But no, she’s not yet dead. It’s just one of those sad fact of reality that the news people have to do. Last January 17, the Associated Press acknowledged that they had begun prepping Britney Spears’ obituary, as is standard operating procedure at most news organizations once public figures appear to be at risk. And the Blackout singer is definitely at risk given her erratic behavior for the past year or so. “We are not wishing it, but if Britney Spears passed away, it’s easily one of the biggest stories in a long time,” AP entertainment editor Jesse Washington told Us Weekly. No hard feelings from her fans here, we all know it’s just work. Even MTV is like that! Anyway, the editor added, “I think one would agree that Britney Spears seems at risk right now. Of course, we would never wish any type of misfortune on anybody and hope that we would never have to use it until 50 years from now … but if something were to happen, we would have to be prepared.”