Memorable Britney Spears Moments That Surprised Everyone - Part 2
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00:00 *Simon singing*
00:09 You know, it's hard for me so I'm excited but I'm gonna have to beat up Simon a couple of times.
00:16 It's the same person!
00:19 *Simon singing*
00:24 Remember Britney Spears moments that surprised everyone? Part 2. The controversial Rolling Stone cover.
00:30 Rolling Stone magazine celebrated the age of Britney Spears with a sexy cover story.
00:34 She's already had a number one single on CD and she's the new face and body of Tommy Hilfiger.
00:38 Spears has appeared on tons of magazine covers throughout her career yet one of her most extraordinary cover shots is the one for the April 1999 issue of Rolling Stone.
00:47 *Music*
00:54 Since its introduction the pic of then 18 year old Spears lying on a bed with pink sheets while wearing a dark bra top, spotted white short shorts and holding a Teletubbies stuffed toy and cornet telephone has been seen as a highly controversial picture.
01:08 If I had a 17 year old daughter she would not be walking out of the house like that.
01:12 I think it's a shameful business, a 17 year old girl.
01:15 To make matters significantly creepier the main story was named inside the heart, brain and bedroom of a teen dream.
01:21 Which many fans actually see as indecent to this day.
01:25 Considering her age at the time and the rumor that she was pressured into posing for the shot and never consented to it.
01:31 This is kind of Britney's first time out, first time seen. I thought by choosing a female photographer it would make her feel more comfortable.
01:39 Allegedly the photographer was told that Britney felt awkward with the steamy photograph.
01:44 September 2000 MTV VMA performance.
01:46 *Music*
01:54 Britney Spears wowed the crowd at Radio City Music Hall in 2000.
01:58 At the VMA's she ripped off a suit to reveal a glitzy flesh tone number after performing the Rolling Stones classic "Satisfaction" before launching into her hit "Oops I Did It Again".
02:09 *Music*
02:15 The moment will go down in MTV history but it definitely wasn't the last time she made buzzed about waves at the awards show.
02:20 Iconic matching denim outfit with Justin Timberlake.
02:23 Spears affirmed her relationship with previous masketeer Justin Timberlake in 1999 after the two opened up to the world.
02:31 We have fun, we love what we're doing so it doesn't even feel like work seriously.
02:34 You know, I love what I do so that's what matters.
02:36 Yeah, I agree you know.
02:38 In 2001 she got serious about their romance in an interview with The Observer.
02:43 We're lucky individuals to get to do something that we love to do.
02:47 You know, not many people can say that so you're not going to see us complaining.
02:51 We're having a good time.
02:52 Maybe their most memorable outfits must be their matching all denim ensemble worn to the American Music Grants in 2001.
02:58 As the powerful pair graced the red carpet the two of them wore entirely denim pieces even down to a portion of the embellishments.
03:04 With Spears killing it in a strapless denim outfit and shining silver belt and Timberlake wearing a classic Canadian tuxedo look.
03:11 February 2002 Britney Spears stars in Crossroads.
03:15 The best thing about being a woman.
03:19 Music will always be in my heart and soul you know but I think there's definitely a part of me.
03:23 Spears made her big screen debut starring in the Shonda Rhimes penned dramedy Crossroads alongside Zoe Saldana, Taron Manning and Anson Mount.
03:32 A 20 year old Britney made her acting debut in the 2002 cult classic which also stars Zoe Saldana and Taron Manning.
03:39 She also performed songs from her third studio album Britney including I'm Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman.
03:44 January 2004 Harmful video debuts.
03:47 Spears continued being a music video awe inspiring phenomenon when she debuted the clip for the snappy dance hit Toxic.
04:01 A favorite from her fourth studio collection In The Zone.
04:04 Toxic landed Spears her first and only Grammy and she won in the best dance recording category.
04:09 Gimme More at the MTV VMAs.
04:12 Spears endured a tumultuous year in 2007 that included shaving her head in front of the paparazzi and entering rehab.
04:27 She returned to her old stomping grounds for a performance of Gimme More.
04:30 At the VMAs that year but the lackluster result wasn't the comeback she probably hoped for.
04:34 Spears debuted her fifth studio album Blackout in October 2007.
04:38 Despite the VMAs mishap the edgy work is considered a critical darling.
04:42 October 2008 Britney Spears releases Womanizer.
04:45 Spears was well on her way to dominating the pop scene again after releasing Womanizer.
04:50 The lead single from her successful sixth studio album Circus.
04:54 The track was accompanied in a lively video featuring Spears in a variety of costumes and was the first Britney Spears song to top the Billboard Hot 100 charts since 1999's Baby One More Time.
05:04 That is all for today. Thank you for watching.