Going Screwy Over Britney's Chewy

Bids for Britney Spears used chewing gum on ebay have rocketed to over 1 million and rising since it was revealed it had to be temporarily withdrawn from the site.

The sellers claims that the gnawed gum contained the pop princess DNA broke trading rules so the item had to be taken off while the wording was changed.

Bids for the chucked out chewy had reached around 300 before the sticky stuff was pulled off the site but a bidding frenzy erupted once the story broke.

The seller says, "This is the original gum that Britney spat out in the Sanderson Hotel foyer in London, during her infamous stay at the hotel in February."

"It was put into an airtight container and has not been touched since it was inside Britneys mouth."

"It is completely preserved, with Britney's teeth marks highly visible!"

Whether the bidders will actually cough up the dosh remains to be seen. The auction closes on September 4.

JB