I like Lindsay, though it'd be sad if she followed the path of Brittney, despite already getting bad publicity for her driving skills...
There's a few singers in Japan who went down a somewhat similar (yet not as dramatical) street. They had married young, both of which married a guy twice their age, and their popularity seemed to drop. I guess the moral to this one is that the fans in Japan are more critical about thier 'Idols'.
We had gotten the news over here about Brittney. In Japan, her hair style is actually not uncommon for females, but it's only unless they are going to become buddhist priests! I didn't have any English translation to follow along what I didn't catch in the news, but they did indicate that she was going to rehab, and it was the same place where other famous stars went to be 'detoxed'. They probably mentioned her marriage life problems, perhaps even the bout with the 'Paparazi', but said nothing about the company she keeps.
For the sake of the fans, I actually hope Brittney dissapears for a while, and either comes back with a new 'everything' for her fans, or she finds contentment in a new and quieter life away from the media and glamour.
I also think it's odd that for how much she pays for her 'rehab' bills, that she's not rehabilitated, seems to be a total waste of time and her money. The news indicated she pays quite a pretty penny for staying at that place!