Forget morality, paparazzi are dropping out of the Britney Scene because it’s become too dangerous. “Real” photographers are leaving the Britney trail because “real” gang members realize that you don’t need a Masters in Fine Arts to violate the privacy of a former teen idol.

Noted class act agency X17 denies the charge, saying their photographers just look like gang members, but are not actual gang members. Yeah, it would be so unlike X17 to violate whatever decency there is in the celeb-photo business.