Posts Tagged ‘britney spears’

Al Gore Passes One Million Twitter Followers, Says “Wow”

June 17th 2009

Al Gore has done it.
The former Vice-President passed the one million mark in Twitter followers earlier this morning; placing him in such fine company as Ashton Kutcher, Oprah, John Mayer, and Britney Spears.
Gore was in a sprint to the finish against none other than gossip blogger Perez Hilton — who, as of this writing, was [...]

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Al Gore Twitter Update: 183,000 Followers, 12 Updates

February 26th 2009

Back in late November, we bemoaned Al Gore’s lack of Twitter updates compared to the massive following he had with just over 22,000 people. Since then, his popularity has absolutely exploded — rising to over 183,000 followers with only 12 updates. That’s about 23,000 followers per update since November!
The people are flocking, but they’re obviously [...]

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Britney’s Circus Tour Will Be Sans Elephants — Animal-Lovers Cheer!!

February 4th 2009

You might remember earlier this year when PETA and the HSUS got a bit angry at Britney Spears after she used real animals in her music video Circus. Well good news, ya’ll. The Circus tour will be totally animal-free.
In an ”EXCLUSIVE: STAGE DESIGN ANNOUNCEMENT,” Brit’s tour designer said: 
“We’ve taken the idea of a traditional ‘big-top circus’ [...]

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Elephant Trainers Respond To PETA’s Attack On New Spears Video

December 11th 2008

Just as we suspected might happen, PETA came full force after Britney Spears this week for the use of live animals in her recent music video titled ‘Circus’.
“In order to force elephants to perform silly tricks like those in the music video, trainers shock the animals with electric prods or gouge sharp, steel-tipped bull hooks [...]

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PETA Gets Involved In The Britney Spears Circus Controversy

December 8th 2008

Earlier today we mentioned that while HSUS President Wayne Pacelle shared his thoughts about the new Britney Spears video, Circus, PETA had remained relatively quiet on the subject. Looks like we spoke too soon! In a new post on their blog, PETA writer Christine Dore says:
“As Britney is such a victim of the paparazzi and [...]

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President Of HSUS Weighs In On Britney Spears’ Animalistic Ways

December 8th 2008

Earlier this month, Ecorazzi examined Britney Spears’ new music video — in which she used live elephants and lions — and projected that PETA might have a few choice words for the starlet.
No word from PETA yet, but last week President of the Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Pacelle published a blog addressing [...]

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Will PETA Go After Britney Spears’ New Circus Video?

December 4th 2008

It goes without saying that PETA is not a fan of the circus. We’ve seen PSAs from the animal rights organization with celebrities like Lena Headey and Steve-O — as well as ad campaigns featuring Bollywood stars. So, as I found myself somehow watching Britney Spears’ new ‘Circus’ video this morning, I couldn’t help but [...]

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We said goodbye to Paul Newman, who passed away at the age of 83 on Saturday. (The above photo is of Newman and Mario Andretti in 2004.)
If forced to go on an all-liquid blood diet, a revealing 38% of you would choose to drain humans over forest critters or artificial sources. Of course, we suspect [...]

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The Green Quote: Britney Spears Thinks Fruit Is Unhealthy

August 20th 2008

“I’m the healthiest I’ve been all my life. My diet has a lot to do with my getting into shape. I have no sugar. I don’t eat fruit or even fruit juice because of the sugar. I eat chicken and salmon and rice. I eat avocados. I’ll have egg whites for breakfast and sometimes turkey [...]

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Britney Spears Comes to the Rescue

July 21st 2008

Britney Spears hasn’t been making many appearances lately, unless you count the ones in court rooms, but last night the former teen idol stepped out of the shadow of chaos and into the light of a good cause.
Looking quite well, smiling for photographers, and mingling with other celebrities, she attended the Generation Rescue benefit fundraiser.
Generation [...]

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