Only the music matters
When I wrote my little book a few years ago, I was asked in interviews over and over again why celebrities who did bad things were allowed to continue their careers.
In short - because they make money!
It wasn’t surprising to learn that Britney Spears’ new single is in the top five on the U.S. charts and the number one digital download in Canada. Gimme More grabbed 179,000 downloads in the States making it number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
This revival in her career, which many pop culture experts didn’t think could happen, is coming as the 25-year-old pop tart hits a personal low. She has lost custody of her two sons to her ex-husband, the perennially under-employed dancer/actor/rapper Kevin Federline. She’s been ordered to take random drug tests, meet with a parenting coach and go to counselling. She can only see her two boys with a monitor present to make sure the children aren’t in danger. If Spears is convicted of a hit and run from August, she could end up in jail.
Despite all of this, it’s looking good for Spears’ new CD when it comes out next month. No one in power cares that Spears’ appears to be treating her family like toys and herself like she just doesn’t care. All that matters to the industry is whether kids are eating up the tunes and spending their allowances on the downloads and so far, it appears they are very willing to do so.