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The 'Leave Britney Alone' Video Is 10 Years Old And The Star Has Made A New Video

The 'Leave Britney Alone' Video Is 10 Years Old And The Star Has Made A New Video

He's got a message for his haters

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

It's been 10 years since Chris Crocker begged us all to 'leave Britney alone' - doesn't that make you feel old? The clip was one of the first to go viral, before 'going viral' was even a phrase people used.

So, what's Chris learnt in those 10 long years? Well, he's made another video to let us know and he also offers some pretty sound advice:


Credit: Twitter/Chris Crocker

The original video racked up over four million views in two days, which might not sound like much by today's standards, but this was in 2007, when going viral was a lot harder - social media was in its infancy, we didn't have Internet-enabled smartphones and no one knew what 4G was.

Chris overcame all of this and went on to go viral. The noughties dream.


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Chris, who was just 19 at the time, might have become a laughing stock, but he was going through a lot in his life at the time. Following on from his video, Chris posted this message to give a bit more background to what he was dealing with at the time:

And whatever you think of the dye job and eyeliner, his heart was in the right place. He was defending his favourite pop star when she was going through a rough time, dealing very publicly with divorce, drug addiction and losing custody of her children.

Since his viral fame, Chris has kept himself busy by becoming a blogger, public speaker and singer-songwriter and he also stared in an... erm, 'adult film' called Chris Crocker's Raw Love.

Most importantly, it looks like 19-year-old Chris got his wish, because people pretty much do leave Britney alone now,

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Chris Crocker

Topics: Viral