Stories related to: Britney Spears

Atlantic Denies Going Tabloid

Advertising Age  |  Mar 12, 08 4:59 PM CDT

(Newser) - Loyal Atlantic subscribers are in for a shock: Britney Spears graces the April cover. Though the magazine has showcased Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart, the prime real estate granted to the pop-tart has some questioning the effect dropping advertising and newsstand sales are having on the venerable journal's direction—and how such changes affect other magazines on the remake. More »

Spears Battles K-Fed Over $1M Legal Bill

Reuters  |  Mar 11, 08 8:47 AM CDT

(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 »

Brit Owes Dad $2,500 a Week, Court Rules

E! Online  |  Mar 6, 08 7:26 PM CST

(Newser) - A Los Angeles court has pegged the price of being Britney Spears' dad at $2,500 a week, E! Online reports, plus car-rental expenses. Jamie Spears was given control of the pop princess' estate Feb. 1, while his 26-year-old daughter was hospitalized for mental issues. The court yesterday ordered that conservatorship, which was to expire earlier this week, extended through July. More »

For Britney, It's a Dance-Dance Revolution

People  |  Mar 5, 08 2:44 PM CST

(Newser) - Britney Spears has become a semi-regular children's dance instructor at a North Hollywood studio—and her students love her. "Britney is nice," 5-year-old Elissa Bouganim tells People . "I want to dance with Britney all the time because it's so much fun." Elissa gave the on-the-mend pop princess a picture of Tinkerbell to show her gratitude. More »

Cops Probe Claim Britney Was Drugged

E! Online  |  Feb 28, 08 5:19 AM CST

(Newser) - As Britney Spears' True Hollywood Story unfolds in real time, the latest dust-up centers on mother Lynne Spears' accusations that her daughter was drugged by former manager Sam Lutfi. The LAPD is working "to determine if laws have been violated" in response to Lynne's deposition claiming that Lutfi told her he had added ground-up pills to Britney's food, reports E! Online. More »

Britney Finally Sees Her Boys

E! Online  |  Feb 24, 08 7:15 AM CST

(Newser) - Troubled star Britney Spears' sons were happy to see their mommy yesterday, for the first time in more than seven weeks. Jayden James and Sean Preston, who have been in their father's custody during Spears' very public breakdown, got three hours of face time with their mom in a court-monitored visit, reports E! Online. More »

Britney Can See Her Kids: Judge

E! Online  |  Feb 23, 08 8:55 AM CST

(Newser) - A judge has ruled that Britney Spears can see her kids again, E! Online reports. The singer hasn't been allowed visitation with her two young sons since she barricaded herself in a bathroom with 1-year-old Jayden on Jan. 3. K-Fed's lawyer said the star would be seeing her boys "very soon," but visits would have to happen in a "therapeutic setting," with Britney's dad and a psychiatrist present. More »

LAPD Chief Wants Britney to 'Stay Home'

Huffington Post  |  Feb 22, 08 5:01 PM CST

(Newser) - The LA police chief says proposed legislation regulating paparazzi would be unnecessary if celebrities stayed away from photographers rather than the other way around, the Huffington Post reports. “What we need is Britney Spears to stay home instead of traipsing all over town,” William Bratton said on KPCC radio. “That would solve the problem. We don't need additional laws.” More »

LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 21, 08 11:04 AM CST

(Newser) - Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All four men face up to a year in prison and $1,000 in fines. More »

Court Nixes Gag Order in Britney Case

People  |  Feb 19, 08 3:35 PM CST

(Newser) - Britney Spears will get no help from LA's family court in dodging the paparazzi, People reports. The commissioner overseeing her custody case today declined her lawyers' request for a gag order. Spears' legal team had requested a media blackout because the hordes of photographers were "dangerous" to the troubled singer "physically and emotionally." More »

Wild Girls Rate, Bad Boys Skate

New York Times  |  Feb 17, 08 8:39 AM CST

(Newser) - There's a clear gender disparity in the obsessive media coverage of celebrity meltdowns, writes the New York Times. Just compare the relative restraint Entertainment Tonight exercised in holding back a video of Heath Ledger doing drugs with the news outlet gusto that greets the latest Amy Winehouse or Lindsay Lohan misbehavior. Or compare Kiefer Sutherland's jail stint to Paris Hilton's. More »

Spears Pal Strikes Back Against Dad