court that made this call is, This is the
> person you see as a worthier parent? A heartless opportunist who
> obviously could care less about his children - who sucks the life out
> of the woman he marries and then wants to leave her without the
> children she bore in her womb - who leaves his wife at the time of her
> greatest need and vulnerability to marry another and then wants to
> take away their children to go back with his ex-wife? This is what you
> mean by adequate parenting, character, this is what you legislate,
> this is what you reward? I'll tell you one thing. A common thief has
> more ethics than you do. A common prostitute, more ethics and more
> clue.
>
> The media's behavior in this situation has been just as abhorrent.
> They acted like sharks who smelled blood. The same media that made
> billions off her stardom, subjected her to the nastiest, biggest, most
> vicious feeding frenzy since the Clinton-Lewinski affair. At the time
> that she needed support the most - as she was leaving an obviously
> abusive relationship - she was savaged by vile opportunists who
> claimed to speak for morality while in fact perpetrating a predatory
> act. And while Clinton, although with great difficulty, was old,
> experienced, ingenious, powerful and thick-skinned enough to withstand
> the hideousness of the media, a vulnerable 20-something young woman is
> in a less powerful position to withstand such an assault.
>
> The public has likewise behaved in a despicable manner. The public had
> enjoyed Britney's work. They enjoyed the sight of her toned athletic
> body in a bikini or less dancing and singing on MTV. They kept trying
> to get her to pose naked, to watch her electric performances, to dream
> about being with her. And yet in her hour of need, not only were they
> nowhere to be seen to assist her, but they bought and encouraged the
> media's feeding frenzy while claiming themselves to be morally
> superior to the woman they'd ogled and then left to the sharks.
>
> The only person in this situation who acted with any kind of honor at
> all was Justin Timberlake, who in the midst of America's second-
> nastiest-ever media feeding frenzy had courage to stand up in front of
> the papparazzi and state that Britney Spears had a good heart. This is
> courage and love at their best - the mix that makes for
> heroism.
>
> Kevin Federline, media, court and everyone who supported this
> abomination: You are nothing but scum. When Britney recovers from this
> - if she ever does - I hope she gets away from all of you and gives
> what she has to those who deserve it.
>
> I'm hoping that it be Mr.Timberlake, as he is the only person in all
> of this who's acted in anything like worthy manner.
>
> Ilya Shambathttp://www.myspace.com/ibshambat