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...possible to forget that Mick Jagger was once supple. Or that Goldie Hawn was once the age that she would like us to think she still is. Maybe it's the constant glare of those cameras flashing, but celebrities fade like old books in the sun. Be afraid, Britney Spears. Be very afraid...
Since The Catcher in the Rye (or perhaps Beowulf), high school kids have loved to rail against phonies. Rappers and rockers know this and sell themselves to teens by talking about how "real" they are. But recent teen-pop acts like Britney Spears made their fortunes off even younger audiences who craved fantasy figures. Authenticity be damned--stylists picked their sex-bomb outfits, choreographers gave them graceful routines, songwriters wrote their PG-13 come-ons. So it wasn't surprising that last year, when the fans of teen pop hit Holden Caulfield's age, its sales dropped about...
...Winners BRITNEY SPEARS Pop princess tops Forbes list of most powerful celebrities. She came in only 6,232,219,521 places ahead of Carrot Top ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Drama king cheered for Bombay Dreams. Like all good Bollywood, it's a tale of love, family and incomprehensible 30-minute musical numbers BILL LAIMBEER Former NBA Bad Boy becomes coach in WNBA. He'll teach his players a respect for the game and how being a crybaby can influence referees Losers ANDY LAU Canto-popper hit by $19 million lawsuit. Bad, but he'll feel better if he asks himself...
...young to recognize it. Can't they see how sensational that slim figure back there looks in his top hat, white tie and tails, as an indulgent smile plays on his face and his feet describe elaborate designs on the schoolroom floor? Can't they see that Britney Spears is not dance - that Fred Astaire is? I hope, some day, the kids will get Astaire. He's too cool to be the property of fogies like...
...station Channel 5 was seen by some as a sweetener to get Murdoch's support, or at least neutrality, when the government announces its decision on euro entry by June 2003. If so, it was only sweet enough to make Murdoch hungry for a fight. THE BOURSE Buy Buy Britney German group Bertelsmann is paying about $3 billion for Zomba Music. The label, which owns acts like Britney Spears, exercised a "put" option that forced Bertelsmann to buy. Jacking Up Fiat Signaling major restructuring ahead, Fiat CEO Paolo Cantarella resigned. He was replaced by Paolo Fresco, who learned his management...