HOLLYWOOD - Justin Timberlake has leaped to the defense of ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, hailing her bald new look "a smart choice."
Spears stunned fans last week when she sheared off her blonde locks in favor of a startling buzz cut and had two tattoos etched on her lower hip and wrist.
The world's media immediately branded the dramatic makeover a cry for help, but Timberlake has a more positive spin on events.
He says, "It was a smart choice. She is starting over, cleaning herself up.
"It was something you wouldn't expect most stars to do, so she is taking a chance."
Spears checked herself into rehab yesterday.
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