http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/...e=Daily%20Mail
Quote:
| All she wanted was a cuddle with her new puppy. But in the complicated world of Britney Spears nothing is that simple. Instead, the troubled 22-year-old singer found herself at the centre of a major incident when she called at a pet shop to collect the latest member of her entourage. Spears, who is recuperating after serious knee surgery, had decided a fluffy white Maltese terrier was just the thing to cheer herself up. There were squeals of delight as she and her mother Lynne picked up her new pet near her home in Santa Monica, California. But as Mrs Spears drove them away, a photographer who had been waiting outside the shop claimed she had run over his foot. Within moments, Britney and her mother were surrounded by an unwanted entourage of police, paramedics and even the fire brigade. As the circus unfolded around them, a miserable Britney, who had to cancel her world tour last month because of her knee problems, could only sit and wait. The first police to arrive sealed off the area. Then more police swarmed around the shop. In the end, there were ten patrol cars at the scene. Two ambulances arrived, brimming with paramedics. Then the local fire crews turned up. Even when it became obvious they would not be needed they found an excuse to stay for at least half an hour. In the midst of all the pandemonium it was left to a single female officer to ask Mrs Spears what had happened. Once coaxed out of the car, she happily gave her version of events. If the presence of so many officers was meant to reassure her rather fraught daughter it did not work. Looking tired and distressed, Britney started yelling. Then she sulked. Eventually she burst into tears. Finally, after answering the police officer's questions Mrs Spears was allowed to go. One of her daughter's minders took over the driving. The photographer who claimed to have been hurt was taken to hospital. It is not known whether any charges will be brought. |
