The poptart — who just violated her child custody agreement by getting wasted late Saturday night and then hanging out with her kids on Sunday (the agreement states that she cannot consume alcohol less than 12 hours before seeing the kids) — has pulled out of a possible Rolling Stone cover.
The train wreck, who hasn’t done much publicity for her new album, “Blackout,” besides her daily run to Starbucks to get photographed, has pulled the plug on a potential Rolling Stone cover, said an insider. Spears was close to signing a contract with editor and publisher Jann Wenner, to pose for the cover, but called off talks when the Wenner Media boss refused to promise her it would actually land on Rolling Stone instead of Us Weekly, said the insider. Last year, Nick Lachey was duped into believing Wenner’s promise of a Rolling Stone cover and was furious when he landed on Us instead. “It was going to be a good platform for her music to be taken seriously because it had been so long. But she refused to get screwed by Wenner,” said our source. “They kept negotiating, and it got nasty.” Spears has contacted Blender magazine, and a deal is being worked out for a cover there, said the source.
Okay, here’s my question: why is everyone giving Britney shit for failing to promote this album? I mean, is there anyone on this planet who doesn’t know Britney just released a new album? My grandpa knows. My great-aunt knows. My cats know. I’m confident that most of sub-Saharan Africa knows. The problem is just that people aren’t willing to pay money for it. It’s not like Britney’s going to go on the Carson Daly show and be like, “Hey, my name’s Britney Spears, and I just wanted to let you guys know I just dropped a new album. Yeah, yeah, for real. It’s called Blackout. Maybe you’ve heard of it?” and then everyone will rush out and buy it. I’m just saying.
First Bitches. SURPRIS SURPRISE.
True, true. They didn’t need to advertise the later Harry Potter movies either (and the movies did fine).
Also, the only people who would want the CD after all the Britney scandals would be extremely blind fans who would find out about the album anyway. I can’t imagine supporting her by buying an album after all that, but there must be a handful of idiots out there…
I can’t believe the public is so heartless and blind, as to crucify Britney over all the scandal. First of all, it’s not like her mother was a shining example of how to be a good mother. And come on! How many mothers are out there having to deal with the media circus constantly going on around them to the extent Britney does?
Second, when your world begins shattering beneath your feet, and your world is as extensive as Britney’s, how are you supposed to react? Everyone has their breaking points, and I’m SO tired of seeing celebs not be afforded that one luxury that the rest of us take for granted.
I feel terrible for all Britney’s had to endure, and my best wishes are with her. I won’t give her pity, because I’m pretty sure it’s the last thing she’d want. She’s one heck of a strong woman. I just hope she recognizes that trait in herself before it’s too late.