Alli Sims SPEAKS OUT ABOUT LIFE AS BRITNEY’s assistant

Alli Sims SPEAKS OUT ABOUT LIFE AS BRITNEY’s assistant



Britney Spears and her cousin Alli Sims were once as close as sisters. But as the pop star begins the biggest comeback of her decade long recording career, Alli can only observe from the sidelines, worrying if Britney, 27, is being placed under too much stress too soon by people more concerned about making money than the singer’s happiness. “This isn’t any old job,” says Alli, in an exclusive interview with In Touch that is her first since being banned from Britney’s life by the star’s parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears. “How can they say Britney is sick,” fumes Alli, “and then shove her out on the road, with all that pressure?”



Hired to be Britney’s assistant in 2007, Alli, 27, lived with her in her Beverly Hills mansion and was a confidante during her most troubling times, including her divorce from Kevin Federline, 30, and the custody battle over their sons Sean, 3, and Jayden, 2. But Britney and Alli’s friendship came to a crashing halt in January when Britney’s parents stepped in to help her battle a reported bipolar condition. Alli was labeled an enabler by Jamie and Lynne, and was exiled from Britney’s inner circle. “I was a scapegoat,” says Alli, who attended school with a pre-fame Britney. “I have been accused of so many things I didn’t do. My reputation has been dragged through the mud.”