Judge to Britney: Childproof

She's placed on a weekly $1,500 spending limit

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears is battling her ex over a $1 million legal bill related to the custody fight over their two sons. The court held off yesterday on ruling on the fees, and instead ordered Spears to stick to a $1,500-a-week spending limit, reports Reuters. Spears' attorney argued that the fees for both sides charged to Britney—who has been ordered to pay former hubby Kevin Federline's legal expenses—should be slashed to no more than $175,000. More»

Pop mom spotted tooling around town with kids, presumably buckled in seat belts

(NEWSER) - The mother of all custody battles has won back visitation rights with her two young sons. Pop princess Britney Spears was spotted over the weekend driving with the boys and another adult believed to be her court-appointed monitor. Spears' visitation rights, which she lost last week, were expected to be restored because she's back in compliance with court orders, said a spokesman for her ex-husband, who offered no further details. More»

Custody attorney insists she's not dumping pop star

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears' manager announced yesterday he'll no longer work with the pop star—just hours after the singer's lawyer in the K-Fed child custody battle also quit, People reports. A statement from the former management company cited "current circumstances" as the reason for the split, and offered no other details. More»

Attorney tries to extricate herself from the starlet's messy custody battle

(NEWSER) - Britney's hot-shot divorce lawyer is on the verge of jumping ship, the New York Daily News reports. Laura Wasser seems to think Britney's become bad business; she referred the pop star to other legal talent for continuing help with her her messy custody battle over her two sons with Kevin Federline. More»

Tyler Perry sponsors trip for Pennsylvania day campers

(NEWSER) - The 65 children who were denied entrance to a Philadelphia swim club are going to Disney World instead, thanks to Tyler Perry. The playwright “wanted to do something nice for them and let them know that for every negative experience, there are people out there who want them to succeed regardless of the color of their skin,” his publicist tells CNN. Elsewhere:

• Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy got engaged on a whim at Kennedy’s Laugh Factory performance Saturday night, the New York Post reports.