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Battling Brit Taken to Hospital
Battling Brit Taken to Hospital
Jan 4, 2008 3:35 AM CST

Battling Brit Taken to Hospital

Faces tests for drugs & alcohol after heated custody dispute with K-Fed at home

(Newser) - 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...

Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her

Attorneys want off Spears' custody case

(Newser) - 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...

Jamie Lynn's Beau May Not Be Baby Daddy

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

(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...

K-Fed's Pit-Bull Lawyer Can't Wait to Grill Brit

'It's not fourth grade,' says attorney after singer misses first date

(Newser) - 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...

Net Makes Star of MIT Eccentric
Net Makes Star of MIT Eccentric
Dec 19, 2007 8:11 PM CST

Net Makes Star of MIT Eccentric

Physics professor creates rainbows, has Net-happy acolytes in India and China

(Newser) - The latest Net sensation doesn’t defend Britney Spears or mimic the history of dance; instead he explains electrostatics, pendulums, and the conservation of energy. Walter Lewin, a 71-year-old MIT physics professor, is one of the first academic superstars of the Internet, bringing educational showmanship—say, demonstrating rockets by riding...

And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh of Relief

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

(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...

Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16
Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16
Dec 19, 2007 4:55 AM CST

Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16

Jamie Lynn Spears in "complete and total shock"

(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....

Oh, Baby! Ten Tots With Clout
Oh, Baby! Ten Tots With Clout
Dec 17, 2007 4:07 PM CST

Oh, Baby! Ten Tots With Clout

Brangelina's tots dominate list of 10 most influential celebrity babies

(Newser) - It's no surprise that many kids of celebrities attain star status, but sometimes the media attention can take on a life of its own: Consider the change in the tone of coverage of Tom Cruise after Suri came along. Forbes looked at web and press coverage for megastar kids under...

Sweet &lt;3, It's Not U, It's Me
Sweet <3,
It's Not U,
It's Me
Dec 14, 2007 3:27 PM CST

Sweet <3, It's Not U, It's Me

Users comfortable with emails, texts, Facebook find breaking up EZ 2 do

(Newser) - Emails and text messages are becoming the dumping grounds for a new generation of lovers, with one in seven people saying they've been broken up with digitally. Moreover, survey results out today reveal that while face-to-face showdowns still beat Facebook as the preferred method for breakups, 1% of respondents would...

Britney Faces Child Abuse Probe
Britney Faces Child Abuse Probe
Dec 6, 2007 6:19 AM CST

Britney Faces Child Abuse Probe

County officials concerned about toddlers' safety

(Newser) - 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...

It's Good to Be the King
It's Good to
Be the King
Nov 26, 2007 6:31 PM CST

It's Good to Be the King

Britney, Lindsay should be Persons of the Year, horrormeister says

(Newser) - Stephen King nearly hijacked an interview with Time, bashing the media and peppering the interviewer with questions about the mag's Person of the Year. "I think it should be Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan," he says. He also said he's resigned to the fact that some movies based...

Oops! She Hit it Again: Britney Drives Over 3rd Foot in a Month

Paparazzo is pop star's latest rollover victim

(Newser) - 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...

Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed

Asks court to keep sons out of unsafe car

(Newser) - 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,...

Brit's Mess My Fault, Says Mom
Brit's Mess
My Fault,
Says Mom
Nov 8, 2007 10:31 AM CST

Brit's Mess My Fault, Says Mom

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

(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...

Spears Slapped With K-Fed's Legal Fees

Judge cites income disparity, orders Spears to cough up $120K

(Newser) - 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...

Judge to Britney: Childproof
Judge to Britney:  Childproof
Oct 31, 2007 4:56 AM CDT

Judge to Britney: Childproof

Visitation scaled back as Spears 'rarely engages' with kids

(Newser) - 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...

Church Prays for Britney's Soul
Church Prays for Britney's Soul
Oct 30, 2007 7:34 AM CDT

Church Prays for Britney's Soul

Parish sends her notes saying, 'Jesus loves you'

(Newser) - Thousands of parishioners of a Kentucky church are praying for pop princess Britney Spears and sending her notes expressing support, encouragement and love, reports E! Online. "Love Britney the way Jesus loves her: no preaching, no criticizing," the senior pastor of Lexington's Southland Christian Church instructed his 8,...

Cowboys Pony Up for Romo
Cowboys Pony Up for Romo
Oct 29, 2007 9:55 PM CDT

Cowboys Pony Up for Romo

#9 given 6-year, $67.5M extension after successful half-season audition

(Newser) - Through the first half of the season, Dallas is the class of the NFC, and the likable gunslinger who got them there has just been given a juicy contract extension, FOXSports.com reports. Tony Romo has agreed to a six-year, $67.5 million deal with over $30 million guaranteed—not...

Britney Dodges Hit-Run Charge With Payoff

She still faces probation for invalid license

(Newser) - 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...

Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons
Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons
Oct 22, 2007 2:55 AM CDT

Brit Wins Back Visits With Sons

Pop mom spotted tooling around town with kids, presumably buckled in seat belts

(Newser) - 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...

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