Britney SpearsRumours that Britney Spears is earning money from paparazzi pictures of her have been fueled after the star apparently went out of her way to get her picture taken on Friday afternoon.

A source told WENN that Britney deliberately drove to the Casa Del Mar hotel in Santa Monica on Friday to steal the photographers’ attention away from Mandy Moore who was conducting press interviews inside.

The onlooker reports: “It seemed obvious that Britney wanted to get noticed and photographed - why else would you show up at one of California’s paparazzi hang-outs? She drove really slowly and doubled back on herself to make sure that everyone who wanted to get a shot, got a shot.”

When she got out of the car, her bodyguard had to fight off one over-eager snapper but the group didn’t flee too far: “She and her bodyguard ended up hanging out by the hotel pool - in full view of everyone.”

Britney’s constant changes of clothes during shopping trips and nights out have sparked rumours that she has a deal with a photo agency to enable them to sell more photos - one for each outfit she wears.