And it`s - it`s taken a toll on - on - on her fans, the Web site and, you know, the entire community.

HAMMER: And in terms of not being able to believe in her, I think everybody who was a fan of Britney`s or is a fan of Britney`s was absolutely shocked when she got together with Kevin Federline.

When she finally filed for divorce from Kevin, were - were you thinking maybe she`s actually turning things around here?

GARAY: Absolutely.

Actually, I was the first one to - to notice that, you know, as soon as she divorced Kevin Federline and she decided to go back with her old manager, Lear Rudolph (ph), I was the first one to, you know, say, Guys, you know, this is a historic moment. Britney`s - Britney just left Kevin Federline; she`s going to go back with her old manager. This is big; this is historic.

And something happened, you know? And - and - and I was really, really rooting for her. But it`s - it`s all about the decisions that she decided to make. And - and that`s - you know, at the end of the - at the end of the day, that`s - that`s her decision. It`s just - it - whatever that happens with her fans is a - or the Web site worldobritney.com, is really a reflection of what`s going on with her at - at the moment.

HAMMER: I mean, it really does seem that there`s some kind of a disconnect here. Because obviously, she cannot exist without her fans. She obviously is well aware of the publicity that she`s been getting. Of course, we naming her the most controversial celebrity of 2006, among - among other things.

Do - do you think, Ruben, that she just has her head in the sand here?

GARAY: You know, that`s a really question.

I - I actually - I thought that the last straw that happened here - because I - I this is something that - that happened recently. There was a contest that worldofbritney.com held about a month ago, or a month and a half ago, where two fans were going to get meet Britney Spears at Kevin Federline`s album-release party.

And, you know, it was a very, very big deal, and - and everybody was really, really excited about it. These two fans flew all the way from Ohio on a maxed-out credit card, you know, to get to meet Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. And we get there, an I was obviously hosting it, and - and she just decided to just not meet with them, and not, you know, honor her commitments. And that was, you know, a total slap in the face, you know, to fans. And it - it - it felt like a shockwave. You know, it - it was felt, you know, throughout the entire community.

And I just - I don`t understand. If she`s going to, you know, be that reckless with her own fans, then whey should we, you know, continue to respect her in that way (ph).

HAMMER: Oh, yes. I mean, it`s - it is a far cry from - from the reputation that she built her career on.

Real quickly; I only have a few seconds left. You`re shutting down the worldofbritney.com. So what do you do next?

GARAY: Well, you know, I`ll still continue reporting news on Britney. I`m actually starting my own celebrity blog with my co-Webmaster, Carolina (ph), that has been helping with worldofbritney.com. And it`s going to be called thatotherblog.com. It`s going to be launching around January 15.

HAMMER: All right. We`ll be looking for it. And good luck with it.

Ruben Garay, thanks for joining us. I appreciate it.