LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears will give her first major public performance in three years on Sunday in the latest step on the pop diva's comeback from personal problems, a statement said.
Spears, 25, will be the opening act in a star-studded MTV Video Music Awards, appearing on stage at a large-scale event for the first time since the birth of her two children, an MTV statement said.
The appearance comes as Spears prepares to release her new album in November following a troubled 12 months that has seen her divorce from husband Kevin Federline and also be admitted to rehab.
Spears, who for five years was the top-earning singer in the world until she was overtaken by Madonna, has made headlines for bizarre and erratic behavior ever since her split with Federline.
She was photographed partying hard in Los Angeles and Las Vegas -- often pantyless -- and bizarrely shaved her head in February shortly before entering a rehabilitation clinic.
Spears has played a handful of low-key concerts at nightclubs in recent months but has not given any major gigs.
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09/06/2007 20:38 GMT