Britney Spears loses custody of chidren

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Britney Spears loses custody of children
Judge orders boys to remain with Federline ‘until further order of the court’


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Updated: 9:33 p.m. ET Oct 1, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears’ continuing downward spiral took a devastating turn Monday when she was ordered to relinquish custody of her children by a judge who had cited her drug-and-alcohol-fueled lifestyle.

Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon ruled that that ex-husband Kevin Federline will take Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, beginning Wednesday “until further order of the court.”

The Web site X17 is reporting that Spears surrendered the children to Federline's bodyguards on Monday afternoon.

The order stemmed from an unspecified oral motion made by Federline’s lawyers and was handled in a closed-door hearing. The judge’s order did not state the reason for the change in custody and he ordered all transcripts of the proceedings sealed.

Phone messages left for representatives of Spears and Federline were not immediately returned Monday.

Last month, Gordon said Spears engaged in “habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol” and ordered her to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week as part of her ongoing custody dispute with Federline.

Spears also was previously ordered to meet weekly with a “parenting coach” who was to observe and report back to the court about her parenting skills. Both Spears and Federline must complete the court’s “Parenting Without Conflict” class.

Spears, 25, and Federline, 29, were married in October 2004. She filed for divorce last November and it became official in July. The two have joint custody of their sons, but Federline is seeking a greater share of custody.

Troubles become tabloid fodder

Since Spears became single, her troubles have played out in the tabloids. First she was photographed at various Hollywood hotspots partying hard with Paris Hilton — appearing drunk and out-of-control. Some photos captured the pop star without panties. Then Spears shaved her head as paparazzi captured the moment, beat a car with an umbrella and ended up spending a month in rehab.

An MTV Video Music Awards performance last month meant to herald her comeback was universally panned, with Spears appearing spaced-out and lethargic — and, in some eyes, less than buff. The following week, Spears’ management firm dropped her and her divorce lawyer resigned.

She then was charged with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license for allegedly crashing into a parked car in August.

The driving offenses likely compelled the judge to issue Monday’s orders, said New York divorce lawyer Raoul Felder.

“She was driving without a license with a child in the car,” he said. “You can put aside the in and out of rehab, the shaving her head. But this? When a judge went out on a limb for her? There’s no going back.”

Though Spears must relinquish physical custody of the children until further ruling from the court, she and Federline still share legal custody.

POPOZAO indeed.



How ya doing, buddy?

And in other news: The Earth kept on spinning, regardless of this outcome.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

And honestly, who didn't see this coming?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Chaotic

And honestly, who didn't see this coming?

Yeah dude. When I first saw this thread, my second thought was that I was surprised she had custody up until now. She's dangerous to herself, never mind a child. My first thought was that I don't give a crap, mind you.

Of course my third thought was that I'm bored, and so I might as well reply.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I think the question they need to ask is whether Federline is a suitable parent and fit to raise these kids.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Or, why they even had kids to begin with if they knew they were going to party all the time.

We haven't heard too much about Federline as of lately anyway, but I'm sure that he can't be as bad a parent as Britney is... <_<

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Of course he is going to be as bad, he just may be smart enough to keep out of the news, then again, as much as people say that do not care, the media continues to dish out shit about them.

And most people still dont care.

FELIPE NO

People do care... too much. She's just one woman. People care because she's famous, yes, but also because it's such a great (awful) story. Here's this cute little girl that started out entertaining kids, turned into a teenager popular with teenagers, and somehow turned into a wretched woman despite her earliest image of a clean, decent sort of girl. It's like watching a slow train wreck... and pop culture lives off of that sort of stuff. At this point I think nothing would make the magazine editors' day more than if she went out and killed herself.

But yeah.... the world goes on.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

What else is there to say.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

lol@elixir


Anyway, i'm not surprised, nor do I feel bad for Britney Spears. She had it coming with her behavior and her blatant law breaking "lawl, ride with me in the front fo the steering wheel, baby!". However, K-Fed as a dad... Meh, we'll see how that one ends up.

One thing though, the tabloid media seriously needs to like...go away. I don't condone or excuse what Britney did, but shit they have to be all in her face with her personal shit, and then ask every celebrity in a 10 miles radius. Ugh.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Hydra

Here's this cute little girl that started out entertaining kids, turned into a teenager popular with teenagers, and somehow turned into a wretched woman despite her earliest image of a clean, decent sort of girl.

Yeah......

I laughed when I first heard this because I didn't know anything about the divorce....

Guess the world DOESN'T revolve around Britney.....

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Just like that whole stupid, Paris Hilton fiasco, we should all just ignore them. If we ignore them, maybe they'll GO AWAY.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I cannot be bothered to care so hard, I question this topic's thread-worthiness.

This is also why I detest Keith Olbermann.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I find him funny personally.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Bradylama

I cannot be bothered to care so hard, I question this topic's thread-worthiness.

This is also why I detest Keith Olbermann.

Is it Sewers-worthy?

FELIPE NO

Britney got robbed.

Those kids deserve to be with someone that isn't Kevin Federline. Neither of them are fit parents.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Leknaat

Is it Sewers-worthy?

The second somebody Rule 34's this thread with the reason Britney lost custody it will be.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Guru

Britney got robbed.

Those kids deserve to be with someone that isn't Kevin Federline. Neither of them are fit parents.

Well, from the article, the BODYGUARDS have the kids...LOL

Brady--I thought that was Rule 33....is there another one?!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So? Am I supposed to give a shit?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Leknaat

Yeah......

I laughed when I first heard this because I didn't know anything about the divorce....

Guess the world DOESN'T revolve around Britney.....

Only reason I heard about it was K-Fed had a match with Cena, and then supposedly they divorced after Britney continually laughing at K-Fed.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

BREAKING NEWS: Britney loses custard



I was speaking idiomatically.

Of course, I agree with just about everyone that it isn't worth caring about. It's really sad this kind of crap is considered legit news and how many people genuinely want to follow these types of stories.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

How is a woman who frequently forgets to wear underwear at all fit to raise two children? What is up with celebrities and doing weird inane crap with their kids, anyway? Hanging kids out of windows, driving with them in your lap, ect.. All big news and they still get to keep them? Ah well, I guess they'll all make great E True Hollywood stories someday.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by gdragon

How is a woman who frequently forgets to wear underwear at all fit to raise two children?

This sentence just strikes me as ridiculous. I'm just thinking about the logic. If you don't wear underwear, you are not fit to raise children. The contrapositive is that you are fit to raise children if you wear underwear.

Granted, she's still a rabid whore whose only value lies in the entertainment derived from her disgrace. Still though, underwear and parenting are being too closely related here, I think.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Well, if you forget to put on your own underwear, how can you be expected to teach your children to remember to put their own underwear on?

Jam it back in, in the dark.