Britney Spears cousin and former assistant Alli Sims has said that the singer is not ready for a comeback, and that she is being exploited. "This isn't any old job", she told In Touch magazine. "How can they say Britney is sick and then shove her out on the road, with all that pressure?"
Sims, who was ousted from her role as Spears' assistant back in February, added that she felt she had been made a "scapegoat" following Spears very public breakdown, saying: "I have been accused of so many things I didn't do. My reputation has been dragged through the mud".