Britney's Rocky Year

The head shaving, the custody issues, the drug accusations – see the path that led to her most recent meltdown. By Brian Orloff

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A standard pit stop at a Sherman Oaks, Calif., gas station turned sensational Dec. 7 after the owner accused Spears of stealing a lighter – retail value $1.39. And the pop star copped to it, boasting to photographers, "I stole something. Oh, I'm bad."