Britney Spears Used to Be the Mentor of Kristy Lee Cook

Tue, 25 March 2008 21:53:58 ET

As Kristy Lee Cook progressed to the top ten on 'American Idol', it was revealed that the singing competition finalist had gotten herself a superstar mentor, Britney Spears.

As Kristy Lee Cook managed to get her way into "American Idol" top ten despite being in bottom three for two straight weeks, it was revealed that Britney Spears may have be the one who play a big role there. According to E! Online, the troubled pop star used to be giving advises to the AI contestant back in 2000, when she signed Cook in her new production company.

Reports claimed that the former girlfriend of superstar musician Justin Timberlake had signed the 24-year-old AI finalist as her first artist and even promised Cook that she would appear in Cook's first video. On Spears' interest to the Oregon-native, Cook's former manager Marty Rendleman revealed, "Britney would tell her how beautiful and talented she was. She told her that she would do whatever she needed to promote her and help launch her career." However, in 2003, Cook chose to leave the company to pursue her own projects.

On Spears related news, it was reported that her guess appearance on the television sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" has helped to boost the show's ratings. According to TransWorldNews.com, her performance as the receptionist who has a crush on Josh Randor's character, Ted, has pulled in 10.6 million viewers. Further, it has been claimed that her performance on the show also made it the 4th highest rated show on Monday (24.03.08) night.

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