Britney lookalike，deeply upset by her parents’divorce；booed at the Londonpremi’ere ofher first film，Crossroc she hit rock bottom with her notori ous fifty—five hour marriage，But she has come back stronger than ever in 2005.

Since she sashayed downthe corddotin a provocative ischoolgirl uniform singing．Baby One More Timei Britney Spears has become the most taked about woman in popular culture．In this unauthorized biography,th．e author chronicles forthe firsttimethe amazing story ofhow a little southern girl described by hertutor at Disney as the sweetest，most wholesome，most mnocent person thatdever want to meet'grew up to amass a fortune of more than $100 million and become the ultimate tabIoid obsesston．

The Biography an authoritative；ourney the Bible Belt country of the Deep South to the sun—kissed shores of Malibu，California．Along the wa％，‘bestselting ahor Sean Smith has conducted a series of exclusive Interviews to reveal the private person behind the public image．Joln him to find OUI‘if she really cheated 0n famous boyfriend Justin Timbertake，what happened the first time she fell in 10ve，how she nearly became ar、American Spice Grfrt．why she went to Las Vegas and ended up marrying hometown boy jason Atexander and what she finds rresistible about new husband Kevin Federline.

Britney Spears is a genuine star who has had to cope with a series of blows and bad press that would,have destroyed lesser artists．Her fall from American dream to American 1nightmare was spectacular—scarred by her break-up with Timberlake，humiliated by his video featuring a Britney look．alike，deeply upset by her parents’divorce；booed at the Londonpremi’ere ofher first film，Crossroc；ds，she hit rock bottom with her notori’ous fifty—five hour marriage，But she has come back stronger than ever in 2005，winning a prestigious Grammy’andKan lvor Novello award for‘Toxic.

She has sold more than 55 million recos worldwide and Britney Spears is the most searched．for name on the World WideWeb．

Speculating ON what an uncerin future holds for new mother Mrs Federline，Sean Sm_th has written an insightful and thoroughly entertaining portrait of orle ofthe most misunderood figures in pop．Packed original anecdotes and featuring previously unpublished photographs，Britney：The Biography is the most eagerly awaited celebrity rofile ofthe yea.

Acknowledgements

Introduction：First Impresskns

The Britney Spears Birth 0tart

Part One：The Little Sponge

 1 Roors

 2 Supplication

 3 NewYork Stories

 4 Mouse Dancing

 5 Me and Mister Jones

 6 Driving the TraIn

Part Two：Building the Brand

 7 Baby One More Time

 8 Back to School

 9 justin

 10 Virginity or Bust

 11 Do It Again

 12 Crossroads

Part Three：Redemption Song

 13 The Split(I)

 14 The Split(2)

 15 Under-protected

 16 Fifty-five Hours in Vegas

 17 Britney Against the Music

 18 Britney Style

 19 Mrs Federline

Last Impressions

Chronology

UK Discography

Index