Britney Spears' meltdown has been a boon for the celebrity-industrial complex. The biggest beneficiary of all, a photo agency called Finalpixx. This obscure outfit had exclusive pictures of the troubled pop star's getaway to Mexico, when other bigger names were fooled into believing she'd jetted to New York. Finalpixx's edge? Britney's current boyfriend, a paparazzo photographer called Adnan Ghalib, signed with them last year. All Ghalib needs do now is to knock her up (and sell the exclusive baby pictures) to complete the merger of the entertainment industry and the media that feeds off it. [Gatecrasher]

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