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Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy

One-woman train wreck drives demand for gossip, photos, security

By Zach Samalin,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2008 11:57 AM CST

(Newser) – Whether she's flouncing out of a courthouse or wigging out on hospital staffers, pop star Britney Spears and her antics are creating their own celebrity media economy, the AP reports. For OK! magazine, the "Spears industry" helped double revenue in 2007 to $51 million....   Read full story »

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