Monday, 5 November 2007

Spears’s expenses report reveals the true cost of fame (Ottawa Citizen, 03 Nov 2007, Page A7)




Spears’s expenses report reveals the true cost of fame

Ottawa Citizen
03 Nov 2007

LOS ANGELES Ever wondered how much it costs to live like a famous pop starlet in the late stages of a public breakdown? The answer, as revealed in court documents filed by Britney Spears yesterday, is $353,217 a month. The documents, which itemized... read more... Tech Tags:

I read this report the other day, and was dumbfounded to read that Britney gives only $500 a month to charity, while she spends $16000 on clothing. I was all set to jump on the "Britney's a Loser" bandwagon. However, it's just proof again that you can't believe everything you read; after I calmed down, I did a quick Google and easily found that the Britney Spears Foundation donates plenty of cash to a variety of worthy causes, including one of my favouites, Habitat for Humanity.

It's bad enough that the Citizen feels Britney's sad life is grist for the mill, but it's worse that they publish an article that leaves a worse impression of her than it should.

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