Britney Spears TURNS DOWN Playing A VIRGIN In A Movie!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:30 pm

Hear that? It's the Catholic church heaving a collective sigh of relief. Britney Spears has mercifully turned down a role as the Virgin Mary in an upcoming religious satire, "Sweet Baby Jesus."

Helmed by French producer Philippe Rebboah, the story centers around a pregnant 19-year-old unsure of her baby daddy who goes into labor on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, Maryland. So far Lily Tomlin, Tom Green and Pierce Brosnan's son, Sean, have all signed on for the comedy.

"Britney read the script and she really liked it and really wanted to play the role of Mary," Rebboah lamented to Fox News. "She isn't as scandalous in Europe as she is in the States, and I knew she would do a good job, but [people] were so against it and she was pressured. Then she ran into all the trouble with her family so we mutually decided the timing wasn’t right."

Don't fret, Philippe - Jenna Jameson is probably still available.