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Britney Spears’ Dad Fires Dancers for Drugs, If You Seek Amy Video Release

March 11, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

Britney Spears‘ father and conservator, Jamie Spears, fired three dancers from the “Circus” tour for suspected drug use, according to British tabloid reports. While Britney relaxed by the pool in Miami, her father was making all her backup dancers undergo the contractual drug test. He warned all the dancers when they started that this would be a dry tour and to keep Britney away from temptation.

Per Showbizspy via Daily Mirror:

“Because of Britney’s past personal problems she now requires more insurance for her Circus tour than before.” says a source to the Daily Mirror. “It’s a very rigorous process protecting all of those assets. Backstage her dad is beyond strict and rightfully so. He only wants the best for Britney. He’s protecting Britney’s comeback with every ounce of his being.”

Papa Spears is making the 50-plus dancers out on the road with her take drug tests in an effort to keep his daughter on the right path. The three that failed were promptly fired and told to leave immediately, just one week into the 44-date run. Jamie, who a judge has made legally responsible for keeping his daughter on the straight and narrow path, is not tolerating this behavior and not granting any second chances either.

[If You Seek Amy Circus Performance]

Per OK! Magazine via Daily Star:

“They begged to be given a second chance but were shown the door,” a source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper. “Britney and the dancers spent months rehearsing before the tour started and they had become more like family, but the show must go on and such behavior won’t be tolerated. The remaining dancers have been read the riot act. They have been told that if they know of drugs being used they must come clean or face the boot themselves.”

Britney herself had evidently instructed all her crew and staff that no kind of hard living would be endured on the tour. Her video for her new single “If You Seek Amy” will drop the 12th exclusively for 24 hours on Virgin Mobiles website.

Good for you Papa Spears! Britney has come too far to let anything get in the way of her comeback. We’re rooting for you girl!

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Britney Spears’ Ex, Adnan Ghalib, Charged With Three Felonies

February 25, 2009 By Crista Webster 2 Comments

Will the Britney Spears drama ever end? I hope not! Now, Britney’s former boytoy and paparazzo Adnan Ghalib has been charged with felony hit-and-run, battery, and assult with a deadly weapon for hitting a process server with his car. OUCH!

The process server was at Ghalib’s residence in Encino, CA to present Ghalib with a restraining order issued by Spears’ family. Brit’s father, Jamie Spears, is likely behind the restraining order as he has been trying to clean-up the mess Britney created after her infamous meltdown months last year.

Per E! Online:

“Ghalib started to drive toward the [process server], who, in order to avoid being pinned against a garbage truck, jumped onto the hood of Ghalib’s Mercedes. Ghalib swerved and the alleged victim fell off, breaking his wrist and sustaining other injuries. The defendant then drove away without stopping.”

Thank goodness! I thought jumping on the hood of someone’s car might be against the law, but now that I know better, some of those hunky Hollwood types better look out. I will be sprawled on the hood of your car faster than you can say ‘restaining order’.

Prosecuters have asked that Ghalib’s bail be set at $110,000. I guess asking Britney for a loan is out of the question. Ghalib also faces up to seven years in the slammer if convicted. Don’t worry Adnan, a well-gelled man like yourself will make plenty of friends in prison.

Despite his efforts, Ghalib has been ordered to stay at least 500 yards away from Spears. The restraining order is in full effect through tomorrow, when both parties are due in court.

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Britney Spears Safe…For Now

February 24, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

Sam Lutfi is a predator. At least according to Britney Spears’ father Jamie. Papa Spears testified for over 90 minutes yesterday about why he feels it is necessary to have long-term restraining orders granted against three people, one of which is Lutfi. Repeating an allegation that he’s made over the past year that Lutfi ground medication into his daughter’s food, Jamie Spears said he thought his daughter’s one-time friend and manager was a danger to the family. But he did little to establish direct contact between Lutfi and his Britney since a conservatorship was established a year ago. Acknowledging under questioning by Lutfi’s lawyer that he was not aware of any conversations between his daughter and Sam, the only evidence of communication between the two was a recent call Britney Spears made to Lutfi. A nanny supposedly heard the pop starlet talking to Sam and ex boyfriend Adnan Ghilab, one of the other people Papa Spears is rallying to get a permanent restraining order against.

Per The Huffington Post:

“[The hearing] Couldn’t of gone better.” said Bryan Freedman, attorney for Sam Lutfi. He also said that Jamie Spears’ testimony did not demonstrate why a restraining order is necessary.

The hearing will continue on Wednesday morning and a judge will determine then if the restraining order will get extended indefinitely. If Sam did have any contact with Britney, he would have violated a court order to stay away from her.

Per E! via DListed:

“Daddy testified the nanny overheard Brit Brit talking to Adnan and Sam really early in the morning on a cell phone. When Brit went to dance practice, her security team found the phone which was a prepaid Nokia. Brit admitted she got it when she was at the Peninsula Hotel one day.”

Under her father’s care and control, Britney Spears now lives a protected life, her access even to telephones strictly restricted. It appears Jamie believes Sam and Adnan got her the phone in an attempt to poison her against Jamie and to disrupt the conservatorship. The phone listed the phone numbers of Ghalib and Lutfi. Spears also testified about a series of what he called threatening text messages he received last month from someone with the screen name “citygalin310,” who he was later “100 percent” sure was Lutfi, which was strongly denied by Lutfi’s attorney.

Per People:

“Spears said the texts appeared to be someone “trying to extort my daughter.” He replied to the messages by saying, “What are you looking for? Our family has been through so much.” Fifteen minutes after receiving those texts, Jamie said Lutfi called him. “[Sam] began to cry and he basically fell apart on the phone,” said Jamie.

“When [Lutfi] was in so-called control, she’d lost everything – her kids and career,” Jamie said at the hearing. “I believe he’s a predator, I believe he’s very dangerous to her … and causes her a lot of anguish and disbelief. We’ve asked him to go away before, and now he’s coming back. We just want the man to go away. Just leave us alone.”

Papa Spears also revealed why his daughter locked herself in a bathroom last year with her youngest son Jayden, leading to her hospitalization. Claiming she had been told by Lutfi that she could have her children another night, the drama unfolded when body guards for ex husband Kevin Federline arrived to pick up the boys. Somberly describing his daughter during that night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as “kind of wild” and “just very messed up,” he said his daughter just didnt want to let them go since she had been told she would have them for another night.

In court papers, Lutfi denies that he’s been harassing Spears, stating that it has been Spears herself reaching out to him through text messages even though court orders forbid her from doing so. Lutfi does admit that he’s passed messages on to her through her hairdresser and others, including a “Merry Christmas” message, but argues that the messages weren’t harmful in any way.

Call me crazy, but a court order of no contact means just that – No Contact!!

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Britney Spears to Cancel ‘Circus’ Tour ?!?

February 2, 2009 By Holly Stafford Leave a Comment

Britney Spears’ upcoming highly anticipated “Circus” tour since her comeback is in danger of being canceled according to a new report. She will end up canceling her tour if ex husband Kevin Federline lawyers continue to block an agreement allowing her to take the kids on the road. For weeks now Britney, K-Fed, and daddy Jamie Spears have been trying to map out a plan to allow Spears to travel with her two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

The plan is to have homes in 3 different cities – New Jersey, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Her boys would stay in one of three cities, with Britney commuting in between all three depending on her schedule. And just whats in it for K-Fed? He would be given his own pad in each of the three bases, and be paid in excess of $4,000 a week for each week she’s on tour. Basically, the 4 grand is “STFU and let me play mommy with my kiddies” money.

K-Feds lawyers became aware of this agreement and were furious that this was all handled behind their backs. They accused Daddy Spears of going behind their backs and cutting them out. K-Fed’s lawyers aren’t amused with the deal for reasons unknown. Sources tell TMZ that K-Fed’s lawyers have said they object to the plan but won’t specifically say why. If an agreement doesn’t pan out, Spears is adament that she WILL cancel her upcoming tour. She has been working hard to regain 50/50 custody of her kids with Federline, and doesn’t want to hurt her progress. The three have also worked out a long-term agreement, which would extend the arrangement. That too, could end up compromised.

UGH. Can’t the lawyers just let it be since this is all in Britney, Kevin and the boys’ best interest? Stay tuned…

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Britney Spears Fights Sam Lufti, Adnan Ghalib

February 1, 2009 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

The former duo that dragged down Britney is back. A restraining order has been put in place to protect the Spears goodie package again.

Conservators for Britney Spears have gotten another restraining order against Sam Lutfi, Adnan Ghalib and Jon Eardley. All three men were apart of her inner circle while she was hitting rock bottom. Sam was her manager, Adnan was the leeching paparazzi gold digging boyfriend and Jon is the super shady attorney on side of Lufti. Recently Sam has been trying to weasel his way back into the Spears family. He was kicked off his leeching from Britney after her father took conservation over his daughter and managed to bring her back to the surface. Both Ghalib and Lufti were forbidden from contact with the pop princess.

After her comeback from the dismal “Blackout” days, the Britney machine is back in motion. Her former clique wants back on that train.

TMZ reports:

“One of the lawyers in the case filed a declaration saying over the past month she received “multiple telephone calls and text messages from Lutfi.” She says Lutfi wanted to set up an urgent meeting to “speak with Mr. Spears and me with regard to what he claimed was ‘information he had received about Mr. Spears and his daughter, Britney Spears as well as others.’” The attorney also says Lutfi claimed “he had been talking with Adnan Ghalib about the conservatorship and Ms. Spears’ status as a conservatee.”

In another document, one of the conservatorship lawyers claims “Mr. Lutfi has sent text messages and instant messages that contain false and hurtful allegations concerning Mr. Spears, Ms. Spears, and the Spears family.” The lawyer continues, “Mr. Lutfi, Adnan Ghalib, and Jon Eardley sought unsuccessfully to induce an attorney to file” false statements with the court.”

But this isn’t all unprovoked. It is also rumored that Britney has been voluntarily talking with Adnan and tipping him as to where she will be next. He then gets his paparazzi lackeys to show up at her destination.

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Jayden James Fine After Hospital Emergency

November 10, 2008 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

Poor little Jayden James was rushed to the hospital over the weekend. Britney Spears took her boys and father, Jamie Spears, to her home in Kentwood Louisiana for a bit of a vacation. The trip was to score some quality family time before Britney goes on “Circus” tour.

Jayden was reportedly having seizures. It seems those reports were false. Two year old Jayden apparently “ate something really bad.” He had an allergic reaction and broke out in hives along with being itchy. He was taken to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center on Sunday. They kept the tot over night for observations, but he is set to be discharged tomorrow. It was also suggested that Kevin Federline was rushing to be at his son’s side. The word now is that Britney can’t even get a hold of Kevin.

He is probably too busy being a douche bag somewhere.

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