Britney Spears sure has a way of making news headlines all over the world. Over the past few years, the pop princess has gone from a beautiful blonde bombshell to a bald, angry 25 year old. So what exactly is making Britney such a basketcase? Well let's take a brief look into just a few of the issues she's been dealing with in the past few weeks.

Britney Shaves her Head

As though things couldn't get any worse for the "Toxic" singer - she got divorced last year and has been mocked in the media ever since - Britney had another melt down and ended up shaving her head. That's right, the southern belle with infamous long, blonde locks went from a smashing beauty to a bald former popstar. Britney claimed her extensions were hurting her head so she wanted to cut her hair. But when she got into the salon, she decided to buzz it all of. The starlet told sources that she was tired of everyone touching her. But poor Britney can't seem to escape the media. And since the hair incident, the media and the paparazzi haven't left her side.

Britney Assaults Paparazzi

After facing complete and utter embarassment after shaving her head last week, Britney was absolutely fed up with paparazzi. And as this video clip shows, Spears was driven to phsyical means when the paparazzi wouldn't stop hounding her at a gas station. If you watch the video closely you will hear Britney saying "f*ck you" to the paparazzi, later followed by "go f*ck yourself". This really isn't the Britney we all fell in love with a few years ago. The polite and sweet young girl who became a music icon by the tender age of 20 seems to be going through a very hard time in her life. Which leads me to my next event...

Britney Re-Enters Rehab

Britney has checked herself in an out of rehab over three times in the past month. Apparently she is dealing with a lot of issues that appear to be taking a toll on her personal life. After the divorce, Britney was dumped by her new boyfriend Isaac Cohen and has been seen drinking and partying ever since. The mother of two is missing her custody hearing with ex-husband Kevin Federline because she has decided to check herself back into rehab once again. We can only hope they can help her this time.

So Here's my Take on the Story...

I think this whole story is very sad. It's easy to see the influence the media has on these young stars. Britney was a bubbly sweetheart who had the whole world at her fingertips. So what went wrong? The fact that Britney can't leave her house without being hounded by the paparazzi can really take a toll on a person - especially one like Britney.

It's obvious from her interviews and the notes she leaves on her website that she really cares about what people think of her - especially her fans. So for someone like Britney to be driven to the point of shaving off her hair completely, it has to be pretty bad.

Britney is either trying to make a point that she doesn't care what people think anymore or she's crying out for help. Either way, she needs help. And instead of the media focusing on the fact that she's going crazy, we should try and help her. We know this isn't Britney, she's just going through a hard time - and she'll persevere - she always does.