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April 06, 2005

Move Over Nick & Jessica Simpson-The Federlines Will Step In

Pop Star Commits to UPN Reality Show NEW YORK, April 6: Britney Spears and her husband Kevin Federline have reached a deal for a six-episode series abut their courtship, engagement and wedding to air on UPN, with a second window on the MTV Music Group channels.

Set to air later this season, the as yet untitled series will feature never-before-seen private home videos shot by Spears and Federline. The footage begins shortly after they first met in Los Angeles and headed off to Europe together on tour, leading up to and including their wedding day. UPN is also shooting new footage and commentary with the couple that will guide viewers through their story.

The deal includes repeat broadcasts of the series on MTV and/or VH1. In addition, leading into the finale on UPN, the MTV Music Group channels will run a marathon of the already televised episodes.

"Britney Spears is a superstar who is very popular with UPN's viewers, making her and Kevin's show in this format a perfect fit for our network's audience and programming sensibilities," said Dawn Ostroff, the president of UPN. "As we all know, Britney and Kevin's life together has been played out in front of the public through Internet speculation, the gossip columnists and entertainment magazines, but now, for the first time, their millions of fans will get to see and hear the couple's real story on UPN as told directly by them."

Spears said in a statement, "From the day that Kevin and I met, there have been constant rumors and inaccurate speculation about our lives together. I feel that last year the tabloids ran my life and I am really excited about showing my fans what really happened rather than all the stories, which have been misconstrued by journalists in the past. This series will show us falling in love and all the adventures that went on overseas during the European leg of my Onyx Hotel tour. It's going to be an exciting ride."

Posted by Steve Hultgren at April 6, 2005 05:03 PM

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sounds good! is it only going to be on mtv? you should put it on itv2?! lol!

Posted by: ITIL at April 7, 2005 05:08 AM