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Brit’s Conservators Head Back to Court

February 13th, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff

Valentine’s Day is probably not the most pressing thing on Jamie Spears‘ and his ex-wife Lynne Spears‘ minds this year. On Thursday, instead of entertaining Cupid, Jamie and his team of lawyers will be headed back to court to decide whether 26-year-old Britney Spears is able to resume some degree of power over herself.

Also likely to be present is Andrew Wallet — co-conservator, with Jamie, of Britney’s estate, and Sam Ingham, a court-appointed attorney responsible for overseeing them both. Whether Britney herself will show remains to be seen. Given her track record with court appearances, the probability of her being on-hand seems unlikely.

Sources tell OK! that her presence at court tomorrow will depend on just how badly she wants some of her rights restored. As of now, Britney cannot drive her car, talk on her cell phone or see anyone she wants. She also cannot, without permission from the conservators, spend her own money, hire or fire lawyers, or leave California.

"Basically, she’s grounded," a court insider tells OK!. "And dad’s got the keys to the car and the batteries to the remote control. Britney’s not digging it much. This is a girl who’s been calling the shots, and firing anyone she doesn’t agree with since the time she could drive."

The court insider continues, saying, "Going back in time, with a 10 p.m. curfew, and the adolescent position where she has to get permission from her parents so her boyfriend can come over for dinner, is not how she normally rolls, to say the least."

As for Britney’s other case — her ongoing custody battle with ex-hubby Kevin Federline, the pop princess is still only allowed to talk to her sons over the phone. The question of whether her visitation rights with Sean and Jayden will be expanded won’t be discussed until Feb. 19 — which, by the way, is the date her divorce lawyers, Trope & Trope will ask officially to be relieved as her counsel.

Brit’s Parents Issue Statement

February 7th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

Following the surprising news that their daughter Britney Spears had been released earlier than expected from UCLA Medical Center, Jamie and Lynne Spears issued the following statement to CNN’s Anderson Cooper:

"As parents of an adult child in the throws of a mental health crisis, we were extremely disappointed this morning to learn that over the recommendation of her treating psychiatrist, our daughter Britney was released from the hospital that could best care for her and keep her safe. We are deeply concerned about our daughter’s safety and vulnerability and we believe her life is presently at risk. There are conservatorship orders in place created to protect our daughter that are being blatantly disregarded. We ask only that the court’s orders be enforced so that a tragedy may be averted."

Britney Finally Returns Home

February 6th, 2008

Almost 12 hours after being released from her court-ordered hospitalization, troubled pop star Britney Spears finally returned to her home behind the gates of her private community. And what had at first appeared to be headed for another classic Britney night of hotel-hopping and driving aimlessly until sunrise was brought to a quiet end after the intervention of her father.

Shortly before 9 pm on Wednesday (CLICK HERE for the entire timeline) a weary-looking Jamie Spears entered the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel, where his daughter was holed up in a room on the second floor with her boyfriend, photographer Adnan Ghalib. In his hands, Jamie was clenching a pile of legal documents that he was attempting to get the hotel staff to look at.

Thirty minutes later, with the assistance of hotel security and the LAPD, Jamie found himself face to face with the daughter who reportedly wants nothing to do with him. And yet somehow he was able to convince Brit to ultimately return to her home.

It’s possible that, as her court-appointed conservator, Jamie was able to tug on her purse strings to make her realize that she can’t afford expensive four-star hotel rooms without his approval. Regardless, insiders tell OK! that Brit and Adnan were driven to a restaurant in the San Fernando Valley and then to her home in The Summit where she and Adnan are currently staying with Jamie and Britney’s mom Lynne.

Sources also tell OK! that Jamie and Britney’s mom, Lynne, are likely to head to court as early as Thursday to ask the judge to strengthen the existing conservatorship. It is believed that Brit met with lawyer Adam Streisand shortly after being released from the hospital today and that Streisand, who attempted unsuccesfully earlier this week to present himself as Brit’s lawyer, may once again attempt to involve himself in the case.

OK! will be on hand at the courthouse tomorrow to bring you any breaking news.

Brit’s Out of the Hospital & on the Road!

February 6th, 2008

Only a few minutes after OK! confirmed that Britney Spears was released earlier today from UCLA Medical Center, witnesses were calling in from all over the Los Angeles area to let us know that Brit, with a bodyguard in the passenger seat, was once again behind the wheel of her black Mercedes-Benz and driving aimlessly around L.A. — first through the San Fernando Valley and then speeding westward on Sunset Blvd. toward the chic Brentwood area (watch video here).

"She’s back to her old ways," one witness tell OK! about Britney’s behavior. "Speeding, switching lanes erratically. It’s like she never went to the hospital at all."

As Britney, with her hair was piled up under a plaid cap and full makeup on, hit L.A. traffic, the phalanx of paparazzi following her would surround the car. The bodyguard in the car with Brit, who sources tell OK! was the same former Israeli soldier who often guards Lindsay Lohan when she is in L.A., opened his door several times in an attempt to shoo the photogs away.

And then around 3 p.m. PT, that bodyguard exited the singer’s car for good. A photographer for photo agency X17 took over the driving duties and Britney moved into the passenger seat as the bodyguard was left by the side of the road.

At 3:15 p.m. PT, Brit’s car pulled into the Beverly Hills Hotel, where the singer has spent many an evening in the last year, despite living only a few miles away. In the lobby of the hotel, Extra is reporting that Brit had a chance encounter with former TV newswoman, and First Lady of California, Maria Shriver. The pair reportedly commiserated over the waiting photographers before Britney was escorted up to a room.

(Video courtesy Hollywood.tv)

Earlier today, doctors for the singer determined that the singer was no longer a danger to herself and others and could therefore no longer be held against her will. Britney was escorted out of the hospital quietly with the help of a private security detail and was to be staying with her father, Jamie Spears, at her home in the gated community called The Summit.

However, sources tell OK! that Brit never went home to The Summit and instead was picked up by a bodyguard driving her black Mercedes-Benz.

Last week, the singer was taken to the hospital for the second time in under a month. It has been reported that she had been awake for as many as five days straight. On Feb. 1, a court ordered that Brit’s father be named co-conservator of his daughter. The order was extended — against the wishes of Britney’s lawyers — on Monday until a Feb. 14 hearing on the matter.

Sam Tries to Sell Britney Out

February 5th, 2008 / Author: cwillett

In recent days, Sam Lutfi, the close companion of Britney Spears who is now legally forbidden from making contact with her, has accused Brit’s parents Jamie and Lynne Spears of only "wanting their daughter’s money."

And yet, ironically, someone claiming to be Sam’s representative recently contacted OK! wanting to make a deal for his story — despite him having signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement with Britney. An insider tells OK! exlusively that Sam has tried numerous times to sell photos of Britney and her boys as well.

"Talk about the pot calling the kettle black," a source close to the Spears family tells OK!. "He (Sam) is a bad guy in all of this and he hopefully will never have contact with Britney again."

For the entire story on the battle for Britney, pick up the new issue of OK! — on stands everywhere Thursday!

Britney’s Dad “Taking His Responsibility Seriously”

February 3rd, 2008

On Friday, Jamie Spears, estranged father of troubled pop star Britney Spears, appeared before a California court to ask for a conservatorship that would allow him to take responsibility for his daughter’s medical and financial decisions. And a source close to Jamie tells OK! that this decision, "is a long time coming."

"This is the best thing that could ever have happened," explains the source to OK!.  "It’s been a long time coming and there is a lot at stake."

As for those who worry that Jamie is only interested in getting his hands on his daughter’s fortune, the friend tells OK! that’s definitely not the case. "He takes this responsibility very seriously. Jamie’s been wanting to save his little girl’s life for a long time."

Remember, when Britney was hospitalized for the first time in early January, Jamie — despite not having seen his daughter in several months — was the only one of Brit’s parents to visit her in the hospital.

Britney Goes Ballistic Over Court Ruling

February 1st, 2008 / Author: cwillett

In a heavy British accent, an irate Britney Spears made two phone calls from UCLA’s psych ward just before 8:45 p.m. PT on Friday night. The fragile singer had reportedly just learned about a judge’s ruling earlier in the day which made her father, Jamie Spears, temporary conservator of her medical and financial affairs.

 

According to TMZ, Britney was screaming at the top of her lungs (about her parents), "I’m so sick of all this! They can have the goddamn house and stick it up their f**king asses! Actually, no they can’t."

 

Britney reportedly sounded drugged up on the phone and was furious that her dad had been made conservator of her estate. At times, she was impossible to understand — at one point screaming, "Nobody’s taking my house. Who is my family?"

 

Britney went on to say that she did not want her parents near her home and that she would go to court to fight them. According to TMZ, the pop star seemed under the impression that she was getting out of the hospital tonight.

 

Sources say Britney learned of Friday’s ruling from her lawyers at Trope and Trope. OK! was at court today when the commissioner declared Trope and Trope the only people — excepting medical personnel — Britney does not need her father’s permission to continue communicating with.

 

Of the ruling, a source close to Kevin Federline tells OK!, "We’re thrilled… Jamie is the best choice. It’s not that Lynne isn’t qualified, but Lynne has a hard time saying ‘no’ to Britney, and that could become a conflict of interest, just like when Lynne wanted to be Britney’s court appointed monitor on Oct. 30. It wasn’t good then, and it’s not good now."

 

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