On a famous American auction website, there was an auction item claimed to be "gum personally spat out by Britney Spears." Although the auction site later removed the item due to violation of company rules, the seller continued the auction under a different name. Recently, items claimed to be "gum personally spat out by Britney Spears" suddenly appeared on the well-known American auction website eBay for online bidding, with 24 listings. Despite being worthless gum residue, it gained attention due to Britney's star appeal and the claim that it "contains Britney's DNA," causing quite a stir. The seller from the UK claimed that he "collected" these pieces of gum in February this year at a hotel in London where Britney stayed. eBay removed these items from the auction list citing violations of company regulations. However, the seller soon relisted them under the name "celebrity collectibles," with the highest bid reaching up to $14,000. In response, Britney's spokesperson described the auction tactic as "one of the most basic ever." She said, "It's bizarre and sad." In fact, this is not the first time Britney's personal trash has been auctioned on eBay. A mineral water bottle she discarded casually at Santa Monica Beach and several cigarette butts have also appeared in eBay auctions before.
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