Britney Spears's Lawyers Won't Quit Case

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Britney Spears's legal team, headed by Sorrell Trope, will continue litigating her custody battle – despite having filed a request to be excused from the case on Jan. 2.

Asked if they were indeed staying on, one of her attorneys, Anne Kiley, replied, "Yes, we are," but gave no further details.

The law firm of Trope & Trope previously stated in a request: "There has been a breakdown in communications between [Spears] and Trope & Trope making further representation of her interests impossible." A hearing on the matter was set for Feb. 4.

However, court spokeswoman Meredith Pierce confirmed Wednesday that the firm's request had been withdrawn.

Earlier in the day, Spears's lawyers sought visitation rights for the singer, but were not successful. The pop star arrived at the courthouse for the morning hearing, but left shortly thereafter without entering the courtroom.

Last week, Spears lost visitation of sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, indefinitely following a four-hour custody standoff and her brief hospitalization.

Source: People

Britney's Bipolar Treatment Plan

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

TMZ has learned the general nature of the medical intervention for Britney Spears.

As we first reported, Britney is suffering from some sort of bipolar disorder. For months, Commissioner Scott Gordon has repeatedly ordered her to undergo psychological tests, but she has not complied.

Brit's divorce lawyers have devised a plan to get Brit into treatment. Sources now say it's outpatient treatment that would allow professionals to "evaluate and treat" her condition.

We're told Britney is "receptive" to the idea, but it's not a done deal. If it happens, the process will start imminently.

Source: TMZ

Lawyers Will Keep Brit After All

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TMZ has learned Britney's lawyers have had a change of heart. They're not withdrawing as Brit's lawyer.

They have taken the request off calendar. Trope and Trope is at the helm for the long term.

Story developing ...

Source: TMZ

Exclusive:Britney Spears Spotted After Court Hearing

Source: Hollywood.tv

Kaplan Speaks, But Not About Britney & Adnan!

The following italicized article is taken from www.x17online.com:

After Wednesday's emergency hearing, Kevin's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan held a press conference to answer reporter's questions.

Kaplan broke it down for the crowd in plain English:

Basically, the court has decided to address the matters brought up this morning in the scheduled February hearing. So, "nothing's changed".

Then, when we asked him if Kevin was comfortable with Britney having Adnan around the kids, he replied "that's what you call an assumption of a fact not an evidence."

Huh?

Ya think he coulda translated that one for us, too?

Source: X17

Exclusive Single News To Come!

Britney Experts is claiming that they have 'exclusive single news'. They don't mention the specifics and the news still isn't posted. Stay tuned...

Source: Britney Experts/Break The Ice

Adnan: Who Wouldn't Marry Brit?

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

Wife AzLynn Berry may be through with Adnan Ghalib, but when it comes to Britney Spears, the photographer told The Insider last night, "This relationship is far from over."

In fact, Adnan's focus is squarely on his future with the troubled pop star. When asked if he would marry Brit if she proposed, he replied, "Would anybody say no?" And then, of course, there's the matter of those pregnancy tests the two were spotted buying on January 14. "I think she was hoping she was pregnant with my child," the 35-year-old pap said of the purchase.

But whether it's Adnan's or someone else's, he thinks she wants another baby — period. Funny, then, that a recording of Britney covering Ace of Base's classic "All That She Wants" (complete the lyric...) has popped up today.

Adnan also defended himself in the interview, claiming he has not latched on to Brit in order to sell pictures of her. "In time, I think people will understand that." He backed up the assertion with glowing descriptions of the 26-year-old mother of two. "The beautiful thing about Britney is she's very spontaneous," he said (that's one way to put it). "Unless you take the time to scratch the surface and see what's really within," you can't "understand how truly, truly amazing she is.'

Sounds great — so why all the haters? "People don't like happy in Hollywood. People don't want fairy-tale endings. I don't think anybody wants her to be happy... whatever it takes, scandal sells."

And given his career, Adnan should know.

Source: Page Six

Brit's Lawyers To Commish -- We Have A Plan...

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TMZ has learned Brit's lawyers did exactly what we told you they would do -- they asked Commissioner Scott Gordon today for visitation in a therapeutic setting, but it went over like a lead balloon.

As we first reported, Britney's lawyers know they're up against it -- their client has some sort of bipolar disorder but has refused to commit herself to a mental hospital for evaluation and treatment. She cannot be involuntarily committed. So, her lawyers and family have devised a "creative way" of treating Brit, and they wanted the Commish to let her visit the kids while she undergoes treatment.

We're told Commish Gordon was unmoved, especially since he has repeatedly ordered Brit to undergo a court-ordered psych evaluation, but she has refused.

We're also told Brit's lawyers said this "creative" treatment has not yet commenced.

Source: TMZ

Press Conference To Be Given

According to TMZ a press conference is expected to be given any moment now.

Source: Break The Ice

Visitation Stays The Same

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

Britney Spears was shut down in her attempt to regain some sort of visitation. There are no changes. K-Fed has sole custody and no visitation for Brit for now.

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Brit arrived at the courthouse and went through the metal detector but then had a change of heart and didn't want to go inside the courtroom.

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Sources told TMZ Brit wanted visitation restored in a "therapeutic setting" -- meaning under the treatment of medical professionals -- but that wasn't gonna happen, especially since she never showed to make a plea.

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Source: TMZ

The Court Hearing Is Over!

TMZ has just reported that the court hearing is over and that all parties have walked out of the courtroom.

Source: Break The Ice

Britney On Accident: "Did Y'all F**kin' See That?"

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Britney Spears and her paparazzoboytoy Adnan were in a minor fenderbender last night -- and Brit's reaction was priceless ... even for her.

Adnan was driving Brit's Mercedes when they reportedly collided with a guy on a motorcycle. Everyone looked fine afterward (or at least the same as before).

Oh, and if Adnan thinks he's Britney's boyfriend -- he needs to watch this video to see what Brit has to say about that.

Source: TMZ

Video Of Britney Arrriving At Court Before Leaving It!

Source: TMZ

Britney Again Bolts From Courthouse

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

Once again, Britney Spears arrived for a custody hearing Wednesday – then left the courthouse before it began.

The emergency hearing, which the pop singer had requested, was then held with ex-husband Kevin Federline in the courtroom.

It was a replay of last week's hearing, when Spears showed up at the courthouse only to depart, missing a session in which she lost all access to sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1.

Neither Spears nor Federline is required to attend the hearings.

They arrived separately at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday morning. Federline was seen entering the courtroom, but a court spokesman said Spears had left in her Mercedes.

Spears, 26, lost visitation rights indefinitely following her brief hospitalization earlier this month after a four-hour custody standoff involving police.

On Monday, she was questioned for 45 minutes by Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan in what the lawyer called a "gut-wrenching" deposition.

Source: People

Britney's Left The Courthouse

The following italicized article is taken from www.x17online.com:

X17 Photogs on the scene say they just saw Britney leave the building (at about 9:40 am PST).

X17 sources on the ground say she didn't even enter the courtroom!

Stay tuned to X17 for, pix, video and deets coming soon!

WTF?

Source: X17

Britney Leaves Court!

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

That was quick -- Britney Spears arrived to the L.A. County Courthouse for her emergency hearing Wednesday morning and abruptly left an hour later before the session took place, OK! has learned."

She just left the building in a silver Mercedes," the source tells OK!. "No one knows where she's going or who was driving her. We don't know if it's Adnan's [Ghalib] car."

After numerous no-shows and tardy appearances, the troubled pop star pulled up to the courthouse minutes before 9 a.m. PST for an emergency session she herself requested regarding visitation rights with her sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, which she lost last week.

Donning a black ruffled satin cocktail dress, 5-in. gold heels, bright red lipstick and her signature shades, the 26-year-old was escorted by Sam Lutfi and a bodyguard from the Regency Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where she and Adnan Ghalib had spent the night, a source tells OK!.

Source: OK Magazine

WTF -- Britney Left??

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Britney left?!? TMZ was in the courtroom when the case was called. Britney was in the building, but never made it to the courtroom. When the Commish asked her attorney if she was coming back, she answered "I don't know whether she'll be here or not," adding, "I don't want to delay the hearing."

K-Fed was sworn in and the media were cleared from the courtroom.

As we reported, Brit's lawyers want to restore visitation in a "therapeutic setting" -- translated: she needs mental help. If Brit isn't there to testify, she'll win a Grammy for "Blackout" before she gets visitation back.

Story developing ...

Source: TMZ

Britney Caught Necking?

The following italicized article is taken from www.x17online.com:

X17 Photogs noticed a mysterious rash on Brit's neck yesterday when she was out shopping for her new iPhone.

Does Adnan have fleas?

What do YOU think that's from?

See more pics here!

Source: X17

First Picture Of Britney Arriving At Court!

Source: TMZ

The New Adnan Ghalib Interview!

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

BRITNEY SPEARS' paparazzo boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB answers the questions everyone wants to know: Is he in love with her, or using her to sell photos?

The speculation that their relationship is a ruse to boost his career is something he adamantly denies, saying, "No, no never -- and in time I think people will understand that."

But he hesitates when asked if Britney might be pregnant with his child. The two were seen buying a pregnancy test at a drug store. "I think she hoped she was pregnant with my child, I don't know," he says. "I think she felt that she was. She has a very maternal instinct. She was feeling some of the same feelings she felt when she was pregnant."

Perhaps the most burning question is whether or not they're still a couple. Rumors have been flying that they split and Britney took out a restraining order against him.

"I would tell you this relationship is far from over," he says.

Indeed, the two were spotted out together just last night as Britney's Mercedes was swiped by a passing motorcyclist.

Tonight, more of the bombshell interview only we can show you, when Adnan speaks out about her hospital lockdown and answers the question: was she suicidal?

Click on the pic to see the video!

Source: The Insider Online

Steve Carell And Brit -- In Court Together?!

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

TMZ is at the courthouse for Britney's custody hearing ... wait -- is that Steve Carell??

"The Office" star is there -- we think -- for jury duty.

Stay tuned

Source: TMZ

Britney, K-Fed Arrive For Emergency Hearing

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

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday morning for an emergency hearing in their custody battle.

Spears requested the session – a week after losing all access to sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1.
The pop singer, who declined to appear in the courtroom at the previous hearing, and her 29-year-old ex-husband arrived separately at the downtown courthouse for the morning hearing.

Spears, 26, lost visitation rights indefinitely following her brief hospitalization earlier this month after a four-hour custody standoff involving police.

On Monday, she was questioned for 45 minutes by Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan in what the lawyer called a "gut-wrenching" deposition.

Source: People

'Piece Of Me' Sells....

'Piece Of Me' sells 68.689 copies in its 11th week bringing the total to 567.267 sold copies!

Source: Break The Ice

UPDATE: Britney Spears Arrives At L.A. Court

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

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have arrived at the L.A. County Courthouse for a hearing in their ongoing custody battle.

“She is in the building and will be brought in when the case is called,” the Court's public information officer says. “All lawyers for both parties are inside."

Federline was wearing a light gray suit and his hair was in a mohawk. He was seen going over paperwork with attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan.

Source: US Weekly

Britney Arrives At Court!

The following italicized article is taken from www.x17online.com:

We've just received reports that Britney Spears has just arrived at court for her hearing today with Sam in the car - and without Adnan!

Adnan apparently split from Brit's company around 6 AM, long before the pop princess headed over to court.

Looks like Britney's not letting her last chance to address the court before February 19th go to waste!

We'll bring you more on this story as soon as we hear anything...

Source: X17