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It's hard to present you with such heart-wrenching news twice in one week, but you're all strong enough to take the pain. We're not going to sugar-coat it: Britney Spears still may be an unfit mother.

Yet again endangering her child for the benefit of the press, Brit walked out of the Ritz-Carlton yesterday evening, baby Sean Preston in one arm and glass of ice water in the other. As she headed to her car, her too-long pants seemed to get caught on her shoes, causing Britney to momentarily lose her footing (understandable — not many women can balance a visible pink thong, black bra, and white halter top). According to the Post, the baby's head "whipped back in what a witness called a 'violent manner,' his chubby arm swung up and his little hat went flying off." Oh God — not his little, innocent hat. Please, anything but that.

But Britney is not completely irresponsible. Like any good mother would, she had her bodyguards right there to intervene and keep her from killing her first born.

Boob Brit's Baby Bobble [NYP]
Britney: Fresh Baby Drama [Sky Showbiz]