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The noble profession of documenting Britney Spears' every Starbucks run is, apparently, facing a crisis, as accusations are flying that some photo agencies are so desperate to get the best shot of Spears launching a frappucino at her camera-wielding tormentors that they're allowed themselves to be "infiltrated" by the Crips and Bloods. In response to reports about the ganging-up of his trade, X17's owner says that no real banger worth his colors can be bothered to chase the frequently hospitalized pop star around, and that the mainstream media ruffians protecting their red carpet turf are far more dangerous than any pap: "'They may dress like gang members with large pants and tattoos, but to say they're gang members right now, well, real gang members are not into Britney Spears,' said Frank Navarre, a Frenchman who owns the X17 agency. 'I think red carpet is worse. I used to do red carpet myself, and one guy broke my camera.'" [Rush & Molloy]