News: Pepsi change from Britney to Ozzy?

I’ve just read something slightly “strange” in this morning’s Daily Mail newspaper concerning Britney Spears. Basically, Pepsi “is dropping the 21-year-old as the face of its advertising campaign”. Why? “Miss Spears signed with Pepsi in February 2001 in a two-year deal but soon infuriated bosses by being spotted drinking Coca-Cola… She has also been pictured smoking and drinking, which is not the image we want.”

So Brit’s lost the advertising deal because she’s been seen smoking and drinking. I wonder who Pepsi Co will sign up to replace her? Step forward heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne who they signed up “following the success of the reality TV show The Osbournes“.

Hang on a rock-picking minute. Is this the same Ozzy Osbourne (real name John Osbourne) who was the lead singer for Black Sabbath, who spent about $1000 a week on drugs, smokes, famously bit the head off a bat in 1982 (and then had to be treated for rabies), has been jailed for theft and burglary, and is known for having been dependent on alcohol?

<sarcasm mode on> Yes – that’s a great improvement isn’t it? <sarcasm mode off>