Finding job satisfaction is a difficult, unlikely task. Finding workplace appreciation seems just about improbable. So let’s all stand and applaud the skill to be found in Jamie Spears’ achievement in this time of economic uncertainty. A court in the US has awarded him a pay rise. Side step the absurdity of being awarded a pay rise by a judge. Swerve to avoid the stupidity of what that job is (for a moment). After somehow surviving on a paltry $10,000 a month since February, a judge corrected this injustice and plumped it out with an extra 6 grand. Thank. God.
Surely the financial stability of the world will soon follow suit. Jamie’s job, as is well documented, is to keep his misguided, immature, but ultimately well-intentioned daughter in check. He manages her finances, makes sure she’s not taken advantage of and offers parental guidance.
How about a special three cheers for the man that’s convinced people he should be paid $16,000 a month for the job he obviously stuffed up the first time around. While Britney clearly needs his assistance, it’s important to note that she may have had a better concept of normalcy if the job of parenting had been done with proper diligence the originally. That’s a freaking spectacular baby bonus for a guy to do what he was morally obliged to do in the first place (save the cheerleader, save the gravy train) – help his daughter (the solid gold apple of his eye) get back on track.
If that’s not enough to get everyone everywhere procreating for the Mickey Mouse Club then I don’t know what is.
In other highlights:
- SAG has postponed the possibility of a strike. Wise move gentle union, it will serve you well. They won’t be putting anything to a vote until later in January after more talks… and after everyone gets a real sense of whether they’ll want to be frocking up for an Oscars nomination or not.
- Jennifer Lopez has an assistant trailing her husband while he’s on tour and she’s at home with the kids. If her paranoia is at all well-founded, let’s hope she had the forethought to pick one with a face for radio.
- Tina Fey is the Entertainer of the Year according to the Associated Press. So say we all.
- Rove McManus is a step closer to being as delightfully inoffensive in the US as he is here – he’s debut hosting gig hasn’t crashed and burned. The show ‘The List’ is based around a series of humorous… wait for it… lists. Sounds like a good solid five minutes of content, rather than a basis for a show. In any case that looks like his second foot in the door, after several appearances on Leno. The force is strong in this one.
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