Court docs: Spears controlled by manager
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A restraining order against the man who's been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral portrays him as a Svengali figure who held her a virtual hostage in her home, drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi "like a general."
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Hollywood's highest-profile custody case was back in court Friday, with Britney Spears arriving in her yellow Mercedes convertible for a hearing to work out custody arrangements for her two young sons.
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A bid by Britney Spears for custody of her two young sons with Kevin Federline was put on hold Friday by a court commissioner after a three-hour closed hearing, a lawyer for Federline said.
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The court commissioner who placed Britney Spears under conservatorship held a closed-door hearing on an unspecified emergency motion Thursday, a day after the troubled pop star was suddenly released from a psychiatric hospital and ended up being pursued through the city by paparazzi.
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Running out of patience with Britney Spears, Kevin Federline's attorney on Friday said he plans to seek consequences. Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represents Spears' ex-husband in their child custody case, said Friday that he would ask for sanctions against the pop star for calling in sick to her court-ordered deposition.
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A Los Angeles court on Friday awarded  Britney Spears' father control of his daughter's affairs following her admission to a hospital psychiatric unit for evaluation, officials said.
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Britney Spears has regained visitation rights with her two sons in her bitter custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, published reports said on Monday.
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The court extended the conservatorship of Britney Spears on Thursday, and took actions intended to give her father and a lawyer access to money in the pop singer's trust to cover her needs.
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The father of Britney Spears was named her temporary conservator Friday, putting him in control of her welfare a day after she was whisked to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
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Britney Spears' decision to check into rehab could help her in court as she to tries to retain custody of her two young children with estranged husband Kevin Federline, according to family law attorneys. That is, of course, if she actually completes a rehab program.
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Britney Spears is to undergo random drug  tests, court documents in her child custody dispute show.
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Singer Britney Spears says she has taken control of her life after being "naive" and pushed around by advisors.
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Britney Spears' effort to regain visitation rights with her two small children is back on the court docket for what an attorney described Sunday as "the most significant hearing in the case so far."
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An LA court hands troubled singer Britney Spears' father temporary control of her finances and affairs.
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A court commissioner decided Monday to keep in effect an order suspending Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons and keeping them in the custody of ex-husband Kevin Federline.
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Britney Spears went to court on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain visitation rights with her two young sons but failed to make it to the courtroom where the hearing went ahead without her.
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Troubled pop singer Britney Spears' former manager is in hiding because   he does not want to be dragged into her messy divorce.