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Britney's Lawyer Fights For Brit In Court

November 08, 2007


Britney Spears' lawyer and K.Fed's lawyer are in court today.

Kevin's lawyer is arguing that Britney is violating the court orders by not responding to the drug testing people within one hour.

"There have been 14 requests and only eight have been responded to," Kaplan told Court Commissioner Scott Gordon. "We have been in court on this exact issue at least three times."

Spears' attorney countered stating the tests as "unconstitutional.

"Since October 5 there have been 10 negative drug tests," she said, adding, "the idea that she needs to respond within the hour is meaningless.

"Is the issue Britney Spears needs to get up at 8:30 a.m. and answer the phone?" she said. "She's a pop star with a No. 1 album. She is not up that early."

Brit's lawyer Anne Kiley, argued that the time they usually call is unreasonable. She basically told the judge that he's not a pop star so he doesn't know what it's like.

The judge argued: "She needs to take responsibility. The issue is to see if she can follow a court order.

"Since we started this, there have been lost phones, changed numbers, voice mails being left on someone else's voice mail.

"Maybe we should set up a fixed appointment for her to be tested," he said. "The point is we cannot continue to do these weekly ex-parte motions."

The best line had to be the "you are not a pop star, you don't know" line. I got my morning laugh.

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Reader Comments
1:45PM 11/11/07 Tasha
If Britney paid as much attention to her kids as you do to pronouns, she wouldn't be in the mess she's in.
0:55PM 11/11/07 binda
Tasha, you do need an extra pronoun when your sentence infers that ALL people are included. It's called grammar irrespective of the "picture" above. And with that, I'll leave you to it. Toodles.
7:20AM 11/11/07 Tasha
You need an extra pronoun when you a posting on a board about her with her picture at the top? Who did you think I was talking about? Ashley & Mary Kate Olsen? Earth to Binda, Earth to Binda. And you don't have to agree, you have your opinion, I have mine. That's the beauty of blogging. I know it's hard for you Brit fanatics to defend your girl even her own lawyers are having a hard time of it.
11:14PM 11/10/07 binda
Tasha, here's a tip for you - yes it's a 'board' about Brit, but don't generalise if you don't want to get a response you don't want. You should have said (grammatically) "I am not as pathetic as BRITNEY to lose custody of my kids". Therefore your point would have been about you and your response to Britney. It's amazing what an extra pronoun will do. Oh, and I don't need to defend anyone. In a family court case EVERYONE should be treated equally, irrespective of your personal opinions/beliefs. It's called due process. And whilst everyone has the right to an opinion, it seems that unless they 'agree' with you, they're confused, wrong, ignorant, pathetic, illiterate.
5:09PM 11/10/07 Jenna
I don't know if she is on drugs or mentally ill or both. But right now she couldn't babysit my pet rock.
5:04PM 11/10/07 Tasha
Can you read? What is the topic of this board? Britney Spears!!!!! And when I said I was not pathetic enough to lose custody of my children, who the hell did you think I was talking about? YOU were the one who brought in the cases of other men who have lost custody. I was not talking about that, YOU were. I was talking about Britney!!! Stay on the program. I know you have a hard time defending this train wreck but don't get stupid on me. So here's a tip for you, try not to get confused, so just follow the topic at hand.
3:28PM 11/10/07 binda
Then here's a tip Tasha, instead of making a generalised statement to begin with, actually state your point. Simple really. Yes the topic is Brit, but your statement was a slight on all who had lost their children in custody battles. A little more thought before posting might be needed.
8:22AM 11/10/07 Tasha
Who the hell are we talking about Binda? I'm not talking about every custody case in America. We are talking about Britney & Kevin. Stay on the program. It takes a lot, for a MOTHER to lose custody of her kids. Especially when she has Britney's money & resources. And yes it is VERY PATHETIC of Britney to have lost custody and be told she has to have a BABYSITTER to look after her with her own children. The court has determined she is too irresponsible to be alone with her own kids. So yes, that is damn pathetic. That kind of thing ususally happens to crackhead, meth head mothers living in the hood or trailer park. Instead of posing for the paps, she ought to be embarrassed. And since Kevin is the only functioning parent these kids have, he should get paid to take care of them. They would be screwed if they had to depend on their mother.
11:01PM 11/09/07 binda
Tasha, I guess YOU missed MY point - you stated that you wouldn't be as 'pathetic' as to lose custody of your children. I said that there are people (mainly men) who lose custody AND access to their children. By making such a sweeping statement you imply that anyone who loses custody are pathetic when each case should be weighed on its own merits. Yes you've said equality re: leeching and I've said a leech is still a leech, regardless of their gender.
8:55PM 11/09/07 Tasha
Binda who said anything about equality? Men are just getting on the child support wagon too. It's still a woman's game. My point once again, which you have a hard part comprehending, is if this were reversed and Kevin was the rich star and Britney the broke nobody, no one would care that she was at home full time raising the kids even with a nannny. This situation happens everyday, when rich people get divorced. It's just in this situation, the rich woman is paying the broke man.If Kevin stays at home and raises the boys, he should get paid child support. She makes 1000x times more than him. And since she is not showing any interest in being a mature & responsible mother, somebody needs to raise them. And you Brit fanatics can blame Kevin all you want, he's this or he's that, but the bottom line is she chose to marry him and her dumb actions are the reason her life is such mess. I find it funny during her custody hearing, did 1 person vouch for her and say she is a good mother? Alli does not count. Even her own mother slammed her, and she was trying to diplomatic.
3:59PM 11/09/07 binda
miss thang, first and foremost, I am not DTE. I've commented on various celeb stories on this site. Who are we to judge others? Who are we to insult others because we feel that their point is wrong? There are people on here who slag out Britney because they think they know better. Then there are people who just comment and are flamed for having an opinion. I've said equal treatment in the situation but that's ok, feel free to rant, use expletives and insults. It only derails your argument and makes you appear to be someone of little intelligence. Thanks for the tip about talking out of my neck though, it was quite humourous. Tasha, you may well not be as "pathetic" (your words not mine) but there are men who lose their kids for far less (i.e. because the mother doesn't want him in their life) in this world and yet people here are talking about equality? Give me a break.
3:05PM 11/09/07 Beth Johnson
I find it hard to believe that Britney is receiving all this scrutiny and Keven none. He isn't a good parent by default--he is just NOT being watched 24/7. And frankly who hasn't accidentally made a driving mistake that could have been serious? We ALL have.
7:03AM 11/09/07 miss thang
well said Tasha!!!
6:38AM 11/09/07 Tasha
You Britney fanatics can't defend her or her behavior, so you get personal. You don't know me or I know you. I have kept my comments on the subject at hand. You can't do that. Because you can't defend this shit. As bad as Kevin might be, she's worse. Only Britney can make him look good.It's funny everybody else seems to be getting their shit together, Paris & Lindsey. But your girl is still in the gutter. And no Binda, I'm not a saint, but I'm also not pathetic enough to lose custody of my kids.
4:53AM 11/09/07 miss thang
Binda-gimmemore--I am sure is DTE. Only DTE would try to fight tooth and nails over Unfitney. The fact remains Britney uses drugs, the judge knows it and she has mental issues she needs to take care of and anyone who thinks that any child should be around a parent who isn't trying to get right for their (the kids) sake, then needs to undergo some psych evaluations themselves. Get over it, Britney is a loser and the more she keeps doing what she does best-drugs, partying, and shopping-the more she makes KFed look better. And as for Tasha, I agree. Women has been and still are getting paid to bring up the babies while trapping rich men and so why can't Kfed do the same thing? We women always say we want equal rights-equal pay-equal respect. We can't have it both ways-we can't say we want equality, but say only women should be allowed to stay home with the babies while the man have to pay the woman. So binda/gimmemore/kevinsucks/pinpongkevin/DTE-whoever you decide to be grow the fuck up and stop talking out the side of your neck. If you don't know what that means, then go look it up.
2:57AM 11/09/07 binda
La Chat, hate to break it to you but no I'm not DTE. Oh, and please notice, I didn't feel the need to lower myself to calling you names just to get that point across to you. :)
9:17PM 11/08/07 La Chat
Tasha...I would not be surprise if Binda is really DTE going under another screen name. She's just as annoying and just as stubborn, and just as ridiculous as DTE. Let that bitch talk out of her ass all she wants girl.
7:25PM 11/08/07 binda
Tasha, well la-di-da. Aren't you the vessel of all knowledge. Perhaps you'd like a job as her parenting/life skills coach, seeing as you obviously are deemed for sainthood, having never stuffed up in your life.
7:13PM 11/08/07 CrazyWorld
Since Britney only has limited visitation rights, why should she be required to undergo drug test when she is not seeing the kids? Why is she required to standby 24/7 * 7 days for drug testing? Can anyone be always on standby 24/7 * 7 days, not even to mentioned just for drug testing? Are the judge and attorneys on 24/7 * 7 days for their client? Is a judge passing a ridiculous ruling and allow Mr Kfred and his attorney to abuse the court for personal financial gains again? Britney also has her own life to lead, move on from her disastrous divorce and deserves to be happy not just for the kids. Does any parents out there really dedicated their whole life for their kids to expect Britney to do that? Is Britney the goddess to set that example? The judge should slammed Mr Kfred and his attorney for using the court time and again, to humiliate an individual causing unnecessary stress, wasting court time for personal financial gains!
6:18PM 11/08/07 Tasha
And I agree with AJ that Sam is gonna screw her over too. Why she likes hanging out with losers, I don't know.
6:13PM 11/08/07 Tasha
Denise Richards was a 5th rate actress. Marrying Charlie was a step up. She lives in a multi million dollar house with a nice monthly child support payment because of Charlie. When was the last time she worked? And I don't mean posing for Playboy. And I never Kevin was a saint, but Britney makes him look like one. That's how fucked up she is that she makes him look good. And Binda, your girl's new best friend Sammy boy doesn't have a job either. It seems she likes the low life unemployed type.
4:27PM 11/08/07 GimmeMore
One more point, TASHA, Denise Richards had money of her own, not like Charlie, no, but she did have a source of income. She also has not had a ex come out and say she smoked and dealed pot.
3:54PM 11/08/07 binda
A leech is still a leech - who doesn't have the moral fortitude to get a job.
3:24PM 11/08/07 AJ
Binda what Tasha is saying is that Kevin is playing the woman in this relationship. And since he's getting paid, I don't blame him. I would too. And Britney married him knowing she would be paying his child support to Shar. She didn't mind, so why should you? Yeah she might have been a home during the marriage, but she should stayed home during the custody proceedings. That way she could've kicked him to the curb. Britney never should married this guy, but she did, and she is paying for it. But she hasn't learned much, because now she is screwing that drug dealer Sam Lufti. And he's gonna fuck her over more than Kevin ever would. Trust.
3:06PM 11/08/07 binda
You're talking about a man who had his wife pay his child support to his other kids, paid his way and is STILL paying his way even though they are divorced. I wonder, did he show such voracity when he left Shar? Hell no. She didn't earn enough. Just remember Tasha, who was 'home' with the kids when Kevin was out spending all Brit's money? Hrmmm....BRIT. How easily that is forgotten. As I have said in the past, the boys are nothing more than a meal ticket for a useless individual.
2:36PM 11/08/07 Tasha
Look I didn't say I condone it. But the law is what it is. That's why these gold digging women can't wait to get pregnant by a rich man. To you that's being a leech. To them: Cha ching ching. They are set for the next 18 years. Do I believe Kevin wants to continue living the good life. Yes. But I also believe he is the better parent of the two. Britney, with her wild behavior just made it too easy for him. She shot herself in the foot. If she had kept her shit together, stayed her butt a home, she would have gotten full custody of her 2 little babies, not 50/50 and now just visitation.
2:21PM 11/08/07 binda
It's called having respect for yourself and showing your kids that to work is not a bad thing. The only reason he wants the kids is to keep in the lifestyle to which HE has been accustomed. As for "women do it too" - who cares? Anyone who lives of the riches of another is a leech. Get a job!
2:16PM 11/08/07 Tasha
The roles are reversed. It's usually the rich husband paying his broke ex wife child support. And those ex wives have nannies too in addition to the child support/alimony they receive each month. No one says anything because they are women. You don't think Denise Richards has a nanny?The laws states whoever makes the most money, man or woman, pays. Britney is just having to do what various male athletes and rappers have to do. Pay up. Judges want the kids home's to be comparable. They don't want the kid living in a mansion with one parent and living a in a studio apt with the other. That why ususally the ex wife get awarded these huge child support payments. No one tells them to get a job. Kevin is just following in the steps of the ladies. I'm sure a lot of rich men don't think it's fair either, but that is the law.
1:44PM 11/08/07 GimmeMore
If she is at the clubs she is a bad mom, if she shops for a chandalier she is a bad mom. She has not doing wrong here SHE IS NOT CLUBBING ANYMORE, Kevin is trying to get more money! TASHA, i have to say you are correct about the role reverse but when you have supported a dude and his ex for years there does come to a point when you have to say GET A FUCKING JOB WILL YA!!! He is really setting a great example of how a dad is suppose to be a lazzy pot smoking, wanna be rapper, money grubbing user! Britney has a job!
1:26PM 11/08/07 binda
Tasha, the roles aren't reversed. He is living off her money with no job of his own. He isn't taking care of the kids fulltime as I am sure he has employed a nanny - paid for by Brit's money. He has the 'opportunity' to gain employment, he 'chooses' not too. Most single mothers and fathers work, so why isn't he?
1:22PM 11/08/07 Tasha
Binda: If Kevin were a woman no one would say a word about him not having a job and taking care of the kids fulltime. The roles are just reversed. But the law is whoever makes the most money, pays the child support, simple as that. Britney knew she was marrying a broke guy. And now she's dealing with consequences of that.
1:21PM 11/08/07 PingPongKevin
First off, all this back and forth to court stuff is senseless. And while her lawyer and his lawyer is going back to court to discuss the issue at hand. Who's payin? Britney! the girl is dishing out funds to everyone and for everyone. Nobody told that man to take her to court for custody. Look at the situation. He thought she was a great mom when they was together and he was out living large, partying at her expense. She divorces him and let loose a bit after a 2 year marriage, 2 kids, and being wit the kids all the time.Now she's an awful mother and endangering her children according to Kevin. Right or wrong? Come on....He just wants money.....He never tried get custody of his other kids and you never seen him wit the other ones either. Thst is because Shar's paper isn't as long as Britney's paper. The only time you seen him wit any kids is when Britney threatened to leave him anyways and he was trying to get back in good. Now he wants the best for his kids. Got no income, just alimony and child support, which she paid. And if he could not afford a lawyer then why the hell did he go and accumulate all those lawyers fees, that she now has to pay. That is totally wrong, they not even married and she paying his lawyer fees, which he started. Has Kevin ever heard of Public Defender? FREE!!!!!!! Don't make sense. If he don't got no income how did the court expect him to take care of those kids.Stupid!!!!!! Leave that girl alone Please......
1:16PM 11/08/07 La Chat
I just wondering how K-Fed could even afford a good enough attorney to compete with Brit's? I mean isn't he not making any money at all?, and if he's not making any money how can he ever afford to raise his boys on no finacial means what so ever?
1:09PM 11/08/07 KevinSucks
I agree w/ Binda, Britney may not be what everyone wants her to be, but who is the one paying for everyones bills (including Shar Jackson). I just dont see how everyone is saying Kevin is best, when he is teaching his children how to sit around and play ping pong all day. Britney has not been going out clubbing, and point is SHE HAS PASSED ALL DRUG TESTS SO SHE IS CLEAN, I BET KEVIN CAN NOT SAY THAT, HE IS THE BLUNT KING.
0:36PM 11/08/07 binda
Some Guy, you might be right, but where does the child support come from? A child support fairy? No, it comes from the (as you put it) drug addict. Funny that. So everyone can bitch and moan about Brit doing nothing but wrong, but when all's said and done, she's the reason the kids have food/clothing/house etc. Kevin's got no job.
0:25PM 11/08/07 Some Guy
lets see who would i want to take care of the kids? a guy getting as much child support so his kids are provided for properly? or do i go with a drug addict who's priorities are hanging out at gas stations, starbucks, and taking drugs? oh yeah... lets go for the drug addict.
0:24PM 11/08/07 haha
it's number 2 album ..and arguing with the judge.. she should be sent to the naughty corner
11:57AM 11/08/07 binda
OMG, she didn't take one or two tests. The world as we know it will now end. Come on, where's Kevin's income test? Where's is proof that he has paid employment and can pay his own legal bills? Brit maybe a druggie but at least she isn't leeching off someone else's money.
11:07AM 11/08/07 lanie
britneys lawyers are as crazy as she is. what an idiot to tell the judge he doesnt know what it feels like to be a pop star.
10:58AM 11/08/07 Some Guy
actually the Eagles have the No.1 album slot, not brit. and since when do "RANDOM" drug tests have to fit her schedule? they are supposed to be a surprise so the testee can't swap urine samples easily.
10:40AM 11/08/07 Tasha
If she was promoting her cd or on tour, I could understand. But she ain't doing shit besides chandelier shopping!! She can get her ass up like everybody else who has to take a court ordered drug test.
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