Due in court as of 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST today, Britney Spears has, it appears, elected to defy the legal system and not show up at her deposition.

The reason? There are too many damn people outside her house.

We're serious. A source in direct contact with Britney tells TMZ:

"There's a million people outside of her house. She can see all the other madness. The anxiety is making her sick. It's just too crazy."

This morning, Britney Spears became a fugitive from justice. Sort of.

We don't doubt that's true, but we do doubt that it will fly with a court of law. After all, it doesn't stop Britney Spears from leaving the house to go joyriding around and visiting Starbucks in no underwear every single day, now does it?

According to Kevin Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, who commented on the matter just minutes ago, Britney Spears has some sort of condition or illness that prevented her from showing up to the mandatory deposition.

In other words, she's bonkers! More details as the story develops ...