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Britney's Big B-Day!
It's a big day for Britney Spears. She can buy a drink. She can stockpile ammo. She can even run for office in New Jersey.
Yes, it has come to this: The pop princess is 21.
Born December 2, 1981, in Kentwood, Louisiana, the "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" singer now lays claim to full womanhood status with the landmark birthday.
Per her publicist's office, Spears was spending the day with family. No details on what kind of bash, if any, were planned. In Spears' native Kentwood, an official said no activities were scheduled to commemorate the native daughter's birthday.
Leave it to the popster's official Website to mark the occasion with a special front door featuring fan B-day greetings ("I'm from Ecuador. In my country, people love and suport [sic] you.") and a gallery of photos depicting little Britney's evolution to big-python-wearing Britney.
The very special birthday comes at a crossroads in the MTV icon's career--a crossroads brought about by projects like Crossroads.
By the standards of a mere mortal, Britney's 2002 was a spectacular year. She starred in a movie, opened a restaurant and headlined a world tour.
By Spears' standards, the year to date has been a bummer. The movie, Crossroads, made a non-blockbuster $37 million. The restaurant, the Manhattan-based NYLA, struggled (while still open for business, Spears has washed her hands of it). And the world tour, in support of the so-so-selling Britney, melted down in Mexico City, the final stop, when she called it a night after performing all of five songs. (In her defense, there was a little bit of a lightning storm going on at the time.)
The Britster's woes bled into her personal life: She broke up with pop-star boyfriend Justin Timberlake and watched her parents head for divorce court.
On the plus side, she did sign a deal to star in a flick about stock-car racing. (At least we think that's supposed to be a good thing...)
Following the end of her tour, Spears announced plans for a six-month show-biz sabbatical. She has kept to her lying-low promise, save for a few photo ops in the company of her new fashion fairy godmother, Donatella Versace.
Whether Spears can transition from teen pop sensation to grown-up entertainer remains to be seen. To be sure, she managed the jump from Mouseketeer moppet to superstar pop tart, selling 13 million copies with her 1999 debut album, ...Baby One More Time.
If her fans fail to grow older with her, Spears can take heart: There's more to the world than fame, fortune and Rolling Stone covers.
As a newly minted 21-year-old, Spears can now legally buy an alcoholic beverage in any fine establishment or dive bar in the contiguous 48, plus Hawaii and Alaska. (In an interview last summer, Spears already sounded the seasoned imbiber, touting the joys of drinking, not to mention sex and smoking.)
Other benefits of being 21: In Arkansas, Spears can treat an 11-year-old to a Jet Ski outing on the high seas, provided she, as the responsible adult, can grab the controls at any time; in New Jersey, she can serve in the state's general assembly (although, she'll have to wait until she's 30 to run for state senate); in Maryland, she can apply to serve on Prince George County's Police Department.
On Gunbroker.com ("the Web's Largest Hunting and Sport Shooting Auction"), Spears can purchase pistol ammunition; on Switchblade.com, she can spring for a, yes, switchblade; and, per federal law, she can legally buy a handgun.
The lesson: If Spears is going to have to fight for her career, at least she has the option of being armed to the teeth.
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