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Britney's Month (2) Smash Hits Magazine August 2002

What has Ms Spears been making headlines about this month?

Fans at an LA concert were surprised when Brit sang a new song about her split with Justin containing lines like, "You're calling me but you run to her/I can't take it anymore/I'm tired of your s***." There's been another Spears split...
... Britney's mum, Lynne, has filed for divorced after 30 years of marriage. Britney is 'extremely distraught' since the announcement cos her success is to blame, with dad enjoying a simple lifestyle while mum laps up the perks of fame. Brit will be able to support her mother's lifestyle since...
... she's signed on to produce and star in a film about NASCAR races. Britney plays the daughter of a successful team owners who uses her knowledge of the sport to convince a retired racer to return to the circuit. It's also been revealed that Brit was up for the part of Mary Jane in Spider-Man, but her managers turned it down without asking her. Still on films, Brit is definitely in Goldmember...
... playing a femme bot who uses her breasts to fight off Austin Powers. Austin wanders onto the set of a video shoot and discovers Brit is really a female robot. She even jokes about rumours of a breast enlargement, saying, "It's true, my breasts have been enhanced." Austin pops up in a new Pepsi commercial with Britney and the vid for Boys, which also features...
... cameo appearances from 90210-er Jason Priestly and ex-Ally McBeal star Taye Diggs. Britney used a zebra and peacock in the clip, which irritated animal rights acitivists PETA, who said, "Britney shouldn't ecxploit animals to ensure that her fans will still like her."