Christopher Darren Cunningham ( born December 7 , 1987 ) , better known by the stage name Chris Crocker , is an American Internet celebrity , blogger , songwriter , recording artist and former YouTuber and pornographic film actor . Crocker gained fame in September 2007 from his viral video " Leave Britney Alone ! " , in which he tearfully defended pop singer Britney Spears ' comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards ; his video received over four million views in two days . The video gained international media attention , hundreds of parodies , along with criticism for Crocker
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2007 MTV Video Music Awards
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