As Britney Spears got older and more popular, people started asking, "What will she do next?". News people and paparazzi were shocked when they realized they could be a part of history, and a ton of cash while taking pictures of a surprising disaster in media history.
After her meltdown, the 2007 MTV Music Video Awards was supposed to be her "comeback" performance. But it didn't turn out the way anyone expected because people thought it was going to be really good, top of the charts material like all of her other performances in the past. People expected this performance to help her glide away from all the nasty incidents from the past years such as her shaving her head, getting numerous tattoos, and the custody battle between her and her ex-husband Kevin Federline. Unfortunately her performance was considered a train wreck and critics and paparazzi bashed her for her singing, her dancing and her body.I for one, ultimately don't think it was right of them to judge her and call her fat because she's not really fat, just bigger than she used to be, but i do agree on the bad performance part of it. Britney Spears is on the top of the charts for many songs she sang but it would be hard to tell from this performance. The focus on her body image over her performance definitely gives an image of a cruel, harsh society that we live in. Nobody and I mean nobody, deserves to be treated like she got treated.
As the paparazzi used Britney Spears to make money, they also use many other celebrities and sometimes invade their privacy. Some celebrities are "fighting back" against the paparazzi to protect their privacy. I don't think its right that they are fighting for their privacy because they chose to be in the spotlight as their occupation. They brought it on themselves. They should expect their daily lives to be newsworthy. Some even draw attention to themselves just to stay in the spotlight, and Britney Spears actually dated a paparazzo.
Sometimes paparazzi take it too far, for example, a paparazzo drove into Lindsay Lohan's Mercedes just to get a picture of her reaction. [2] That's just too much for one picture if you ask me. I think it's just stupid to go out of your way to get arrested just to take a picture. Although, just one picture of Britney Spears can go from $250 for a picture of her at Starbucks, to $100, 000 or more. [4]Here's what i thought was very interesting. The "Britney Law". The following quotation was posted on February 10th 2008.
"The initiative was proposed last week by Dennis Zine, and influential politicians, in the wake of the latest Britney Spears psychiatric emergency, when her ambulance was surrounded by police cars and helicopters to shield her from a crowd of 60 photographers... The city council will debate whether stars should be 'licensed' for protection by City Hall, a permit that could eclipse court-mandated ankle bracelets- equipped with a global positioning system transmitter- as status symbols." [5]
"The singer - who's been more infamous for her custody battles, rehab visits and last year's awards shambles in the last two years - looked both hot and healthy as she took out awards for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year for her single 'Piece of Me' from last year's Blackout album." [6] In my opinion Britney Spears' performance at the MTV Awards was nothing short of amazing. She definitely upped her game since the 2007 awards and I think it paid off. It was definitely a positive performance.
I think that the paparazzi in the future should back off a little bit for the whereabouts of completely stalking people, but it's their decision i guess, I'm just here to talk about it. Finally I have reached the end of my blog, i can actually try and stop this nose bleed I've been having since i first started a couple hours back.
Julio, "Britney Spears Again in MTV VMA", http://deluxecelebrities.com/britney-spears-again-in-mtv-vma/britney-spears/ June 1st 2008, Deluxe Celebrities, Saturday February 21st 2009
Cindy Locke, "Paparazzi Crash into Lindsay Lohan's car", http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_8376.php June 1st 2005, M&C People, Saturday February 21st 2009
Emily, "Lindsay Lohan Smashes Paparazzi With Car",
http://www.theinsider.com/news/85267_Lindsay_Lohan_Smashes_Paparazzi_With_Car , January 3rd 2007, The Insider, Saturday February 21st 2009
Jeremy Herron, "The Britney Economy- from security costs to the ad revenue she generates, Brit is her own economy", http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/28/entertainment/main3761658.shtml , January 28th 2008, CBS News, Saturday February 21st 2009
John Harlow, " 'Britney Law' to give celebrities a safety bubble", http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3341791.ece , February 10th 2008, Times Online, Saturday February 21st 2009
Music Blog, " Britney Rules MTV Awards", http://www.2dayfm.com.au/entertainment/music/music-blog//blog/britney-rules-mtv-awards--read-the-wrapup/20080908-180f.html , September 8th 2008, 1041 2day, Saturday February 21st 2009
