Seriously?!

I was watching ABC News' special, "Hollywed," today. It was an hour of how Hollywood marriages differ from the rest of the world's: the positive, the negative, the publicity and the money.

They were interviewing Jason Alexander (no, not that one; the one that Britney Spears married and annulled 55 hours later) about his short-lived knot-tie with the pop singer.

See, before talking with Alexander, they discussed how James Cameron's wife got $50 million after they divorce and how Mel Gibson's ex received nearly half a billion bucks (yes, that's "billion" with a "b") when their marriage went kaput. The way ABC was setting this all up was as though when you divorced a celeb you deserved some cash.

Back to Alexander: they drew this picture of how Britney invited her long-time buddy to Vegas for New Years, flew him in on her private jet. The two got sloshed and she asked him to marry her. He thought, "What the heck?" and soon they were tying the knot at The Little White Chapel, with Britney in baseball cap and exposed belly.

Now, this wasn't an impromptu marriage of a couple in love and who had been dating. It was an impromptu marriage of two friends (with benefits) who were tanked in Vegas. So, it only made sense that when the couple came to their senses they Britney reversed the charges, anulling the marriage because, really, it was a huge mistake.

So, here's what gets me. ABC says, "Alexander arrived in Vegas in a private jet, but then was sent home on coach," as if he deserved more than that. Then, Alexander had the audacity to follow that up with advice for non-Hollywood folks, telling us, that if youever get married to a celeb, think of it as a business deal, because he didn't get a cent from this 55 hour marriage. Really!? Are you kidding me? Does he really think that he deserved some of the pop star's millions because he happened to be in the right place and drunk with her?

The idea of getting cash out of the marriage is that some of that money is deserved. And, by the way, the idea of marriage is to commit yourself to one person for a lifetime of love; it's not a business contract.Shame on Alexander to express his sour grapes on air and even more shame on ABC for implying he deserved more than a free trip to Vegas and booty call with a pop star for his two and a half days as Mr. Spears. Give me a break!