Britney Spears -- Maserati Test Ride

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Britney Spears has to be the only person on the planet who test drives a Maserati by sitting in the passenger seat while someone else gets to have all the fun.

Britney and her bodyguard visited the Maserati dealership earlier today in Calabasas, CA -- where she was spotted riding shotgun in the car, which is worth well over $100,000.

Britney is such a driven person.

Source: TMZ

Britney Settles with Treadmarked Papper

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Team Britney Spears has reached a financial settlement with the paparazzo who accused the pop star of intentionally driving over his foot with her Mercedes back in 2007.

Rick Mendoza, who was working for TMZ at the time, had argued that Brit's people "should have known ... Britney was not in the mental, emotional and/or physical condition to operate the subject motor vehicle in a safe and reasonable manner."

The terms of the settlement were not released -- but Mendoza had originally demanded more than $200,000 in damages.

Source: TMZ

Unbelievable...

Britney Out and About in Beverly Hills

Source: Untouchable Britney

Casey Aldridge Charged in Single Car Crash

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We've learned Casey Aldridge was charged with careless operation of a motor vehicle (a misdemeanor) after this morning's crash -- and no other car was involved.

Cops tell TMZ Casey was driving on the LA 606, which is in the Tensas Parish in Louisiana, when he lost control of his F-250 at around 1:30 AM. Law enforcement sources say Casey was initially taken to the Riverland Medical Facility in Ferriday, LA -- which is right across the border from Mississippi.

19-year-old Casey is currently at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS.

UPDATE: Cops tell us there were three other passengers in the truck with Casey -- but Casey's injuries were the most serious.

Casey Aldridge -- Okay, But Just by a Hairline

Casey Aldridge could have been screwed, but got real lucky -- he's going to recover from this morning's car accident.

We just spoke with a close family member/Baptist preacher who says Aldridge did not have surgery, but did suffer mild brain trauma.

As we first reported, Casey and 3 other passengers were in a single car accident early this morning in Louisiana.

His F-250 flipped over and Aldridge was airlifted for treatment.

The family member said Aldridge suffered a "skull fracture around his hairline" and will be kept at the University of Mississippi Medical Center for 2-3 days for observation.

Jamie Lynn Spears is at his bedside.

We're also told one passenger suffered a broken collarbone, one is getting X-rays on his hip and the third just suffered some bruising.

Three Ejected from Car in Casey Aldridge Crash

Louisiana State Troopers tell us three of the five people riding in Casey Aldridge's truck (they previously told us only four were in the truck) were ejected during the crash -- and Casey was one of them.

Cops tell us while Casey was heading north on the 606 in Louisiana early this morning, he swerved off the right side of the road and into a ditch, then over-corrected his turn back onto the pavement, causing the car to flip. During the flip, 3 people -- including Casey -- were ejected from the car.

The two others who were ejected refused medical treatment at the scene -- and as we previously reported, Casey was taken to the Riverside Medical Center in Ferriday, La. due to what cops called "moderate injuries."

As for whether alcohol was a factor, cops tell us they didn't speak to Casey for nearly four hours after the crash -- due to his hospitalization -- and when they did, they found no reason to suspect he had been drinking.

Just to put this in perspective, cops told us it's 4x more likely for people to die when they're ejected from a car during a crash -- and all 3 who were ejected survived.

Casey was charged with careless operation of a motor vehicle -- a misdemeanor -- and is currently recovering from his injuries at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.

Source: TMZ

Britney Drives Topless!

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Boy, she's really got the wind in her hair! So fun to see Queen B out cruising in her car again. I know, she always has a chaperone, but I think it helps clear her head and keeps her happy. And that's all we want!

Just a couple more weeks, people...

More pics here!

Source: X17

Britney Spears: Another Fender Bender

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What timing! Just after it was announced by Britney Spears’ attorney that she has rejected a final deal from prosecutors for driving without a license - she gets involved in an accident.

Fortunately enough, the “Gimme More” singer wasn’t behind the wheel - as she was being driven by her bodyguard, who ran into a paparazzo’s car as the pop princess headed to shop for new shades at a store called Wasteland in West Hollywood earlier today (October 8).

As previously reported by Gossip Girls, Ms Spears was offered the option of paying $150 and spending one year on probation for her misdemeanor DWOL charge, which would have helped her to avoid going to trial for the case.

The 26-year-old Spears’ attorney, J. Michael Flanagan, claimed that the “Womanizer” singer, who corrected the violation and obtained a valid California driver’s license, should only be charged a small $10 fine. Flanagan has also guaranteed to appeal any convictions that may result. The trial will begin on October 15th.

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Lawyer For Britney Spears To File Petition In Misdemeanor Driver’s License Case

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A lawyer for Britney Spears is hoping to get the pop singer out of a trial for a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license.

Spears’ lawyer in the case, Michael Flanagan, told Access Hollywood he will file a petition on Thursday to ask the Superior Court of Los Angeles to accept their proof the star has a valid license. He wants the case dismissed and for Britney to be able to pay a $10 fee.

The case stems from an August 2007 incident in which Spears was videotaped as she bumped another vehicle while parking her Mercedes-Benz. She left — without leaving a note — after looking over the damage to just her car from the fender-bender.

The owner of the other vehicle later filed a police report and Spears was charged a month later with misdemeanor hit-and-run and driving without a valid license. The hit-and-run charges were dismissed in October 2007 after Spears paid an undisclosed sum to the owner.

Flanagan has said that Spears was driving with a Louisiana license that was valid because she owns homes in that state.

The next hearing on the matter will occur this Thursday, September 18.

Source: Access Hollywood

Britney's License Trial Still Idling

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Britney Spears can continue to keep her distance from the courthouse for now.

The popster's trial on a year-old misdemeanor charge of driving with an invalid license has again been pushed back, this time to Sept. 8. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.

A lawyer for Spears has characterized the case, stemming from the singer's 2007 run-in with a parked car while only toting a Louisiana driver's license, as another instance of a public figure being punished for her fame.

"Anyone can see this is not the case of the century. The fact is that Britney is being treated differently," attorney Michael Flanagan told E! News in March. "This should be just treated as a fix-it ticket or an infraction."

Court dates pertaining to this case have been shuffled multiple times this year, with her legal camp using her early-'08 mental-health troubles to argue that she couldn't quite grasp the repercussions of her situation.

Source: E! Online

Britney's Goin' Back To Court! - TWICE This Week!

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Tue, June 17 -Probate Hearing

Tomorrow, pop princess Britney Spears will be heading to court for another probate hearing pertaining to her conservatorship. This purpose of the hearing is to update the court on Britney's capacity to participate in her own legal proceedings.

Last month's hearing failed to convince Commissioner Reva Goetz that Brit was fit to partake in her own defense; tomorrow's hearing will be the final one before her court case begins in earnest on July 31st.

Wed, June 18 - Traffic Court

Unfortunately, tomorrow's trip to court won't be the only one for Britney this week - she's got another hearing out in Van Nuys on Wednesday on charges of driving without a license last August.

The Good News!

Of course, it's not all bad news - earlier today, the LAPD released documents revealing that they'd be dropping their charges against Brit for running over a photographer's foot last November!

According to the police report, the cops found no evidence to suggest that Britney had been aware that the victim's foot had been struck. Moreover, police found "no proof" in any of the video or photo evidence that Britney had, in fact, rolled over the pap's foot.

Source: X17

A Tiny Bump In The Road

OK ... so maybe driving isn't really her strong suit. Britney Spears was involved in, yet another, eensy weensy vehicular accident on Sunset Blvd. this week when she kinda sorta rear-ended a Ford Explorer with her white Mercedes of death. Here are a few pics of Brit's latest fender bender:

The good news is that no one was injured ... it's also good that she didn't flee the scene of the crime without talking to the other party (you may recall that Britney was involved in a hit and run with another car in a parking lot last year ... which hounded her for months afterwards). Now, it's perfectly normal for these sorts of things to happen -- they can really happen to anyone. There is no cause for concern ... this is not the return of "crazy Britney" it's just a minor traffic infraction ... yeah ... that's it ... nothing more to worry about ... I'm sure.

Source: Pink Is The New Blog

Britney Spears Involved In Minor Car Accident

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Britney Spears was involved in a minor car accident Tuesday afternoon on Sunset Boulevard.

The singer was driving her white Mercedes SL on the strip just after 2 PM local time when she rear-ended a red Ford Explorer, X17 Online reported.

According to X17 Online, neither party was hurt in the crash.

Britney reportedly suffered some damage to the front of her luxury vehicle.

The pop star stayed in the car following the incident, while her bodyguard, who had been riding in the car’s passenger seat, appeared to exchange information with the other driver, the Web site reported.

Following the incident, Spears returned to her home in The Summit.

Source: Access Hollywood

Britney's Latest Smash Hit!

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Britney Spears might be a crummy driver, but she's apparently a gracious host.

Spears was tooling around Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills in her convertible Mercedes SL when she rear-ended a red 1998 Ford Explorer at about 2 p.m. today.

Sources tell E! News that Spears' bodyguard jumped out to talk down the other motorist, and the "Toxic" songbird hopped into the passenger seat, just as she did last month when she was involved in a similar fender-bender on Los Angeles' 101 Freeway.

Edith Cortese, the woman in the Explorer, then followed Team Spears back to the singer's gated home and was invited inside. For the return trip, the singer's bodyguard took the wheel of the Mercedes, which seemed to fare the worst in the collision, suffering noticeable front-end damage.

A source says Cortese is being completely cooperative and only went to Spears' house to exchange information because "there were so many photographers around." Shocking.

Los Angeles police said they were aware of an incident involving Spears but did not have any immediate details; neither did the Beverly Hills cops.

Dad Jamie Spears had barred his daughter from driving since her January meltdown before finally relenting last month. Shortly thereafter, on April 12, the singer collided with another vehicle, but there were no injuries and no citations were issued.

Source: E! Online

Oops! Britney in Another Car Crash

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Pop star Britney Spears, who is notorious for her erratic driving, has been involved in a minor car accident this afternoon.

In an incident first reported on X17online.com, the singer allegedly rear-ended a Ford SUV while driving her white Mercedes SL on Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills earlier today. Neither Britney, the other driver, nor Brit's bodyguard who was in the car with her at the time, were injured in the accident.

Sources on the scene tell OK! that the driver of the SUV, which is registered to an Edith Cortese, followed Brit back to her house inside the gated community of The Summit. Instead of calling the police, the witness says that Brit's guard calmed the driver down and invited her over to the house.

The driver of the SUV exited The Summit minutes later and returned to her home in Los Angeles.

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Spears Involved in Minor Car Accident

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Britney Spears was involved in a minor car accident Tuesday afternoon, when she rear-ended a red Ford Explorer in Beverly Hills.

"I think she was just distracted," said a witness. "She just tapped the other car in front of her."

Spears, 26, was at the wheel of her white Mercedes-Benz SL65 when she left her Studio City home for an afternoon drive. Shortly thereafter, she rear-ended the SUV.

Her bodyguard, who was sitting shotgun, got out and apparently gave a business card to the other driver, a female. Police were not involved.

Witnesses say the driver of the Explorer followed Spears back to her gated community to exchange information, apparently suggested by the bodyguard to avoid press attention.

Spears was involved in a fender bender in L.A. just last month on April 12.

Source: People

UPDATE: Britney Spears Involved in Car Accident

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Britney Spears was involved with a minor car accident Tuesday.

The singer rear-ended a red Ford Explorer on Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills, TMZ.com reports.

No injuries were reported and her bodyguard got out to speak to the driver of the SUV, according to TMZ.

"We received no formal request for police service," Officer Sara Faden LAPD Media Relations, told Usmagazine.com. "When a minor car accident happens and there is no medical treatment needed then an exchange of information is all that is needed."

Source: US Weekly

Brit Rear Ends It ... Again!

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Britney Spears just rear-ended a car on Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills.



Brit hit a red Ford Explorer, driven by a lady. No injuries, as far as we know -- Britney didn't even get out of the car. Her bodyguard got out and talked to the other woman.

The red Explorer Brit hit is now following her back to Britney's home.

Britney was stopped at a light and, for some reason, accelerated when the light was still red, hitting the Explorer stopped in front of her, causing minor damage.

Story developing...

Source: TMZ

EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears Increases Security and Secrecy

Hollywood.TV's cameras were wondering if we were Toxic when we got to follow Britney Spears for the day in this exclusive footage.

Britney is now well into her Larry Rudolph regime and we get what's becoming the norm. They may keep denying a comeback but Britney's at the studio then on to the gym. And boy is the security beefing up. There's no more cameras than before but the security is coming in at darn near one for one. It ain't pretty.

Britney's working that body of hers and the security want to keep us right away. So what's up? Holding up a tarpaulin to stop us seeing Britney leaving her car? Our first thought was a new hairstyle. Maybe she's had something special done. We're not saying bald again, but maybe bangs or streaks or something. Maybe it was a new look?

We catch Britney again later and the hair is Britney hair. No change that we can see.

But, hold it! That black dress looks kind of familiar. Didn't she step out of the car wearing this the other day? And she has a little helper just tweak it at the back. Like something you'd do to keep a towel on. Was the sheet being held up for a wardrobe malfunction? Or does the little black dress hide a littler stage costume? Yes, we're clutching at straws here, but it makes you think.

Even if Britney isn't heading for a comeback we hope the time in the studio and gym is bringing back some of her old love for performing. Little reminders of how good it can be. Come on Brit. You have a world full of fans out there!

Source: Hollywood.tv

Britney Gets Back In The Drivers Seat

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Continuing to show signs of improvement every day, Britney took her Mercedes out for one of her beloved drives around her Beverly Hills neighborhood Monday, sporting new, long blonde extensions!

Although she wasn't alone (her bodyguard rode shotgun), it does seems as if she's exercising a healthy dose of freedom by taking control of her life. Well, at least of her car!

Yesterday morning she spent solo time with her sons, in the afternoon she was out on her own (sorta), seems like she's getting healthier every day!

See more here!

Source: X17

Britney Spears & Bodyguard Require Police Rescue At Sunset P

Pandemonium on Sunset Boulevard!

Britney Spears visits Tracey Ross in Sunset Plaza for a little Tuesday shopping ... and so does dozens of paparazzi, reporters, fans and even a Star Lines tour bus full of tourists ... all eager to 'get a piece' of Britney!!!

However, the scene turns hectic, and despite the pop star's bodyguard, Brit Brit cannot make it back out to her car.

The bodyguard promptly summons the police who help hold back the throng so Britney can make her getaway. As the How I Met Your Mother actress rolls off the lot in her chauffeured Escalade, fans scream 'I love you, Britney!' and 'Britney for President!'

And you thought your day was stressful!!!

Source: Hollywood.tv

Britney's Got A New Wig, Y'All!

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OMG! Is the "old" Britney coming back? We hope her donning a wig yesterday doesn't mean she's slipping back into old (bad) habits ...

While Brit returned to her seat behind the wheel for the first time in a while, she also returned to a superficial hair change with a new brunette wig, but then took it off half-way through the ride. Why???

Remember when dad Jamie got rid of the old pink one?

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Source: X17 Online