The tragic story you’ll never forget -- behind <strong>BRITNEY</strong>’s sudden and bizarre career moves.
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The tragic story you’ll never forget -- behind BRITNEY’s sudden and bizarre career moves.
Quit "The X-Factor" before getting fired? Check. Bust up with “boyfriend” agent co-conservator? Check. Plot a Vegas-style extravaganza? Check.
How now, bayou? What gives?
Here’s WHAT: Britney is in mourning – deep, deep mourning for her beloved gran’ pappy.
Brit’s Christmas holiday was marked by heartbreak – her beloved grandfather June Austin Spears died on Dec. 16 at the age of 82 at his Louisiana home.
“Britney called him ‘PaPa June’ and she was very close to him,” an insider said. “Her grandpa tried to keep her centered, even at the height of her mental problems.