Rumour: Britney To Duet with Sky Ferreira

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She is currently working on her debut album with Swedish production gods Bloodshy & Avant and, in the mother (naughty kid sister?) of all generational team-ups, she will soon be collaborating with Britney Spears on a 90s-inspired electro number produced by rap mogul Cisco Adler called Age is Just a Number, after the two met at a Barnes & Noble in west Hollywood, where Spears recognised Ferreira from her video blog.

"I think we all knew this was coming," La Ferreira said with a laugh at the VMA awards, "but it's an honour to work with such a legend!" The honour will be all Britney's. Prince will be sick when he hears it (she's also lined up to cover Nasty Girl by Vanity Six).

Source: Guardian

One question, and I think I speak for the majority when I ask this.

Who the f*ck is Sky Ferreira?

Attorney: Britney Spears Objects to Father's Control

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Britney Spears expressed "strong desire" against her father's temporary control over her affairs – including her $40 million fortune, a lawyer said in court Monday.

Her father's conservatorship "would only cause further distress, agitation and estrangement," said estate attorney Adam Streisand, who asserted he was hired by Spears over the weekend.

In addition, Streisand argued that co-temporary conservator Andrew Wallet "simply doesn't have the knowledge" to manage Spears's vast estate, which he valued at $40 million, he said at a hearing.

Streisand, who's reportedly related to the singer of the same name, instead suggested that Northern Trust Bank be named as the temporary guardian of her wealth.

Jamie Spears, wearing a navy suit, was present in the courtroom, looked solemn, but did not speak.

His lawyers began with an opening statement asserting that Jamie Spears has no interest in taking her wealth, but rather watching over it until his daughter recovers, with the eventual hope she's reunited with her children.

Wallet vehemently argued that the court be shown proof that Britney Spears was of sound mind to hire Streisand.

Spear's 'Lacks Capacity' to Hire a Lawyer

A court-appointed lawyer for Britney Spears was also present, and testified that he met with the singer at the hospital Sunday for about 10 minutes.

He added that in his opinion, the pop star "does not understand the nature of these proceedings" or their impact on her future. He added, "I think she's lacks capacity" to hire a private lawyer.

It was also revealed by Jaime Spears's attorneys that despite a restraining order issued Friday, the singer's pal Sam Lutfi had "spoken to Ms. Spears by telephone."

The father's lawyers expressed difficulty at subpoenaing Lutfi with the order, saying he would not answer the door when a person came to serve him recently.

The court was then closed to the public, and no rulings of whether to replace her father as temporary conservator have been reached thus far.

Source: People

Paparazzo Quits In Protest At Britney 'Hounding'

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When paparazzi have a crisis of conscience over the wellbeing of their celebrity prey, events have clearly reached a serious level. So it is with Britney Spears, the troubled pop star and America's favourite tabloid fodder, who was back under psychiatric evaluation in a Los Angeles hospital last night after the latest in a series of highly publicised meltdowns.

As the singer's family and manager bickered over the right to direct her treatment after a court-ordered commitment into mental health care, a British photographer who has quit the chasing media pack warned the hounding could kill her.

Nick Stern has resigned from Splash, a Los Angeles-based, British-owned celebrity picture agency, in protest at the "aggressive" tactics employed in pursuing Spears, and predicted tragedy.

"Directly or indirectly, Britney is going to come to some horrific end, or a member of the public will," he said. "It's not what's being done, it's the way it's being done. As she continues to deteriorate psychologically, I just can't see a positive way out."

The biggest threat, Stern said, came from the high-speed convoy of photographers' cars and motorcycles that follow Spears' every move through Los Angeles. The pursuit reached a new frenzy in the early hours of yesterday when the paparazzi tailed an ambulance and police escort taking the 26-year-old singer to hospital for the second time this month.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the trail of emergency vehicles that took Spears to the UCLA Medical Centre stretched longer than a football field. In an operation conducted with military precision, police and medical crews spoke secretively of "delivering the package", in a failed attempt to throw photographers off the scent.

"The paps are completely out of control," said Stern, 43. "It's not unusual to have 20 or 30 cars pursuing her at any one time. It's become acceptable to drive at 80mph down the wrong side of the street into oncoming traffic. I was horrified at what goes on. It's so aggressive, there are fights and crashes and slashed tyres. I felt I needed to say something."

Spears has exhibited increasingly bizarre behaviour in the past 12 months and has lost visitation rights to her two children, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, fathered by her estranged husband, Kevin Federline. The two are engaged in a custody battle.

After the singer's admission to hospital yesterday, a judge at the Los Angeles county superior court signed an order committing her to a mandatory three-day evaluation, after which the stay could be extended to 14 days.

According to sources, Spears' family had planned the intervention for two weeks with the cooperation of the police and hospital but against the wishes of the singer's manager, Sam Lutfi. In recent weeks, friends and family have said they believe she is suffering from bipolar disorder, which is characterised by abrupt mood swings, or other psychiatric problems.

The circus continued in the hospital corridor early yesterday with a heated argument between Lutfi and Lynne and Jamie Spears. According to the celebrity website tmz.com, doctors are now "cooperating fully" with the singer's parents.

Source: Guardian