CLOONEY DEFENDS SPEARS, RIPS PAPARAZZI

George Clooney sympathizes with Britney Spears in her troubles with paparazzi following her.

"You look at the footage of Britney running the red light – there's eight guys with cameras at night in the middle of the street. There are no rules now," he tells Entertainment Tonight in an interview airing Tuesday. "It's getting to a point where people that are not involved are getting hurt."