According to London, pop-singer Britney Spears owes them an apology.
What for? Well, it seems that the pop-diva wielded a (prop) gun during the filming of her robbery-themed video for "Criminal", which was filmed in Stoke Newington and in the wake of the massive riots that occurred in the city earlier this year, representatives from the London borough constituency's local government want an apology.
Yes, they're for real. And, if that wasn't funny enough they're also trying to get some dough out of her...
"I think she should apologize and make a sizeable donation to a Hackney charity that deals with young people..." Councillor Ian Rathbone, of the Hackney Council said (via Digital Spy) "for the rudeness and damage she's done to this community."
The Council itself told London Tonight, "In this case we did not agree that a replica gun could be used at Stoke Newington Town Hall and we are disappointed. We will be raising this matter with the production company."
All I have to say is these people have to okay her to do the shoot and if they were smart they would have at least picked up a copy of the lyrics. Maybe then they would have realized that maybe, just maybe, a gun was going to be a pretty intricate part of the shoot as the first line of the damn lyrics reads "He is a sucker with a gun, gun, gun."
In the video Britney and her real life fiance Jason Trawich (it's so cheesy that she used him) rob a store at gunpoint. Spears is seen holding a pistol with Trawick runs besides her, removing a ski mask and carrying a duffel bag as they flee.
I think they're just trying to squeeze some moola out of her and her people shouldn't give in...not even for an apology.
