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Bite Marks And Bruises On Jayden James Spears

HerBadMother — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:58:00 GMT

I really, really, really hope that this amounts to nothing more than normal toddler wear and tear.

According to Usmagazine.com, bite marks and bruises were found on Jayden James when the police investigated the Spears household last week. A bodyguard reported that the bite mark came from Jayden's brother, Preston, but the bruises were unaccounted for.

The story:

Usmagazine.com has learned that when police arrived at Britney Spears' Beverly Hills home on Jan. 3 to investigate her custody dispute with Kevin Federline they discovered that her youngest son, Jayden James, had at least one bite and several bruises on his body.

According to a source, the LAPD report of the incident, which ended with Spears being transported to a nearby hospital for psychiatric evaluation, says that when officers arrived that evening Spears responded by yelling at them to get out of her house. Police outside the home peered through a window and saw Spears cradling Jayden in a bathroom and observed that he was not in any immediate danger.

The source says that, though at first police threatened to break down the bathroom door, they soon learned that the door was in fact not locked and the officers were able to open the door and enter the bathroom.

After observing the bite mark and bruises on the child, police were then told by Federline's bodyguard, who had been at the home to pick up the kids, that the injuries were on Jayden before the child had even arrived at Spears' home earlier in the day, and that his older brother, Sean Preston, had actually bitten him.

I so hope that's all that it is. Not that life is all cuddles and lollipops for those kids, but really: I hope that, at least, they're as physically safe as they can be.

Dr. Phil Cancels Britney Program

HerBadMother — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Dr. ~~Evil~~ Phil has cancelled plans to dedicate an episode of Dr. Phil Now to the recent traumas undergone by Britney Spears.

Speaking in terms of profound understatment, he said that the situation was "too intense:"

"As was widely reported this weekend, at the request of concerned family members, I visited Britney Spears in the hospital. The details of that visit will, of course, remain private," he said in a message online.

"We had planned to tape a Dr. Phil Now show today, focusing not on the tabloid side of Britney's latest problems, but instead on the very serious issues surrounding this case. Clearly, it is not just Britney's family struggling to find a way to protect adult children who cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help.

"Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with the taping at this particular time.

"Britney and her family are in our prayers, and we ask that they be in yours."

Right. For 'the Spears situation is too intense,' read, 'I took too much shit for imposing my evil self upon Britney and her family at a sensitive time.' At least he's backed off, for now. Small mercies.

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K-Fed Worried About Sons' Safety After Britney's Release From Hospital

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Britney Spears' surprising, and seemingly premature release from the psych ward of Cedars Sinai Medical Center has Kevin Federline understandably "freaked out." Federline, who was awarded sole custody of sons Sean Preston and Jayden James on Friday after Britney's meltdown, is reportedly beefing up security at his Tarzana, Calif. home amidst fears that Spears will attempt to kidnap the boys.

A source close to Federline says, “Kevin is so worried that Britney will rush his house and try to grab the boys, just like she tried to do last February...The boys are safe for now, but Kevin feels Britney is clearly deranged, and there’s no telling what she’ll do."

The February incident that the source is referring to is an encounter in February, 2007 when Spears "drove to Kevin’s house three times and tried to wrestle her way inside to get her sons." When Federline refused to let her in Spears took out her frustration on a photographer's car by attacking it with an umbrella.

[photo: OkMagazine.com]

Britney: Suicide Attempt Or Drug Overdose

HerBadMother — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Was it just a mental breakdown, as some sources are saying, or did Britney try to commit suicide, or OD on drugs? According to an insider at Cedars-Sinai, it's one or the other, or both. The source told US magazine that Britney's been designated 'special needs', which is reserved for attempted suicides and persons who have overdosed on drugs and need constant supervision.

The source also told US Magazine that no one on staff wanted to be responsible for her during her first night at the hospital:

With “special needs” patients, the hospital source said, “we watch them so they don’t hurt themselves and watch the people who come visit them to make sure they don’t pass anything to them.

“So we got a call to go have someone sit with her,” the source added. “None of us wanted to go sit with her.”

This tragedy just keeps getting more tragic. One almost hates to keep watching the story as it unfolds. Not that one is going stop watching, of course, but one could certainly feel badly while watching. And commenting.

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Kevin Federline Gets Sole Custody of Kids; Britney Loses Visitation Rights

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:10:00 GMT

In an emergency court hearing earlier this afternoon, Kevin Federline was awarded sole physical and legal custody of his sons Jayden James and Sean Preston. Britney Spears' visitation rights were suspended after her standoff with police last night that ended with her being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Jayden was also taken to the hospital but later released to Federline.

Commissioner Scott Gordon, who presided over today's hearing ordered another hearing to be held on Jan. 14. Spears is being held at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in the psychiatric unit in a 72-hour mental lockdown.

[photo: PageSix.com]

Let The Britney Vigils Begin

HerBadMother — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:51:00 GMT

And let them begin with Bobby Trendy, who is camped out in front of Cedars-Sinai, where Britney is under observation for drug-overdose/suicide-attempt/epic-flame-out.

Which, yes, is f***ed up. But isn't this whole mess f***ed up? It's almost - gasp - making me sad.

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Breaking News: Britney Won't Be Charged

HerBadMother — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Britney, apparently, won't face any charges for whatever it was that went down at her house last night.

"We aren't charging her with anything at this time," LAPD officer Harding said. "She is at the (hospital) for her own health and welfare."

No word yet on whether these incidences will be the final straw in causing her to lose her kids.

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Britney's Drug & Alcohol Test Results Just In!

Karen — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Life & Style is reporting that a source close to the family has told them that Britney Spears drug & alcohol tests have come back after being rushed to hospital last night and she is clean. Her evaluation continues as she is on a "5150" hold, a hold placed on people who are a danger to themselves or others.

“Her blood test just came back, and, thank God, it was clean. There are no traces of drugs or alcohol of any kind,” the source says.

If this is true, then Britney's antics are likely a result of mental illness. Let's hope she gets the help she so desperately needs.

Britney's Son Jayden James Taken to Hospital

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Britney Spears' two-year-old son Jayden James was also transported to the hospital via ambulance, it's beng reported. No word on his condition or what he was being treated for.

Stay tuned for more updates...

Britney Spears Overdose? She's Alive, But Probably Not Well

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:40:00 GMT

TMZ is reporting that Britney managed to flip off the waiting paparazzi when she arrived at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and here she is smiling inside the ambulance. According to police reports she was under the influence of an "unknown substance."

I guess it's safe to say she's alive, although certainly not out of trouble. Taking your kids hostage is probably not the best way to win a custody battle.

K-Fed's Got A New Baby-Mama?

HerBadMother — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:03:00 GMT

A guy can't be all about suing for custody and playing with his kids, you know. A dude's gotta get some. But dude should, really, make sure that he's got himself, um, covered. A guy going through a messy custody battle's got his hands too full to risk any, you know, accidents.

If anyone needed more evidence that the former Mr. Britney Spears is, indeed, sharing some quality time with ~~that sex-tape chick who shared Colin Farrell's dick with the world~~ Nicole Narain, X17 has the video evidence.The two lovebirds, it seems, may have spent the night together and may have been installing car seats together as well. X17 takes this to mean that K-Fed may be test-driving a new baby-mama. I take it to mean that he likes his women to work - no leaving to the heavy lifting to the man, y'all. He's got a reputation to uphold.

And in any case, if anything could put the ice-chill on a man's sperm-producing machinery, it would be the experience of having children with Britney Spears. If K-Fed decides to have more kids, with anyone, then he's stupider than he looks.

Britney Spears Parties With Tony Romo Who I Thought Owned a Restaurant

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:05:00 GMT

Okay, I don't know crap about football, so I have to admit when I first saw the headlines I thought "Well, the guy sure knows how to barbecue a good rib." Of course, turns out it wasn't Tony Roma she's hanging out with, but Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. If you ask me she'd be better off with someone who knows how to cook a pigskin than throw one, but that's just me.

After her long court hearing on Friday Spears and friend/cousin/lover Alli Sims met up with Romo and his posse at L.A. restaurant Ketchup and then headed over to hotspot Les Deux. E! Online reports that Spears changed her outfit three times during the evening. Who the eff cares? All I know is now I'm hungry for big plate of baby backs and a side of cole slaw.

Baby Come Back: Britney Spears Regains Visitation Rights AGAIN

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:05:00 GMT

Are you following this craziness? Britney Spears has regained visitation rights with her sons, after having them temporarily suspended on Friday, which came after being granted visitation previous to that. People magazine is reporting that Spears was spotted driving around Studio City with sons Sean and Jayden in the back seat. An individual presumed to be a court-ordered monitor was seated in the front seat. All remaining empty spaces in the car were jammed full of empty Starbucks cups and tanning salon receipts.

I'm hoping Britney doesn't do anything else that needs to be written about this weekend. I need to get to some other important things, like alphabetizing my soup cans and picking the lint out of my kids' navels.

[photo: People.com]

Britney Spears Scientific Finding No. 237: Starbucks Contains Crack

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:15:00 GMT

I've decided to give up sleeping and had some time on my hands, so I took on a little scientific experiment. I studied all 9,236,450 pictures of Britney Spears taken over the last two years, and she was carrying a Starbucks cup in every single one except for THREE! Shocking, I know.

In one of them the drink was being carried by her manny and in another she had set her cup down to shave her head. The third one was onstage at the VMAs but I heard she had two Frappuccinos stuffed in the back of her shorts so maybe that one doesn't count.

What's going on? Maybe it's premature to say that the coffee drinks are crack-laced, but how else to explain her addiction? I'm going to study this further, but don't worry - I'll use my science for good, not evil. In fact, the first thing I'm going to do is smear little Sean and Jayden with espresso powder and see if Britney gets the sudden urge to start carrying them more.

Britney Spears: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:10:00 GMT

Britney Spears is seen here buying lunch for sons Sean and Jayden.

Earlier it was reported that Spears had taken a drug test and passed. She also spent most of Monday with her sons, accompanied by a parenting coach. Before that she was seen trying to cause an explosion by smoking a cigarette while sitting in her car at a gas pump.

True, just a list of things we all do in a normal weekend, but when you're Britney Spears it's just a little bit more special.

[photo: OK! Magazine]

Britney Spears: Honey, I Lost The Kids

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:20:00 GMT

Like many people, I'm feeling pretty sad for Britney's sons, Sean and Jayden after a judge ordered them removed from their mother's custody. I was also feeling bad for Britney, until I read about some of the reasons L.A. County Commissioner Scott Gordon came down on her so hard. According to documents obtained by TMZ, she was give plenty of chances to keep the 50/50 custody agreement as it was, but ignored the court at every turn. Including the following:

She was ordered to submit to drug testing, which she didn't do
She was ordered to meet with a drug counselor, which she didn't do
She was ordered to enroll in parenting classes, which she didn't do
She was required to sign the judge's order (couldn't find a pen?), which she didn't do

And the last straw? Last Friday Commissioner Gordon prohibited Spears or Federline from driving the children unless they had a valid California Driver's license. Today Gordon saw video of Spears driving her kids around Malibu and decided to take action. Doesn't Britney know not to mess with the Commish?

[photo: People.com]

Should Britney Spears Be on Suicide Watch? The Nanny Thinks So

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:40:00 GMT

The decision by an L.A. judge to hand over custody of Britney Spears' two sons to Kevin Federline shocked many, but one person isn't surprised. A former Spears' nanny tells OK! Magazine, "It's about damned time."

But she warns that Spears should be watched carefully in the next few days. "I’m just hoping that something doesn’t happen between now and Wednesday. She’s definitely capable of doing something stupid.”

Is anyone close to Spears watching and listening? Because the whole situation, while clearly expected by many is still sad for everyone involved, especially the kids. Let's hope it doesn't get worse.

Britney Spears Loses Custody of Kids

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:30:00 GMT

Access Hollywood is reporting that Britney Spears has lost custody of her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. A court order states that Britney must hand over the children to ex-husband Kevin Federline by this Wednesday, October 3. The order also states that Federline will retain custody "until further notice of the court."

More details to follow...

Read Redsy's take on this latest development over at Strollerderby.

[photo: People.com]

I Would Title This Post 'Yo Ho, Yo Ho" But That Would Be So Obvious

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:05:00 GMT

Ahoy, Matey! Clearly, Britney Spears is wearing this outfit just to make it easier for us writers struggling to come up with headlines for the gazillion stories a day we do about her. Because, really, there can't be any other reason for anyone to wear this getup. Can you think of one? I can't.

This one photo inspired me with gems such as, 'Arghh! What's in Britney's Treasure Chest?' and 'Finally, Britney Covers Up Her Pirate's Booty.' Flashes of genius, I know. I'm even working on one that uses a reference to 'Long John Silver' that's gonna just kill. Give me a few minutes, I'll get back to you.

[photo: UsMagazine.com]

Lynne Spears to Britney: Come to Mama!

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:05:00 GMT

Britney Spears is reaching out for help, and not just to her weave specialist and the local Starbucks barista. Spears had a visit over the weekend with her estranged mother, Lynne, of all people. The reunion reportedly took place at Spears' Malibu home and lasted a whole 90 minutes. That's 80 minutes longer than Gimme More stayed on the charts.

The photo above was obviously taken in better times, back when the two still had a warm relationship and Britney still had a career. Last weekend's meeting was the first between mother and daughter in over three months. Relations became strained in May when Britney failed to visit Lynne on Mother's Day, and then escalated when Lynne began visiting her grandsons, Sean and Jayden, while they were staying with Britney's ex Kevin Federline.

Although I guess I'd be pissed, too, if I found out my mom was hangin' with Kevin Federline. I mean, what if she came home trying to rap and her pants were slung below her butt crack? That would be like, bad.

At Last, Some Good News for Britney Spears: Kevin Federline Has a Job

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:10:00 GMT

With the news that Kevin Federline will now be a regular on the CW's One Tree Hill, Britney Spears may be able to cut his allowance down a bit. A good thing, because all those do-rags, gold chains and penicillin prescriptions can really put a strain on a girl's wallet.

The fake-rapper/bad-dancer apparently impressed the cast and crew with his acting abilities during a recent guest appearance on the show and has now been asked back for a recurring role. Impressing the cast on a CW show with your acting skills? Is that difficult? It seems like it would be comparable to impressing a squirrel with your juggling moves.

[photo: People.com]

Britney Spears Eats Ice Cream. No, Really.

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:35:00 GMT

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Britney to do something. Anything. Here she is eating an ice cream bar. There's even video! Wondering why you've never been mobbed like this while consuming dairy? Perhaps you should try doing it without your pants on.

Actually, Britney's showing some decorum here by appearing in public fully dressed. She's even got herself some specs in order to appear serious and well-read. It's a start. Hopefully she paid for that ice cream.

Sean Preston Federline Gets US Weekly Cover

HerBadMother — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:03:00 GMT

Nice. I suppose that we can expect Jayden James' cover to carry the headline Mommy Why Are You Such A Drug-Addled Tart?

Classy, US Weekly. Real classy.

Judge to Britney: Keep the Kids, Lose the Alcohol

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:25:00 GMT

From the 'Stating The Obvious' Files: A judge in Britney Spears' custody case has ruled that the singer is a "habitual, frequent and continuous" user of alcohol and controlled substances.

In court documents released today the same judge ruled that both Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline are forbidden from consuming alcohol or drugs at least 12 hours prior to being with their children. Also Spears, alone, was ordered to meet with a "parenting coach" at least twice a week. This is a lot to remember - Britney may have to up her Frappuccino intake from six to nine cups just to keep up.

There is some good news for Britney - the judge also ordered the 50-50 custody agreement to temporarily remain the same, so she won't have to turn sons Sean Preston and Jayden James over to Kevin Federline as previously reported. Is this good news or bad news? I can't tell anymore.

[photo: People.com]

Britney Decides To Become A Lesbian. No Word Yet On A Decision To Become Sane.

HerBadMother — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:03:00 GMT

It's been a rough couple of weeks for Britney. Public humiliation. Private humilliation. Getting fired by her lawyer. And her manager. Losing the kids.

But just when you thought that it couldn't possibly get any worse, Britney has, according to 'reliable sources,' announced that she's going to make a change in her life that will turn things around: she's only going to date women from now on.

She knows that Madonna's married, I hope. That could get embarassing, if Britney starts sending flowers and shit in the hopes of rekindling those sparks from few years back. Then again, you never know. Guy doesn't exactly seem to be man enough for Madge these days. Britney could maybe give him a run for his money, especially if she loses the weave and keeps going commando.

Not sure how well this will serve her efforts to get her kids back, though.