In the videos , Crocker condemns gossip columnists such as Perez Hilton , and at reality TV star Simon Cowell , who criticized Britney Spears ' onstage music performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas . Within the first 24 hours of its posting , the video had accumulated over 2 million views . , it has accumulated a total of 24 million views and is the second-most discussed video of all time on the site ( in all categories ) , with over 350,000 comments . " LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE ! " was one of YouTube 's fastest " climbing " videos , reaching the minimum seven million views needed ( ) to be included in the " Top 100 " . The video was nominated in the Commentary category in the 2007 YouTube Awards . The video received worldwide attention and earned Crocker interviews on CNN , Fox News , MSNBC , '' The Today Show '' , '' Maury '' , '' The Howard Stern Show '' , '' Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' and Ryan Seacrest 's KIIS-FM morning show . Crocker and his video were also commented on in the mainstream media by shows like '' The View '' and '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno '' . YouTube said " the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant YouTube star " and named it one of the top videos of 2007 . '' Wired '' magazine named it the top video of 2007
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
Chris Crocker