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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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31. I bet she loves even this kind of publicity. I don't care who is at fault here, she is absolutely insane and needs to go into isolation and never come out. At least there, someone could feed her and feed her forever. That'd be a dream come true for her.

Posted at 7:11PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by DeathspellOmega

32. And how about Twitney taking her clothes off at the beach? There she was, drumming up a little pap business, stipped down to her see-through panties. Gee, I don't know why paps might follow her, the wh#re strips in public just to GET the paps to notice her and follow her everywhere. She can't claim to want privacy when she is stripping in public for the paps.

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

33. My friend just called me and said she walked up on the whole thing before chaos erupted. SHe was standing beside a girl that works there and said the flowers were all over the ground. She did say that Brit was so nice and waving to her fans but the store people came out cursing out everyone. She got great pics and even a video of it. She said she was literally three feet from her!!! Then across the street she met Jackie of "Jackie's Gym"

Posted at 8:29PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Ian...Breanna\\\'s Bitch!!!

34. The reality is, paparazzi can be like vultures. "Over zealous" is much too mild of a way to describe them and you know it. They have become more aggressive and grown in numbers in the last few years. It has a lot to do with gossip media like TMZ and others wanting footage and willing to pay for it. As the price and competition increase so does the risk people are willing to take to get the footage.

I am sure many paparazzi are good law abiding people but it does not appear to be a career that necessarily draws out the cream of the crop of society.
I feel sure some paps are manipulative and ruthless and would do anything to get a celebrity to react and give them a shot they can sell.

It does not take a genius to realize someone is going to get harmed or snap with the constant harassment and pressure of the paparazi. Citizens driving home from work should not be at a greater risk of being in an accident because Paris Hilton stopped by Starbucks on her way home from shopping and tons of paparazzi are chasing her.

LA needs to pass and enforce some strict city ordnances to protect they celebrities and help balance the rights of the gossip media with the rights of the celebrities and people in the theater of the chase. Being famous should not give the paparazzi a carte blanch pass to make someone’s life miserable.

You simply cant have grown men driving around trying to keep one eye on the direction Brittney Spears car is headed and the other on their camera bag reaching for blank tapes and fresh batteries. It is too dangerous for everyone on the street.
You can’t expect the people doing the chasing to change unless they are forced to do so and made to pay for breaking rules.

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

Posted at 7:51PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by please

35. 34th......

Posted at 7:17PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by ihatemorons

36. Paps have a right to make a living. Right.
Celebrities have the right to walk around in public without being threatened by paps.

Everyone has their "personal space."
Paps have no right to invade another's personal space.

The problem comes about when you have someone like Britney Spears who is happy to spread her legs for photo op's. Then it becomes a joke.

Many celebrities have made a choice to live away from the limelight and to raise their families as close to normal as possible. It's a choice that is available to ALL celebrities. Ms Spears, however, would be lost without the adulation of the press.


Posted at 7:17PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Rocky

37. These photographers are going to cause a tragedy. LAPD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING!
I could see if they had a journalist lisence, but most of them just picked up a camera and chase people( or should I say stalk) all day. They don't know how to act human, so they do need to be lisenced as a journalist

Posted at 7:21PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Janice

38. I cant imagine every second of my life being stalked and photographed.
Photogs should be jailed.

Posted at 7:22PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by R

39. TMZ you lame idiots...took you all day to scour the bottom of the barrel to post the 2ed cheeziest photo you could find....im sure you couldn't topped yesterdays crap of her crying.

I want to see some hot pictures of Britney............with all the vulture tactics of your papps...and this is all you can come up with? Good God....you're going down-hill quick!

Posted at 7:22PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by zoolander

40. come this women is a joke.cant she shop on line--send payed help to get these items.she knows the pap are following her.she loves it.thats all she has to convince her she is big star.pathetic

Posted at 1:13PM on Jul 24th 2007 by rock hard

41. I'm sure the photographers were called well in advance of Britney's little shopping trip. Either by Brit, herself ,her assistant or bodyguard. Paris, Britney, and Lindsay probably have their favorite paparazzi on speed dial!! It's a money maker for all parties involved.

Posted at 8:47PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by samiam56

42. i would love to get my hands on pics of
the paparazzi.. can anyone help me out?

Posted at 7:30PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by celebrity.web.net

43. Damn, can't this poor girl just be left alone!!! I couldn't imagine being that famous and having people wanting your photo all the time, but yet at the same time I would be smart and get the hell out of Hollywood if my career was dead!

Posted at 7:35PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by K

44. No matter what weird thing Britney Spears does, it is a shame to watch how the paparazzi stalks her and no one helps her at all. Let's all think about this one, what if the same thing happens to Britney as what happened to Princess Diana?

My point is, the paparazzi is brutal with these girls.

Posted at 7:41PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by Kathleen

45. why do they want this person's picture so much? it's not like she ever does anything, it's the same crap all the time, shopping and going to a fast food place. big deal, and she is ugly as hell, please spare us our eyes from this skank.

Posted at 7:41PM on Jul 23rd 2007 by tuna marie

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