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From the Because We Don't Want Any More E-mail On This Particular Subject Department: Lynne Spears, mother of everyone's favorite public-bathroom barefoot-trotting thrill-seeker, comes to her daughter's defense on her official website.

I really feel the need to clarify some of the media's negative onslaught of press that has been everywhere lately. I've come across numerous photo's [sic] where they are trying to depict Britney as, in their words, "trashy". They are using various photo's [sic] to try to illustrate their point... As for her walking barefoot, The Doctor's orders are for her to wear Uggs or tennis shoes and it's just too hot for that. Sometimes it just feels good to go barefoot in this heat and give her feet a rest.

We'd expect any mother to unconditionally protect her daughter when she feels she's been put in harm's way. But Lynne Spears should really consider a career in entertainment PR, should Britney's rebellious phase cause the kind of parent-child friction that results in said parent being removed from the payroll. She attacks the "negative press" with the zeal of a seasoned, leathery flack who's being paid by the lie. We're sure "The Doctor" also recommended that Britney take a cleansing, holistic, sockless soak in a septic tank to speed her recovery from knee surgery, followed by a barefoot, physical-rehab tango through a petting zoo. Oh, and we love those newfangled, physician-mandated Ugg boots she's wearing, too.