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Endorse-Mentalists
Is there ANYTHING that popstars won't sell on the side? Apparently not!


1Jennifer Lopez - Everything
Jennifer Lopez - EverythingShort of selling her own range of pants for spiders and hamster make-up kits, there's not a lot that J Lo has left to endorse, surely? Well, in addition to her range of smellies and clothes, Jen wants to give the animal kingdom... some blingdom, with a range of pet jewellry. "Jennifer just got creative and wanted to extend the range of jewels for animals. She has always found it somewhat frustrating that there are limited accessories available for them," claimed one source. Hmm... fur-wearing-induced guilt trip, anyone?

2P Diddy - Acne Cream
P Diddy - Acne Cream"It moisturizes my situation... preserves my sexy." Argh! What does? Do we even want to know? Well, according to an initial run of ads in America, that's what P Diddy's acne cream of choice did for him. Huh? Acne? For years we could've sworn that the only oddity on Puffy's face was that tiny beard stretched over that big ol' chin, but apparently, the rapper has had some problems with his er, situation. Not to mention his sexy. But we don't really want to talk about that do we? Still, as advertising slogans go, it knocks spots off the competition.

3Destiny's Child - Fast Food
Destiny's Child - Fast FoodWhile we could easily see someone like Robbie Williams or Daniel Bedingfield cheerfully bigging up the donar kebab, it's a little harder to swallow the idea of Destiny's Child munching down on the odd double whammy burger and fries. Maybe it's that healthy glow around them, or those finely honed bodies. Oh, of course, it's the fact that they don't have gherkin slices on their clothes or chip ends stuck in their hair. Yeah, y'see, if you're gonna pick some pop stars to shift your products, fast food people, you've got to keep it real. Right, Bedders?

4Kylie - Mineral Water
Kylie - Mineral WaterSurely the height of product-pimping laziness is to put your name to something that makes up over 70% of our bodies, and almost three quarters of the planet. But with her special edition mineral water, that's exactly what Kylie did. OK, granted, she knocked out her own range of sexy knickers before that. But all that bum wiggling must have taken it out of the poor lass, if the follow-up was anything to go by. I mean, really, what's the princess of pop gonna promote next, air? She is? All right! Bagsy a, er, bag of it!

5Britney Spears - Much Needed Perfume
Britney Spears - Much Needed PerfumeThe name Britney Spears has become heavily associated with bad smells in recent months. Her whiffy feet caused more than a few cases of vertigo, aboard a plane last year, and stories suggest that her hubby Kevin Federline is to personal hygiene what Christina Aguilera is to sensible knitwear. So it's no surprise at all that Brit caught a whiff of opportunity and decided to market her own perfume. As a result, her fragrance, Curious, is among the most popular celeb-related smellies around. If only we could say the same for the happy couple!
Tae M
12/07/2005

 


Have your say
Do you think artists should promote products?

Mz
y dont these guys give to charity??? They dont need any more than wat they hav - take it from bono xxx

Lady Clare
if your a singer you sing! so take note all of you out there and stick to it1

Grant
A lot of people say that popstars have too much money. What that translates as is "god i wish i was a pop-star".

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