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Lackluster Britney Spears kicks off MTV awards
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* Celebrity-studded audience seems bewildered by Spears' performance
* VMAs seeking reinvention after poor reviews, decline in ratings
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing. An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked-about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards -- but for all the wrong reasons.
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Britney Spears begins the show Sunday night with her new single, "Gimme More."
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Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, "Gimme More," Spears looked bleary and unprepared, much like her recent tabloid exploits on the streets of Los Angeles.
She walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching. And, perhaps most unforgivable given her once-taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape.
Even the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered. 50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused expression; Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless.
Some comeback.
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568788&vid=173440
* Story Highlights
* Celebrity-studded audience seems bewildered by Spears' performance
* VMAs seeking reinvention after poor reviews, decline in ratings
* MTV hosts shortened show in Las Vegas casino, puts focus on performances
* Next Article in Entertainment »
* Read
* PHOTOS
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing. An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked-about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards -- but for all the wrong reasons.
art.spears.opens.ap.jpg
Britney Spears begins the show Sunday night with her new single, "Gimme More."
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1 of 3
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more photos »
Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, "Gimme More," Spears looked bleary and unprepared, much like her recent tabloid exploits on the streets of Los Angeles.
She walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching. And, perhaps most unforgivable given her once-taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape.
Even the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered. 50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused expression; Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless.
Some comeback.
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568788&vid=173440