MTV Really, Really Wants Britney Spears To Show Up At The VMAs
What else to make of the announcement that “Piece Of Me” is the “first announced nominee” for this year’s installment of the Video Music Awards, which are allegedly having nominees voted on by people who can fight their way through MTV’s labyrinthine Web site? “Piece Of Me” is in contention for the Best Female Video award, with the rest of the nominees in that category and Best Male Video being announced tonight on FNMTV. In other VMA news, Russell Brand, a former MTV employee who the VMAs’ target demo might remember from his role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, will host the show. According to someone at E!, “He was fired from his gig as a VJ on MTV in London after he came to work dressed as Osama Bin Laden on Sept. 12, 2001.” NB: This year’s installment takes place on 9/7, so people had better start getting their offense-o-meters properly calibrated in preparation. [Gold Derby / Dailymotion]
