All Publicity Not Necessarily Good

Fox News profiled the up and downside of media overexposure, training their eyes on Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton. “Britney Spears is someone who is extremely well-managed — the people who are handling her career have done an incredibly good job of putting her out there and pulling her back,” said Bill Stankey of Westport Entertainment, a celebrity consulting firm. New York Post movie critic Lou Lumenick says, “It’s a real science. There are people who make a very good living advising stars how to do this, but a lot of them just can’t resist the limelight. They don’t have the willpower to resist the cameras and the red carpet — they’re drawn to it like moths to a flame. And Ben and Jen are the worst abusers.” Read more.