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Article referring to American pop singer, Britney Spears comeback public appearance after her much publicized mental breakdown.

There were photo’s published in the media this week (July 21st 2008) of pop star, Britney Spears attending a charity bash, hosted by The Mask star, Jim Carey and his partner, Jenny McCarthy. Sporting a Californian tan and a healthy glow, dressed in a hot black number, stilletos, and the trademark hair extensions, Britney honestly looked like a respectable young lady and a happiness beamed from her eyes. A far cry from the wild and crazy Britney that filled the tabloids earlier this year.

According to reports, the “new” Britney is all down to the watchful eye of her father. Jamie Spears is a former alcoholic and if he wasn’t a positive influence over his daughter in her younger days,he certainly is now. After Britney’s psychotic breakdown, Jamie took full control of her life, putting an end to the all night drug and booze benders, the erratic drive time cruises and keeping the “bad company” at a distance ( a restraining order is on her manager and she has supervised visits with her rumoured boyfriend, British photographer, Adnan Ghalib. This “tough love” regime has kept the pop princess away from trouble and negativity she was surrounded in, and although she hasn’t regained custody of her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, she has won more visitation rights. Britney is also reported to be teaching children to dance at a Hollywood dance school.

I’m no big Britney fan, but watching a young girl, America’s Pop Princess publicly self- destruct wasn’t easy on the eye and it’s nice to see her making progress in getting her life back together again. Whilst the media and public eagerly await her next studio comeback, I’m just happy to see her on the road to recovery. Her sons need a healthy and stable mother more than the fans need her music, but with her father guiding her it’s possible she can do both.