Friday, February 01, 2008

Britney Spears' Police Entourage: How Much Are Taxpayers Dishing Out To Protect Her From Paps?

Swarms of LAPD vehicles and helicopters during her hospital transport was not 'above and beyond,' officials say.

By Gil Kaufman, MTV News

Every time Britney Spears leaves her house, there are a lot of people around to see it, document it and, in the case of the Los Angeles Police Department, make sure no one is injured during the excursion. So, when it came time to transport the troubled singer to the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thursday morning (January 31) for a mental-health evaluation, you might expect there to be a crowd. Only this time, the police scrum nearly rivaled the horde of paparazzi lying in wait to catch the latest sad chapter in Spears' ongoing public meltdown, raising the question: How much is all of this costing Los Angeles taxpayers?

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