Brit's Ex Charged in Hit-and-Run

...so that a Morgan Stanley wealth manager can keep job

(NEWSER) - Prosecutors in Colorado want Martin Joel Erzinger to keep his job as a financial manager to the ultra-wealthy—so they dropped felony charges against him in a hit-and-run case. Erzinger, 52, will instead face two misdemeanor charges for allegedly hitting bicyclist Dr. Steven Milo on July 3 and then fleeing the scene, the Vail Daily reports. Milo, 34, is still recovering from spinal cord injuries, brain bleeding, and other damage from the accident. Erzinger manages more than $1 billion in assets for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. More»

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(NEWSER) - Britney Spears’ legal team slapped Sam Lutfi with a 3-year restraining order—and now they’re going after his money, People reports, asking a court to order the erstwhile manager to reimburse Spears $123,142 in legal fees. They also want $72,292 from similarly restrained ex Adnan Ghalib. Elsewhere:

• Rihanna is getting revenge on Chris Brown via song, the Sun reports. A demo of Silly Boy was posted by Kanye West this weekend.

(NEWSER) - Adnan Ghalib, Britney Spears’ paparazzo ex, will see the inside of a courtroom on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and hit-and-run stemming from his alleged vehicular takedown of a process server, TMZ reports. A judge today ordered Ghalib to appear May 18 to set a trial date—and also approved a protective order against Ghalib on behalf of the process server. More»

Court grants Britney's dad's request to keep ex-manager away from his daughter

(NEWSER) - A Los Angeles court has ordered former manager Sam Lutfi and lawyer Jon Eardley to stay away from Britney Spears for the next three years, People reports. Britney's father—who filed the request—charges that the men have harassed his daughter and tried to undermine the agreement giving him control of her affairs. Lutfi has filed a defamation suit against the Spears family and plans to appeal the restraining order. More»

Plus, Spears ex slapped with lawsuit

(NEWSER) - A peeping tom was arrested for trespassing on Britney Spears’ property, E! reports. The looky-loo, a two-time American Idol contestant and Spears fan, was caught in camouflage gear peeking through the windows of Brit’s home in a gated California community. She was released and will appear in court June 16. Meanwhile, Spears ex Adnan Ghalib was whacked with a lawsuit Monday for his alleged February hit-and-run. More»