Surprise, surprise...

Britney checked in rehab. I for one am shocked... especially since in my opinion her widely publcized 'breakdown' is simply another publicity stunt.

"Look at me! Stop talking about Anna Nicole! Stop paying attention to the latest crop of starlets. Me! ME ME ME!"

I think the real losers here are her kids. If she IS having a breakdown, she needs to get help so she can be a mom to those babies. And if she's not - well then it's the single most selfish thing I've seen in quite some time. The worst part (or best part depending on your perspective I suppose) is she's adding SO much fuel to the fire for Kevin to get custody of those kids. I mean, lets see - so far shes been partying all night, EVERY night, with a crowd who aren't exactly known for maternal instincts; she's been drunk, or stoned, or both. She gone around getting tattoos and shaving her head - does any of this sound like someone you'd want raising your kids? And don't tell me about her 'staff' that can do it - there's absolutely no substitute for a mother's love.

The final thought on this before I abandon this topic completely? This is a young lady who got married too young, for the wrong reasons, and rushed into parenthood. It happens all the time to a lot of girls less famous than she. But now it's time to 'woman up' and get her stuff together (hopefully rehab will help with that) and be there for the kids. Her career will be there when she's done being a mom - or not. But whatever happens she is now responsible for those two little lives, plain and simple.