Breaking News: Judge Extends Sam's Restraining Order

The following italicized article is taken from www.ok-magazine.com:

In an apparant win for the conservatorship of Britney Spears, a federal judge extended the restraining order late Thursday against Sam Lutfi until March 17. TMZ is reporting the two page order, by U.S. District Judge Phillip Gutierrez, was in response to a request by Britney's father, Jamie Spears, who is co-conservator of her $100 million estate.

Jamie had asked the judge to extend the temporary restraining order--served on Thursday--and set to expire a day later on Friday--until the judge rules on an unusual civil rights challenge to the conservatorship.

The temporary restraining order could be extended at a March 17 hearing, but Jamie Spears would have to be able to successfully serve Lutfi with notice of the hearing.

The judge also ruled that Sam Lutfi was properly served on Thursday (there was confusion over whether the papers were valid because they were served past the original deadline.) Under the temporary restraining order, Sam must stay at least 250 yards away from Britney, her homes, the Spears family and their homes. He is also forbidden any phone contact with the troubled pop star.

Source: OK Magazine

Judge Extends Sam Lutfi's Restraining Order

The following italicized article is taken from www.people.com:

A federal judge late Thursday extended until March 17 a temporary restraining order preventing Britney Spears's pal Sam Lutfi from approaching the troubled pop star and her family, according to court papers.

The two-page order by U.S. District Judge Phillip Gutierrez was in response to a request by Spears's father Jamie Spears, who is co-conservator of her $100 million estate.

Jamie had asked the judge to extend the temporary restraining order – served on Thursday and set to expire a day later on Friday – until the judge rules on an unusual civil rights challenge to the conservatorship.

The temporary restraining order could be extended at a March 17 hearing. But Jamie Spears would have to be able to successfully serve Lutfi with notice of the hearing; in the past, Jamie has complained that Lutfi apparently attempted to dodge being served.

The temporary restraining order, which forbids Lutfi from getting within 250 yards of Spears, her homes and her family's homes, alleges: "Mr. Lutfi has drugged Britney. He has cut Britney's home phone line and removed her cell phone chargers. He claims to control everything."

Source: People

Judge to Lufti: Stay Away from the Britster

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The federal judge in the Britney Spears conservatorship saga has issued an order extending the restraining order against Sam Lutfi.

According to the order, Lutfi must stay clear of Brit -- and that includes phone contact -- through March 17. What's more, the judge ruled that Lutfi has been properly served with legal papers. Lutfi's rep had challenged today's service of process, but the judge said no problemo.

The judge has already indicated the case is headed back to state court. Lutfi has other problems. As TMZ first reported, LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is investigating Lutfi for allegedly drugging Brit.

Source: TMZ

Danja Q&A

Keri Hilson was saying because Britney wouldn’t open up about her own personal experiences, it made it tougher to write for her. Did you find that it made it harder for you as well?

It wasn’t hard for me in the creative process with Britney because I was totally left to do pretty much whatever I wanted to. If she felt it, she was gonna ride with it. If she didn’t, you’d see it in her face. I don’t think she needed to open up. She did have one record where she’s mentioning certain things, but it’s in a clever kind of way, not necessarily pouring her heart out. We’ve known Britney for entertaining, dancing and giving you a sexy record, getting you moving. And that’s what we did. Unfortunately, she’s in the state that she’s in, but the music speaks for itself. In the studio she was dancing, laughing in the booth. She gave the right type of energy. That’s all that matters.

Did it disappoint you that the public didn’t respond as well to her VMA performance as they did to the actual “Gimme More” song?

It didn’t bother me until nine months down the line. I was like, "I wish she could’ve really nailed that performance ‘cause that really would have set it off." It was still top five [on the Billboard] Hot 100. I didn’t think the performance was really that big of a deal. She looked a little spaced-out. To me it looked like she was completely nervous. She hadn’t been on stage in I don’t know how long. During the performance, I was watching like, "Just give me that one pop to let me know you back." And it never happened. I was rooting for her regardless.

At the end of “Gimme More,” you were talking on the record. What prompted that?

[Laughs.] I just felt like I needed to say something. People haven’t really seen me or heard my voice, and that was one of my first solo productions. So I definitely had to stake my claim. There's a lot riding on my future, because people think I’m around because of Tim and they don’t really know what I’m capable of. After we mixed that record, I just knew that record was crazy. Period. We got all these hit records and I haven’t got any on my own. Well, here’s one.

Has all the drama overshadowing Britney’s project and Duran Duran's lackluster sales had any affect on you?

It definitely weighed on me. At one particular point last year, I felt like, "Man, I did all this work, and it ain’t pop like it’s supposed to pop." I was down for a little bit. It wasn’t that I wasn’t proud of my work. It’s just things with the business that sometimes happen that affect your music. You could put your all into the music, and it’s some executive decision that ruined it. I don’t count it as a failure. It’s just a lesson learned. In the Britney case, every producer, songwriter or arranger on that record did their thing. The record label did their thing. That was just something uncontrollable on her part. Duran Duran [is] an old group, [and] a lot of people are not familiar with them. Not saying that it’s over for them. It’s just a matter of reintroducing them.

Source: Rhapsody

Britney Spears’ new video won’t premiere on TRL Monday

The following italicized article is taken from www.showbizspy.com:

Britney Spears’ new music video was due to premiere on Total Request Live Monday, said MTV - this however, is no longer the case.

'Yesterday, MTV posted this message on their website: “We’re going to snitch a look at ‘Break the Ice,’ the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears.”

However, since it appeared last night, the sentence was removed from MTV.com, with reps for TRL telling Extra TV: “The video is NOT premiering on Monday.”

The troubled pop princess has been training at Los Angeles’ Millennium Dance Complex, reportedly in preparation for the video shoot.

Mother-of-two Britney is determined to get her career back on track, and is widely reported to be planning a world tour to showcase her new material.

A source close to the singer recently revealed: “Britney will be leaving the country in the next few weeks, after training in privacy for a month. She is planning a global tour.”

Source: Showbiz Spy

Sam Gets Served-Finally!

The following italicized article is taken from www.ok-magazine.com:

After three weeks of playing hide and seek with authorities, Sam Lutfi was finally served with a temporary restraining order forbidding him from going near Britney Spears.

Brit's former confidante was served at 11 a.m. on Thursday as he left his apartment in West L.A. The restraining order forbids Lutfi from getting within 250 yards of Britney, her homes, her family and their homes. It also alleges that "Mr. Lutfi has drugged Britney. He has cut Britney's home phone line and removed her cell phone chargers. He claims to control everything."

Sam had avoided being served for the last three weeks. Attorneys for Britney's conservators reportedly spent 200 man hours searching him out--to no avail.
At the time the restraining order was sought, Britney's family had been locked in a power struggle with Sam, believing him to blame for her increasingly bizarre behavior.

Sam is also currently being investigated by the LAPD for drugging the former pop star in order to keep her in his control.

Stay tuned for more details!

Source: OK Magazine

Osama Gets Served!

Sam Lutfi was finally slapped with the restraining order against Britney Spears on Thursday.

About time!

Osama had been in hiding for weeks to avoid being served.

Source: Perez Hilton

Britney is Forever 21

The following italicized article is taken from www.pagesix.com:

Hey, if your parents seized control of your estate, you'd be up for a good bargain, too. Witness Britney Spears, who spent yesterday shopping at the Beverly Center's Forever 21, purveyor of sparkly $20 minidresses favored by the early twenties set but not favored by the washing machine. (Learned that one the hard way, didn’t we, ladies?)

First things first. Someone needs to tell Britney that her shirt is too tight. That it's a little Star Trek: The Next Generation of Clubgoers Who Should be at Home With Their Babies. We nominate the bodyguard on the right — only because he's already looking at her like "Girl, no" and he has good taste, judging by his tie.

As for Mr. Shiny Blazer on the left, we wonder if he'll be coming back after his shift is over for the $11 tube tops and pleather capris. You know, “for Britney.”

Source: Page Six

Page Six is beginning to annoy me!

We'll Have To Keep Waiting

MTV has made a mistake!

The music network had been advertising on their website the following:

"Monday …we're going to snitch a look at "Break the Ice," the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears."

Well, it ain't gonna happen!

MTV has pulled that blurb from their site and released a statement saying, "The video is NOT premiering on Monday."

Bummer!

Source: Perez Hilton

Hey Sam! You Got Served!

The following italicized article is taken from www.tmz.com:

TMZ has learned Brit's BFF, Sam Lutfi, has finally been served with a restraining order from her parents -- sorta.

As we reported earlier, the restraining order had to be served by yesterday at 1:30 PM to be valid. We're told that since it wasn't served until today, it may not be valid! That means they may have to serve him again with updated paperwork.

We hear Sam was finally found at his house in West L.A., today at around 11:00 AM PT as he walked out the door.

Stay tuned ...

Source: TMZ

Jamie Lynn -- Baby Needs a Home Y'all!

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Momma Lynn and baby-with-a-baby were spotted house hunting around Kentwood on Monday afternoon.

Of course, they stopped at the local Sonic for a little snack. Alleged baby daddy Casey "The Pipelayer" Aldridge joined the girls at one of their stops.

Source: TMZ

Britney Pal Sam Lutfi Served with Restraining Order

The following italicized article is taken from www.people.com:

Britney Spears's pal Sam Lutfi was served Thursday with a temporary restraining order to keep him away from the troubled pop star and her family, according to court papers.

The order was sought by the temporary co-conservators of Spears's $100 million estate – her father Jamie and an attorney, who allege that Lutfi had avoided service for three weeks.

The restraining order, which forbids Lutfi from getting within 250 yards of Spears, her homes and her family's homes, alleges: "Mr. Lutfi has drugged Britney. He has cut Britney's home phone line and removed her cell phone chargers. He claims to control everything."

He was served at 11 a.m. as he left his apartment in Westside Los Angeles, say the papers filed by Jamie Spears.

At the time the restraining order was sought, Spears's family had been locked in a power struggle with Lufti, who had been her constant companion as her behavior became increasingly bizarre.

Most recently, Lutfi's name arose in court papers filed by Spears's father in a fight against an attorney claiming to represent Spears and trying to move her estate case to federal court on the grounds her civil rights are being violated. Jamie Spears said he didn't know how the attorney, Jon Eardley, got involved, but noted that Eardley has the same publicist as Lutfi.

Source: People

Update: MTV - No New Britney Music Video Monday

The following italicized article is taken from www.extratv.warnerbros.com:

She's been in and out of the dance studio, but has Britney Spears already recorded a music video for the third single off of her latest CD "Blackout?"

Yesterday on MTV.com, next week's Total Request Live show schedule included this blurb written in the schedule for Monday, which set off a firestorm of curiosity:

"...and we're going to snitch a look at 'Break the Ice,' the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears."

Since it appeared last night, the sentence was removed from MTV's website and "Extra" has gotten a statement from MTV saying "The video is NOT premiering on Monday."

Source: Extra TV

'Break The Ice' Music Video Premiere Canceled?

MTV has just removed the part where it says that they will take a 'snitch' look at Britney's new music video for 'Break The Ice'.

At the moment it appears that the video premiere has been canceled.

I'll try to find more information!

Source: Break The Ice

'Break The Ice' Enters Canadian Hot 100

'Break The Ice' has entered the Canadion Hot 100 comming in at #98.

Source: Break The Nice

Rumors About The 'Break The Ice' Music Video...

Since MTV released a statement saying they are 'going to snitch' a look at Britney's new music video for 'Break The Ice' there have been a lot of rumors about what they mean and here are the most reliable:

Rumor #1 - Britney will shoot the music video on Friday, February 22nd, and MTV will show a couple of seconds of the clip.

Rumor #2 - MTV will not show a clip of the video but they will talk about the script for the music video.

Rumor #3 - The music video will consist of old Britney clips of her in other music videos and performing.

Rumor #4 - MTV lied and there is no clip except of an impersonator immitating Britney.

Now again I want to emphasise that these are rumors and that as of now nothing is confirmed!

Source: Break The Ice

A Bipolar Mom Offers Insight Into Britney Spears' Struggle

The following italicized article is taken from www.usmagazine.com:

As Britney Spears receives treatment for bipolar disorder and struggles to regain custody of her newest issue of two sons, Us Weekly spoke to a young mother afflicted with the same mental illness to offer insight into the singer's life.

“Carol” (not her real name) was a wild, uncontrollable 18-year-old when she became a mother. But after some manic episodes (including joyriding with her infant son in a car), she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Carol soon decided to give up her baby, then 18 months, to family friends for adoption.

Now 28, the Idaho resident — who says she’s doing “really well” and still has contact with her nine-year-old boy — tells Us her story:

Read it all here!

Source: US Magazine

This Is Not A Joke

MTV is advertising a glimpse at a new video from Britney Spears next week!

They say:

"Monday …we're going to snitch a look at "Break the Ice," the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears."

Holy guacamole! Or, as the Brits would say, bloody hell!

What's this new video gonna look like???

A montage video made of old clips???? Models used instead of Britney???

Surely it can't be an all-new performance video featuring Spears. Can it?????

Source: Perez Hilton

Britney's Dad Fights Back to Keep Control

The following italicized article is taken from www.people.com:

Lawyers for Jamie Spears contend that Britney Spears's conservator case shouldn't be transferred from state to federal court and that an attorney seeking the move doesn't even represent the pop singer as he claims.

In court papers filed Tuesday, Spears's father and the other temporary co-conservator of her estate, Andrew Wallet, called lawyer Jon Eardley's highly publicized efforts to move the case "a brazen – but vain – attempt to strip a probate court of jurisdiction ... by an attorney without a client.

"Eardley's effort got a cool reception from U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, who on Tuesday gave Eardley until Feb. 29 to argue why Gutierrez shouldn't reject the request. If Eardley fails to make a good enough case by then, the matter stays in state Superior Court – with Jamie and Wallet remaining in charge of Britney's affairs and $100 million estate.

"The jurisdictional allegations appear to be defective," said the the judge in a tentative ruling.

Legal Analyst Calls Challenge Novel

Eardley's approach "is certainly novel, but I don't think it can succeed," says Duke law school professor Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law expert. "A case can be removed from state to federal court only if it could have been brought in federal court in the first instance. I can imagine no possible way that this case could have been brought in federal court in the first instance."

Loyola Law School Professor Stan Goldman adds: "Wishing doesn't make it so."

Eardley was unavailable for comment. His spokesperson, Michael Sands, said on Wednesday that Eardley would file "overwhelming evidence" as to why the case belongs in federal court.

"Obviously the judge wants to see what we have expressed in our original papers," Sands says, adding he sees Gutierrez's request for additional documentation as a "great opportunity."

Lawyer Claims Britney's Civil Rights Denied

Eardley has told PEOPLE that Britney – whose affairs have been overseen by the co-conservators since her hospitalization in a psych ward – is being "deprived of her Constitutional rights." He says he's seeking a "return to normalcy" when it comes to the singer's living and legal situations.

But according to the co-conservator papers, a court has already found that Britney "lacks the capacity" to hire an attorney – Eardley or anybody else – and even if she did have that capacity, there are no legal grounds to move her case to federal court.

The papers didn't say whom Jamie thought was behind Eardley's involvement, but noted that Eardley's spokesperson also represents Britney pal Sam Lutfi, now the target of a restraining order by the star's parents.

Eardley, the papers allege, tried to do something similar in 2006 – allegedly seek to move a state case to federal court on behalf of a client he didn't have – and was ordered to pay the other side's attorney fees.

"Given his prior experience, Mr. Eardley should have been especially attuned to the impropriety," the papers say.

Source: People

Britney Shops, Paps Not Popped

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Britney Spears went to the Beverly Center last night -- and though her paparazzi entourage swarmed her, nobody got hauled to the pokey. The sidewalks are clear!

The former Lady Federline also wore long pants -- so, fingers (and legs) crossed, there will be no crotchographs today.

Source: TMZ

The Paparazzi Get Punked!

This is brillz!

Two Australian radio DJs, in Los Angeles for the Oscars, totally tricked the paparazzi into believing they were driving around with Britney Spears covered in a blanket in the backseat of their SUV.

It must be easy peasy!

Kyle and Jacki O rented a Black Escalade and somehow managed to trick the paps into believing it was Britney in the back seat.

Clue #1 - Britney always drives or rides shot gun. She wants to be seen!

The pair then headed to a nearby Burger King and ordered some food while 'Brit Brit' is in the back seat, covered up to avoid the paparazzi flasbulbs.

Clue #2 - See clue #1!

You'd think for people that make their living following Spears around, they'd realize when a decoy is employed.

CLICK HERE to watch the video of the paps following the fake Britney around!

Source: Perez Hilton

Dad Fights "Brazen" Attempt to Move Brit Case

The following italicized article is taken from www.eonline.com:

Despite some adamant claims to the contrary, Britney Spears' troubles are still very much an L.A. story.

A U.S. District Court judge has given attorney Jon Eardley—the latest legal eagle enlisted by the "Toxic" songstress to battle her father's conservatorship status—until Feb. 29 to provide a legitimate reason to remove the case from Los Angeles to federal court. (View the order.)

A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for Mar. 17.

Of course, that's just one of the many strands in Britney's tangled web of a legal docket.

A source close to the embattled pop princess tells E! News that the divorced mother of two has been "emotionally down" since Tuesday's custody hearing, during which Court Commissioner Scott Gordon persisted in refusing to allow her to visit sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Read more here!

Source: E! Online

Britney Spears set to premiere 'Break the Ice'

Britney Spears' new music video is set to premiere on US TV next week.

The promo for 'Break the Ice' - Britney's third single from her bestselling album 'Blackout' - is scheduled to be shown on MTV's 'Total Request Live' (TRL) on Monday (25.02.08).

The TV guide listing for 'TRL' revealed: "We're going to snitch a look at 'Break the Ice', the next music video from a way-under-the-radar performer by the name of Britney Spears."

Britney has been training at Los Angeles' Millennium Dance Complex in preparation for the video shoot.

Mother-of-two Britney is determined to get her career back on track, and is reportedly planning a world tour to showcase her new material.

A source close to the singer recently revealed: "Britney will be leaving the country in the next few weeks, after training in privacy for a month. She is planning a global tour."

Source: M&C Music/Hot As Ice

Billboard Chart Update For The Week Ending Of February 21st

On the Billboard Hot 100 'Piece Of Me' drops 7 places to #32 in its 16th week on the chart.

On the Billboard 200 'Blackout' drops 9 places comming in at #77 in its 16th week on the chart.

See the other positions here:

'Piece Of Me' on the Hot Digital Songs: 22(-10)
'Piece Of Me' on the Hot Dance Club Play: 2(+1)
'Piece Of Me' on the Pop 100: 25(-3)

Source: Break The Nice

Mediabase Chart Update!

'Break The Ice' is currently at #49 on Mediabase with 605 spins and 9.646 million listeners!

Click here to vote for it on your local radio station!

Source: Break The Nice