The Bank of Britney is reluctantly open for business
In a shocking development, it turns out that Britney Spears doesn't like being forced by her father Jamie to tour and make millions of dollars -- millions of dollar he's in control of. A source close to the "Circus" tour told E!:
"It's a freak show right now. She's phoning every song in. It's pretty obvious she is not happy to be here."
We can verify ourselves—we saw Spearsy yawn through her concert at the Staples Center here in L.A., and we were more into the performance than she was! In fact, the only time Britters looked half alive while on tour was when that superfan snuck onto the stage and startled her!
And who's to blame here? Like with most H'wood starlets, it's the parents! Jamie Spears is using his darling daughter as his own personal bank. He's still in charge of B's moolah—everything she's already got, and every dime from every VIP seat she's making on this tour. "He might as well be saying ‘Dance, Cash Cow, dance!'" spits out the angry Spears amigo.
Britney probably wasn't the only person yawning during her performance at the Staples Center. These days, fans just aren't getting their money's worth unless she swears on stage, loses her hair extensions, or does her best impression of a choo choo train. If Britney's going to keep the few fans she has left excited about her tour, she needs to do something crazy and unexpected during the show. My suggestion: use proper grammar.
Kevin Federline's gambling habits apparently have spiraled so far out of control that Jamie Spears is laying down an ultimatum: Quit or else lose your seat on the gravy train. From Bill Zwecker at the Chicago Sun Times:
I've learned that Britney Spears and her strong-willed papa, Jamie Spears, have told Britney's ex-hubby Kevin Federline he better curb his out-of-control gambling habits, or else the Spearses will go back into court to cut K-Fed's megabucks allowance.
Federline reportedly has blown through a couple of million bucks over the past year. Currently, the former backup dancer pulls in approximately $60,000 monthly in alimony and child support, on top of the millions he won in cash and real estate as part of his divorce settlement from the pop star.
Jamie Spears is kidding himself if he thinks he can keep K-Fed away from the casinos. Casinos to K-Fed are like mirrors to Tyra Banks -- both get the shakes if they go 20 minutes without seeing one. Besides, if Jamie really wants to curb K-Fed's spending habits, he doesn't need to ban all contact with gambling halls -- he needs to ban all contact with cocoa butter, glitter, and champagne rooms.
A "permanent" restraining order was issued against Britney's ex-manager Sam Lutfi yesterday by an L.A. judge. Lutfi is barred from contacting Spears and coming within 100 feet of her home, work, car, or family until April 28, 2012. A temporary restraining order was issued against Lutfi earlier this year. From E!:
The Spears camp, headed up by dad Jamie, has been looking to keep Lutfi out of Britney's life for nearly 15 months, since her father was appointed coconservator of her affairs and Lutfi admitted to medicating Britney by crushing up pills in her food.
Lutfi had originally agreed to lay low but ultimately fired back in February with a defamation suit, accusing the Spears family of dragging his name through the mud.
Amazing that Sam had the balls to sue for defamation after admitting that he used to medicate Britney by crushing up pills in her food. That'd be like Jeffrey Dahmer suing me for calling him a monster. I think you give up the right to be defamed once you've sauteed someone's heart in herbs and butter.
Remember Britney Spears' original plan to get out of her father Jamie's control by going on a hunger strike? Obviously it didn't work. 35 minute hunger strikes usually don't. So then plan number two was to set up her dad (a recovering alcoholic) in some kind of incriminating situation and then bring the evidence to court to show that he shouldn't be in charge of her career decisions and money. Obviously it didn't work. Plans drawn in crayon usually don't. Britney's latest scheme is to get ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib to knock her up (yes, the same guy who might be getting deported to Afghanistan). Because Jamie would have to leave her alone if she was pregnant! Right? Right? From the National Enquirer:
"Britney is still trying to set up a secret rendezvous with Adnan sometime on her tour so she can get pregnant," the insider said.
While she continues to scheme over Adnan, the 27-year-old singer - who's launched a comeback with her worldwide "Circus" tour - has repeatedly told her father that she is done with Ghalib and Lutfi, insiders say. But she's secretly contacted both men in recent months, begging them to help free her from her father's conservatorship, say sources. The bizarre letter was the latest salvo in her war against her father - and security guards handed it over to Jamie after discovering it during a search of Britney's personal effects, said the source. Such searches are done regularly in an effort to keep Britney's life under control, say insiders.
"In the letter, Britney told Adnan that having a baby would end her father's ban keeping them apart," said the insider. "She said her father would be forced to allow Adnan in her life since he'd be the father of her child."
The "Toxic" singer directed Ghalib to meet her at different tour stops so they could try to conceive a child, even though her ex-husband Kevin Federline and their two sons are traveling with her, said the source. (Source)
It sounds like the only person on Earth who's trying more desperately to get pregnant than Jennifer Aniston is Britney. Sadly, all of this baby drama is probably hardest on Adnan. Especially since every day that Britney isn't knocked up is another day he isn't living the life of busty strippers, fast cars, and easy money.* I guess the only way for Britney and Adnan to be together is elope to Afghanistan. Of course, there might be ONE tiny flaw to that plan. See here.
*aka "Monday-Saturday" for K-Fed. Sundays are for the Lord.
JFX Online got their hands on a voicemail allegedly made by Britney Spears and left for her lawyer. The transcript:
"Hi my name’s Britney Spears. I called you earlier."
Wait a minute. "I called you earlier." Is that necessary? Is he really going to confuse her with his other crazy popstar client named Britney Spears? Continuing . . .
"I’m calling again because I just wanted to make sure that during the process of eliminating the conservatorship that my father has threatened me several times, you know, he’ll take my children away. I just want to be guaranteed that everything will be fine with the process of you guys taking care of everything that things will stay the same as far as my custodial time. That’s it, bye."
Is it really a threat to take Britney's kids away? Seems like a pretty sweet deal to me. Britney should totally let him do it. Let him take the kids away and she can start fresh. It's kinda like declaring parenting bankruptcy. Sure her uterus score will take a hit but that'll be cleared up and she can have kids again in seven years.
Britney Spears' dad not happy with her tour so far
Despite the fact that no one died and nothing burned down, Britney Spears' dad Jamie was not happy with Britney Spears' first concert in New Orleans last week. A "close Spears associate" told the Chicago Sun Times:
"I don't know what [Jamie Spears] was smokin', but he was very unhappy with Britney's [first] performance of her 'The Circus' tour in New Orleans . . . Britney was very unhappy [about her dad's remarks] and told him he was full of shit," added the source.
Reportedly, the singer's dad felt Britney's "timing was a bit off." (Source)
Can you really blame Jamie for not being impressed with Britney's show? When your daughter is performing in front of thousands of people dressed up like a sluttier version of a Barnum & Bailey ringmaster, you probably don't consider it one of your proudest parental moments.* The reason why Britney named her tour after a circus is becoming clear however: her father's a clown.
*Jamie's proudest? When a 4-year-old Britney learned to stand still long enough so he could balance his beer on her head. Mobile beer holder!
Britney Spears' dad Jamie was in court yesterday trying to get the temporary restraining order against former manager Sam Lutfi and ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib made permanent. Jamie revealed to the judge that Britney's been making secret phone calls to the two on a prepaid cell phone. From AP:
Jamie Spears said he did not know if the pair talked then or since. He said Lutfi had called Spears on other phones and tried to relay a "Merry Christmas" message through the singer's hairdresser and get her to call him.
He said the call from his daughter to Lutfi was found on a prepaid cell phone that his security detail confiscated from the singer last month. The phone listed the phone numbers of Adnan Ghalib, a paparazzo who once dated the singer, and Lutfi.
Jamie Spears testified his daughter told him the phone was given to her at a hotel by someone who said it was from Lutfi and Ghalib. The singer has a cell phone, but her father said he controls her access to it. (Source)
Wow, Britney's life sounds fun. Imprisoned in her own house by Warden Jamie, isolated from her friends, a security detail searching her for contraband. It's just like one of those old timey prison movies. Maybe Adnan can bake her a cake and hide a hacksaw in it so she can bust out. "Pssst, Adnan, Brit Brit needs a new hacksaw 'cuz she done broke it trying to saw off the 'weight loss chain' daddy has locked around the fridge."
Sam Lutfi with Britney and Lynne Spears in L.A. last January
I didn't think you could look like any bigger of a slimeball. Way to prove me wrong by suing the woman whose career you helped destroy. From TMZ:
Sam Lutfi has filed a lawsuit against Britney Spears and her parents for libel, defamation, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract. According to the papers, Sam claims Jamie and Lynn "launched a campaign of lies and intimidation designed to destroy Lutfi and drive him out of Britney's life."
All the claims of libel and defamation spring from Lynne's book, "Through the Storm." Lutfi says since the publication of the book, he "has been subjected to unfathomable amounts of ridicule and public scorn."
Lutfi also claims Britney broke a contract with him and owes him unpaid management fees. He claims he had an oral agreement with Spears to be her manager for four years, earning 15% commission. (Source)
So Sam's suing Britney because she reneged on an oral agreement? Did he miss that whole thing about Britney not being mentally fit to make decisions for herself? I don't think the judge is gonna care what she told him. Dude, Britney made an oral agreement with bacon last year. I'm not sure what they agreed on but I bet it was something delicious.
Remember Britney Spears' plan to go on a hunger strike to protest all of her dad's rules and gain a little bit of her freedom back? It didn't work :( -- but don't worry, she has another plan up her sleeve. She's going to allege that her dad -- a recovering alcoholic -- is drinking again and then take the evidence to court. Hooray! A close source told the National Enquirer:
"Britney is desperate to be released from her father Jamie's control. She wants to be able to act like an adult, but she says her father won't let her. And it infuriates her that everyone is giving Jamie credit for her hit song 'Womanizer' and for her looking so good again. Britney says she's worked her butt off for years, and her father has had nothing to do with her success.
"Britney wants to set up her dad and prove he shouldn't be in charge of her career decisions and money. Britney wants to take evidence to court that Jamie is drinking again. If the conservatorship is continued, her backup plan is to have her father replaced by her mother Lynne because she's less rigid." (Print Edition - 12/29)
Great idea. Get rid of the guy that turned your life/career around and replace him with the woman that nearly drove you to commit suicide. At this point, the courts could find out that Jamie's an alcoholic, womanizing, animal-abusing, heroin junkie who spends wayyyyy too much time at playgrounds for someone without a kid and they'd still rule that he's better suited as Britney's conservator than Lynne. Unfortunately for Britney, there's only one option she can pursue to make sure her father is no longer interested in controlling her life: go broke.
Britney Spears leaving a studio in Hollywood (1/4)
Britney Spears' dad Jamie is derailing her upcoming concert tour because of his controlling nature. Fed up with his rules, curfews, and drug tests, Britney's concert director and lead dance choreographer have already quit. From the National Enquirer:
"Jamie Spears is getting a reputation as a stage dad," revealed a source. "It's embarrassing for Britney."
Jamie — as Britney's court-appointed conservator — makes all decisions regarding her finances and professional life. Wade and Andre were not the only people involved with the tour to quit — some dancers bolted as well, says the source. (Source)
It's a shame Jamie's becoming a stage dad. Even more of a shame: he hasn't followed in the footsteps of another stage dad.* Although Jamie forced out Britney's director and choreographer, she's probably the most pissed off about those backup dancers that quit. Losing them really affects the quality of her shows . . . and her chances of getting laid again.
