This is from tabloid trash sheet Us Magazine, which likely means it's a complete load of crap, but it's also something I could see French producers doing. Reportedly, Philippe Rebboah is making a nativity satire called Sweet Baby Jesus (notable for being an alias for late Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard), and he's offered the part of the Virgin Mary to Britney Spears.
The character Mary is a pregnant 19-year-old unsure of her baby's paternity who goes into labor on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, Maryland, as rumors swirl that the birth is Jesus Christ's second coming.
"I had to convince my partners because they were like, 'Oh, no. Britney?'" the film's French producer, Philippe Rebboah, tells Us.
"But I thought it was brilliant. It's a bit ironic that she would play the Virgin Mary, no?"
Ah, stunt casting. By the way, for the record, Spears looked just fine at that MTV show. Drunk or stoned and headed for rock bottom, sure, but fat? You people are insane.
