LONELYGIRL15 - NOT LONELY ANYMORE

Lonelygirl15 was known to her fans as Bree, a sixteen-year-old home-schooled American teenager. Bree lived at home with her strict parents where she recorded her private thoughts into a digital video camera and put them on the web using the name Lonelygirl15. Like many people using a videoblog, Bree seemed shy and nervous when talking about her feelings on camera. Unlike many other people, Bree attracted millions of fans and quickly became one of YouTube's most popular stars. People regularly logged on to watch Bree talk about her own love of the internet, her fights with her father, and her first kiss with her boyfriend, Daniel.

What happened next shocked YouTube fans around the world. A journalist discovered that the videos were fakes. Bree was not really Bree at all. She was Jessica Rose, a nineteen-year-old New Zealand-born actress living in Los Angeles. And the shows were all written by three friends who wanted to experiment with a new type of storytelling. Instead of making a traditional film, they wanted to tell the story through two- or three-minute video blogs, to attract an audience of viewers, who would then add their comments to help decide the next part of the story. Their idea was a great success.

But the news only increased Jessica's fame. 'I never really thought so many people would care about my life,' Rose said. 'It's been insane. I've had so much attention given to me that I didn't expect.' When asked about Bree's character, Rose said, 'She's fun. She's just someone you would love to meet and be friends with.' But one thing is certain - she's not lonely any longer.

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On the blog, Bree talked about her feelings.

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Bree seemed very confident when she talked on camera.

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Bree talked about problems she had with her parents.

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The show took a long time to become successful.

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A journalist discovered that Bree was really an actress.

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The people who wrote the show were friends.

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They wanted to write a traditional film.

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After the news, people were not interested in Jessica any more.