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Britney Spears Cleared of “Very Minor” Misdemeanor Allegation

Britney Spears Cleared of “Very Minor” Misdemeanor Allegation

BY THR STAFF | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Celebrity #Music The singer had been named as a suspect in a battery investigation in August for allegedly striking an employee. Britney Spears will not be charged with any crimes related to an incident that occurred at her residence involving her housekeeper, the Ventura County District Attorney announced Wednesday. The singer had been named a suspect in a battery investigation after allegedly striking a housekeeper during a dispute while in her home in Thousand Oaks on Aug. 16. During the argument, Spears was alleged to have slapped a phone out of the housekeeper’s…
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Thousand Oaks: Britney Spears under investigation over alleged battery of staff

Thousand Oaks: Britney Spears under investigation over alleged battery of staff

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for ThousandOaksNewsAndTalk.Com #Celebrity #Music THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Britney Spears is under investigation over misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her home alleged the singer struck her, authorities said Thursday. Deputies responded to Spears' home in Southern California after the staff member reported the Monday night dispute, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said. No one was injured. Reports taken by deputies will be handed over to prosecutors for consideration, the sheriff's office said, giving no further details. Spears’ attorney Matthew Rosengart said in an email that the investigation is “overblown sensational tabloid fodder — nothing more…
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Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

Britney Spears Calls Out People Closest to Her Who Failed to Show Up While She Was “Drowning”

BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The pop star took to Instagram on Friday to share a lengthy message beside the quote: "Never forget who ignored you when you needed them and who helped you before you even had to ask." Britney Spears on Friday called out the people closest to her who have failed to show support during the pop star’s conservatorship battle, yet have posted about her situation. “There’s nothing worse than when the people closest to you who never showed up for you post things in regard to your situation whatever it may be and speak…
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Britney Spears Gets Court Approval to Hire Her Chosen Attorney in Conservatorship Battle

Britney Spears Gets Court Approval to Hire Her Chosen Attorney in Conservatorship Battle

BY ASHLEY CULLINS, CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The singer has been given the green light to hire Hollywood Power Lawyer Mathew Rosengart. Three weeks ago Britney Spears publicly expressed for the first time that she wants her “abusive” conservatorship to end, and now she’s given another emotional testimony as the court is considering a series of petitions that could substantially change the status quo. A long list of items were on the docket for the Wednesday afternoon hearing before L.A. County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny — and the first to be decided is that Spears can hire Hollywood Power…
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L.A. Courts End Remote Audio Program After Illicit Britney Spears Hearing Recording Surfaces

L.A. Courts End Remote Audio Program After Illicit Britney Spears Hearing Recording Surfaces

BY ASHLEY CULLINS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Audio of the artist's emotional statements — in a hearing that didn't allow recording — was posted online. It didn’t take long for audio from Britney Spears’ June 23 conservatorship hearing to make the rounds on the internet, despite a clear and emphatic warning from the L.A. County Judge Brenda Penny that recording wasn’t allowed. Whether the person, or people, who did it will face any penalty remains to be seen, but the court has taken another action in response: It shut down its remote audio attendance program entirely. Under California state and…
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Britney Spears Tells Judge She Wants Out of Conservatorship: “I’m Traumatized”

Britney Spears Tells Judge She Wants Out of Conservatorship: “I’m Traumatized”

BY ASHLEY CULLINS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT "I’ve lied and told the whole world I’m OK and I'm happy," said Spears, speaking publicly for the first time in the probate case that's been ongoing since 2008. Britney Spears is angry, depressed and has been lying to her fans about being OK. In a fiery speech, she told the judge overseeing her longstanding conservatorship, “It’s my wish and my dream for this to end.” News that Spears would appear virtually in court as part of her much-discussed conservatorship has sparked even more interest in the arrangement — even prompting one fan…
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