Britney Spears didn't collapse, if you ask her manager

Jan 2, 2007, 12:30 GMT

Vintage Britney Spears - 2000 MTV Video Music Awards - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY © Wild1 / Photorazzi

Britney Spears did not collapse on New Year's Eve.

The singer - who has been partying hard since she filed for divorce from Kevin Federline - left the party she was hosting at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace's Pure nightclub shortly after the New Year's countdown.

Britney's manager Larry Rudolph has slammed rumors she was drunk, insisting she was exhausted.

Rudolph said: "She was not drunk, she was just tired and falling asleep. By about one o'clock she was just done, so we took her out. There is nothing out of the ordinary here."

Rudolph also denied Britney had to be carried out of the club by bodyguards or needed medical attention.

Britney - who was reportedly paid £150,000 to host the party - arrived at the bash in a sequinned mini-dress and danced to her hit 'I'm A Slave 4 U' before watching a fireworks display.

The 25-year-old popped open a £2,500 bottle of Dom Perignon champagne and posed by a Happy New Year cake encrusted with diamonds before falling asleep.

Meanwhile, Britney's estranged husband celebrated the New Year in Miami's Mansion nightclub.

He was spotted holding hands with a blonde woman, according to People magazine.

Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore and Wilmer Valderrama were also partying at Mansion.

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