Not a Girl, Not Yet a Restaurateur.

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Author: Yu, TingWren, JenniferCotliar, SharonDennis, AliciaFleeman, MichaelJohnson, LynseyKatz, MarcelleLaud

Proving that marriages aren't the only short-lived showbiz commitments, Britney Spears severed all ties with her Manhattan restaurant Nyla on Nov. 25, a mere five months after its highly publicized opening. Citing "management's failure to keep her fully apprised" of the operations, Spears, 21, a part-owner who said in a statement she "never derived any money or other benefit" from the restaurant, pulled out soon after several vendors were suing the eatery in a payment dispute. Tim Zagat, publisher of the Zagat restaurant surveys, suggests unpaid bills were the least of Nyla's problems. "Stars seem to think they can run a restaurant without having good food," says Zagat. And at Nyla, as one of the kinder reviews noted, the best to be said about its cuisine was that it "isn't exactly awful."

PHOTO (COLOR): Another breakup for Spears: She exits the food biz.

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Scoop Contributors Ting Yu; Jennifer Wren; Sharon Cotliar; Alicia Dennis; Michael Fleeman; Lynsey Johnson; Marcelle Katz; Marisa Laudadio; Kwala Mandel; Amy Mindell; Pete Norman; Rebecca Paley; Jane Podesta; Don Sider and Linda Trischitta