Media 'made Spears situation look worse'

Alli Sims has said that the media was to blame for making Britney Spears's situation look worse than it actually was last year.

The singer's former assistant told Access Hollywood that the pair were constantly trailed by the paparazzi during their time together.

Sims said: "It was a minimum of 50 people following us. It made everything look so much more hectic. It was crazy. I feel like the media made it appear a lot more insane than it really was."

She added that it was true that Spears's dad Jamie had banned her from visiting the 'Piece Of Me' star.

"Yeah, he definitely said that. You know, they're very controlling and that's fine and I just stepped back. I'm not going to fight nine lawyers and parents," she said.