Fan no longer a slave to Britney

One of the biggest Britney Spears fan sites has closed its doors after almost two years, blaming disillusionment with the pop princess for its demise.

WorldofBritney.com opened in October 2000 and claims to have received over five million visitors.

But for 19 year-old Swedish student Reuben Garay the site became a battle against "the suits" from record companies and a strain on his social life.

"I worked for two months sleeping only four to five hours per day to get the site up and running," he explained, adding that the aim of the site was to offer the perfect vision of "how a Britney Spears community should be like. Not for Britney, but for fans like myself."

But things have changed. In a posting on his site, Garay said: "Britney Spears is not the same person she used to be, at least that is the way I see it.

"Perhaps many of you agree, she's just not the same girl that I once upon a time looked up to: the one that would be sweet, tender and would really care about her fans and show it openly."

He complained that the pop diva no longer sees her fans as people but as dollars, and that "the whole business around her has made me sick. She's a product now and well positioned with the highest authorities."

Garay also claimed that he'd been under pressure from Britney's backers.

"Having Jive Records US, Zomba Records UK and Paramount Pictures on your butt 24/7 trying to control your content is not a very nice thing, and especially when all I was trying to do was to create more attention for their artist," he said. "Getting Word documents with half way filed lawsuits and threats is not funny."

So, as of this week, the WorldofBritney site will no longer be updated. But Garay's 5,000 word rant is still there for the viewing.