Britney Spears, MTV and that Little Black Bikini

I had a super hard time watching Britney Spears on the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

MTV took over the Palms and Las Vegas glittered even more with all the stars in town. But Britney's big comeback was the big event. Most people agree it was an almost startling experience ... to see her work her way through her act looking like a kid on stage for a college production. Although talent was never one of her strong suits, her live performance was distressing.

As one who is a definite stranger to the concept of sit ups, but as one who knows that Brit once did at least 500 crunches a day, I hate to make a fat comment. But hey, baby had back. Too much of it for that tiny little black sparkly bikini, on national TV. The camera was not kind to her. And she seemed lost.

Is it mean to compare Brit, mom of two, at 25, to Brit, young, sleek, hip and dripping with sensuality at 20?

Yes. But it will be done to death. She's not so over the hill that she can't get it together and whip herself back into tip top shape on all levels ... but I think Britney needs to reevaluate her professional life.

Times have changed, and she has too. She was always more about her body and the way she could move it.
Maybe Britney, the Mom, no longer needs to slither on stage or sizzle with raw sensuality any more. Perhaps she can work on cultivating her voice? Dancing in a different way. Or surrounding herself with chorus girls in a Las Vegas review.

Whichever way you go, Brit, follow your heart. Don't try to recreate the old. Reinvent the new!