Britney Spears Cruises Around in Tiny Smart Car: Picture

USMagazine, Monday, February 4, 2013, 4:50pm (PST)

Good things come in small packages! Just ask Britney Spears, who downsized her ride a few months back and has been zipping around town in a tiny set of wheels ever since.

On Monday, Feb. 4, the former X Factor judge took her Mercedes-Benz Smart car for a spin to go to a business meeting. With her bodyguard beside her in the eco-friendly vehicle -- a white model with glossy black detailing -- the "Hold it Against Me" singer, 31, looked at ease as she cruised down the street.

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One day earlier, the starlet was a hot topic of conversation among fans of her most famous ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, who performed a two-hour show in New Orleans the night before the Super Bowl. Talking to the standing-room crowd before singing his hit song "Cry Me a River" -- the kiss-off anthem he wrote after his breakup with Spears in 2002 -- the 32-year-old entertainer reportedly said, "Sometimes in life, you think you found the one, but then one day you find out that she is just some bitch."

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Some took the offhand comment to be an insult to Spears, but Timberlake insists he meant no offense to his ex. "OK. I see you. Wouldn't disrespect ANYONE personally. Ever," he tweeted on Feb. 3.

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In any case, the last couple of months have not been especially kind to the mom-of-two. (She shares sons Sean Preston, 7, and Jayden James, 6, with ex-husband Kevin Federline.) On Jan. 11, she officially quit her job as a judge on The X Factor amid rumors that she was going to be fired. And later that same day, she announced that she and fiance Jason Trawick had called off their engagement.

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