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January 2008
- Battling Brit Taken to Hospital
  
  newser | CNN | Jan 4, 08 3:35 AM CST
  
  Pop star Britney Spears was taken to a hospital on a stretcher early this morning after police responded to a heated custody argument with her ex-husband at her home, CNN reports. She was to be tested for drugs and alcohol and given a psychological evaluation, said officials. She appeared to be conscious as she was placed in an ambulance. Doctors will determine whether to invoke a law allowing Spears to be held for 72 hours while she is evaluated. More »
- Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her
  
  newser | E! Online | Jan 3, 08 3:31 AM CST
  
  Britney Spears is now such a massive trainwreck that even her lawyers can't deal with her. The law firm representing her filed paperwork yesterday asking to be removed from the ongoing case to determine final custody of her two young sons. Brit reportedly missed a rescheduled deposition that was set after she skipped out on the first date. More »
December 2007
- K-Fed's Pit-Bull Lawyer Can't Wait to Grill Brit
  
  newser | People | Dec 31, 07 10:15 AM CST
  
  Kevin Federline's lawyer is looking forward to deposing Britney Spears in their ongoing custody case in early 2008, People magazine reports. The singer's court date was pushed back when she missed a deposition December 12, citing illness and anxiety, moving Mark Vincent Kaplan to snark: "She was out later that day and night. It's not fourth grade where you get a doctor's note and it's all OK." More »
- And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh of Relief
  
  newser | People | Dec 19, 07 5:31 PM CST
  
  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 book, scheduled for release next spring, is "delayed, not canceled." More »
- Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16
  
  newser | Reuters | Dec 19, 07 4:55 AM CST
  
  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. "I was in complete and total shock and so was he," she said. More »
- Britney Faces Child Abuse Probe
  
  newser | Associated Press | Dec 6, 07 6:19 AM CST
  
  LA child welfare authorities are investigating "multiple" allegations of child abuse and neglect concerning pop princess Britney Spears, AP reports. Officials are concerned about the safety her two young sons when left in Spears' care, according to a statement from a county attorney. His comments were part of a family services agency's request to unseal court documents in the custody case between Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline. More »
November 2007
- Oops! She Hit it Again: Britney Drives Over 3rd Foot in a Month
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Nov 15, 07 5:01 PM CST
  
  Britney Spears caught another photographer flat-footed last night, the Los Angeles Times reports, driving over a paparazzo's paw as she left a Beverly Hills hotel. It's the third such incident in the past month—another photographer and a sheriff's deputy were previous victims—and the LAPD has told Spears she must provide a statement or face misdemeanor charges. More »
- Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed
  
  newser | MTV | Nov 13, 07 5:03 AM CST
  
  A series of traffic violations may further crimp custody arrangements for singer Britney Spears if her ex-husband has his way. Kevin Federline has asked a judge to forbid the reckless Brit from driving their sons to protect their safety. In the last week she was filmed running a red light, making an illegal turn and illegally passing—all while chatting on her cell phone with her kids in the car. More »
- Brit's Mess My Fault, Says Mom
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Nov 8, 07 10:31 AM CST
  
  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 there more, but I had the other kids to look after," said the mom of three. More »
- Spears Slapped With K-Fed's Legal Fees
  
  newser | Associated Press | Nov 7, 07 3:07 AM CST
  
  In a major insult on top of the injury of losing her kids, pop princess Britney Spears has been ordered to pay nearly all her ex-husband's legal fees in their ongoing custody battle, according to court papers filed yesterday. Spears must cover $120,000 of Kevin Federline's $154,000 legal fees because of the "notable disparity" between their incomes, the judge ruled. Spears makes $737,000 a month, while K-Fed earns nothing. More »
October 2007
- Judge to Britney: Childproof
  
  newser | People | Oct 31, 07 4:56 AM CDT
  
  A judge cut Britney Spears’ visits with her sons to one afternoon and one overnight visit per week yesterday. In addition to twice-weekly drug tests, Spears was ordered to childproof both of her homes by Friday. Her court-appointed parenting coach was underwhelmed by the troubled pop star's interactions with her kids, saying she rarely engaged with them "in either conversation or play." More »
- Britney Dodges Hit-Run Charge With Payoff
  
  newser | E! Online | Oct 26, 07 4:06 AM CDT
  
  Things might be looking up a bit for beleaguered pop tart Britney Spears. A misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against her was tossed out yesterday when a Los Angeles court commissioner learned that she had paid a $1,000 cash settlement to the motorist whose car she dinged in a parking lot in August, reports E! Online. More »
- Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons
  
  newser | E! Online | Oct 22, 07 2:55 AM CDT
  
  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 »
- Brit's Visitation Rights Revoked
  
  newser | Reuters | Oct 18, 07 3:24 PM CDT
  
  A court re-suspended Britney Spears' visitation rights yesterday, the latest in an ongoing tug-of-war between the fallen pop star and ex-hubby Kevin Federline over their two sons. The court recently granted Spears a weekly chaperoned overnight visit, but rescinded it until she complies with outstanding court orders, including one to get coaching on parenting skills, Reuters reports. More »
- Spears Turns Herself in for Hit and Run
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 16, 07 9:00 AM CDT
  
  Britney Spears walked into an LA cop shop last night, got photographed and fingerprinted, and left, the AP reports. "She was fine, cooperative. She did her business and came out," said an officer. Britney will face hit and run charges in court on October 25; an August video shows her slamming into a parked car, assessing damage to her own vehicle and walking away. More »
- The Scent of Money
  
  newser | Forbes | Oct 13, 07 12:36 AM CDT
  
  Britney's life may be off the rails, but her scent is selling brilliantly, right up there with Liz's and Diddy's. Forbes gives us the top seven celebrity scents, along with their sales tallies for 2006: Sean Combs: Sean John Unforgivable, $74.9 million Elizabeth Taylor: White Diamonds, $60.7 million Sarah Jessica Parker: Lovely, $57 million More »
- Britney Wins Overnight Visits With Sons
  
  newser | MTV | Oct 12, 07 5:50 AM CDT
  
  Pop star Britney Spears has been granted a chaperoned overnight visit each week with her two young sons in her ongoing child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Spears passed a week of drug tests and appeared in court yesterday at an emergency meeting to ask for the extended visits with her toddler boys. More »
- Judge Orders Britney Booked
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 10, 07 9:57 AM CDT
  
  An LA judge yesterday ordered police to book Britney Spears before her Oct. 25 trial on charges that she smashed into a parked car, inspected her damage, then left the scene as paparazzi filmed away—all sans license. Spears’ lawyer said the beleaguered star will go down to the station to have her fingerprints and mugshot taken, the AP reports, but wasn’t sure when. More »
- Blowing Off 3 Drug Tests Cost Brit Her Kids
  
  newser | E! Online | Oct 5, 07 3:12 AM CDT
  
  Britney Spears lost custody of her two sons last week because she blew off three court-ordered drug tests and hadn't bothered getting a California license while continuing to drive. The pop princess slept through two of the tests and simply wasn't available for a third, reports E! Online. The court ruled Spears failed to comply with required conditions and awarded primary custody to the boys' father, Kevin Federline. More »
- Britney Loses Custody to K-Fed
  
  newser | People | Oct 1, 07 5:21 PM CDT
  
  Britney Spears must surrender their two children to ex-hubby Kevin Federline on Wednesday, and he'll have custody "until further notice of the court," People reports. The fallen pop princess is facing misdemeanor charges of hit-and-run and driving without a license as well as an ex-bodyguard's allegations of habitual drug and alcohol use. More »