Britney Spears took advantage of her visit to Miami for her ongoing "Circus" tour and visited a local children's hospital over the weekend.
The pop star's young fans gathered around her at the Miami Children's Hospital on Saturday. According to hospital spokesperson Cristene Martinez, "The kids were so excited to meet Britney, and having her here was a great distraction for them."
The singer posed for photos with kids, barely spoke beyond "Say cheese," and was in and out in literally ten minutes.
According to the Miami Herald, pediatric radiologist Ricardo Restrepo and Lee Schrager, Director of Media for Southern Wine and Spirits America, arranged for the 27-year-old singer to visit the hospital, saying the circus theme of her tour was a natural tie in for a hospital with clowns.
And like cheering a group of 40 ill kids up wasn't enough, Britney also dropped a check for $100,000 for the hospital's Big Apple Circus Clown Care program, a service that provides medically trained clowns.
''Because of the clown theme of her tour, I assumed her visit would be a natural tie-in for a hospital with clowns,'' Director of Media for Southern Wine and Spirits America Lee Schrager told the Miami Herald. "From there it all happened quick, and the next thing we know, we got the call saying Britney Spears was coming to the hospital and donating $100,000 to the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Program.''
Britney, who was with her dad, stayed in Florida through the weekend, performed at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Sunday night.
The tour, which kicked off in New Orleans, is Britney's first run of arena shows in nearl five years, and is largely seen as her official comeback. So far, Britney received only rave reviews for her performances.
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