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Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown

Jan 7, 2008 11:38 AM CST

Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown

Purple Monsters, Vicodin, Ritalin, Zantac, sleeping pills, oh my!

(Newser) - Oops, she popped pills again—and again, and again, reports the New York Post, describing the cocktail of 100 prescription pills pop spectacle Britney Spears washed down with a "Purple Monster" (a mix of vodka, Nyquil, and Red Bull) in the 36 hours leading up to her flip-out. Even...

Britney Throws Fit, Gets Freed From Hospital

Jan 5, 2008 7:27 PM CST

Britney Throws Fit, Gets Freed From Hospital

Star yelled at staff and pulled IV; Dr. Phil plans Britney-themed show

(Newser) - An L.A. hospital released Britney Spears today after she threw a fit, screaming at hospital staff, refusing to sit still, and yanking out her IV, TMZ.com reports. Exhibiting what sources have called signs of bipolar disorder, Spears was being held for evaluation after a dispute with ex-husband Kevin...

In Good Spears News, Sis'
Show Still On

Jan 5, 2008 9:42 AM CST

In Good Spears News, Sis' Show Still On

Jamie Lynn's Zoey 101 slated for February, Nickelodeon says

(Newser) - Nickelodeon is not, contrary to reports, yanking the upcoming season of the Jamie Lynn Spears vehicle Zoey 101 despite the 16-year-old star's pregnancy, a spokesman told MTV. "No truth to that rumor," Dan Martinsen said in response to stories the completed final season won't begin airing in February,...

Britney Loses Visitation Rights

Jan 4, 2008 9:55 PM CST

Britney Loses Visitation Rights

She remains in lockdown as Federline wins sole custody

(Newser) - Britney Spears’ latest meltdown has cost her visitation rights to her two sons, the Los Angeles Times reports. A court commissioner granted her ex, Kevin Federline, sole custody of the boys at an emergency hearing today. His attorneys requested the hearing a day after Spears locked herself in a room...

Britney on 72-Hour Psych Hold

Jan 4, 2008 2:13 PM CST

Britney on 72-Hour Psych Hold

K-Fed moves to revoke custody

(Newser) - Britney Spears was placed on 72-hour lockdown for mental evaluation today following a dispute involving transfer of their two sons to Kevin Federline, People reports. Spears had put one son in her ex-husband’s car when she locked herself in a room with the other, prompting her court-appointed child monitor...

Battling Brit Taken to Hospital

Jan 4, 2008 3:35 AM CST

Battling Brit Taken to Hospital

Faces tests for drugs & alcohol after heated custody dispute with K-Fed at home

(Newser) - Pop star Britney Spears was taken to a hospital on a stretcher early this morning after police responded to a heated custody argument with her ex-husband at her home, CNN reports. She was to be tested for drugs and alcohol and given a psychological evaluation, said officials. She appeared to...

Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers
Bail on Her

Jan 3, 2008 3:31 AM CST

Brit Bails on Deposition, Lawyers Bail on Her

Attorneys want off Spears' custody case

(Newser) - Britney Spears is now such a massive trainwreck that even her lawyers can't deal with her. The law firm representing her filed paperwork yesterday asking to be removed from the ongoing case to determine final custody of her two young sons. Brit reportedly missed a rescheduled deposition that was set...

Jamie Lynn's Beau May Not Be Baby Daddy

Dec 31, 2007 1:43 PM CST

Jamie Lynn's Beau May Not Be Baby Daddy

Insider says pregnant teen won't reveal father's name

(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears’ longtime beau may not be the father of her unborn child, PageSix.com reports. A “family insider” says the 16-year-old won’t reveal the father’s name, and friends and family don’t remember Spears and Casey Aldridge dating as seriously as she says. “Jamie...

K-Fed's Pit-Bull Lawyer Can't Wait to Grill Brit

Dec 31, 2007 10:15 AM CST

K-Fed's Pit-Bull Lawyer Can't Wait to Grill Brit

'It's not fourth grade,' says attorney after singer misses first date

(Newser) - Kevin Federline's lawyer is looking forward to deposing Britney Spears in their ongoing custody case in early 2008, People magazine reports. The singer's court date was pushed back when she missed a deposition December 12, citing illness and anxiety, moving Mark Vincent Kaplan to snark: "She was out later...

Net Makes Star of MIT Eccentric

Dec 19, 2007 8:11 PM CST

Net Makes Star of MIT Eccentric

Physics professor creates rainbows, has Net-happy acolytes in India and China

(Newser) - The latest Net sensation doesn’t defend Britney Spears or mimic the history of dance; instead he explains electrostatics, pendulums, and the conservation of energy. Walter Lewin, a 71-year-old MIT physics professor, is one of the first academic superstars of the Internet, bringing educational showmanship—say, demonstrating rockets by riding...

And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh
of Relief

Dec 19, 2007 5:31 PM CST

And Dr. Spock Breathes Sigh of Relief

Spears' parenting book delayed after daughter, 16, gets pregnant

(Newser) - Lynne Spears might have been able to explain elder daughter Britney's head-shaving incident and even finessed the no-skivvies romp, but, People reports, news that younger daughter Jamie Lynn, 16, is pregnant appears to have derailed Lynne's book on … you guessed it, parenting. A spokeswoman for her publisher says the...

Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16

Dec 19, 2007 4:55 AM CST

Oops! Brit's Sis Preggers at 16

Jamie Lynn Spears in "complete and total shock"

(Newser) - Another Spears may be headed for parenting woes. Britney's kid sister, Jamie Lynn, has announced that she's 12 weeks pregnant. The 16-year-old Louisiana high school student, star of the Nickelodeon show "Zoey 101," met her boyfriend and the father of the baby, Casey Aldridge, at church, Reuters reports....

Oh, Baby! Ten Tots With Clout

Dec 17, 2007 4:07 PM CST

Oh, Baby! Ten Tots With Clout

Brangelina's tots dominate list of 10 most influential celebrity babies

(Newser) - It's no surprise that many kids of celebrities attain star status, but sometimes the media attention can take on a life of its own: Consider the change in the tone of coverage of Tom Cruise after Suri came along. Forbes looked at web and press coverage for megastar kids under...

Sweet <3,
It's Not U,
It's Me

Dec 14, 2007 3:27 PM CST

Sweet <3, It's Not U, It's Me

Users comfortable with emails, texts, Facebook find breaking up EZ 2 do

(Newser) - Emails and text messages are becoming the dumping grounds for a new generation of lovers, with one in seven people saying they've been broken up with digitally. Moreover, survey results out today reveal that while face-to-face showdowns still beat Facebook as the preferred method for breakups, 1% of respondents would...

Britney Faces Child Abuse Probe

Dec 6, 2007 6:19 AM CST

Britney Faces Child Abuse Probe

County officials concerned about toddlers' safety

(Newser) - LA child welfare authorities are investigating "multiple" allegations of child abuse and neglect concerning pop princess Britney Spears, AP reports. Officials are concerned about the safety her two young sons when left in Spears' care, according to a statement from a county attorney. His comments were part of a...

It's Good to
Be the King

Nov 26, 2007 6:31 PM CST

It's Good to Be the King

Britney, Lindsay should be Persons of the Year, horrormeister says

(Newser) - Stephen King nearly hijacked an interview with Time, bashing the media and peppering the interviewer with questions about the mag's Person of the Year. "I think it should be Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan," he says. He also said he's resigned to the fact that some movies based...

Oops! She Hit it Again: Britney Drives Over 3rd Foot in a Month

Nov 15, 2007 5:01 PM CST

Oops! She Hit it Again: Britney Drives Over 3rd Foot in a Month

Paparazzo is pop star's latest rollover victim

(Newser) - Britney Spears caught another photographer flat-footed last night, the Los Angeles Times reports, driving over a paparazzo's paw as she left a Beverly Hills hotel. It's the third such incident in the past month—another photographer and a sheriff's deputy were previous victims—and the LAPD has told Spears she...

Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed

Nov 13, 2007 5:03 AM CST

Don't Let Reckless Brit Drive With My Kids: K-Fed

Asks court to keep sons out of unsafe car

(Newser) - A series of traffic violations may further crimp custody arrangements for singer Britney Spears if her ex-husband has his way. Kevin Federline has asked a judge to forbid the reckless Brit from driving their sons to protect their safety. In the last week she was filmed running a red light,...

Brit's Mess
My Fault,
Says Mom

Nov 8, 2007 10:31 AM CST

Brit's Mess My Fault, Says Mom

Lynne Spears claims blame: I wasn't around enough to guide her

(Newser) - Think Britney is a brat? Blame her mom. That's what Lynne Spears is doing. The 52-year-old says her daughter has been falling apart for years and it's her fault because she wasn't able to go on the road with Britney when her career took off. "I wish I'd been...

Spears Slapped With K-Fed's Legal Fees

Nov 7, 2007 3:07 AM CST