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Brit's Dad Gets Control Until Valentine's Day

Attorney tries to block dad's conservatorship of Spears' $40M assets

(Newser) - A California court has extended control over the affairs of troubled pop star Britney Spears to her father until February 14, reports the Los Angeles Times. The judge also appointed a physician to report on Spears' mental condition at a hearing next week. The singer is currently at UCLA Medical...

Spears Hospital Stay Extended 14 Days

Shrinks keep singer in padded room as lawyers tussle

(Newser) - Britney Spears’s involuntary stay at an LA hospital has been extended to 14 days, People reports. The order came from the pop star’s psychiatrist, but Spears, who’s being held in a padded room in the psychiatric unit, could be released earlier on orders from a judge or...

Jamie Spears Given Control Over Britney

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

(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...

LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi
LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi
Feb 2, 2008 6:09 AM CST

LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi

Spears mayhem prompts call for 'personal safety zone' for celebs

(Newser) - A Los Angeles councilman is pushing for a "personal safety zone" for celebs after a 12-cop police escort—cost to the city, $25,000—was needed to get Britney Spears past paparazzi to a hospital this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Councilman Dennis Zine said camera-toting hoards present...

The Cry Echoes: Leave Britney Alone!
The Cry
Echoes: Leave Britney Alone!
OPINION
Feb 1, 2008 10:48 AM CST

The Cry Echoes: Leave Britney Alone!

Tony Blair's spin doctor speaks up for troubled pop star

(Newser) - As Britney Spears' public meltdown continues, the pop star has found an unlikely defender: Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair's spin doctor. Writing in the Times of London, Campbell confesses to being a big Spears fan—her songs keep "popping up in the '25 most listened to' on my running iPod"...

Kin, Cops' Secret 'Drill' Got Brit to Psych Ward

Careful plan between parents and police cost LA $25,000

(Newser) - Family arrangements with police to get troubled pop star Britney Spears into UCLA Medical Center for an enforced 72-hour psychiatric evaluation yesterday unfolded with almost military precision, reports the Los Angeles Times. Spears' parents, convinced their daughter is suffering from serious mental health problems, had been talking to LA police...

Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'
Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'
Jan 31, 2008 6:50 AM CST

Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'

Another hospital trip to psyche ward for troubled star

(Newser) - Following an emotionally fraught week, singer Britney Spears was again taken from her home by ambulance early today to "get help," according to Los Angeles police. Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center after "driving around the neighborhood like a mad woman," a family source told...

Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy
Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy
Jan 29, 2008 11:57 AM CST

Britney's Antics Fuel Tabloid Economy

One-woman train wreck drives demand for gossip, photos, security

(Newser) - Whether she's flouncing out of a courthouse or wigging out on hospital staffers, pop star Britney Spears and her antics are creating their own celebrity media economy, the AP reports. For OK! magazine, the "Spears industry" helped double revenue in 2007 to $51 million. "We're on constant Britney...

Therapists Want End to Britney Diagnoses

Identifying mental illness through media inaccurate, dangerous

(Newser) - The media loves to publish experts' diagnoses of Britney Spears, but assessing a patient's mental condition from gossip columns is irresponsible—and it's giving therapists a bad rep, concluded some professionals at an American Psychoanalytic Association summit. "Brains don't have a checkbox," one analyst told the AP, but...

Britney Grilled on Parenting
Britney Grilled on Parenting
Jan 22, 2008 9:01 AM CST

Britney Grilled on Parenting

Spends two hours giving deposition

(Newser) - After skipping out on earlier court-ordered depositions, troubled pop star Britney Spears finally spent more than two hours yesterday being grilled about her fitness as a mother by attorneys for ex-hubby Kevin Federline. The 26-year-old singer was questioned at the lawyers' offices about drug use and her often erratic behavior,...

Young & Reckless: AP Brit Obit Sparks Macabre Debate

Is 26 too young for an obit?

(Newser) - The Associated Press decision to prepare an obituary for 26-year-old troubled pop star Britney Spears has triggered a debate about the extent the news media should anticipate the early deaths of celebrities like Spears, actress Lindsay Lohan and singer Amy Winehouse, who are clearly living risky lives. The AP had...

Judge Rules Britney Still Can't See Kids
Judge Rules Britney Still Can't See Kids
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Jan 14, 2008 8:50 PM CST

Judge Rules Britney Still Can't See Kids

Troubled pop tart skips hearing; K-Fed gets custody 'indefinitely'

(Newser) - Britney Spears won't regain the right to see her kids anytime soon, a judge ruled late today after she missed a custody hearing, People reports. Ex-husband Kevin Federline's lawyer refused to characterize the ruling against restoring visitation as a victory; he said K-Fed hopes "he will be able to...

Brit Flees Family Intervention
Brit Flees Family Intervention
Jan 10, 2008 10:58 AM CST

Brit Flees Family Intervention

Flies to New Jersey to avoid repeat pscyh ward stay

(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,...

Posh Named Worst-Dressed
Posh Named Worst-Dressed
Jan 8, 2008 4:57 PM CST

Posh Named Worst-Dressed

Beckham 'triumphs' as Mr. Blackwell gives Britney a pass

(Newser) - Mr. Blackwell of the infamous worst-dressed list has singled out Victoria Beckham as this year's greatest offender for "skinny-mini monstrosities," reports People. Amy Winehouse snagged the runner-up spot, followed by Mary-Kate Olsen, who earned her laurels for looking like "a tattered toothpick-trapped in a hurricane." Britney...

Dr. Phil Cancels Spears Show
Dr. Phil Cancels Spears Show
Jan 8, 2008 3:54 AM CST

Dr. Phil Cancels Spears Show

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

(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...

Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown

Purple Monsters, Vicodin, Ritalin, Zantac, sleeping pills, oh my!

(Newser) - Oops, she popped pills again—and again, and again, reports the New York Post, describing the cocktail of 100 prescription pills pop spectacle Britney Spears washed down with a "Purple Monster" (a mix of vodka, Nyquil, and Red Bull) in the 36 hours leading up to her flip-out. Even...

Britney Throws Fit, Gets Freed From Hospital

Star yelled at staff and pulled IV; Dr. Phil plans Britney-themed show

(Newser) - An L.A. hospital released Britney Spears today after she threw a fit, screaming at hospital staff, refusing to sit still, and yanking out her IV, TMZ.com reports. Exhibiting what sources have called signs of bipolar disorder, Spears was being held for evaluation after a dispute with ex-husband Kevin...

In Good Spears News, Sis' Show Still On

Jamie Lynn's Zoey 101 slated for February, Nickelodeon says

(Newser) - Nickelodeon is not, contrary to reports, yanking the upcoming season of the Jamie Lynn Spears vehicle Zoey 101 despite the 16-year-old star's pregnancy, a spokesman told MTV. "No truth to that rumor," Dan Martinsen said in response to stories the completed final season won't begin airing in February,...

Britney Loses Visitation Rights
Britney Loses Visitation Rights
Jan 4, 2008 9:55 PM CST

Britney Loses Visitation Rights

She remains in lockdown as Federline wins sole custody

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ latest meltdown has cost her visitation rights to her two sons, the Los Angeles Times reports. A court commissioner granted her ex, Kevin Federline, sole custody of the boys at an emergency hearing today. His attorneys requested the hearing a day after Spears locked herself in a room...

Britney on 72-Hour Psych Hold
Britney on 72-Hour Psych Hold
Jan 4, 2008 2:13 PM CST

Britney on 72-Hour Psych Hold

K-Fed moves to revoke custody

(Newser) - Britney Spears was placed on 72-hour lockdown for mental evaluation today following a dispute involving transfer of their two sons to Kevin Federline, People reports. Spears had put one son in her ex-husband’s car when she locked herself in a room with the other, prompting her court-appointed child monitor...

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