Talking of comebacks, as expected, Britney Spears made her first step towards a comeback last night by appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards, performing her new single 'Gimme More'. And as comebacks go, the consensus isn't hugely positive.
Following BBC News' reports that it was, well, less than perfect, a YouTube recording of the performance, rather cruelly entitled 'Career Suicide', has surfaced and confirms that Ms Spears may have someway to go yet before she reaches the giddy heights of 'Toxic' again. Moving nervously around the stage, she seemed lost in her swathe of dancers, though the fact that she hadn't had time to get past bra and briefs in preparing her stage outfit can't have helped much either.
Elsewhere at MTV US's flagship awards saw, Rihanna predictably walked away with Monster Single of the Year, Fergie won Female Artist Of The Year, while, just to rub the salt in Spears' wounds, her ex Justin Timberlake took home Male Artist Of The Year