Looks like Jessica McBride was right and I was wrong. Britney Spears is never going to make a comeback this way. She shaved her head and got a tattoo. Apparently she's trying to go the "I've completely lost my mind" route to career advancement. Unfortunately that only works for people considered to be "artists."
2/18/07 Update! Ann Althouse offers an alternative reason for shaving her head, Britney's trying to prove she's beautiful. One of Ann's commenters suggests another possibility, lice.
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