Truth time people

I watched Matt Lauer’s interview with Britney Spears last night. I didn’t mean to, but I was working on something and I was too lazy to look around for something else to watch. She, of course, denied or defended everything the tabloids have been reporting lately — that she broke up with Kevin, that she’s a dangerous mother — and she told a very concerned Lauer (a little too concerned) that she just wants to have a normal life.
Normal life? Britney. You grew up on a Disney show, moved onto MTV, you were in one of the worst movies ever made, danced with a snake on your shoulders on national TV, dated a member of a boy band a the height of his popularity, had a “Reality” show on UPN, and every time I turn around I have to see some part of you on TV, the newspaper, magazines, Internet, CD covers... you threw normal out the window a long time ago.
And now, after you’ve made millions and you live in a mansion next to Mel Gibson, you complain you don’t like the attention? I bet you don’t. But face it. Agreements come with conditions. One of the conditions of being a pop star is being the recipient of a lot of attention. And you played a prominent role in the media game.
Think about it.
Nelly Furtado is a pop star. She had a child. Does any body care about her? No! Michelle Branch is a pop star. She had a child. Are the tabloids following her? No! Why? Because they don’t go on national TV and cry every time they are mentioned in the press!
We truly aren’t interested in you Britney. You have nothing to say. But your tearful overreactions and blame-game antics, now that’s good TV.

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