AN hysterical BRITNEY SPEARS had to be calmed down by paramedics after her car ran over a photographer.
As for the poor snapper lying in pain with a suspected busted ankle ? well, he has to wait his turn.
These are the amazing pictures which show things are going from bad to worse in the mad, mad world of Britney.
Having been forced to cancel her world tour after knee surgery, the singer?s life was plunged into further chaos when her 4x4 drove over the cameraman at the weekend.
The panic-stricken singer sat in the car screaming and crying after the accident.
Mascara running down her cheeks, she screamed: ?Oh no, oh no. Mom, Mom,? after her mother Lynne, who was driving the hulking motor, ploughed into the photographer.
She was so upset she had to be calmed down by a paramedic before he went on to treat the injured man, British-born Calum Reavely.
The ambulance man stood at Britney?s car door, holding her hand and consoling her, fearing she was suffering a panic attack.
Britney ? wearing a leg brace to support her damaged knee ? and her mum had been buying a puppy when what should have been a pleasant photo opportunity turned nasty.
Photographers surrounded her as she emerged from a pet shop near her beachside apartment in Santa Monica, California.
She was clutching her new dog with her mum and sister Jamie Lynn, 13, in tow.
As their mum drove the vehicle away, there was a sickening crunch and a photographer fell in a heap on the floor.
Britney, whose single Everytime has just hit the No1 spot, started screaming while her mum rushed out to help the injured man.
Police arrived and questioned sobbing Britney and her mother, who is staying with her while she recovers from her operation.
An eyewitness said: ?Amazingly there were no bodyguards with them and Lynne didn?t appear to know what to do when they were surrounded by photographers.
?Most of them were on the pavement. Calum didn?t throw himself in front of the car or anything.
?He was standing to the side. He?s not the kind of guy to cause trouble. Without warning, Britney?s mum drove off at high speed, straight through the photographers.
?Calum was struck and went down screaming. He was writhing on the floor in pain.
?Britney looked panic-stricken. She was sobbing and screaming.?
Minutes before, the smiling singer had picked out a white Maltese terrier puppy to cheer herself up while she recuperates.
She also bought a brown puppy for her sister.
Photographer Calum was lying in the road for 15 minutes before being taken to a nearby hospital.
Police told Britney and her mum they would have to give full written statements.
She was thought to have immediately rung her management and legal advisers.