Posted on Wed Mar 21st, 2007 2:40pm PDT By
X17 Staff

To pick up where we last left off, on November 28, Britney left a West Hollywood Italian restaurant with a glass of wine in one hand and a cig in the other, and proceeded to get behind the wheel of her Porsche, which she had apparently forgotten how to drive -- she got assistance from photographers who reminded her that the ignition is to the left of the steering while on her sports car ... Then a week later, Britney emerged for an evening at Les Deux with a new brunette look -- maybe this was the beginning of her hair obsession that later turned sour in the form of her going bald?

Then two days later, it was back to work for Britney. Britney was being heavily criticized for her new partying ways and she slowed down just long enough to get herself into the studio to record. But her attention was diverted by a young music producer named JR Rotem. X17 brought you the exclusive pix of the couple's makeout session at a West Hollywood cafe.

In the week that followed, Britney made a series of boobalicious appearances -- from nightclubs to Christmas shopping.
lots more pix inside ...

Again, forshadowing her eventual shaved head/tattoo breakdown, Britney inked up in December with his sister and friends looking on.

And on January 3, X17 brought to you exclusive, this pic of Britney out partying -- an image that was subsequently used by media outlets around the world to illustrate their hypothoses of drug and alcohol abuse by Britney ...

Then on Jan. 6, Brit turned up at the posh Santa Monica hotel Shutters in nothing more than a bathing suit covered by what appeared to be lingerie. A few days later she bought a new chihuahua at a pet store, accompanied by her son Sean and by her manager Larry Rudolph.

Later that same day (on the 11th), Britney went clubbing and it was around this time that she met her soon-to-be boyfriend Isaac Cohen, on whom we think she barfed the very next night (in light of everything since this day, don't you former disbelievers believe us now?)!
Stay tuned for "A Britney Timeline: Part 3 - The Isaac Phase" ...