[agere_contra]

Not having a go at this particular paper, but I wish the media would just let her get on with her life.

[brytlea]

Alleged?? Goodness....
susie

[rabidralph]

Now it appears that faith will be rewarded financially.

Sometimes that's the price to be paid for being faithful to God.

[bourbon]

From the article:
Bob Thompson, a Syracuse University professor and pop culture expert, said Smith's story "transcends religion."

huh? Isn't that akin to saying her story transcends the transcendent?

[Ronzo]

Now it appears that faith will be rewarded financially.

I hope she gets a Zillion dollars...and the wisdom to know how to handle it. There's no better method to help someone self-destruct than to give them a ton of money they have never earned.

Getting money for being today's top pop celeb with a sob story doesn't count as work.

[DJ Taylor]

I hate to forever be the cynic, but in my experience when a story seems too good to be true, it usually isn’t. I keep waiting for this story to come apart, and I will be pleasantly surprised if it doesn't.

[TightyRighty]

Superstar!