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LALATE BREAKING NEWS JAMIE SPEARS COURT HEARING, FIGHTING MARK VINCENT KAPLAN LEGAL BILLS You want a Piece of Britney Spears? Not so fast, says her dad Jamie. Britney Spears’ father Jamie Spears is set to arrive to a Los Angeles court in just moments to fight over $1 million in legal fees being sought against his daughter by oppposing attorneys and her former attorneys. Jamie Spears is seeking to contest the astronomically high $600,000 bill from opposing attorney Mark Vincente Kaplan being sought against Britney Spears for just a few months work, and $500,000 bill being sought by Spears’ previous attorneys fired by Jamie, ... Read Full Story

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline’s custody battle was back in court again Monday afternoon. Federline’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, and Spears’ attorney Sorrell Trope, met behind closed doors in an L.A. court to “refine certain areas” of the judge’s order last week that requires Spears to submit to random, twice-weekly drug and alcohol testing and to undergo parenting classes, the Associated Press reports. Trope confirms to Usmagazine.com that judge Scott Gordon has signed the order putting the new custody-related restrictions in place. Trope did not say when the testing would go into effect. Today’s hearing comes on the heels of Friday’s filing of misdemeanor ... Read Full Story

Britney Spears’ bad week continues. The singer, 25, was charged Friday with one count of hit and run causing property damage and one count of driving without a valid California driver’s license, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office. Each misdemeanor charge, stemming from a fender-bender in a Los Angeles parking lot on August 6, carries a maximum sentence of 6 months in jail. When asked by Usmagazine.com in what state Spears might have a valid driver’s license, city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan replied: “Not in California.” Mateljan would not confirm whether Spears even possesses a valid driver’s license in her home state ... Read Full Story

Actor Keanu Reeves recieves the Bambi Actor International at the Bambi Awards 2008 Show in Offenburg, Germany, and Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld presents Britney Spears with her Bambi Pop International trophy after her Womanizer performance. Keanu Charles Reeves is repped by Jimmy Darmody and Kevin Huvane @ Creative Artists Agency (CAA), managed by Erwin Stoff @ 3 Arts Entertainment, attorney Melanie Cook @ Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf and publicist Cheryl Maisel @ Rogers & Cowan Public Relations. And he's a partner @ Company Films at 2629 Main St. Suite 167 in Santa Monica, California 90405. Sascha Baumann ... Read Full Story

Britney Spears's divorce lawyer was in court Wednesday seeking permission to drop the troubled pop star as a client in her custody case with Kevin Federline. Sorrell Trope and an attorney for Federline emerged from the closed-door session without comment. The matter was continued until next Tuesday. Trope, of the law firm Trope and Trope, requested the substitution-of-attorney hearing before an L.A. court commissioner. In the past, he has cited communication problems with Spears. Trope, who has vacillated for the past six weeks on whether he wants to leave the case, intended to ask to be relieved immediately, sources tell PEOPLE. Among the possible ... Read Full Story