Dorky teenage video blogger or carefully orchestrated marketing campaign? The blogosphere is buzzing over the mystery that is Bree, a 16-year-old home-schooled teenager who’s online video diaries are posted on sites like YouTube and MySpace. On YouTube alone, 26,930 people have subscribed to the “Lonelygirl15″ channel, and over 2.3 million people have viewed the videos featuring Bree sitting in her typical-looking teenager’s room talking about her life, her parents, and her friend Daniel.
But perhaps the most intriguing topic is her “religion”, including a mysterious ritual that Bree has been selected for. The ceremony only takes place “once in a really long while” and “my parents won’t even be allowed to come,” says Bree. The ceremony also involves memorization and “special exercises” that Bree’s mother is going to help her with. Plus, she has to go on a diet. “Other than that, it’s basically like preparing for a bar mitzvah or a confirmation,” Bree says matter of factly.
But some Bree-watchers are beginning to speculate that Bree is not a genuine teen blogger at all, but rather an actress playing a part in scripted drama, due to the fact that Bree never reacts on-screen to comments posted about her, even as media attention heats up about her authenticity. Further more, amateur sleuths have uncovered that the name “Lonelygirl15″ was trademarked recently by Encino attorney Kenneth Goodfried, who did not return a call seeking comment. Also web detectives discovered that Bree’s MySpace account was being controlled by someone using a computer at the Hollywood talent firm Creative Artists Agency. The plot thickens…
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