Britney Spears fronts holiday party anti-rape campaign
Britney Spears has partnered with Rape Crisis Center bosses to warn young women about predators over the holidays.
The Toxic singer will front local TV spots in Las Vegas, where she has a residency at the Planet Hollywood resort, urging fans to be safe at Christmas.
Her new public service announcement - aimed at protecting women
from opportunists at holiday parties - will also appear at regular
intervals throughout Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas properties and
on digital billboards around the city.
Spears' message is: "Arrive Together. Stick Together. Leave
Together."
"Watching out for your friends and staying together throughout the
night is a simple, easy way to party smart," the pop star says. "I
am proud to support the Party Smart campaign and remind everyone to
stay safe while they are living it up in Las Vegas."
Through the Party Smart campaign, Rape Crisis Center officials are
urging women not to let strangers buy them drinks and never leave a
drink unattended, call for for help if they start to feel sick or
overly intoxicated, and know where their friends are at all times -
and check in with each other frequently.
The message also extends to partying pals, with RCC and Spears
warning against allowing a drunk friend to leave a party with
someone they just met.
"We are so grateful to Britney Spears and Caesars Entertainment for
supporting Party Smart," a spokesman for the Rape Crisis Center
says. "We are thrilled to have one of the top entertainers in the
world with such a huge fan base help us deliver this important
message.
"Her reach goes a long way in raising awareness amongst our target
demographic - young people ages 18-25. Thanks to Britney, we are
confident word will spread more quickly and help to prevent
situations, with potentially severe and long-lasting consequences,
from ever happening in the first place."