Alas, it turns out Britney Spears and Benji Madden are NOT dating. Drat! Everyone got super-excited pondering Britney sweeping up Paris Hilton‘s leftover Benji for the holidays, but no, says her publicist. Methinks Britney got a demoralizing phone call from a Parasite and was told to forget about this whole Benji thing and “nobody will get hurt.” Brit Brit is still fragile, and not ready to duke it out with the mighty P. Hilt. Yet.

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Britney Spears publicist Holly Shakoor says there is “not an ounce” of truth to the rumors that Daddy Spears is looking to auction off his Britney for some publicity for her upcoming tour. via Usmagazine.com

What do you think? Did Britney and Benji date?

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