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Britney's Shopping Trip Turns Chaotic -- Cops Called

There was pushing, there was shoving, there was flower crushing -- all because of Britney Spears.


Moments ago, all hell broke loose outside of Lisa Kline clothing store in Beverly Hills, as Britney's bodyguard desperately tried to clear a path from her car to the store. According to several on-scene witnesses, a gang of overzealous photogs went wild trying to score a shot of Spears as she bobbed, and, ahem, weaved her way into the place. Witnesses claim that the bodyguard and sea of photogs violently pushed back and forth as Britney and her new assistant tried to dash inside.

TMZ was told that LAPD was called, but the crazy scene had already calmed down before they arrived. Cops checked in with Spears at her next stop. No one was reported injured, but there were definitely a few pricey casualties -- including a $4,000 flower bed in front of the store, which was crushed during the melee, and the bodyguard's shirt was torn.

Inside the store, Britney didn't seem to be bothered by the mess. Sources told us that she was, "a delight ... she was very sweet."

Afterward, the chaos continued as Britney tried to get back to her car. Brit's massive bodyguard plowed a path to her Benz, while the gargantuan beast roared for snappers to move. They did.

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16. The paps should pay for everything they damage! MAYBE that will teach them to respect others property! I feel sorry for her not being able to do anything normal without hundreds following her! SHES not paris hilton she doesnt LOVE it

Posted at 6:54PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by miranda

17. I'm old enough to remember a time before there was all this papps acting like idiots trying
get photos of celebrities at any given moment. It all seems to really have begun with Jackie kennedy after her the tabloids changed the direction of the stories the covered from aliens to celebrities....only escalates, what will it be like 10 20 years from now.

Posted at 6:54PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Sadieface

18. I don't think photographers have a right to earn a living this way. No one gives them the right to take unauthorized photographs of people on the street, in stores, zoomed in at their home. They can take pictures when the people allow pictures to be taken.

Just think, you will always have Paris. She's always posing wherever she goes.

I'd say Britney is still a very hot item if she's causing riots when she goes shopping.

Suck it up, TMZ. And that photo of Brit today, you've run it before, trying to make her look bad. It's not working.

Posted at 8:06PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by x

19. Who gives a royal crap about this whore?

Posted at 6:54PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Linda - Hi to PJ in Nashville

20. I enjoy the pictures too, don't get me wrong. But putting them in danger by pushing and showing is endangering them as well as their body guards and assistants. They actually ripped the body guards shirt as he tried protecting Brit. I think it would be fun for awhile to live in her shoes, but damn that's just nuts. Could they not get a picture of her with a close up lens without shoving it into her face?!

Posted at 6:57PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by I\\\'m disgusted

21. Time for a legally sanctioned Pazzo code of ethics. Celebrities unite and demand five feet plus 3 for your bodyguards. If a body guard has to so much as touch a Pazzo to get him or her out of the way, they should be charged for stalking and harassment. No problem with reporting all of what's going on in the celeb world (hey, I read it), but c'mon, draw the line somewhere respectable, people! A shot from 10 feet away really isn't going to be any different than the one taken 5 feet away. I mean, for the number of Pazzo mauling an individual celebrity on a given day, there's only one or two actually different pics that circulate. Sure, that shot was taken by 20 photogs, but it's ONE shot. If you're all 5 feet away, how the hell is your pic any different, both artistically speaking, and in marketing terms. The issue, people, is RESPECT.

Posted at 6:56PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by cmb21

22. OK, let's get this clear. This whole mess is twit-ney's fault. 1) she a media whore (just like paris hilton), encouraging the media to photograph her every move (and she purposely shows off her nasty bits & her underwear to get them to stick with her), and 2) she's purposely shopping in an area specifically on all the photographers radar. She doesn't have to shop in Beverly Hills; she could go to Brentwood, West LA, Westwood, Pacific Palisades, Culver City, anyplace. Instead, after being a media whore & encouraging them to take her pictures, she purposely goes to an area where she knows there will be tons of photographers, and she purposely creates a media event. She's ultimately at fault here; she should be sued & made to pay...

Posted at 6:58PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by It's Twit-ney's fault

23. You people wonder why she doesn't take her kids out?? THIS is exactly why!! Do you know how badly that would scare a small child. Or worse, what if they knock her down while carrying one of them.

Leave her alone already. I don't understand who is still buying these pics anyways, it seems to me that the market is already saturated with every concievable picture of her.

Posted at 7:02PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Chris

24. geez... now even the photogs who follow Brit around get a story of their own too?? this has gone too far... need some real news please

Posted at 7:01PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by amber

25. "Celebrities unite?" LOL, who do think CALLS the paps to be where the "celebrities" ARE! Celebs have PR mjachines that alert the paps when PR clients are out and about. Think it was just accident of fate that the paps are on Britney? That new assistant just earned a day's pay. Get a grip, folks, most of these celebs would be nowhere without paps, paps MAKE them celebs.

Posted at 7:03PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Indigo

26. i guess what TWITNEYS FAULT is saying that should should the rest of her life going out of her way to avoid the paps!!! BUT OHH WAITTTTT they would just follow her there! so what is she suppose to do now #21!! Since you seem to no her so well!

Posted at 7:04PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by gail

27. WE DON'T CARE.

BRITNEY IS YESTERDAY'S NEWS.

Posted at 7:06PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Scot Savage, LAS VEGAS REALTOR

28.

Posted at 7:06PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by fckhipees

29. Dear oh Dear! I couldnt imagine she was expecting a life like this, when she agreed to a life of fame. Even though she's an utter and complete fat slob, the media are STILL crazy about her?? Why??????

Posted at 7:13PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by ysugarcoat

30. Oh come on, Britney doesn't take her kids out because Britney doesn't want to be bothered with her kids. Britney doesn't have a maternal bone in her chubbed-up body. Besides, if anything is going to scare the hell out of those poor kids of hers, it would be Britney's horrific hair extensions. If those kids can handle that frightful mess, they can handle anything.

Posted at 7:07PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Lance

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