Britney Spears Watch

After three days of deliberations, including some time spent as the prosecuting and defense attorney’s gave their closing articles another whirl in attempt to sway the jury their way, the Jury Foreman declared them hopelessly deadlocked in a 10-2 decision favoring Britney’s innocence. The judge was forced to declare the mistrial, freeing Britney from this round of court appearances, though the possibility was opened for the Prosecution to retry the case.

Recently, those close to Britney suggested that she’d started to regret allowing the charge of driving without a license to go to trial. She wouldn’t take anyone’s advise, and had to be right according to the source, but once the jury began deliberating “It became clear to her that maybe she should have let this one go and not fight this case.”

It all came out alright in the end, however, as Britney’s arrorney, Michael Flanagan declared that “Today’s outcome shoes my client did nothing wrong. I consider this a victory.” He then added that she was vindicated, taking on a system that “attempted to make an example of her celebrity.”

After the mistrial was declared, Judge Steel dismissed the case entirely, as the prosecutor Michael Amerian stated he wasn’t willing to retry the case. “I think it’s inappropriate to ask for retrial.”

People Magazine reports that the jury foreman, Gary Moy was one of the two that maintained the stance that Britney was guilty. He admitted they felt deadlocked from the beginning - there were questions about lack of evidence on whether or not Britney had a Louisiana license at the time of the accident, and what the full definition of residency was. “We felt we were never given all the facts in the case. Some jurors felt their time was wasted.”

Moy also thinks that her celebrity worked in her favor, declaring that people have a “natural propensity to identify with celebrities, and I feel some of the jurors inserted their personal feelings into their decision-making.” These statements troubled the prosecutor Amerian, who added a parting shot. “It just goes to show you how difficult it is to convict a celebrity in Los Angeles.”

Good or bad idea, it certainly worked out in Britney’s favor - and had to be a relief as she headed off to the dance studio once again. Congrats Britney!