This may explain a lot. Britney Spears had sex, drank alcohol and experimented with drugs well before her 16th birthday. Who says so? Her mom, Lynne Spears. And now she's publishing it in a book set to hit bookstores on September 16. The tell-all will no doubt rock Britney's world--just as she's starting to pull her life together again in a healthier way.
Click to see photos of the wild and crazy birthday party Britney Spears hosted when she turned 26 in December. Could her little black dress been any shorter? Uh, we think not--unless she wanted to get arrested for indecent exposure.
AOL's PopEater.com reports that a copy of Lynne's new book, "Through the Storm," was leaked to The Sun, which published the more shocking tidbits:
--Britney started drinking alcohol when she was a 13-year-old Mouseketeer. --At age 14, she had sex with a high school senior. (Popeater.com notes, this seems to contradict previous reports that the pop star lost her virginity to Justin Timberlake.)
--At age 16, Lynne allowed Britney to have sex with Justin because she "was in love and Justin was good for her," a source told The Sun.
--She started taking drugs when she was 15, which was the time she recorded her blockbuster debut hit, "Baby One More Time." The book also alleges that Britney, then 16, was caught with cocaine and marijuana on a private jet.
Click to see the photo of a topless Britney on the September 2007 cover of Allure. Keep clicking to see the August 2006 cover of Vanity Fair for which a pregnant Britney posed nude, as well as see other sexy shots of the troubled pop tart.
In the book, Lynne expresses regret for handing over control of her daughters' affairs to business managers and allowing her to become exploited as a worldwide sex symbol at such a young age.
Click to see what could be the sexiest photograph ever shot of Britney Spears as she performs on stage in Copenhagen, Denmark in June 2004.
