Hey Sam! You Got Served!

As we reported earlier, the restraining order had to be served by yesterday at 1:30 PM to be valid. We're told that since it wasn't served until today, it may not be valid! That means they may have to serve him again with updated paperwork.We hear Sam was finally found at his house in West L.A., today at around 11:00 AM PT as he walked out the door.

Source: www.tmz.com

Osama Gets Served!

Sam Lutfi was finally slapped with the restraining order against Britney Spears on Thursday.
About time!
Osama had been in hiding for weeks to avoid being served.

Source: www.perezhilton.com

We'll Have To Keep Waiting

MTV has made a mistake!
The music network had been advertising on their website the following:
"Monday …we're going to snitch a look at "Break the Ice," the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears."
Well, it ain't gonna happen!
MTV has pulled that blurb from their site and released a statement saying, "The video is NOT premiering on Monday."
Bummer!

Source: http://www.perezhilton.com/

Britney, Lindsay Stalkerazzi Stung

Four shutterbugs on the Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan beat were shut down earlier this week.
In what may be the beginning of a long-promised crackdown on stalkerazzi, who often take outrageous, if not dangerous, measures to snap the money shots of Hollywood's party girls, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrested a quartet of cameramen at two separate locations in West Hollywood late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The lensmen were rung up on charges of blocking the sidewalks while awaiting the departures of Spears and Lohan, respectively.
First up Tuesday night was the bust of Spears-chasing photographers. They were nabbed while loitering outside the B2V Salon just before 8 p.m. while waiting for the pop star to emerge from the shop, where she was getting a color touch-up.
Of the roughly 50 photogs congregated outside the salon, two—David Tonnessen, 31, and Christian Shostele, 37—were arrested. The men were cited after ignoring repeated requests by deputies, made via loudspeaker, to clear a path on the sidewalk.
Tonnessen was booked at the West Hollywood station on a misdemeanor of blocking an entrance and was released on $250 bail. Shostele, meanwhile, was ticketed outside the salon and released after forking over $500 bail at the scene.
Just a few hours later and a few blocks over, two photographers working the club beat for TMZ were busted outside the West Hollywood hot spot Villa.
Deputies again issued warnings to disperse via loudspeaker just before midnight, and at roughly 1:30 a.m., when wannabe clubgoers and other night-owl passersby were unable to forge a path through the paparazzi scrum, they were called back to the scene.
Out of roughly 24 photographers stationed outside the club, waiting for Lohan's grand exit, two lensmen, both working for TMZ, were arrested.
Christopher Gonzalez, 21, and Vagn Rauch, 23, were both taken to the West Hollywood station and booked on misdemeanor charges. Both were released on $500 bail.
TMZ, never shy about injecting itself into a story, wrote about the incident Wednesday, claiming that only one of the cameramen made it to the station and was kept behind bars for six hours. The other, the site claimed, was kept in the back of a squad car for an hour, before being released.
Time will tell if the paparazzi learned their sidewalk-clearing lesson. Both they and Spears were back out in full force Wednesday night, when the pop star popped in to the Beverly Center and tested the mettle of the mall cops. No arrests were made.

Source: www.eonline.com

Britney is Forever 21

Hey, if your parents seized control of your estate, you'd be up for a good bargain, too. Witness Britney Spears, who spent yesterday shopping at the Beverly Center's Forever 21, purveyor of sparkly $20 minidresses favored by the early twenties set but not favored by the washing machine. (Learned that one the hard way, didn’t we, ladies?)First things first. Someone needs to tell Britney that her shirt is too tight. That it's a little Star Trek: The Next Generation of Clubgoers Who Should be at Home With Their Babies. We nominate the bodyguard on the right — only because he's already looking at her like "Girl, no" and he has good taste, judging by his tie.
As for Mr. Shiny Blazer on the left, we wonder if he'll be coming back after his shift is over for the $11 tube tops and pleather capris. You know, “for Britney.”

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Join the Fan Club

BRITNEY Spears' former "manager" Sam Lutfi, who's alienated her whole family, has now also angered protective mama bear Rosie O'Donnell. Rosie, who says she reached out to Spears many times over the past year with offers to come live with her family, recently vented about Lutfi on her blog: "I have spoken to him in my life . . . a few times. I think he is a bad guy all around." O'Donnell adds that Lutfi once had her paged on one of her R Family Cruises and said Britney wanted to meet her — but "she was never there."

Source: http://www.pagesix.com/

Britney Shocker!! Cops Leave Paps Alone!

Britney Spears went to the Beverly Center last night -- and though her paparazzi entourage swarmed her, nobody got hauled to the pokey. The sidewalks are clear!The former Lady Federline also wore long pants -- so, fingers (and legs) crossed, there will be no crotchographs today.

Source: http://www.tmz.com/

Britney Continues Shopping Therapy

Britney Spears continues with her own special brand of therapy today in West Hollywood, visiting XXI Forever at the Beverly Center for a little shopping therapy amid tight security. Britney picked up a few items before security exited her through a back exit and into her black Escalade. You can also check out the video of Britney’s exit.

Click Here for Video

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Britney loves her dress

"Britney seems to go against the "HOLLYWOOD" stereotype that says you can never wear the same item of clothing more than once. Britney is pictured below wearing her fave white sun dress on 3 separate occasions. I can't blame the girl because it's a really gorgeous dress and Britney just makes it more gorgeous. So you go girl for doing your own thing."

Source: www.britneyexperts.net

Anticipating [Music Video]

Anticipating was the fourth single to released in France from Brit’s third album "Britney" while "I Love Rock & Roll" was released as the fourth Europian single. Britney didnt have time to shoot a music video for this single. In Brazil, "Anticipating" was released in 2003 during the Brazilian summer. The track was the sixth single to be taken from Britney in Brazil due to its success in the country. Having no time to shoot a proper music video for "Anticipating", the performance from the Live from Las Vegas concert was used in place of a video.

Source: www.britneyexperts.net

This Is Not A Joke

MTV is advertising a glimpse at a new video from Britney Spears next week!
They say:
"Monday …we're going to snitch a look at "Break the Ice," the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears."
Holy guacamole! Or, as the Brits would say, bloody hell!
What's this new video gonna look like???
A montage video made of old clips???? Models used instead of Britney???
Surely it can't be an all-new performance video featuring Spears. Can it?????

Source: http://www.perezhilton.com/

The Paparazzi Get Punked!

This is brillz!
Two Australian radio DJs, in Los Angeles for the Oscars, totally tricked the paparazzi into believing they were driving around with Britney Spears covered in a blanket in the backseat of their SUV.
It must be easy peasy!
Kyle and Jacki O rented a Black Escalade and somehow managed to trick the paps into believing it was Britney in the back seat.
Clue #1 - Britney always drives or rides shot gun. She wants to be seen!
The pair then headed to a nearby Burger King and ordered some food while 'Brit Brit' is in the back seat, covered up to avoid the paparazzi flasbulbs.
Clue #2 - See clue #1!
You'd think for people that make their living following Spears around, they'd realize when a decoy is employed.
CLICK HERE to watch the video of the paps following the fake Britney around!

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Federal Judge Throws Out Britney Case

Ok so there's a whole lotta new drama surrounding the Britney Spears case going to federal court so try to keep up...I'll try to make it short and sweet. It's so obvious that Sam Lutfi has teamed up with attorney Jon Eardley (the NYC based lawyer that filed paperwork last week) to get the case up to Federal Court. Eardley claims that Britney's civil rights are being violated and she supposedly hired him to take over the case. Yesterday Britney's real lawyers filed paperwork asking the judge to ignore Eardley's request to move her case out of the California Court system. "In the papers, the lawyers claim Britney was in no position to even hire a lawyer for the federal case because she's not allowed to under the conservatorship order," reports TMZ. The judge is not only pissed about the paperwork, he also rejected the case calling it "ridiculous" and is now asking Eardley to show proof that Britney hired him--as well as pay for new attorney fees. Judge Philip Gutierrez set a deadline of February 29 for Britney's so-called lawyer, Jon Eardley, to explain why the Federal court has any business getting involved in Britney's mental affairs.

Source: http://www.hollyscoop.com/

Britney is Forever 21

Britney loves to shop!Our favorite popstar spent an afternoon shopping at clothing chain 'Forever 21' in Beverly Hills. At first she went to PF Chang's restaurant at the Beverly Center but decided not to wait for a table but instead go shopping for some new tops.That's our girl!

Source: http://www.finalpixxceleb.com/

Britney's Dad Fights Back to Keep Control

Lawyers for Jamie Spears contend that Britney Spears's conservator case shouldn't be transferred from state to federal court and that an attorney seeking the move doesn't even represent the pop singer as he claims. In court papers filed Tuesday, Spears's father and the other temporary co-conservator of her estate, Andrew Wallet, called lawyer Jon Eardley's highly publicized efforts to move the case "a brazen – but vain – attempt to strip a probate court of jurisdiction ... by an attorney without a client."Eardley's effort got a cool reception from U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, who on Tuesday gave Eardley until Feb. 29 to argue why Gutierrez shouldn't reject the request. If Eardley fails to make a good enough case by then, the matter stays in state Superior Court – with Jamie and Wallet remaining in charge of Britney's affairs and $100 million estate. "The jurisdictional allegations appear to be defective," said the the judge in a tentative ruling.
Legal Analyst Calls Challenge NovelEardley's approach "is certainly novel, but I don't think it can succeed," says Duke law school professor Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law expert. "A case can be removed from state to federal court only if it could have been brought in federal court in the first instance. I can imagine no possible way that this case could have been brought in federal court in the first instance." Loyola Law School Professor Stan Goldman adds: "Wishing doesn't make it so." Eardley was unavailable for comment. His spokesperson, Michael Sands, said on Wednesday that Eardley would file "overwhelming evidence" as to why the case belongs in federal court. "Obviously the judge wants to see what we have expressed in our original papers," Sands says, adding he sees Gutierrez's request for additional documentation as a "great opportunity."
Lawyer Claims Britney's Civil Rights DeniedEardley has told PEOPLE that Britney – whose affairs have been overseen by the co-conservators since her hospitalization in a psych ward – is being "deprived of her Constitutional rights." He says he's seeking a "return to normalcy" when it comes to the singer's living and legal situations. But according to the co-conservator papers, a court has already found that Britney "lacks the capacity" to hire an attorney – Eardley or anybody else – and even if she did have that capacity, there are no legal grounds to move her case to federal court. The papers didn't say whom Jamie thought was behind Eardley's involvement, but noted that Eardley's spokesperson also represents Britney pal Sam Lutfi, now the target of a restraining order by the star's parents. Eardley, the papers allege, tried to do something similar in 2006 – allegedly seek to move a state case to federal court on behalf of a client he didn't have – and was ordered to pay the other side's attorney fees. "Given his prior experience, Mr. Eardley should have been especially attuned to the impropriety," the papers say.

Source: http://www.people.com/

Judge Puts Brakes on Britney License Trial

The continuing misadventures of Britney Spears have been, well, continued.
A Los Angeles judge has postponed the pop star's long-pending misdemeanor driving-without-a-license case until next month after her attorney cast doubt on the singer's ability to fully understand or enter into a settlement in the case.
Although Los Angeles Superior Court Judge T.K. Herman told both legal parties during a hearing last month that day's delay would be the trial's last, he continued this morning's proceedings at the behest of Spears' counsel.
Attorney J. Michael Flanagan told Herman during court this morning that Spears' conservatorship—i.e., father Jamie and lawyer Andrew Wallet—who have been placed in charge of both the 26-year-old's estate and her legal decisions, "do not think she is qualified or capable of entering into a binding agreement" at this time.
Furthermore, Flanagan told the court, they do not believe Spears is in any state to give a declaration or sign a deposition in the case.
Spears herself was neither in nor required to be at court this morning, because the driving-without-a-license count is only a misdemeanor.
The case itself stems from a fender-bending hit-and-run that transpired in full view of the paparazzi in a Studio City parking lot Aug. 6, 2007.
While a hit-and-run charge was subsequently dropped after Spears reached a settlement with the driver of the banged-up parked car, the ex-Mouseketeer was not in possession of a California state driver's license at the time of the ding.
She was, however, in possession of a valid Louisiana state license, a sticking point that has until now held up proceedings.
Last month, Flanagan and prosecutor Michael Amerian told the judge they needed more time to come to a consensus on which law, exactly, Spears had violated. At the time, Herman ordered both sides to come to an agreement or he would force the case to go before a jury.
Both sides are now due back in court Mar. 20.

Source: http://www.eonline.com/

Dad Fights "Brazen" Attempt to Move Brit Case

Despite some adamant claims to the contrary, Britney Spears' troubles are still very much an L.A. story.
A U.S. District Court judge has given attorney Jon Eardley—the latest legal eagle enlisted by the "Toxic" songstress to battle her father's conservatorship status—until Feb. 29 to provide a legitimate reason to remove the case from Los Angeles to federal court. (View the order.)
A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for Mar. 17.
Sam Lutfi's publicist filed a petition on Feb. 14 to transfer the case on behalf of the New York-based Eardley. The complaint alleged Britney's civil rights had been trampled by the court's refusal to properly investigate her family's claims that she's unfit to manage her finances, choose what company to keep and make various other decisions regarding her welfare.
Michael Sands, acting as spokesman for both Lutfi and Eardley, said last week that he had filed the documents before a court commissioner extended Jamie Spears' temporary conservatorship until Mar. 10, thereby making the action null and void.
Meanwhile, an L.A. Superior Court spokesperson said Friday that all Britney business remained under their jurisdiction.
"Jon Eardley is very happy that the judge will look at the explosive documentary evidence in the Britney Spears conservatorship railroad," Sands told E! News Tuesday.
"This is a very positive step that the judge is concerned. Jon Eardley will have court papers filed by Feb. 29...This is the first step in the victimization of Britney Spears by L.A. Superior Court."
But just in case Eardley can come up with an argument to sway U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, Britney's father has cooked up plenty of reasons to block the switcheroo.
Jamie Spears' camp—arguing that Britney isn't capable of hiring counsel and, therefore, Eardley is "an attorney without a client"—filed a motion Tuesday objecting to Lutfi & Co.'s "brazen—but vain—attempt to strip a probate court of jurisdiction before it could enter Orders" prolonging the conservatorship. (View the motion.)
Eardley's "well-pleaded allegations" do not present an issue of federal law, the filing states, adding that any charges on Eardley's part that Jamie Spears "supplements" his daughter's medication "disregards the fact that the Probate Court has not granted Mr. Spears medical powers and that medications therefore do not fall within the scope of the conservatorship."
In response to Eardley's contention that Britney's "unenviable status of having virtually no privacy in her life" and her "suffocating confinement" at the hands of her conservators could affect the effectiveness of her treatment, the conservators argue, once again, that the probate court did not grant Jamie authority over the troubled pop star's medication.
"Because there is no logical relationship between Britney's fame and the alleged federal interest to be addressed," Eardley's concerns about Britney's medical treatment under her father's care are a moot point.
The conservators are also asking that Eardley foot the bill for this latest round of attorneys' fees, because he "lacked any reasonably objective basis" for filing the removal request.
But it's the fact that Britney was previously ruled incapable of hiring her own lawyers that will likely prove the largest obstacle to sending the case to federal court.
"In Britney's case, the commissioner revoked her power to retain her own legal counsel," Kevin Whittaker, a San Francisco-based litigation attorney who's not involved in the Spears case, told E! News last week. "Oftentimes, the conservatee can retain their own legal counsel. This wasn't the case with Britney. So, the new attorney's claim to be her legal counsel will be found invalid."
A reason why Jamie's camp is arguing that papers filed on her behalf listing Eardley as counsel of record don't amount to a hill of beans.
Jamie and attorney Andrew Wallet were named temporary conservators of Britney's multimillion-dollar estate on Feb. 1, the day after she was admitted to UCLA Medical Center's psych ward for evaluation.
Although Britney was spotted dining out with her dad in Hollywood over the weekend, sources close to her have said she is anxious to extract herself from his legal grip.
She has not met with Eardley in person, Sands said, but they have spoken several times. And sources close to the situation have said Britney has been in contact with Lutfi—through an intermediary.
Lutfi, who has continued to avoid being served with the Spears family's restraining order against him, "is at war with Jamie," a Spears insider told E! News Friday. "This is his first strike."

Source: http://www.eonline.com/

LAPD: We're Not After Sam Lutfi

Reports that Sam Lutfi is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for allegedly drugging Britney Spears appear to be false. We spoke with LAPD Media Relations representative Richard French, who told us "there is no investigation into Sam allegedly medicating Britney." Follow-up calls to the LAPD Media Relations department were answered by Officer Lee, who said, "Who would you believe? The LAPD or Internet reports?"
Michael Sands, Sam Lutfi’s spokesman, exclusively tells us that “Internet tabloid gossip Web sites need to stop reporting bogus stories without knowing the truth. They need to stop brainwashing the public.”

Source: http://www.pagesix.com/

Britney's Case Isn't Going to the Feds Yet

The motion to have Britney Spears' conservatorship hearing moved to federal courts appears to be going nowhere fast.
In court documents obtained by PageSix.com, Judge Gutierrez issued a ruling this afternoon stating that Jon Eardley, the lawyer who filed the motion, must make his case by February 29.
The burden of proof will be high, as current conservatorship judge Reva Goetz has previously ruled that Brit isn’t fit to retain counsel. Furthermore, Jamie Spears' attorneys state in a sworn declaration that Brit's father has already "incurred total attorneys' fees of more than $27,495 as a result of this remand.” Lawyers for Jamie are requesting to be compensated by Eardley.
While a Spears family insider lauds the decision — telling PageSix.com, "It's nice to see a little sanity reintroduced into all of this” — Eardley's spokesperson Michael Sands is less than impressed. Sands, who is also connected with Sam Lutfi, tells us, “Jamie Spears needs to stop violating Britney's civil rights granted to her under the Constitution. Maybe Jamie didn’t realize that Britney is being kept a prisoner in her own home. Jamie needs to be a stand-up guy and remove himself and his people from her residence until Judge Gutierrez makes his ruling."
For his part, Eardley says, “Judge Gutierrez is one of the most ethical federal judges and is highly respected.”

Source: http://www.pagesix.com/

Lutfi Drug Probe -- Full Steam Ahead

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD investigation into Sam Lutfi allegedly drugging Britney Spears is well underway.We're told the case has now been assigned to Robbery Homicide, primarily because of the sensitive nature of the allegations and the intense media interest in Britney Spears. Sources say investigators have interviewed several witnesses regarding the drugs in Brit's system at the time she was most recently committed.We're told the investigation had been temporarily derailed because of the death of an LAPD SWAT officer, but it's now back on track.One source says the investigation will probably be concluded in late March.

Source: http://www.tmz.com/

Federal Judge Says It Seems Bogus To Him

A Federal judge in the Britney conservatorship case has issued a tentative ruling that the move to make a federal case out of it is ridiculous.Judge Philip Gutierrez set a deadline of February 29 for Britney's so-called lawyer, Jon Eardley, to explain why on Earth the federal court has any business getting involved in Britney's mental affairs.The court said it sure seems the Feds have no jurisdiction to interfere, and unless Eardley can convince the judge to the contrary, the case will go back to State court on Feb 29.

Source: http://www.tmz.com/

Brit's Conservators Smell Lutfi!

Lawyers for Britney Spears' conservatorship filed papers yesterday in federal court, asking the court to reject the bid to remove the case from the California Court system.In the papers, the lawyers claim Britney was in no position to even hire a lawyer for the federal case because she's not allowed to under the conservatorship order. Attorney Jon Eardley, who filed the federal case, claims Britney hired him.Lawyers for the conservator also want Eardley to identify everyone with whom he worked to get the federal case filed. It's real clear the conservators believe Sam Lutfi who is behind it, hand he's been restrained from having any contact with Brit.The conservators' lawyers also want Eardley to pay attorney's fees, claiming the federal file is kinda frivolous.

Source: http://www.tmz.com/

K-Fed: Britney Needs to See the Kids!

K-Fed must be tired of being a full time daddy because he's really fighting for his ex wifey Britney Spears to get visitation. Yesterday both camps were back in court but the judge didn't make any changes to the custody battle. After the hearing, Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan insisted his client wants to see the situation resolved as the children need their mother. He says, "Both sides want to see the day that visitation can resume. It is a question of working out details on how that can happen. Mr. Federline looks forward to his children having their mum in their life." Kaplan adds Federline "is doing everything that he can to make up for the fact that the boys are with him and keeping family around and trying to have them not aware that there's any change whatsoever. He's doing great at being a parent."

Source: http://www.hollyscoop.com/

Another Day, Another Hearing for Britney

There was another hearing today in L.A. in the case related to Britney Spears August hit-and-run accident. Britney's lawyer, Michael Flanagan, asked Judge T.K. Herman for a continuance because the pop star is under a conservatorship and "isn't qualified at this time to enter into a legally binding matter."
The judge granted a continuance until March 20 and said it would be the last continuance, but added that he realized the 26-year-old needed to be judged legally competent before the case could proceed. The hit and run charges against Britney were previously dismissed, but she still faces a charge of driving without a license.

Source: http://www.pagesix.com/

Brit's Family and K-Fed Want Her to See Her Sons

Britney Spears isn't just spending her days shopping: She's calling ex Kevin Federline.
A source close to the Spears family tells PageSix.com that the 26-year-old singer has been in touch with K-Fed in the hopes of making an arrangement to see their sons. And despite yesterday's court ruling, both Kevin and her family are willing to work to make it happen.
"Besides getting her the ongoing medical care she needs, [dad] Jamie's sole focus is for her to regain some visitation rights to see her boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James," another source tells us.
The goal once again makes the Spears family and Kevin unlikely allies. While Kevin makes sure to talk about Britney with the boys whenever he can, Britney's family has been working so hard to find a solution for her troubles, they've brought in backup, via brother Bryan.
Despite being on Brit's side, our source says Kevin's not ready to give up primary custody: "Kevin has gotten so close to the boys that he can't hardly fathom them being put back into Britney's care. He fears for them and their future, but also fears for Britney if she does not get control and start seeing them again."
A source tells us that should Jamie Spears succeed and convince Commissioner Scott Gordon to grant visitation, safeguards would be put in place, including Papa Spears being present while Brit spends time with her sons.
The common cause will only be aided by new attorney Stacy Phillips, a Spears family insider explains. "Stacy will not exploit this sensitive situation for attention, and like the other conservatorship lawyers already in place, will take the high road and act with integrity."

Source: http://www.pagesix.com/

TMZ Photogs Busted in Britney Sweep

The cops have cracked down bigtime on paparazzi -- no, not the ones who blow red lights. Not the ones who run cars off the road. Not the ones who threaten to kill people who get in their way. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is going after ... sidewalk violators!!!By our count, six camerapeople were busted last night; two outside the salon where Brit was getting her hair done and four outside Villa nightclub where Lindsay was partying. Two TMZ photogs were among those busted. One deputy is heard warning paps, "You're slowing down, you're stopping on my sidewalk." When asked what law the photogs were violating, a deputy cited West Hollywood Municipal Code, Section 3.04.030, the Traffic Safety Fund. That section funnels traffic violation money to bankroll traffic lights and other stuff.One TMZ photog says he had just stepped off the sidewalk when he was cuffed and thrown into the back of a squad car for an hour. Another TMZ photog was hauled off to jail for 6 hours.

Source: http://www.tmz.com/

Britney Suffering From Memory Loss?

Could Britney Spears be suffering from memory loss? This past weekend Spears and her dad Jamie hit up The Social restaurant in Hollywood for some late night grub. Sources tell Hollyscoop EXCLUSIVELY that Britney seemed a little dazed and confused while at the restaurant. She hardly touched her food and she went to the bathroom "every 15 minutes." She spent most of the night chain-smoking near the bar. Our spies overheard Spears asking the general manager of the restaurant "how long they had been open" and "what was upstairs." She complimented the manager on the restaurant and told him she thought it was beautiful inside. The manager, who was clearly confused by her comments, politely replied, "Thank You." The Social is the same place Britney shot her music video "Piece of Me" back in November of '07. Spears was more than 12 hours late to the shoot but was eventually driven there by douchbag Sam Lutfi. She arrived in her pajamas at 8:35PM and stayed until 6:30AM. Sadly Britney has no recollection of ever being at the venue. She spent more than 9 hours 'upstairs' shooting her music video but doesn't recall ever being there. Obviously all the drugs that Lutfi admitted giving Spears took a toll on her memory. I wonder if she even recalls half the things she's done while under Lutfi's control?

Source: www.hollyscoop.com

Lawyer: Dad Helping Britney's Bid for Visitation

What will it take for Britney Spears to regain visitation rights with her two sons? That remains to be seen. But the pop star's tentative reconciliation with her father, Jamie, is a step in the right direction, says Kevin Federline's lawyer. In fact, attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan was full of praise for the elder Spears, who has emerged as a controversial force in Britney's life recently – and who was front-and-center at Tuesday's family court hearing. "Jamie Spears's presence is an extreme positive," Kaplan told PEOPLE, adding that the patriarch's continued presence could make it possible "to develop a visitation plan that enables these children to have a mother in their lives." While Britney's visitation with children Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, was discussed at Tuesday's hearing, there was no official legal progress on the matter. (Spears has not seen her sons since her Jan. 3 standoff with police.) Still, Kaplan said, "[Jamie] brings that day closer. Absolutely." Jamie's role as temporary co-conservator – overseeing Britney's wellbeing and estimated $100-million fortune – has attracted its share of criticism. His own daughter is apparently seeking legal remedies to regain control and, in a recent interview with PEOPLE, attorney Jon Eardley claimed that Jamie's conservatorship was a "violation of [the singer's] civil rights." Kaplan, however, sees Jamie's control as a "huge step." "He's building from the ground up," the attorney explained. "[He's] stabilizing the situation, removing people that may not have had [Britney's] best interests at heart." Does that mean Britney could see her kids again in the near future? "We all want this as soon as possible," said Kaplan. "That's Kevin's desire – to have his kids visiting their mother. That's everyone's goal in this case."

Source: www.people.com

It's Like 'Groundhog Day'

No, you aren't reading a post from the weekend, or last month, or last year. This is, in fact, Britney Spears, stepping out of a car and once again flashing the world her lady business last night. Ironically, the pop star was headed into B2V Salon when she flashed her bare necessities. The style-free songstress, 26, was getting her extensions tended to, much like a farmer doing crop rotation, at the salon co-owned by her longtime colorist, Kim Vo.

Source: www.pagesix.com

Brit Keeps Toys Ready for the Boys

Even though Britney Spears was just denied in her bid to get some form of visitation with her sons, as TMZ reported yesterday, she's still hanging on to hope, no matter how slender it might be."[Brit] hasn't put the children's belongings away," says "an insider" to Us. "She desperately wants the kids. She cries about it." Apparently, K-Fed and even Brit's parents won't let the momwreck talk to the kids on the phone.As for J.J. and Sean, it seems that the K-Daddy, their grandparents, and nanny don't talk to them about Mama Brit. "They don't want to get them riled up. They just keep them focused on activities."

Source: www.tmz.com

Britney Has Had ZERO Contact With Her Kids

Despite rumors that they have been speaking, Britney Spears has not been in touch with her boys since January 3rd. Sadly.
Kevin Federline and Spears' parents won't let Britney speak on the phone to her sons, Us Weekly is reporting.
However, that will hopefully change soon.
K-Fed's lawyer has nothing but praise for Britney's dad, who is acting as her conservator.
"Jamie Spears's presence is an extreme positive," Mark Vincent Kaplan tells People. "He's building from the ground up. [He's] stabilizing the situation, removing people that may not have had [Britney's] best interests at heart."

Source: http://www.perezhilton.com/

Such A Small World

Those pesky paparazzi!
Photogs snapped Britney Spears through the shades as she had a day of beauty on Tuesday.
The recovering pop star was getting her hair did at our salon of all places.
Maybe we'll run into her next time we're there!

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Britney Spears Gets a New Attorney – Again

Once again, Britney Spears has a new lawyer: High-profile attorney Stacy D. Phillips became the latest to sign on for the custody case. Phillips, who was approved by a court commissioner Tuesday, replaced Sorrell Trope, who quit after complaining of problems communicating with the troubled pop star.A Columbia University law grad, Phillips represented Bobby Brown in his divorce from Whitney Houston, and Tori Spellling's ex, Charlie Shahnaian. She's also a frequent legal analyst in magazines and on television. She also authored Divorce: It's All About Control, once explaining that, "I've yet to handle a divorce where control was not an issue or at issue." Phillips becomes Spears's fourth lawyer in her ongoing battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Her first attorney, Laura Wasser, resigned from her case last September shortly after Spears's divorce from Federline was finalized. Spears then hired the firm Freid & Goldsman, but their relationship ended within days, before retaining Trope, who sought to leave the case, come back, then filed papers again to depart, this time for good.

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Brit's Lawyer Says Her License Case is Stalled

Britney Spears' lawyer Michael Flanagan tells PageSix.com that her driving without a California license case cannot move forward as long as she is deemed "mentally incompetent."
Flanagan plans to say as much to the judge at tomorrow morning's hearing in Van Nuys, Calif.
He tells us he "hasn't been in contact with Britney due to her current medical situation." While he would settle for an infraction (i.e., violation) on behalf of Britney in this case, "making any other decisions at this point isn't possible, because Commissioner Goetz [the judge in Brit's conservatorship case] has ruled that she isn't mentally competent."

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No Visitation…For Now

The lawyers weren't able to work things out during lunch.
Britney won't be able to see her kids any time soon, sadly.
"Both sides want to see the day that visitation can resume, K-Fed’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told the press. "It is a question of working out details on how that can happen. Mr. Federline looks forward to his children having their mom in their life."
There is talk of sending Spears to a live-in treatment facility for her bipolar disorder. Hopefully that will happen!

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Britney Still Can't See the Kids

At today's custody hearing regarding Britney Spears and the custody of her two sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, the commissioner once again ruled that Britney is not allowed to see her children and that the current custody agreement remains in effect.
Britney, 26, is still allowed to speak with the kids over the phone. The other news from the hearing is that the firm of Trope and Trope, which had tried to be released from representing Britney last month, was finally excused from the proceedings, to be replaced by Stacey Phillips.
Commissioner Scott Gordon also ruled regarding the motion filed by lawyer Jon Eardley last week in which he asked that Britney's conservatorship and custody hearing be moved to federal court. The commissioner said that the motion has no bearing on the custody case.

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Brit Doesn't Get Visitation

The lawyers couldn't agree amongst themselves -- so Brit will not get visitation with Sean Preston and Jayden James.There is no change in the custody order. Also, the Commish made it clear - the issues with the conservatorship being removed to Federal court have no bearing on the custody case.Also, Trope and Trope is out as Brit's lawyer. Stacy Phillips is now the new lawyer on the case.It's ironic, we know K-Daddy wants Brit to have visitation and the lawyers came to court today trying to accommodate that, but it didn't happen. Daddy Jamie also has wanted to create some normalcy in Brit's life and wanted visitation restored in a bad way, but it wasn't meant to be.

UPDATE: We hear they're going to work through lunch to try to hammer out an agreement and they'll all be back in court at 1:30 PM PT.

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Britney Update

There was another hearing this morning for the ongoing custody battle between Britney Spears and ex-hubby, Kevin Federline. Though both parties were not present, Brit’s dad, his co-conservator and Brit’s Trope & Trope lawyer, Ann Kiley, were present. There probably be won’t be any changes in the custody today, but Kevin Federline has been voicing his wish to have Britney back in their sons’ lives. It’s been seven weeks since Britney saw her boys, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden Jaymes, 1. Britney’s been doing very well lately, so hopefully as she gets better, her custody issues will also follow suit. One day at a time, right?

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Britney Could See Youngins Soon

TMZ has learned lawyers at today's custody hearing are hashing out a plan so Britney can see her babies again. But there's a snag.We're told both sides are in agreement -- Britney should get visitation rights in a therapeutic setting. But sources say the lawyers are meeting right now and can't agree on the terms.We know K-Fed wants Brit to have visitation back. In all probability, a psychiatrist will supervise visitation. TMZ has reported that people involved in the conservatorship would also like to find a private facility where Brit can receive treatment for her bipolar disorder.Brit hasn't seen her kids for a month and a half.Will the attorneys reach an agreement today? Stay tuned ...

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The Spears Dine on Lobster and Tobacco

Must've been just like old times back in Kentwood: TMZ spies say that Britney Spears just couldn't stay still the other night at Citrus at Social, going to the restroom "a lot" and seeming bored out of her mind, while her daddy Jamie worked over a big piece of chaw.The night didn't start so well for Brit -- we're told that the paps tore off her jacket when she got to the joint, and that even though she was with her daddy and a couple other guests, she kept getting up from the table, leaving her lobster burger untouched.She did, however, eat "a lot" of the cheesecake and the Kit Kat Bar dessert, a specialty of the house.

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Gag Me with a Lawyer

Brit's soon-to-be-gone lawyer Anne Kiley just asked Commish Scott Gordon to gag the lawyers and others connected with the custody battle from speaking to the media about the case. K-Daddy's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, objected to the gag request, stating that it was a violation of free speech. Kaplan said Kiley has accused him of leaking like a sieve. Kaplan also cited a conversation he had with Kiley that ended up on TMZ while the conversation was still taking place -- i.e., he's not leaking if he's still talking.In the end, the Commish denied the gag motion. The hearing is now behind closed doors.

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Britney's Latest Vadge of Honor

Britney -- and her kitten -- re-appeared last night at Sushi House Unico in Los Angeles. The conservatorship does not, apparently, require undergarments!Britney is officially back.

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K-Fed to Brit - Take the Kiddies for a While

Sources tell TMZ Kevin Federline would like Britney to see her kids, even during the conservatorship.We're told K-Fed has no prob allowing the kids to visit Brit at her home, with one string attached - that Brit's parents are present during the visits.We hear K-Fed isn't worried that anything bad would happen to the kids, his biggest concern is that Britney might drive with them, but Jamie would be there to put the kibosh on that.Sources also say K-Fed doesn't want custody 100% of the time - it's just too much. He'd like Britney to share custody or at least visitation.And we're hearing there's talk Britney could go to a private facility for treatment and K-Fed would have no problem allowing the kids to visit her there, just as they did when Brit was at Promises. We're told there was a plan weeks ago to get Brit to an out-of-state facility but that didn't work out. Finding a private treatment facility is a priority, however, the powers of the conservators are limited and it just ain't that easy.

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New Lawyer in Brit Custody Case

TMZ has learned attorney Stacy Phillips will take the reigns in Britney's custody case - well, kinda sorta.Sources say Phillips, who has repped Bobby Brown and Tori Spelling's ex, will represent the conservatorship, which is making decisions in the custody case. We're told Jamie Spears has signed off on Phillips, so the way is clear for Trope and Trope to leave the case. But there's a catch.We're told Commish Scott Gordon wants assurance that Brit will be protected with a lawyer SHE personally chooses when the conservatorship ends. Phillips is in court right now and there will be big developments today.

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The Players All Lining Up for Brit's Court Date

TMZ is in court as the major players in Britney Spears' conservatorship and custody cases are all lining up to speak their mind at today's hearing.K-Daddy's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, as well as Jamie Spears and his attorneys have all arrived in court. One new player has shown up too-- powerhouse lawyer Stacy Phillips. She previously represented singer Bobby Brown in his divorce from Whitney Houston. The buzz is she's next in line to take on Britney as a client in her custody battle.

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Britney Screws Sharon Stone

Surly Sharon Stone and her adorable adopted son Roan were trying to enjoy a quiet dinner together last night -- when Britney came and f-ed it all up!Stone was eating at Mulholland Grill, located inconveniently next to Sushi House Unico, where Brit showed up and brought her pap-tourage with her. Sharon didn't look too pleased with the sudden cam-assault -- or with herself, when she scraped the bumper of her car backing out of her parking space!

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The Brit is Back

Spears was caught in a snapstorm outside of Sushi House Unico last night -- where her accent slipped into that cringe-inducing Kentish Town-meets-Kentwood clip as she yammered at her bodyguard, who was escorting her to a waiting lorry SUV.At least she looked better than a steaming plate of haggis.

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New Brit Custody Hearing on Tap

With another date looming Tuesday morning in Britney Spears' seemingly unending court docket, her supposed team is ramping up the rhetoric.
At 8:30 a.m., Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon will convene the latest closed-door session in the ongoing custody case between Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Among the orders of business: Just exactly who will represent Spears, now that the firm of Trope and Trope has bailed on the case. Laura Wasser, who was Spears' previous counsel in the case, is expected to be back, but Gordon must sign off on the move first.
Gordon is also scheduled to review the infamous paparazzi footage of Spears running a red light with her children and a court-appointed monitor in the car, a source familiar with the case tells E! News.
The 26-year-old "Gimme More" warbler, who hasn't seen sons Sean Preston and Jayden James since Jan. 3, is not expected to be present.
Meanwhile, although the next scheduled hearing in Spears' conservatorship case isn't scheduled until Mar. 10, the man who hopes to be her lawyer is lashing out at the court's ruling placing her father Jamie, and a lawyer in charge of her affairs.
"The conservatorship is radically oppressive and unnecessary," says attorney Jon Eardley, who joined the fray last week at the urging of Spears' former manager and confidant Sam Lutfi.
Eardley, who admits to not having met Speats, filed a petition to move the conservatorship to federal court, claiming that the erstwhile Mouseketeer's civil rights were being violated.
Legal experts have told E! News that the chances of the case being transferred are slim and the move appears to be more of a publicity stunt.
"In Britney's case, the commissioner revoked her power to retain her own legal counsel," Kevin Whittaker, a San Francisco-based litigation attorney, who's not involved in the Spears case, told E! News last week. "Oftentimes, the conservatee can retain their own legal counsel. This wasn't the case with Britney. So the new attorney's claim to be her legal counsel will be found invalid."
Spears, who has been, in the words of her parents, in the "throes of a mental health crisis," has yet to make any public comments about her supposed new legal eagles.
Nonetheless, Eardley, through spokesman Michael Sands, continues to bang the drum.
Sands tells E! News that while Spears and Eardley haven't met, they have had spoken "Several times" over the last week. The spokesman says Spears instructed Eardley to do "whatever is necessary" to get her father's "sham conservatorship" rescinded.
"When your civil rights are violated, it is no laughing matter," says Sands.
Sands also happens to rep Lutfi, who remains largely out of sight (Paris Hilton parties, notwithstanding) after being targeted by a restraining order by Spears' family.
"Sam is doing real good," says Sands, adding that Lutfi has yet to be served with the restraining order. And, despite rumors to the contrary, Sands says he is not aware of Spears and Lutfi having any contact.
A hearing over the restraining order is set for this Friday.

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The Britney Effect: The Impact a Year After Her Buzz Cut

A year after her buzz cut seen around the world, Britney Spears's Feb. 16, 2007, antics continue to affect the two owners whose stores she visited that night. "It was a major disruption in my life," says Esther Tognozzi, owner of Esther's Salon, where Spears shaved her head. "I have tourists come by from other countries, and we keep the door locked since people try and sneak in to take pictures or sit in the chair she sat in." Tognozzi no longer answers her salon phone (due to the high volume of media calls as well as pranksters) and was forced to hire a lawyer when people started posting Web sites in her name, pretending to pawn off Spears's hair. "They were using my identity," Tognozzi says, "Talk about an invasion of privacy. I got a little glimpse of her world, and it makes me feel bad for her." Having been in business for 25 years, Tognozzi has a loyal clientele, and she prefers to take on new customers on via referrals. Still, she will get the occasional fan. "This idiot came by the other day, and he makes a buzz gesture and asks to get a haircut," she explains. "He said he had come all the way from Canada."
Awaiting Britney's ReturnStill in possession of Spears's hair and the buzzer used that fateful night, Tognozzi says she is only waiting for the pop star to retrieve the items herself. "People offered me quite a bit to buy it, especially in the first 48 hours since they wanted to drug test it," she says. "But it would be nice if she came back and collected it." Tognozzi is hoping her discretion will pay off for the Etchmiadzin Children's Fund, an Armenian orphanage she works with. "Maybe she'll give me a check to help the orphanage," she muses.
Trouble at Tattoo ParlorWhile Tognozzi has her share of pranksters, Dave Rothburgh, the owner of Body and Soul Tattoo in Sherman Oaks, where Spears went after her haircut for two tattoos (a black, white, and pink cross on her hip and red lips on her wrist), had to deal with a more dangerous audience. "We had stalkers and people calling with death threats," Rothburgh remembers of the months after Spears's visit, "They would leave nasty messages, like, 'We're gonna kill you! How could you do that!" Chuckling at the thought of doing "$10 million in Spears tattoos", Rothburgh was taken aback, and relieved, by the lack of interest. "We were surprised that we only had one or two people asking for the Britney Spears lips. But even those people do it as a joke, not because they idolize her." Now, things are pretty much back to business as usual. He says, "You get all the hoopla for a few months, then nobody really cares." Still, Rothburgh admits, "We did have a BBC crew in last week who wanted to look around."

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