FORBES: BRITNEY SPEARS OVER EXPOSED

Britney Spears can stop the press !

Britney Spears is the most over exposed celebrity in the world. According to studies by Encino - a California-based E-Poll Market Research company which provides appeal rankings for more than 3,000 celebrities - 72 per cent of the US public believe the 'Toxic' singer has been over exposed in 2007, while only 54 per cent thought the same way five years ago.The survey also asked people to say if they felt Britney was talented. Only 25 per cent answered yes to the question.Other stars to make the over exposed top five were Paris Hilton, Britney's estranged husband Kevin Federline, Scientologist Tom Cruise and Paris' friend Nicole Richie. Publicist Stan Rosenfield, whose clients include George Clooney and Robert De Niro, insists celebrities only have themselves to blame if they attract too much attention. He said: "It's like the juggler's lament. The balls go where you throw them."If you show up at places that are covered by the media, then they're going to cover you. And if you don't show up, they won't."Richard Spencer, the editor-in-chief of US magazine In Touch Weekly, agrees it is the celebrities who are to blame for their overexposure.Spencer said: "No one wants to read about the cup of tea and the great banana bread a star made yesterday."What gets exposure? Kissing a guy at four in the morning."To see the full list of over exposed celebrities log onto www.forbes.com.