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X17 PHOTOGS CAUGHT BRITNEY GETTING BACK INTO HER BLACK SUV AFTER DECIDING NOT TO ATTEND TODAY'S HEARING.

IT APPEARS SAM WAS TRYING TO CALM BRITNEY AND GET HER TO STAY, BUT BRITNEY WASN'T HAVING IT. -- SHE UP AND LEFT.

KCAL IS REPORTING THAT BRITNEY "COULDN'T HANDLE THE MOB SCENE."

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