If there's one thing the world loves -- especially in these tough, uncertain
times -- is a good comeback story, and that's just what Britney Spears has given us. The year kicked off with her
looking dazed and disheveled as she was strapped to a gurney and carted off to
the psych ward, losing custody of sons Sean Preston and Jayden James along the
way; it ended with her back in the public eye, showing off a super-fit body and
boasting a No. 1 album in "Circus." Now, with Brit gearing up for a world tour
and her comeback nearly complete (it won't be official until she regains control
of her life from decision-making dad Jamie), let's look back at her journey down
the long, pothole-filled road to recovery ... |