We all have to bow in front of the media phenomenon that is Britney Spears. And we also have to admit, despite that whole Miss South Carolina, low IQ business a few weeks ago, at least some Americans are quick to grasp the concept that Britney's proximity + some gossip = media attention, publicity, more gossip and ultimately your incoming album sales going up.
The latest addition to the list of possible Britney boyfriends is none other than Nick Carter, former and current Backstreet Boys member and the idol of my troubled teenage years. Despite having gained some serious weight and having lost most of his sex-appeal, Nick is probably still feeling the vibe of ten years ago, when the list of available or possibly available stars to hit on was definitely longer than it is now.
Nick, it seems, has been bragging to his friends that he's been dating the popwreck for a couple of weeks now. "Nick's claming that he and Brit have been 'dating' for about three weeks" a source close to the boy-bander stated for OK! Magazine. Dating where, he forgot to say, on Mars? Or the moon, maybe? With the amount of attention Britney's been getting over the past weeks and given the fact that she is basically swamped by the paparazzi every time she shows her face in public, it would have been virtually impossible for her to meet Nick without someone seeing the two together. But never mind. Nick apparently feels Brit and him can beat the system
"He says theyve been chatting, texting, instant messaging and talking all the time; theyre both heavy into each other" said the same source. And while "heavy" is a good word in this context, I pretty much doubt instant messaging counts as romance nowadays although I might be mistaken. The source also claims that Nick has been telling his fellow BSB-ers that "I really like her".
Anyone who has even a remote interest in the workings of the Hollywood star factory has by now become intensely aware of the fact that as far as tinseltown goes, there are no such things as coincidences. It does seem pretty low not to mention not very slick - to exploit Britney even more and in such a way, seeing how her life is a million times more complicated than the lives of any 10 human being picked randomly from anywhere in the world. But then again, since when has Nick Carter been one of the world's biggest thinkers?