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Britney Spears is at it again: The pop princess has been videotaped “numerous times” in the last few weeks using a British accent, reports People.com. She sounds like a Brit even when angry; on a shopping trip earlier this month, the star used the accent while screaming at paparazzi.

“She could simply be behaving this way for attention, for sympathy, or any other reason,” said psychologist Renee A. Cohen, who is not treating Spears. Without a formal evaluation, a diagnosis would be “foolish,” but the psychologist did wonder: “When Britney uses the British accent, or appears to take on another identity, does she know she’s Britney Spears?”

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