This Article is From Feb 23, 2011

Britney Earned Half Million From Video

Highlights

  • Britney Spears reportedly made a whopping half a million dollars from product placements in her new music video, 'Hold It Against Me'.
  • From cosmetics to a dating website, companies paid Spears a combined total of USD 500,000 to feature their items in the much hyped video, reported a website.
Los Angeles: Britney Spearsreportedly made a whopping half a million dollars from productplacements in her new music video, 'Hold It Against Me'.

From cosmetics to a dating website, companies paidSpears a combined total of USD 500,000 to feature their itemsin the much hyped video, reported a website.

The four and a half minute video, which premiered lastweek, shows the 29-year-old appearing on a Sony televisionscreen and putting on an eyeshadow made by cosmetic firm MakeUp For Ever.

It also shows the singer sitting in front of acomputer, browsing the Plenty Of Fish dating website, andspraying herself with a bottle of perfume.

A close-up of the bottle reveals that it is her ownRadiance fragrance, which was released last year.

PlentyOfFish.com is said to have shelled out USD200,000 for the lucrative promo spot.

Spears had run into trouble with the video after shefaced plagiarism charges over the lyrics of the song.

The folk group Bellamy Brothers had claimed that thesong is a copy of their 1979 hit 'If I said you have abeautiful body would you hold it against me'.
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