Britney Spears Inspired Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Country Strong’

Writer-director Shana Feste has revealed that Britney Spears‘ real-life troubles inspired Gwyneth Paltrow‘s character in new movie Country Strong.
Paltrow plays country singer Kelly Canter in the movie, a struggling addict fresh out of rehab who attempts to resurrect her career.
Feste tells the Los Angeles Times that she used Spears’ public 2008 meltdown as inspiration when penning the script for the movie.
“That’s where this movie came from. I mean, I was seeing what was happening in the media to Britney Spears,” she tells the Times.
“I finished the script when Michael Jackson passed away..
I think it’s tragic how we treat people who give us so much, and we love to see them knocked down to build them back up again, to knock them down again.
“It’s a weird fascination.”
Wonder what Spears makes of this.
I haven’t seen the movie, but I’m assuming Paltrow’s character prevails and shines on in the end. Just like Spears, who, incidentally, is dropping her hew new album in March.