Yesterday, Markus Roebke, a Berlin Zoo keeper told Britain's Daily Mail that Knut, the once-cuddly polar bear, had become a publicity-addicted psycho, who was addicted to human adulation. Hmmm ... mental problems that manifest themselves as a need for constant attention ... sounds like someone else we know! After the jump, another round of Knut the Polar Bear vs. Britney Spears the paps casualty!

They're addicted to their spectacle
"He actually cries out or whimpers if he sees that there is not a spectator outside his enclosure ready to ooh and aah at him," Roebke says of Knut. "When the zoo had to shut because of black ice everywhere he howled until staff members stood before him and calmed him down." E! Online notes that "Britney's recent media stunts could indicate an addiction" to media attention, and that "people who have grown used to fame often experience a sense of emptiness when it dies down."

Officials think it would be best for them to stay out of the limelight
Roebke insists the best thing for Knut would be a transfer to a less attention-filled zoo, saying. "Knut must go and the sooner the better." Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton suggests a similar course of action for Brit, "we need Britney Spears to stay home instead of traipsing all over town."

They're too unpredictable to play with...
"He is too unpredictable to play with now," Roebke says of Knut. Similar issues of unpredictability were sited when Britney's children were taken from her.

They've both taken written action to prevent contact with others
Roebke says (a bit bitterly) "we are not allowed to have contact with him [Knut] and have received letters that if we breach this order our jobs are on the line." Sounds like Brit's restraining order against Sam Lutfi.

They're competing with younger cuties for fame
Germany has two new baby polar bear cubs, Wilbaer and Flocke, who are to Knut what Miley Cyrus and Jamie Lynne Spears are to Brit.

They've both recently sought solace in acting
A documentary about the orphaned polar bear, Knut and Friends, premiered in Berlin in early March. As you may have heard, Britney recently appeared on an episode of How I Met Your Mother.

They've both relied on father figures, sometimes to an extreme
Abandoned by his mother, Knut was raised with a human being, Thomas Doerflein, as a father figure. He eventually grew too big to safely play with Doerflein, but zoo officials say he just can't get over the man who raised him. In the wake of her breakdown, Britney's father has had to step in and take control of her affairs. Without Daddy Spears as conservator, who knows where Brit would be?

It looks like these days Britney is doing better under Daddy's watch while Knut continues to decline. Wait. It's so clear now: Get Knut over to the Spears compound, pronto!