O'Donnell compares Spears to Diana

Rosie O' Donnell has compared the media's hounding of Britney Spears to that suffered by Princess Diana.

The US TV star warned in her official blog that Spears may end up dying in the same manner as Diana if she continues to be followed by the paparazzi.

"I saw it then, and I can see it now. Diana dead. She will be trying to get away, but they will chase her, just as they chased her into that church yesterday," said O'Donnell.

"Not a girl, barely even a woman yet, they chased her. A mob of stalkers for whom no stalking laws have been written. Smother. Crush. Flash. Photo Credit. Even Dr. 'Get Real' Phil got in on the action. Unreal."

She concludes her post with the line: "The tunnel is crowded now. There are only inches of separation between vulnerability and disaster."

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