VMAs Considering a Spears Comeback

AP
Posted: 2008-06-28 13:24:36
Filed Under: Awards, Music News, TV News
(June 28) - MTV isn't ruling out giving viewers more Britney Spears at this year's Video Music Awards. "Everyone deserves a second or third chance, right?" Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music Group, playfully told The Associated Press during a telephone interview Friday. When asked if he was just joking, Toffler said "sorta."


"Who knows?" he said.

Spears' out-of-it "Gimme More" comeback performance during last year's MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas was one of the most-talked televised moments of 2007. The drama-filled VMAs drew 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Another Spears redux could equal even more eyeballs.

"I'm not sure how we top Britney opening the show," said Toffler. "We are working on it every minute of every day."

This year's MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on Sept. 7. (MTV and Paramount are corporate cousins within Viacom Inc.)

Toffler said the award show's performances will occur on the lot's various sound stages, rooftops and faux city streets.

"The backlot gives us versatility," said Toffler. "You can do street performances, on-top-of-building performances, on-the-side-of-a-building performances, inside-of-a-studio performances, so we're pretty excited."

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tampat8 08:22:25 AM Jul 01 2008

WITH A LITTLE EXTRA MEAT ON HER BONES SHE LOOKS QUITE GOOD, SURE HER NIPS ARE HANGIN A BIT LOW BUT OVER ALL SHE LOOKING PRETTY HOT IN THE JUNE PICS. AS FAR AS HER MUSIC CARREER IS CONCERNED ONLY TIME WILL TELL. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SHES PUSHING THIRTY.

Lswblk 07:11:43 AM Jun 30 2008

It's sad, but I don't think Britney will ever return to her former beauty, performances or sanity. Her choices and actions are the windows of her future. I hope she just rests and enjoys life and I wish her peace from all the "parasites" who have been preying on her.

jcretnik 06:50:54 AM Jun 30 2008

I remember that it was not too long ago that she was invited on some show to do a duet with Cindy Lauper. Lauper refused to be on stage with Spears because Spears wanted to lip-sinc the performance.Lauper's response was "If you're a singer on the same stage with me, you're gonna' SING! If you are not going to Sing, you'll not be sharing a stage with me!"I completely agree with Lauper.... If you're a singer, then SING DAMMIT!

train5536 06:16:49 AM Jun 30 2008

THIS DOPE HEAD CHICK IS SHOT !

elizfredb 05:04:52 AM Jun 30 2008

GIVE HER ANOTHER CHANCE. SHE WAS ONE HECK OF A SINGER AND DANCER SO WE KNOW ITS THERE--IF---and THATS A BIG IF SHE CAN HANDLE IT. SHE'S IMPROVING FROM HER PAST BEHAVIOR, PERHAPS GETTING RID OF THAT MANAGER AND BIG DADDY TAKING OVER HAS HELPED A GREAT DEAL. I SAY SHE SHOULD HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.

roselady23 04:44:05 AM Jun 30 2008

It's sad that all people want to watch anymore is trains wrecks like britney spears instead of someone with real talent.

csweetangel4 04:39:12 AM Jun 30 2008

I hope that you people that dont like her never get near being put in her shoes

jcksnvllnb 04:23:38 AM Jun 30 2008

Brittney needs to continue to work on her sobriety and healing her relationship with her kids..........The last thing she needs to do is give the world more of her cause it looks as if thier isn't anything left!! This woman needs to heal her soul and get peace of mind........Only God can give her the unconditional love she so needs......If she will only accept it....

toolmanmey 03:04:00 AM Jun 30 2008

She needs a total makeover Bad . i think her outfit last time is all that people wanted to talk about sorta and the bad lipscyncing ok it was a mess. But i think millions would watch her if she did the VMA's again. Thank god the gas guys are'nt here yet.

sandypebbles36 02:56:42 AM Jun 30 2008

She has it in her to do what she has accomplished before. She just needs to want it . And it could be done easier on her part if the world would just let her and get off her back, every lil move that she makes that damn camra is there, I'd carry pepper spray if I was her and sting them before she got stung...........

calhere 02:54:21 AM Jun 30 2008

She is totally just TRYING to collect publicity along with her other sorority sister losers - Jessica, Lindsay, Paris and hopefully NOT Jennifer Anniston. In short not worth discussing.

VHUTCH860 02:29:30 AM Jun 30 2008

This woman never could sing to me and her voice is so mechanical. The worst i've ever heard from anyone and yet she's what Amreica made a star. How sad. She has no talent in singing though I'll give her credit with maybe the little acting she's done on SNL and that other comedy TV show.

loboluna1966 02:29:04 AM Jun 30 2008

She never had no talent to begin with. Her voice was digitally enhanced. Now she is nothing but a used up older piece of trailer park trash that everybody is tired of seeing on tv and magazines. She needs to be a better parent and quit worrying about having her face in the cameras.

babychanei 02:13:26 AM Jun 30 2008

why is her face always so greasy looking. well shes doing good on losing the weight. if she focuses enough on her self and the media, she can make a good comeback on the vmas and in her life in general, and gain her kids back one day.

kodiak1115 01:55:40 AM Jun 30 2008

Lert me just guess what it would probably be like, she will be bald, have a snake wrapped around her shoulder while wearing a school uniform singing Oops I did it a third time while appearing wasted and a bad attempt to lip sync? Nah!

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