Troubled pop star Britney Spears has been caught on camera stealing a cigarette lighter from a gas station - but the owner is refusing to press charges.
The singer, 26, had stopped at Chevron in Sherman Oaks, California, on Friday, when Spears grabbed the item on her way out of the store.
When alerted to her mistake by one of the paparazzi, Spears retorted: "I stole something. Oh, I'm bad!"
And despite her apparent confession, Chevron owner Jatinder Kaur is not planning to contact authorities over the issue.
He tells People.com, "Yes, Britney stole a blue lighter here last night. The lighter is $1.39. I'm hoping maybe the next time she comes back she will pay for it."
"I know she can afford to pay for it, but I'm not planning to file a police report. It's still not right for her to steal the lighter. I hope she will do the right thing the next time she comes here."
This is the latest accusation of theft to hit Spears in recent weeks.
In November, she allegedly walked off without paying for a wig from Hollywood sex shop Hustler and just last week she was accused of stealing four coats from fashion designer Katja Berglund following her birthday celebrations in Los Angeles.
Spears is facing more embarrassment after failing to get a photographer she hired for a family photo session to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Spears invited Dani Brubaker into her California home last week to take a holiday photograph of her and her two sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one.
The images were meant to be for Spears' personal use only, but shortly after the snaps were taken, Brubaker released a press statement bragging about the private shoot.
And the intimate family pictures could now end up being sold off, because Brubaker was never asked to sign a privacy contract.
A source tells MSNBC's The Scoop, "She (Brubaker)'s just another person in a long line of people trying to profit from Britney Spears."
"Britney had no confidentiality agreement in place, so this photographer was able to tell the world that this photo shoot, which was meant to be a sweet family affair, not a publicity stunt, took place."
"(Spears) was choosing a photographer who had no reason to be faithful to Britney. Who knows whether Dani will turn around down the road and sell the proofs. It shows that there is no one advising this poor girl."
Representatives for Brubaker have yet to comment on the situation
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