Financial Ruin Forced Britney For The World Tour

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 10:58

Despite a break-up that saw her going down on her knees, while drugs and depression brought her a lot of negative publicity, the pop-diva Britney Spears still went on a worldwide tour, still coping with her loss as her fans wondered why was she doing this?

Well, now the news has it that Britney Spears was forced to hit the road just months after a public breakdown because she faced financial ruin, says the author of a new book.

Author and journalist Steven Dennis has claimed in his new book 'Britney: Inside The Dream", that she stood to lose as much as 100 million dollars if she failed to honor the tour commitments that she made prior to her meltdown.

Britney, whose relationship with Federline ended with a divorce, while soon given to drug habits, she even lost the custody rights of her children, which even sent her further into depression. However, author Dennis who spend six months investigation on his book found that, "If Britney didn't go on tour she could have been hit for 100 million dollars because she was contractually obliged for another album and another tour and there was a deadline."

"The whole contract was set up and a timetable was in place before Britney had her meltdown. Had she quit and walked away then the recouped advances, penalties and accrued interest would have been near the 100-million-dollar mark – for someone estimated to be worth just 60 million dollars to 65 million dollars."

Since announcing her world tour, critics have voiced their concerns that Britney was taking part in a gruelling nine-month world tour at a time when she remained mentally vulnerable. Legally, she is under the care of her father because of her mental problems.

"I think the chief reason behind her tour was to protect Britney – firstly, to return her to an identity and routine in which she felt safe and secondly to safeguard her financially," Dennis adds.

The tour, which would end in Melbourne has helped Britney gain her losing popularity, while many have lauded the tour as a "great come back effort" by Britney.

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