Posts Tagged ‘Jamie Spears’
New Book On Britney Reveals Pain
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
A new book about Britney Spears looks at the trauma that has shaped her life—and paints a sordid picture of her father, Jamie Spears.
“Britney: Inside the Dream” by Steve Dennis will be released in Britain June 11, and parts of the book are being serialized by the UK Mirror. Here are some excerpts:
It was a traumatic scene that no child should ever have to see, but one that was replayed over and over again in the young life of Britney Spears. Her father Jamie was shouting, her mother Lynne lay crumpled in a heap on the kitchen floor. Then, her dad begging for forgiveness at her feet, Lynne would give him yet another chance.
Such distressing, emotionally-charged episodes were all too familiar during Britney’s childhood. Her fans saw a beautiful, smiling girl who told sugar-coated tales of an idyllic childhood. But her close family knew that the reality was, sadly and starkly, very different.
Another passage:
The full extent of the Spears’ poverty has never fully been told. But some periods were so dark and desperate that Britney would go to the fridge and find it bare. She has told friends that “people don’t realise how broke we were”.
I have no idea exactly how much of this book is true, but it certainly sounds like an interesting read. Wonder if any of the revelations about Daddy are admissible in court?
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Pap Sues Britney For Running Over Foot
Friday, May 29th, 2009
The Britney Spears legal circus just keeps rolling on. Now a two-year-old incident has come back to haunt her.
The AP reports a paparazzi photographer who has worked for TMZ filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles today. Ricardo Mendoza alleges the singer committed assault and battery when she ran over his foot in a Beverly Hills parking garage in October 2007. A video of the incident can be viewed here.
Britney was understandably upset at the time, because she had just found out she lost custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline, so she probably should have let someone else drive.
But isn’t this just the sort of thing Big Daddy Spears and his mighty Conservatorship are paid to take care of? Why haven’t they already thrown some of Brit’s money at this guy to make it all go away? Does Britney really need to have the mistakes she made during her darkest days dragged out again?
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Adnan Denies Charges
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Britney Spears’ former boyfriend Adnan Ghalib has finally spoken out about the legal complaint that has him facing three felony charges.
According to RadarOnline, Ghalib filed papers last night in an L.A. court in which he denied “each and every allegation” that had been made against him by process server Ram Moskowitz. The court papers are available here. In February, Moskowitz was attempting to serve the former paparazzo with a restraining order seeking to keep him away from Britney Spears and her family members, when the process server alleges that he was hit by Ghalib’s car.
While it certainly seems like a positive step for Ghalib to answer the complaint against him, why did he take so long? Jamie Spears and his conservatorship cronies have been smearing Adnan’s name for months now—why hasn’t he spoken out before? It’s not just his good name that’s at stake here—it’s his freedom.
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Jamie Slams Sam’s Suit
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Is there really a new development every day in the legal problems of Britney Spears, Inc., or does it just seem that way?
The story du jour is Jamie Spears’ response to the lawsuit by his daughter’s former manager Sam Lutfi against Camp Spears for breach of contract. RadarOnline quotes from the court papers, “Defendant J. Spears denies generally each and every allegation of plaintiff’s unverified First Amended Complaint, and denies the Plaintiff has been injured or damaged in any degree, amount, or sums, or is entitled to any relief at all.” Daddy Spears also defends any use of force against Lutfi. J. Spears was privileged to use force in and about the matters complained of in the FAC, if any force was used, because he was provoked by plaintiff through his words or conduct.”
As usual, Spears requests dismissal of the suit and payment of attorney fees. A trial is scheduled for March 2010. Spears will probably sue somebody to pay for that, too.
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Eardley Hits Back At Camp Spears
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
While Britney Spears has been busy touring, working her cute little butt off to make money, her daddy Jamie Spears has been busy spending it on lawyers, fighting anyone who threatens his stranglehold over his daughter’s life. Those pesky legal bills will get even higher now, since one of his targets is fighting back.
RadarOnline reports attorney Jon Eardley has filed papers in an L.A. court appealing the three-year restraining order served against him, and also objecting to being forced to pay the legal costs of obtaining the order. Eardley, Brit’s former manager Sam Lutfi, and her ex BF Adnan Ghalib were all slapped with three-year restraining orders keeping them away from the singer and her family. The three were also ordered to pay court costs the Spears team incurred obtaining the orders.
Eardley objects to being lumped together with Brit’s former manager Sam Lutfi, stating, “The court will recall that the bulk of the witnesses were called with respect to Lutfi. The investigation substantially focused on Mr. Lutfi.”
A hearing is scheduled for May 29. Will Eardley have the legal savvy to stand up to the Spears conservatorship?
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