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Britney Spears Ordered to Pay Lawyers' Fees

Mandi Illuzzi — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:00:57 -0400

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The attorneys involved with Britney Spears' conservatorship will be paid for their time, Commissioner Reva Goetz ruled today.

There are two conservators of Spears' financial, medical and legal decisions: Andrew Wallet and her father, Jamie. Wallet, who has not been paid yet, will be given $100,000. Jamie is being paid $2,500 per week.

Britney's attorney, Samuel Ingham, will receive up to $10,000 per week through the end of July.

Jamie's attorney, Geraldine Wyle, will get $175,000; trust attorney Clark Byam will be paid $22,500; and custody attorney Stacey Phillips will receive $75,000.

All of the fees, except for Ingham's, account for costs accrued through March 31.

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Britney Spears Laughed "A Lot" on How I Met Your Mother Set

Henry Seltzer — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:27:41 -0400

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Usmagazine.com has confirmed that Britney Spears will guest star on the March 24 episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

The pop star, 26 will play Abby, a receptionist at a dermatologist’s office who falls for architect Ted (Josh Radnor) when he comes in to have a tattoo removed. (It is Spears' first return to the small screen since a 2006 cameo on Will & Grace.)

In Abby’s first scene, she bursts in during Ted’s painful session.

“Doctor, are you all right? I heard a woman screaming!” Abby says. Seeing Ted, she giggles.

Us spoke exclusively to show creator Craig Thomas about Spears, who attended a table reading with the cast on Monday.

Tell Us how this all came about.
Britney’s people ended up coming to CBS and expressing interest in our show, and we were thrilled: ‘Britney Spears watches our show!’

They said she was a big fan of the show?
They said she was looking for a small part on a funny show, and she checked out our show and liked it. They were really receptive to the idea of bringing Britney in and just doing a funny role for her. It all came together really quickly – it was kind of shocking.

How quick?
We heard that they read about the part on Thursday. We were literally in the middle of a re-write of that script, and they said, ‘Oh, we’re having dinner with Britney tonight, and she likes the show. Can you get her a script a half-hour from now?' So we just sort of busted ass for the next 40 minutes, hit print and showed her our in-progress rewrite of the episode. She got in and thought the character was really funny and said yes the very next day.

So the script came before you knew Britney would be attached to it?
That’s right. They thought the part was a great thing for Britney to do, just to keep her acting chops up and come have fun with us for a week.

Describe the role.
The episode's about Ted, our main character. Ted went crazy one night earlier in this season and got an embarrassing butterfly stamped right above his ass. Not his proudest moment. So he's now in the predicament of having to remove this tattoo, so he goes to a dermatologist to remove it and gets a big crush on his dermatologist. What he's sort of oblivious to, as he’s pursuing this dermatologist, is that the dermatologist’s receptionist (Spears) is falling in love with him. It's a fun, romantic comedy episode.

So Britney's character is kind of mousy?
She is just trying to get Ted’s attention and keeps on screwing up, saying awkward things. Ted’s absolutely oblivious. Go, Josh Radnor — he has Britney Spears chasing after him in this episode!

So it worked out pretty well that you happened to have this part.
I think it was great because it was the size and shape of what they wanted [her] to do. They were very explicit about wanting to do a funny, smaller part that Britney could come in and have a good time with. So I think it just fit what they were looking for. Britney came in [Monday], we did the table read. She did a great job, and we all had a lot of fun.

What happened at the table read?
She showed up a little bit early — the table read is at 10 a.m. — so she could talk to us and our director. It was great because we all got to know each other. We described what a fun, low-key environment our set was, and it seemed like that was exactly what she was looking for.

Who did she show up with?
She showed up with her acting agent, an assistant — not many people.

Was the acting agent the one who originally approached you guys?
Yeah, the person we interacted with was her acting agent.

How did the cast get along with her?
Great, they seemed to click. She seemed to fit right in! She was having a good time. She was laughing. And it’s a very sweet, romantic episode, so the vibe in the room was just very fun. Everyone was having a good time, and I think she had a good time.

When will she be filming these scenes?
It’ll be one of the days of this week: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. It’ll be a day-and-a-half during those three days, but we don’t have the full schedule yet, so we’re not sure.

Is she going to talk differently, dress differently?
It’s a character, for sure! Britney’s not playing a version of herself. I think that’s part of what appealed to her: She gets to play a character who’s not her.

Have you ever seen her act?
Yeah. One of our executive producers was an EP on Will and Grace at the time that she was there, and he thought she was great. I remember seeing that episode, and she was great. Also, she’s hosted SNL. Britney’s really funny! We’ve seen her display her comedic chops before, so we’re thrilled to have her bring that to our show.

Is this going to be a recurring character?
You never know! We don’t rule anything out.

Do you know when this episode will be airing?
The episode is going to be on March 24.

Are you prepared to deal with the paparazzi on-set?
I don’t know that anyone’s going to get through! The table read this morning was so low-key — you wouldn’t even believe it! There weren’t a bunch of people there, no paparazzi. She seemed to have a great time, and we had a great time working with her. It was just like really a normal table read.

How long was she at the table read for?
She was probably here for an hour-and-a-half.

Did she give the impression that she knew the characters?
I think she did. She was really laughing a lot during the table read and seemed to understand the characters. When we were trying to get her to come on, we sent her that early version of the script and a few episodes. So she brushed up on watching those episodes again and read the script. We heard that she really liked all of it. We were thrilled that, less than 24 hours later, she was doing the show. That must mean that she liked the script!

That’s a pretty good sign.
I think it’s going to be one of our best episodes of season three!

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Britney Spears' Dad Goes Golfing With Kevin Federline

Alissa R — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:21:36 -0400

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Let the male bonding begin!

Britney Spears' father (and co-conservator) Jamie played a round of 18 holes with his former son-in-law, Kevin Federline, at a golf course in L.A.'s Tarzana area on Saturday.

Dressed in baggy shorts, the two were photographed driving around in a golf cart.

(Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan previously told Usmagazine.com that Britney's reunion with her sons wouldn't have happened without the help of Jamie, whose co-conservatorship was recently extended until July 31.)

Hopefully, the golf outing was good exercise for Federline.

His ex Shar Jackson told Usmagazine.com on Friday that he is trying to shed some pounds after unflattering photos of him recently surfaced.

"He is getting his butt in the gym just because he feels like it, not because anybody said anything!" she said at the Kim Vo Salon grand opening in Las Vegas. "Sometimes, you feel like it."

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Britney Spears' Father to Remain in Control Until July

Alissa R — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:07:43 -0500

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His co-conservatorship was extended Wednesday

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Britney Spears' father will remain her co-conservator until July 31, a court commissioner ruled at private proceedings Wednesday.

Jamie Spears and attorney Andrew Wallet were put in control of the pop singer's finances and estate in February after she was hospitalized twice. Their co-conservatorship was set to expire March 10.

A hearing is set for that date as well.

Since Spears' father was put in control, she has "reunited with her boys, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 17 months.

Kevin Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told Usmagazine.com that a reunion "couldn't have happened without" the help of Spears' father.

"We were able to get it to a point where everyone was comfortable,” Kaplan
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“We’re just very positive about it," he said. "Having her dad stabilizing everything is a good thing."

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VIDEO: Spears Family Blasts Dr. Phil for Violating Trust

Henry Seltzer — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:58:47 -0500

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Lynne Spears' rep says he has now "compromised" Lynne and Jamie Lynn's relationship with Britney

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Britney Spears' family is blasting Dr. Phil McGraw, claiming he breached their trust and misled the public for speaking out about his hospital visit with the singer.

"He was not invited to make this a public display," Lou Taylor, a spokesperson for mom Lynne, said on The Today Show this morning. Watch the video below.

Taylor denied McGraw's claims that Britney's parents planned to appear on his show following her stint in L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last week.

Taylor also called McGraw's plans to do a show on Britney "self-serving."

The day he visited Britney in the hospital — he claims Lynne initially called him him to intervene — he released a statement, saying Britney was "in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention" and that he planned to address her situation on an upcoming episode of Dr. Phil Now.

Of media criticism surrounding his association with Spears, he said in a statement Monday, "they want to criticize me for trying to help her? Get real. She needs less publicity, not more!"

Britney's troubles have put her family in a difficult position. "She needs to be on suicide watch," her aunt, Chanda McGovern, tells Us Weekly, in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

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Jamie Lynn Spears' "Furious" Dad Spends Christmas Away From Family

Henry Seltzer — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:23:45 -0500

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Jamie Lynn Spears' father is "still furious" with his ex-wife Lynne's decision to cash-in on their 16-year-old daughter's pregnancy.

Jamie "did not spend Christmas with [Lynne] or Jamie Lynn and instead stayed in LA to work," a Spears family source tells Usmagazine.com.

"He doesn't get a dime from his daughters," the source says. "He busts his ass to take care of himself. That's why he's so furious with Lynne."

Jamie has been working long hours as a private chef to make a living while ex-wife Lynne, as Us Weekly reports in its latest issue (on newsstands now), arranged a $1 million deal with OK! magazine for the story of Jamie Lynn's pregnancy. Lynne also receives a percentage of her daughters' salaries.

Usmagazine.com reported last week, per a source close to the family, that Jamie "refused to take any money and 'profit off of his children.'"

While in LA, Jamie has seen his grandchildren, Sean Preston and Jayden James, the sons of his daughter Britney and her ex-husband Kevin Federline, Us has learned.

Tell Us: Who is looking out for Jamie Lynn's best interests, Jamie or Lynne?

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Dad "Devastated" By Jamie Lynn Spears' Surprise Pregnancy

Henry Seltzer — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:20:13 -0500

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Jamie Spears refuses to "profit off of his children" as his ex-wife sells story of their teen's pregnancy to tabloid

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Britney isn't the only Spears surprised by Jamie Lynn's pregnancy.

Their father Jamie is "furious" with Jamie Lynn and ex-wife Lynne for selling the story of her pregnancy to OK! magazine, a source close to the family tells Usmagazine.com.

Jamie Lynn and Lynne broke the news to OK! – infamous for multi-million dollar payouts to celebrities – for an unspecified amount.

"He put his foot down and refused to take any money and 'profit off of his children,'" the source says. "Lynne didn't care."

Jamie is "devastated" by the news, says the source. He's "extremely depressed" and "feels Jamie Lynn ruined her life."

Tell Us: Is Lynne Spears a bad mom for selling Jamie Lynn's pregnancy story?

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Britney vs. Dad: It’s On!

Noelle Hancock — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:13:38 -0400

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Britney Spears’ father, Jamie, is coming to the defense of his daughter’s manager, Larry Rudolph, who is rumored to have been fired by Britney last Friday.

The singer was reportedly furious with Rudolph for forcing her into the Promises rehab clinic in February after she went out almost every night for a month, posed for photos in her underwear with a group of dancers and shaved her head.

And in a video rant on April 13, Britney delivered a sarcastic message (in a Valley Girl accent) calling out her management who, she said in contempt “totally knew what they were doing” by sending her to rehab.

Jamie Spears told Page Six in an e-mail: "When Larry Rudolph talked Britney into going into rehab, he was doing what her mother, father and team of professionals with over 100 years of experience knew needed to be done. She was out of control. Larry was the one chosen by the team to roll up his sleeves and deliver the message, to help save her life.

"The Spears family would like to publicly apologize to Larry for our daughter's statements about him over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, she blames him and her family for where she is at today with her kids and career. Larry has always been there for Britney. For this, we will forever be grateful to him."

Britney, 25, told the New York Post via her rep, "I am praying for my father. We have never had a good relationship. It's sad that all the men that have been in my life do not know how to accept a real woman's love. I am concentrating on my work and my life right now."

A pal of Britney added that the pop star "had no drugs in her system when she was admitted to Promises - they [tested her] and there was nothing. She was embarrassed she had to go in there when she knew she was suffering from postpartum depression, not a drug or alcohol problem."

As for the head-shaving incident, the friend continued, "Britney's aunt had just died of cancer. She was feeling very guilty because she hadn't been there with her, she was overwhelmingly depressed and she shaved her head in solidarity."

A pal of Rudolph tells Page Six, "Britney obviously has a lot of issues . . . Larry's trying to lay low and letting her act out, but . . . he doesn't want to see her wind up like Anna Nicole Smith. He won't get into a public fight with her - yet. This is about saving her from herself."

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