bwaahhhh!!
Without **28** you humans would be lost! You need your **28**, they give you your dreams, they entertain you, they give you your scapegoats when your life seems so inadequite. There have always been celebrites, form the prehistoric alpha-males of the roaming tribes, to the Kings and Queens of the ancient world, all the way to today's movie stars, musicians, athletes, politicians, CEO, etc. Humans love to put certain members of the "tribe" on a pedistal, and they love to know everything about them. Escapism! Without **28** there would never be greatly reconized works of art, no laws, no science. There would be NO NEWS. If you won't get recognized for your accomplishments, why bother doing them?
You may not like every **29** that there is to offer, but to say that they are not worthy of news is flat-out incorrect. Beoming a **29** (through whatever means) in and of itself can certainly be considered a great accomplishment. It's sometimes hard to face the fact that people who have been elevated to **29** status ARE more important than the general populous. If a an unkown man gets gunned owned on the street, it really is of no consequence to society as a whole. If Paris Hilton gets gunned down on the street, people WILL care! So yes, Britney's pudginess is indeed newsworthy.
Back to the original topic, I think that Britney's weight is due to the Colonel's extra crispy recipie.