Britney Spears denied access to sons in latest court hearing

Britney Spears failed to regain visiting rights to her two young sons after a chaotic Los Angeles custody hearing last night.
The singer missed the morning session of yesterday’s hearing arriving in the afternoon, only to leave before entering the building. Reports suggest the singer refused to enter the court room after becoming intimidated by the paparazzi.
"Move back. I'm scared. Stop it. Stop it. I want to get back in the car. Just stop it. Let me get in the car, please," Spears is reported to have told photographers before driving away in a 4 x 4 vehicle.While neither Spears, 26, nor her former husband Kevin Federline, 29, were required to be in court for the hearing, the singer’s presence was considered key to her chances of regaining access to her children. Federline, sporting a new Mohawk hair style, was in court.
Spears had all access to her sons suspended after she refused to hand Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, over to Federline following a visit on January 3.
Police were called after the singer locked herself in a room with one of the boys. After a four-hour stand-off, she was strapped to a stretcher and taken to hospital by ambulance.
Behind closed doors, Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon yesterday heard a full day of testimony concerning the incident.
Allan Parachini, a spokesman for the court, said two Los Angeles police officers, Paula Strong, the court-appointed monitor who was present for the visit at Spears' home, and Lisa Hacker, a parenting coach who has been working with Spears and Federline testified. Lonnie Jones, Federline’s bodyguard who had been sent to collect the children on January 3 also gave evidence.
After ruling that the children should remain in the custody of Federline, the court commissioner set another hearing for February 19.
Outside court, Mark Vincent Kaplan, Federline's lawyer, said: "The word victory is not something Mr Federline or his counsel would ascribe to this. There is no joy. This is a grave situation for all."
Mr Kaplan said that Federline thought the ruling was correct, but added: "His goal, his hope for the future is at some point he will be able to parent the children with the participation of their mother."
Spears has also missed previous court hearings, including a court-ordered deposition on December 12 when she called in sick. She then arrived nearly two hours late to a lawyer's office on its rescheduled date, January 3.
The child star turned chart-topping singer has made headlines for her increasingly erratic behaviour since her marriage to Federline ended in late 2006. Last year, she shaved her head, attacked a car with an umbrella and used a designer dresses to clean up vomit while on a magazine photoshoot.
Her music career has survived the turmoil. Her latest album, Blackout, has won critical acclaim and new track, Piece of Me, is at number 17 on the UK singles chart.

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In other plans demonstrating how fragile her mental state is at the moment, friends report the troubled popstar has also considered faking her own death in order to reinvent herself.
A pal tells the News Of The World, "She's been discussing all these wacky plans to reinvent her life. She has discussed in depth a fake death, moving abroad and even plastic surgery. It is scary to hear her romanticise about these insane plans.
"She believes she could spend six months away and make a comeback as Britney the world's best mother."
Britney has also talked about how important her new man, paparazzi boss Adnan Ghalib, is to her now.
She reportedly told a doubting relative of his over the phone, "We're taking care of each other. He's the only one who understands me. It's serious."

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LOS ANGELES -- She has fired her people, fought with her mother and taken an ocean dip in her underwear. Now an attempt by Britney Spears to set her bizarre record straight with a celebrity photo shoot has really backfired. The photo spread by celebrity-friendly OK! Magazine intended to relaunch the 25-year-old singer's career turned into a "heartbreaking day" of ruined designer dresses, dog fouling and erratic behavior.
The shoot in a Hollywood Hills home was requested by Spears to clear up gossip since shaving off her hair and entering a rehabilitation clinic in February, negotiating her divorce from Kevin Federline, a dancer, and planning her musical comeback. Instead, she let her new puppy do its business on a $2,500 Zac Posen gown, wiped her greasy hands on a pink silk Alisha Levine dress, took repeated toilet breaks without closing the door, and fled after only four test shots still wearing more than $5,000 of OK!'s borrowed clothing. To cap it all, the pictures were such bad quality that OK! called them unpublishable. "A shocked crew, which had bent over backwards to accommodate Britney's demands, packed up and left with nothing but sour memories of a young lady so eager to tell the world the truth about herself," said an OK! spokesman The photo shoot followed weeks of unusual behavior by Spears, who became a worldwide pop phenomenon eight years ago with hits like Oops! I Did it Again and Baby One More Time.

Spears in touch with mother, says lawyer

Although Britney Spears and her mother, Lynne, have been regularly feuding, they remain in touch through the troubled singer's lawyers.
PageSix.com quoted Michael Flanagan, Spears attorney in her driving without a license case, as saying: "I talk quite frequently with Britney's mom, and her manager Sam Lutfi."
Flanagan refused to reveal the details of the conversations, but said they cover updates on the case's progress.
"Lynne is a great lady and loves her daughter dearly," he added.
Meanwhile, sources close to the Spears' custody lawyer, Anne Kiley, said that she is in touch with Lynne as well.
Although the mother and daughter's relationship is far from ideal, "there is a lot of love between Britney and her mom, and they have a very complex relationship", said the source