Paris Hilton says
Britney Spears is "great mother" and people should let the pop star "live her life".
In a TV interview aired in the US on Tuesday night, Hilton said: "She's a very sweet girl and I love her to death."
"I wish the best for her and I just wish everyone would leave her alone so she could live her life," the 26-year-old hotel heiress-actress told the television programme E! News.
"She's a great mother and a great girl and I really care about her." Hilton and Spears were nearly inseparable following the pop star's split from ex-husband Kevin Federline.