Simon
Cowell Turns On "Puppet Master" Britney Spears 1/22/08
Music mogul Simon Cowell has changed his mind about Britney Spears -
he's convinced she's "in control" and is callously manipulating
the media.
Cowell spoke out in support of the troubled singer after her much-publicized
meltdown earlier this month (Jan08).
He even offered to speak directly with her, describing her as "out
of control" following her stand-off with police, when she refused to
hand over her two sons to their father Kevin Federline.
But Cowell has followed Spears' antics since, and is now sure she is
deliberately misbehaving.
He tells PageSix, "Everyone thinks it's breakdown this and
breakdown that. From the kind of stunts she's pulling now, I think she is
the puppet master and completely in control.
"I really felt for her at one point, I thought she was heading for
a meltdown and everything was out of control, but, especially over the
past week, I thought she was honestly in control and, more to the point,
wants to be in control.
"If you don't want to get any press attention, just keep your head
down, don't drive yourself anywhere and sit in the back of blacked-out
limousine. But if she thinks she knows what she is doing, then good luck
to her."