Yes, it’s officlal: Britney Spears will perform “Gimme More” to open this year’s Video Music Awards, in a performance that will have moments that were the result of her “consultation” with cheeseball illusionist Criss Angel. According to VMA executive producer Jesse Ignjatovic, “Fans that are familiar with her performance on previous VMAs will not be disappointed,” although we’re going to go out on a limb and say that the members of her current paparazzi-stalking “fanbase” will be pretty disappointed if she doesn’t fall on her face, or at least lose her wig.
Britney Spears To Open 2007 MTV Video Music Awards: It’s Official! [MTV]
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God help me, I may be compelled to watch!
@FionaScrapple: Well if you do, be sure to follow our liveblog. Ahem.
So does this mean that Britney’s going to be run over by steamroller, screaming in fake agony?
@dickdogfood: It’ll be the finest such incident since Otto was squashed in A Fish Called Wanda.
this calls for a poll on how much clothing she’ll be wearing, as she seems to be cribbing from le petite gap. and whether or not this performance involves a pole.
regarding criss angel, the sock monkey fuck puppet, no one cares about him. and we well know she can use a mirror on her own, next to her smoking cigarette.
god, i’m so sad. i miss my old cultural signifiers.
I hope the tape skips