Ewan McGregor feels sorry for Spears

Ewan McGregor has said he is disgusted by the media frenzy surrounding Britney Spears.

The actor blamed Spears' recent troubles on the constant scrutiny she has been forced to endure from a young age.

He told the Sunday Herald: "She's not without responsibility for her actions - of course not - but the pressures of that amount of fame on her shoulders when she was 15 or 16? She was a child. And the whole part of being a child is that you shouldn't have to deal with those things yet.

"I feel sad for her because I look at those pictures of ambulances outside her house and there are hundreds of paparazzi photographers. It makes me feel sick."

McGregor said he was "lucky" to be able to defend himself from the harsh realities of fame and stressed that concentrating on work was the best way to survive.

He added: "As soon as any of the other trappings of it become more important to you then you're f**ked."

It was recently revealed that Spears has been teaching children's dance classes in LA.