Perhaps Britney Spears isn't as stupid as looks. (K. Stop laughing already). The latest Britney Spears rumor is she has been tipping off the paparazzi photographers as to where she's going and when. Brit's pal Sam Lutfi was deposed by Kevin Federline's attorneys and sources say part of the questioning involved whether or not he helped Britney strike a deal with photo agency x17 for payouts on photos. E! online reports:

A member of the Spears camp told E! News that no matter what, "Sam would never sell [Spears] out. There is no bigger supporter of Britney than Sam. I can't imagine Kaplan is going to get much out of him."

Speculation that Spears was in cahoots with the paparazzi intensified this week, when photog Alison Silva told the New York Post the singer tips off the hordes of shutterbugs to her every move.

"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," Silva said.

I wouldn't be surprised one bit it Britney was collecting payola from agencies in exchange for a tip off. What is surprising is that someone would schedule photographers to snap pictures of them and then continue to act like a total retard. The lack of underwear, bras and general class makes the whole evil genius thing fall apart - though she does have the British accent working, so maybe.

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