Oct 20th, 2008 · Before the fashion police were everywhere, there was only one: Mr. Blackwell. He began his annual worst-dressed list back in 1960 — targeting the fashion faux pas of the famous. Mr. Blackwell castigated Britney Spears for her "bra-topped collection of Madonna rejects." And for Bjork: "She dances in the dark — and dresses there, too." Still, he said he admired the celebrities on his list. Richard Blackwell was 86, when he died Sunday in Los Angeles.
Keywords: Fashion · Los Angeles · celebration · 1960 · original · famous · PA · bras · Madonna · faux · admiring · Britney Spears
Aug 4th, 2008 · Sen. John McCain may have closed in on Barack Obama's lead with powerful attack ads, but one of his supporters isn't happy. One recent commercial dismisses Obama as a mere celebrity — like Britney Spears or Paris Hilton. The reference did not please Paris Hilton's mom. She took to a liberal Web site to call the ad a "complete waste" of time and money.
Keywords: commercial · Paris · money · celebrity · Sen · mom · Ad · McCain · John McCain · liberals · Obama · Barack Obama
Aug 1st, 2008 · The rhetoric on the White House campaign trail heated up this week, with candidates John McCain and Barack Obama mixing it up over affirmative action, and a campaign ad that parallels Obama to tabloid queens Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune, and Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times offer analysis.
Keywords: White House · politics · York Times · candidate · campaign · Ad · John McCain · tribunal · tabloids · Clarence Page · Obama · rhetoric
Feb 15th, 2008 · When Britney Spears had a recent medical crisis, it took a dozen motorcycle police and an LAPD helicopter to escort the troubled singer through throngs of paparazzi. A Los Angeles City Councilman has proposed a bill that he hopes would force photographers to back off, ultimately benefiting celebrities and members of the public.
Keywords: public · crisis · celebration · Disaster · medical · Singer · helicopters · Photographs · paparazzi · Motorcycle · Bill · Britney
Jan 31st, 2008 · Pop icon Britney Spears' story is now the subject of a new modern ballet. Meltdown premieres Friday night in London and traces the rise and fall of the singer and tabloid favorite. According to the show's choreographer, he was inspired by every detail of Spears' life and how her story had become a "modern tragedy."
Keywords: London · icon · modern · Tragedy · Singer · Premier · inspiration · tabloids · Choreographer · Ballet · meltdown · Britney
Jan 29th, 2008 · Britney Spears has been in and out of rehab, triggered a three-hour standoff with police and lost custody of her kids. For a growing number of media outlets and businesses, her real-life soap opera translates into money.
Keywords: Business · Custody · money · media · standoff · Marketplace · Opera · translator · Rehab · Britney · Britney Spears
Jan 19th, 2008 · Britney Spears isn't just a pop icon and tabloid regular. According to Portfolio magazine, she may also be a major economic engine. Portfolio magazine's Duff McDonald discusses "the Britney economy."
Keywords: Economy · economic · icon · magazine · engines · portfolios · tabloids · Britney · Britney Spears · Duff McDonald
Dec 21st, 2007 · Tween star Jamie-Lynn Spears announced this week that she is pregnant. The 16-year-old is the star of Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and the younger sister of pop singer Britney Spears, and she plans to keep the baby. What are girls and their moms making of the news? Denise Restauri, founder of AllyKatzz -- a social networking Web site for girls ages 10 to 15 -- and mother of a 14-year-old girl, says girls have had mixed reactions to the news. Restauri talks with Melissa Block.
Keywords: network · social · Melissa Block · mom · Pregnancy · founder · Singer · Teen · pregnant · Britney Spears · Nickelodeon · tween
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