Britney Spears and the paparazzi: she’s “is in on it” and tips them off

Britney Spears has been accused again of working in collaboration with the paparazzi to make sure she is always in the public eye.

Last June, Britney was accused of going out of her way to have her photo taken and having a deal with a photo agency who could sell more photographs if she changed outfits repeatedly throughout the day. Now the star is said to give photographers advance notice about her plans to ensure they’re in the right place at the right time to capture her comings-and-goings.

Paparazzo Alison Silva is quoted in the New York Post as saying: “Britney is in on it. [She] calls the paparazzi before she goes out. We know 15 minutes before she leaves the house. It’s all staged.”

Four photographers were arrested during their pursuit of the singer last week but they got an apology as well as a night in the cells: “one of [the photographers who] works for my company told me that Britney sent him a text message and said she was sorry. She tried to talk the cops into not arresting them … Money, fame, the excitement. It’s part of her life.”

In related news, Simon Cowell has decided he changed his mind about offering help to Britney, saying he believes she’s just playing up for the cameras: “Everyone thinks it’s breakdown this and breakdown that.”

“From the kind of stunts she’s pulling now, I think she is the puppet master and completely in control.”

“I really felt for her at one point, I thought she was heading for a meltdown and everything was out of control, but - especially over the past week - I thought she was honestly in control and, more to the point, wants to be in control.”