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Salon Owner Says Brit's Stunt Was for Publicity

Esther Tognozzi, owner of the salon in Tarzana where Britney speared her hair on Friday, gave a call-in interview this morning to Los Angeles' 102.7 KIIS FM's On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Esther told Ryan Seacrest that Britney's hairtastrophe could have been a publicity stunt.
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Tognozzi claims that she had closed the blinds so that no one would see Britney's meltdown, and yet pictures that surfaced from paparazzi agencies are all so clear -- it's as if the photogs were in the shop, which Esther insisted was not the case. When asked if bodyguards had opened the blinds, her response was, "I think so."



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46. All of yall r haters. We in america love to kick ppl when they are down. Leave her alone she has not done anything to any of you, and it is only speculation whether she is endangering her children. Sure shes made some dumb moves, but come on if your a mom you know that shit can happen. Im sure she has ppl helpin her with her kids. Is she suppose to be locked in her house cause she has kids dont think so. Any moms here gone out and had 1 too many, if you haven't then how envious I am of you! How great it must be to be perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 8:30PM on Feb 20th 2007 by gertrudetta

47. Im getting really fucking sick of this bitch. OH she hates the papz she hates this she hates that her fame her being bugged her being talked about her being photoged her being wah wah wah wah...stfu!SHE SURE MADE THE PAPZ WERE SEEING EVERY SINGLE BIT OF WHAT SHE WAS DOING THOUGH DIDN'T SHE? She needs her ass beat. Selfish little bitch is all she is..TRY DEALING WITH REAL LIFE PROBLEMS BRITNEY! SEE HOW YOU FAIR THEN! YOU AREN'T EVEN A MOTHER TO YOUR FUCKING KIDS! You are a sickening woman and shamefull..stay your ass to home and take care of your kids you halfwitted delusional retard..STAY HOMEEEEEEEEEEE IF YOU DON'T WANT THE PAPZ FILMING YOUR EVERY WACKY,IRRESPONSIBLE,SICK MOVE YOU MAKE..............PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT THE WACKASS......

Posted at 8:36PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Oh poor me

48. You can't donate weaved hair...hell, you can't even donate colored hair to cancer wigs.....Who'd want that shit anyway???

Posted at 6:57PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Lola

49. she won't stay in re-hab because she's still on the edge. she hasn't crashed and burned yet. I'm not a fan, but I don't want her to become another sad Hollywood tragedy either. When she get's out I hope she's smart enough to cut a lot of people loose. She's still young enough to revive her career.

Posted at 4:55PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by sharon heard

50. No! You can possibly be serious?! For publicity?
Oh, but selling britney's extension-laden hair on the internet wasnt for publicity?
You stupid c*nt, what the f*ck? Of course it was publicity, the same stuff that your shitty beauty salon benefitted from and now you are trying to get rich off of some ratty hair extensions. Classy, real fuc%in classy.

I dont think that the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology would approve of a salon owner/ cosmetologist selling or auctioning a patron's hair. Maybe I will just send them an email to ask what their policy is on that.....

Posted at 9:05PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Hollywood Heartbreaker

51. This woman is just trying to keep her name and her salon in the news. Britney was on the verge of a breakdown - and now she's in rehab.

She's probably lying about closing the blinds in the first place.

Posted at 9:20PM on Feb 20th 2007 by rwablazer

52. This woman is just trying to keep her name and her salon in the news. Britney was on the verge of a breakdown - and now she's in rehab.

She's probably lying about closing the blinds in the first place.

Posted at 9:19PM on Feb 20th 2007 by rwablazer

53. Did Ryan Seacrest just get hotter? He defies nature.

Posted at 6:26PM on Feb 22nd 2007 by Exotic Goddess

54.

I totally agree with #10...Dont give Spears so much credit b/c she has just become an impulsive junkie. And does anyone really think she is leaving her children all day and nite just for publicity?????????? nah! that would make her behavior deliberate and she is too impulsive for that....or is that repulsive?

Posted at 9:55AM on Feb 21st 2007 by anita

55. Of coarse it was a publicity stunt...like she dosen't own a pair of clippers as rich as she is. She could have buzzed her hair at home if she wanted!!

Posted at 6:20PM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Lana

56. It's very hard to feel sorry for people like Britney, who refuses to take her children and LEAVE the paparazzi hot spots. People can bitch and moan about the paparazzi all they'd like, but if she was so stressed over them, she would pack her family up and move to a nice small town and hide out raising her kids for a few months/years. She chooses to keep partying in paparazzi central, what else can anyone do for her?

Posted at 1:12PM on Feb 21st 2007 by ~K.

57. I beleive Britney cut her hair off so she could pass a drug test. Keven has probably been threatning to court order a hair drug test as part of the custody battle. It is common for people facing a drug test to shave their head. My sister works for the railroad and she says that most dudes shave their head so they only need to be clean for 30 days instead of 6 months when getting a job at the railroad. She must be in rehab because she was unable to deal with the withdraws and did not want to have to shave her head again. Presumibly her urine will be clean in time for any court ordered drug test and now that her head is shaved any drugs there are gone now.
The desire to have the media see the ordeal as a breakdown and the desire to add tatoos to the maham further proves the plot to conseal the drug evidence in her hair. It is ironic that Kevin shaved his head to.
Whatever drugs they were on must have been pretty bad to have to shave your head and require rehab!
I really think it is time to start drug testing celebs. After all they are role models. Us mortals get drug tests to work at Home Depot, yet we are not role models. Celebs are role models and require no drug tests to get jobs paying millions. I don't beleive in drug testing BUT if you are a role model like Tiki Barber, you should be drug tested like Tiki Barber is.

Posted at 11:14PM on Feb 20th 2007 by George Davey

58. Britney is still pretty with or with out hair
I do wish the best for her. and I hope she gets control of her life.
for her childrens sake.

Posted at 11:32PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Cat

59. Of course it was for publicity. The salon was over in Tarzana, a suburb deep in the West San Fernando Valley. Though it's not bum f*ck Egypt, it's not exactly a celebrity hotspot teeming with paparazzi. But lo and behold, news cameras just so happened to be around the corner when Britney shows up. Hmmm....

Many years ago I worked in a shop in the East San Fernando Valley and many top celebrities like Michael Jackson, Brad Pitt, Gwynneth Paltrow, etc. would show up and shop in peace with nary a photog or news camera in sight. If celebs want anonymity, they can have it by not ringing their press agent every time they go out for a walk.

Posted at 3:52AM on Feb 21st 2007 by elaine

60. Shave your head and hide evidence of drugs and the length of time they've been taken. Maybe that's it. No matter what it is, I feel sorry for her and know she's been in the spotlight too long and a money machine for her own family. She's a good person, just stupid right now. She can get back to the real world if she looks behind her and renew a good life and career. I wish her the best !!

Posted at 2:43AM on Feb 21st 2007 by VAL

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