When she arrived at the airport in Toluca (40 miles outside Mexico City) for the Mexican leg of her tour, she was reportedly photographed flipping the bird to the photographers gathered en masse to get a shot of her.

Later, to clear up any confusion, she said the gesture was not meant for her fans but rather for the paparazzi, who she claimed nearly caused an accident with her car.

If any of her fans were offended by her gesture, it wasn’t evident the night of July 27 when she played to 50,000 fans at the outdoor Foro Sol stadium.

Unfortunately, on July 28, she brought the curtain down early on what was her second night in the city and last gig of the tour. Britney pulled the plug during the fifth song and told the audience, “I’m sorry Mexico. I love you. Bye,” Mexico City daily newspaper Milenio reported.

The audience reportedly erupted into jeers and boos and some threw Spears paraphernalia onstage and chanted “fraud, fraud,” Milenio said. In its article, the paper didn’t mention a reason for the show’s early end.

But sources told POLLSTAR the sole reason was extreme weather. A summer thunderstorm moved in on the show and lightning apparently struck very close to the outdoor stadium. The source said Britney pulled the plug because she feared for the safety of the audience and the show’s crew.

The following day, she approved the promoter, O.C.E.S.A. Presents, to refund the cost of the tickets to the concert-goers.