Britney Spears Watch

Less than 24 hours after it was discovered that a deal had been hammered out between the lawyers in the Britney Spears vs. Kevin Federline custody case that would allow the pop star supervised visits with her children, the little Federline lads came to pay mom a visit at her L.A. home.

Around 9am PT today, a Dodge truck carrying Sean Preston, 2, and one-year-old Jayden James entered Britney’s gated community, The Summit. According to sources, the visit is scheduled to end at noon PT.

Also inside the house are Brit’s father Jamie, a pyschologist, one of Kevin’s bodyguards, the court-ordered monitor, and a lawyer.

This is the first time the boys have seen their mother since the Jan. 3 standoff with authorities that landed Britney in the hospital for several nights. Until today, she had only been allowed to speak with her children during short phone conversations.

Britney Spears was nowhere to be seen today as a court hearing convened in her child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Responsibly, and continuing to prove himself in the court’s eyes as the better parent, Kevin and his lawyer were on hand as Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon began the hearing, which was scheduled after Gordon suspended Britney’s right to visit her sons.

Gordon allowed reporters into the courtroom for about one minute before he announced that the hearing was being closed.

The commissioner granted a motion from Britney’s attorneys to quash a subpoena, but there was no information given about what the subpoena involved or to whom it had been issued.

A throng of photographers and reporters waited outside the downtown courthouse to see if Britney would come to what one attorney described as “the most significant hearing in the case so far.” Law enforcement officers watched over the scene.

Britney, 26, has had trouble making recent legal dates: On Dec. 12, she called in sick for a court-ordered deposition, then arrived nearly two hours late at an attorney’s office on its rescheduled date, Jan. 3.

Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told The Associated Press on Sunday that he didn’t know if Britney would come to Monday’s hearing, and he indicated that it would be important for her to be there to take the opportunity to try to persuade the court restore visitation.

“You can’t phone this one in,” he said. (more…)

Britney Spears was released from her “medical hold” at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center yesterday, but still needs psychological help. (As if that weren’t obvious already.) And guess who’s helping her? (This shouldn’t be that hard of a guess, if you read the headline above.)

Yes, that’s right. It’s Dr. Phil McGraw, who was thrown into fame after several appearances as Oprah Winfrey’s go-to psychological expert.

A press release quotes Dr. Phil making a statement about his meeting with Britney:

“My meeting with Britney and some family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention.”

“She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car. I am very concerned for her.” (more…)

TMZ was there as Britney Spears was wheeled out of her home last night on a gurney by paramedics. Look at that shot of her inside the ambulance — she’s smiling! What in the world is the problem here?

The short story:
The incident occured after a three-hour custdy standoff with Kevin Federline - Britney REFUSED to give back her kids. The police were called, Britney went crazy, she was hauled off for mental evaluation, PRAISE GOD.

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Britney was finally deposed today, after rescheduling twice due to a “breakdown” in communication, in relation to her ongoing child custody case against Kevin Federline.

The deposition was scheduled to take place from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. However, the depo did not begin until 11:32 a.m. for undisclosed reasons. Speaking from personal experience, I can tell you that not a lot can be discovered in 14 minutes.

Read on for the full Yahoo! News story.
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Yahoo! News just reported:

Child welfare investigators are looking into “multiple child abuse and neglect” allegations in the custody battle between Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to court documents released Tuesday.

In a request to unseal parts of the case file, an attorney for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services wrote that there are concerns about the safety and welfare of the two toddlers, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, if they are left in their mother’s care. (more…)

Troubled pop star Britney Spears will be allowed to spend Christmas with her two sons, according to US reports.

While ex husband Kevin Federline continues to maintain full custody, a judge granted the Toxic singer access to Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, on the upcoming holiday.

Britney currently has three weekly visits with her sons, including one overnight stay, all supervised by a court-appointed parenting monitor.

Britney and Kevin were not present at the hearing, leaving their lawyers to thrash out a deal at the The Superior Court in LA.
It’s a minor win for Britney, who has struggled to prove to the court that she is a responsible mother after regularly failing to turn up for mandatory drug tests. (more…)

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More court documents in the ongoing custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were released Thursday, which revealed some intimate details about their finances.

• Federline, earned more than a half million dollars in 2006, mainly from entertainment and endorsement deals – but minus business expenses, he only grossed $7,436 that year.

• Spears earns approximately $737,000 per month.

• Federline receives $15,000 a month in child support payments from his ex. (The amount may change, depending on how much more custodial time he ends up getting.) He is entitled to child support payments until Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, become adults, since Spears is the higher earner.

• The documents also reveal that Federline earned $3,300 in royalties in 2006 for his debut song “Popozao.�?

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Commissioner Scott Gordon has given Spears two visits per week, from 12 noon to 7 PM and one overnight visit. The visits will be monitored.

Spears and K-Fed are ordered to figure out holiday schedules with the kids.

Britney must submit evidence that she child-proofed her pool area by Friday.

In his order, the Commissioner wrote that when Britney has the kids, “the environment at the house ranged from chaotic to almost somber with little communication at all.�? The Commissioner also recounts what the parenting coach complained of — that “during all three of my visits Ms. Spears rarely engaged with the children in either conversation or play.�? (more…)

Britney Spears arrived at the Beverly Hills Hotel Wednesday for her first Parenting Without Conflict session.

“She’s not nervous, she’s actually looking forward to it,” says a source close to the former princess of pop.

Britney’s ex-husband, Kevin Federline, was reportedly at the hotel as well, which totally makes since because the court ordered them both to take the class. And I doubt the court is about to conduct the class twice, just so they don’t have to see each other. I mean, right? They see each other all the time anyway, what with them having CHILDREN together and everything, so seeing each other in a classroom really isn’t that big of a deal. Or is it? (more…)

Yesterday was a whirlwind for Britney, and I’m going to attempt to sum it all up here, nice and pretty:

• As she headed into court, Britney said, “I’m doing good.” For court, Britney was dressed in blue jeans, a long black sweater and aviator sunglasses. She sipped from a Coca-Cola can as she approached the courtroom. An attorney took it from her and placed it on a bench as she entered.
• As Britney was sworn in, she allegedly played nervously with her jeans pocket. I’m not sure if this was rehearsed or not, but I think her nervousness, coupled with her reported “soft and respectful” voice, played to her advantage. It’s becoming obvious that Britney understands the seriousness of these court hearings and this custody battle.

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Wednesday, Britney Spears’ former bodyguard, Tony Barretto, filed a child abuse referral with the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. He also met with department representatives for nearly two hours about his observations concerning Britney’s behavior around her children. (more…)

Britney Spears is shown in this frame grab from a TMZ.com video as she arrives at the Four Season Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on October 3, 2007.

• Britney must be monitored at all times while she’s with 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James.
• The visits will be cut short if the monitor deems any behavior or action by Britney endangers the children.

The children are the center of a custody dispute between Britney and former husband Kevin Federline. This week, Kevin received temporary custody of the boys, but both he and Britney were ordered to return to court later this month for an update in their custody battle.

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Yesterday was a tough day for Britney (though I love that hot pink bag, so there’s that).

Court Commissioner Scott Gordon denied her request (via her new attorney, Sorrell Trope) to reverse Monday’s order, which means that Kevin Federline will remain with temporary full-time custody of their two sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

The Commissioner did grant Britney visitation rights, but the full, detailed order was not released by the time court closed yesterday. Britney still doesn’t know when, or how often, or under what circumstances, she’ll be able to spent time with her children. One court spokesman indicated that Britney would be allowed monitored visits every other day, but that’s not certain until the official order has been submitted by the Commissioner.

Kevin’s attorney made Kevin’s intentions known: “Kevin wants to maintain the custody that he has as long as he can.” Which, you know, totally makes sense because he wants to get as much money from Britney as he possibly can. It was HIS sperm that did all the work, you know. (more…)