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NEWS ABOUT: Lynne Spears

Lynne Spears stories: 18 news summaries

 Ex-Manager Sues Britney 

Lutfi claims Spears family sought to 'destroy' him

Feb 3, 09 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A former associate is suing Britney Spears and her family for libel and defamation, TMZ reports. Sam Lutfi claims matriarch Lynne Spears’ tell-all book Through the Storm contains numerous false claims about him, part of a “campaign of lies and intimidation" to destroy his reputation and "drive him... More »

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Britney Spears • libel • lawsuit • defamation • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • restraining order • manager

 Lynne: Brit a 'Very Normal' Mom 

Singer's mom opens up on star's recovery

Nov 28, 08 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - As Britney Spears turns her chaotic life around, mom Lynne says she’s doing great and is “a wonderful mother,” People reports. The Spears matriarch recently spoke to GMTV to promote her memoir, and the pop star predictably came up in conversation. Lynne discussed Brit’s breakdown and... More »

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music • Britney Spears • celebrity • memoir • Lynne Spears • celebrity parents

Mama Spears Complains Palin 'Celebrated' for Preggo Teen

Her daughter, on other hand, was 'crucified'

Sep 19, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lynne Spears has gone on the offensive, telling Newsweek that a "hypocritical" press and public "crucified" her family when Jamie Lynn got pregnant at 16, but "celebrated" Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin for her daughter Bristol's teen pregnancy. "It's a totally different reaction." More »

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Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity parents • Bristol Palin

Mom: Britney Had Booze, Sex, Drugs ... All by Age 15

Lynne Spears' new memoir reveals daughter's downward spiral

Sep 4, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears started boozing at 13, lost her virginity at 14, and took drugs at 15, mother Lynne Spears writes in her upcoming memoir, Through the Storm. The Sun reports that in the book due Sept. 16, Lynne expresses regret for letting her daughter become a sex object and believes... More »

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Britney Spears • memoir • drug abuse • Lynne Spears • teen sex • underage drinking • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity parents

 Mommy
 Spears-est 
 Memoir
 Unshelved 

Parenting book had been on hold after Jamie Lynne turned up preggers

Jun 12, 08 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lynn Spears’ book about raising daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn will hit stores in the fall, the publisher tells People. Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World was shelved when Jamie Lynn became pregnant last year. A spokesman for the publisher says... More »

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Britney Spears • parenting • tabloids • memoir • book • Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity parents

 Brit Behavin' in Sitcom Cameo 

Sharpens her acting chops for CBS' How
I Met Your Mother

Mar 13, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is acting like a lady on the set of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, her cast-mates report—and Spears is "having a blast" herself, she tells People. Spears arrived promptly for work at a Los Angeles studio early yesterday morning, then again this afternoon... More »

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Britney Spears • CBS • sitcom • Lynne Spears • Jamie Spears • How I Met Your Mother • Josh Radnor • cameo

Spears Battles K-Fed
Over $1M Legal Bill

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

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... More »

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Britney Spears • CBS • Kevin Federline • celebrity • custody • Lynne Spears • Jamie Spears

Cops Probe Claim Britney Was Drugged

Manager dosed her, mom charges
in deposition

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... More »

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Britney Spears • prescription drugs • LAPD • Risperdal • Seroquel • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi

Brit's Parents Fear
Her Life's 'At Risk'

Pop star released from psych ward without their consent

Feb 7, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears' parents are terrified of the potentially life-threatening consequences of their daughter's release against the recommendations of her psychiatrist from UCLA Medical Center, where she was being treated for mental problems. "We are deeply concerned and believe her life is at risk," said the singer's parents, who... More »

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Britney Spears • paparazzi • Lynne Spears • Beverly Hills Hotel • Jamie Spears • mental breakdown

Britney
Checks Out of LA Hospital

Pop star quietly leaves psych ward; Spears' next step uncertain

Feb 6, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears was released today from the psychiatric ward at a Los Angeles hospital, just six days after entering the facility under an intense media spotlight. The pop diva avoided the glare today, slipping out of UCLA Medical Center amid a throng of private security. Spears was possibly headed for... More »

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Britney Spears • Lynne Spears • psych ward • Jamie Spears • UCLA Medical Center

Lynne Spears: Manager Drugged, Abused Britney

Pal Sam Lufti 'claims to control everything'

Feb 5, 08 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears' manager has been drugging and verbally attacking the singer, her mom said in papers filed to support her application for a restraining order against Sam Lutfi. Lynne Spears says in a document dated Jan. 31 that Lutfi "claims to control everything"—he cut her daughter's phone... More »

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Britney Spears • antipsychotic drugs • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • hospitalization • verbal abuse

Jamie Spears Given Control Over Britney

Furious singer doesn't want parents in charge, but court disagrees

Feb 2, 08 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney's dad is taking charge of the hospitalized singer's affairs, at least for the very short term. A Los Angeles court yesterday assigned Jamie Spears as conservator of her person and estate, meaning he has temporary control over her medical care and assets, MTV reports. The situation will be reassessed... More »

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Britney Spears • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • conservator • restraining order

Brit Flees Family Intervention

Flies to New Jersey to avoid repeat pscyh ward stay

Jan 10, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - LA’s favorite tabloid fodder skipped town last night, avoiding a planned “family intervention,” which, published rumor had it, would look a lot like being dragged off to the psych ward by the cops again. Britney Spears and her paparazzo boyfriend hopped a private jet to New Jersey,... More »

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Britney Spears • Lynne Spears • psych ward • Adnan Ghalib • family intervention • Dr Phil

Dr. Phil Cancels Spears Show

Situation 'too intense,' he claims, but Brit's parents charge he
violated singer's privacy

Jan 8, 08 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Celebrity TV shrink Dr. Phil has canceled an interview with Britney Spears' parents, but the reasons are hotly debated. The host says he called off the sit-down because the situation is "too intense" right now, but the Spears family insists they cut him off after he visited Britney in... More »

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television • Britney Spears • psychiatry • daytime talk show • Lynne Spears • Jamie Spears • Dr Phil

Jamie Lynn's Beau May Not Be Baby Daddy

Insider says pregnant teen won't reveal father's name

Dec 31, 07 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears’ longtime beau may not be the father of her unborn child, PageSix.com reports. A “family insider” says the 16-year-old won’t reveal the father’s name, and friends and family don’t remember Spears and Casey Aldridge dating as seriously as she says. “Jamie... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Nickelodeon • Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Casey Aldridge • celebrity pregnancy

And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh
of Relief

Spears' parenting book delayed after daughter, 16, gets pregnant

Dec 19, 07 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Lynne Spears might have been able to explain elder daughter Britney's head-shaving incident and even finessed the no-skivvies romp, but, People reports, news that younger daughter Jamie Lynn, 16, is pregnant appears to have derailed Lynne's book on … you guessed it, parenting. A spokeswoman for her publisher says the... More »

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Britney Spears • parenting • celebrity • raising children • Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears

Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16

Jamie Lynn Spears in "complete and total shock"

Dec 19, 07 4:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Another Spears may be headed for parenting woes. Britney's kid sister, Jamie Lynn, has announced that she's 12 weeks pregnant. The 16-year-old Louisiana high school student, star of the  Nickelodeon show "Zoey 101," met her boyfriend and the father of the baby, Casey Aldridge, at church, Reuters reports.... More »

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Britney Spears • pregnancy • Louisiana • Nickelodeon • Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy

Brit's Mess
My Fault,
Says Mom

Lynne Spears claims blame: I wasn't around enough to guide her

Nov 8, 07 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Think Britney is a brat? Blame her mom. That's what Lynne Spears is doing. The 52-year-old says her daughter has been falling apart for years and it's her fault because she wasn't able to go on the road with Britney when her career took off. "I wish I'd been... More »

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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • singer • Lynne Spears

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