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Last week, Britney Spears premiered a version of her new music vid "Hold It Against Me" that features various product placement shots for Spears' perfume Radiance, cosmetics company Make Up For Ever, online dating site Plenty of Fish and Sony.

Soon after, Katy Perry's California Dreams tour mate Marina of Marina and the Diamonds Tweeted Perry about her opinion regarding product placement in videos and Perry Tweeted back:

    "Do it w/style & grace...Not so in ur face like some. U hv to get creative w/it. Some artists don't care tho, & u can tell."


Was it a dig at Britney? Perry herself is apparently angry at the allegations because she responded with the following message this morning:

    "Dear tabloid media aka FILTH: pls note I expressed an overall feeling bout product placement, their roles in vids & the art of them being complimenting or sticking out. Most, if not ALL popsters welcome deals w/products 2 offset costs of big budget vids in these recessional music industry times. I'VE used them in MY vids before & am happy 2b able 2 make a better vid because of. Once AGAIN, stop pitting artists against artist for ur sensational satisfaction & stick to what ur best @: lying, gossiping, exaggerating & overall lending a hand 2 the deterioration of a generation."


Er. Someone tell Katy to calm down!