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Spears Regains Visitation Rights

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Posted: 2007-10-22 10:52:04
(Oct. 21) - Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights of her sons, her attorney said Sunday.

"Yes, she has visitation with the children," her lawyer, Anne Kiley, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press without elaborating.

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Britney's Custody Battle

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Britney Spears, seen here at a court hearing on Jan. 15, showed up again for more child custody hearings on Jan. 23, but left the premises before actually going into the courtroom.

Spears was spotted driving with the boys, Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, on Saturday in the San Fernando Valley, People magazine reported on its Web site.

A presumed court-appointed monitor was in the passenger seat of the white Mercedes convertible, and her sons were in the back seat, the magazine reported.

Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon had told Spears on Wednesday that she could not visit her two young children without a parenting coach present until she complies with a court order.

The mandate did not spell out what directives Spears failed to comply with.

Among other things, Gordon ordered her to undergo random weekly drug testing, citing evidence that Spears engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."

A hearing on the matter was scheduled for Oct. 26.

Wednesday's ruling followed an emergency hearing, the latest in a custody battle between Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline.

A phone message left with Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was not immediately returned Sunday.

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haretia 02:10:47 PM Oct 30 2007

Sitting on a preists lap ?

Britney is TRASH ! LOW CLASS ! WHAT WILL WE THINK OF NEXT

mysticalaurajen 07:05:21 PM Oct 23 2007

I LIVE IN PHIILY. MOMS DRAG KIDS BY THEIR ARMS, PUBLICLY BEAT AND SPANK THEM, CURSING AT THEM. AND THIS IS ONLLY AT A PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE WHERE AT LEAST ONE SECURITY GUARD IS THERE. MOMS TAKE BABYS TO COP DRUGS, SMOKE CRACK, SHOOT HEROIN, AND SOMETIMES TURN TRICKS IN THE SAME ROOM. THEN THERE'S BRITTANY, WHO IS YOUNG AND GOING THROUGH ROUGH TIMES--------BECAUSE SHE'S RICH, THEY **** WITH HERE, WHERE'S THE DRUG TESTS ON DADDY?

eyesears3 05:52:20 PM Oct 23 2007

Britney is obese.

smexyladysayshi 05:29:26 PM Oct 23 2007

yeah u no wat brittney spears is a bitch

bloomfield420 03:32:03 PM Oct 23 2007

all you need to get your own life and leave her alone! the poperitze is a joke and needs to get a life!

aschbachermike 03:31:48 PM Oct 23 2007

Britney will come out of her shell and get back on track, what do you expect when she hooked up with that pieceo of crap Kevin. I say Kevin because the name " K-Fed " is about the worst nickname I have never heard. Sounds like some cheap, generic dog food brand. Thats why Britney got into the stupid crap she did and now its getting her really bad. I think once all this blows over reality will be in her head and she will be doing great, with her kids, career, and LIFE. I still think that she went over board but again, who doesnt' have a breaking point? And who hasn't made their fair share of mistakes and hanging with the wrong crowd??? Its life. Hope she finds her way, she a Mom now!!

jordie994 03:05:43 PM Oct 23 2007

brittney this is the gurl from dlphnluvers again all im tryin to say is that if you want to see your boys do anything then you should do what is right for them and i know you have a lot of stress on your plate right now but do it for your fans to some people say thet you are there rolmodel do you wnat them to be just like you bye going out getting drunk smoking bad stuff while they have kids thewn show them and your kids how to be good and be respectful kay by girl you still are my facorite celeberity.

jordie994 03:05:42 PM Oct 23 2007

brittney this is the gurl from dlphnluvers again all im tryin to say is that if you want to see your boys do anything then you should do what is right for them and i know you have a lot of stress on your plate right now but do it for your fans to some people say thet you are there rolmodel do you wnat them to be just like you bye going out getting drunk smoking bad stuff while they have kids thewn show them and your kids how to be good and be respectful kay by girl you still are my facorite celeberity.

tnj81801 10:07:25 AM Oct 23 2007

Britney was a young, beautiful ****-azz lassie. She needs to go back to Louisianna find a shrimp boat captain, settle down, and keep house.

rrgahc 09:44:00 AM Oct 23 2007

WHO GIVES A CRAP WHAT BRITNEY DOES. GET A LIFE PEOPLE !!!

Scottmelanie1 08:44:19 AM Oct 23 2007

Altho this story is sad it is so typical...good girl falls for "bad" boy! We all make mistakes and wrong choices and they are put on display for our family and friends to see, this is hard enough but imagine making a mistake like Fed. and it being on display for the world to see and pick apart. It was obvious to me from the start that it was a one sided relationship, she really loved him and he humiliated her and tossed her aside like an old pair of shoes, he used her to gain stardom (right!) and popularity. We all know this, her next move was to show him up, that she can be a bad girl, a challenge. It backfired because of the kids, I think she was so hurt and embarrased that she had tunnel vision and everything else around her fell apart. I feel sorry for her, altho it would be awesome to be a famous pop star it would suck to have your entire move...good or bad on display! I think she's beautiful and I think she's very talented and in the beggining she was a good mom, eager to lea

weenie647 06:29:58 AM Oct 23 2007

I thought when Brit was arrested for hit and run one of the charges was that she did not have a valid driver's license. I see from the recent photo she is driving her kids around???? Hello out there is it not still against the law for her to be driving, assuming I recall the charges correctly from the hit and run everyone saw on video?

Just asking!

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diane1906 03:36:06 AM Oct 23 2007

I can hardly wait to see what the comments will be after Oct. 26th. This is stranger than the soap opera, Passions. See ya all then.

superiorsettles 01:37:12 AM Oct 23 2007

Shar's not stupid for taking him back, she'll only be stupid if she doesn't marry him first and THEN LEAVE HIM AND TAKE HALF !!!! Shar was the one who looked like a fool. Now she can get paid and let Britney have the kids, she's suffered enough after what they did to her, robbed her, made her look like an idiot, he cheated on her, showed the world he was using her and completely humiliated her, now is trying to take the kids so he can get more money. Give Brit her kids, let Shar take hal his money and then let him blow the rest and be broke and alone. THAT would be a happy ending.

superiorsettles 01:32:35 AM Oct 23 2007

Why do you think Shar always had "no hard feelings" and called Kevin "a great dad" and "a really good, loving person" after he left her 7 months pregnant ? They saw an opportunity !! He says, "honey, it's better than winning the lottery, we'll get paid for LIFE !! Big divorce settlement......monthly alimony payments....child support...trust funds we can raid......cars I'll get to keep....bling, bling, bling....houses...I'll get all that and all I got to do is wham, bam, thank you ma'am" Why wouldn't Shar agree ? Britney didn't mind sending alimony and child support to Shar while she and Kevin were together as long s she made nice and let eveybody think they were all friends and she wasn't mad at Britney for stealing her man. Kevin and Shar planned the whole thing.....HE WAS A BACK UP DANCER SUPPORTING SHAR AND TWO KIDS. The second he walked out the door for Britney SHAR'S WALET GOT FAT and KEVIN'S WALLET GOT FAT and the rest of it happened just the way they planned. She's not s

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