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Britney's Diana death fear
By Stephen Hull, Metro Last updated at 00:00am on 17.02.06
Safety fears: Britney Spears
Britney Spears isn't exactly royalty. But the pop singer fears she will die the same way as Princess Diana.
The 24-year-old claims she rarely leaves her home with her baby son Sean Preston because she is pursued everywhere she goes by paparazzi.
She said the situation with rogue photographers near her Malibu home had become so bad her life could be in danger.
'I don't really go out with him and it's kind of sad because I can't walk down the street with the stroller,' Spears told People magazine.
'Princess Diana got killed by one of these people. I'm not expecting people to pity me. I'm just telling the truth.'
Spears also accepted criticism over the recent pictures of her driving with her five-month-old son on her lap.
'I love my baby more than anything and, as unfortunate an experience as this has been for me and my family, if it brings more attention to child safety then I fully support that,' she said.
'I don't take myself so seriously but when you're poked at and poked at, there's going to come a time when you snap.'
