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Britney Spears is NOT expected at status hearing

March 15, 2010 By Carmela Kelly 44 Comments

Britney Spears made her second court appearance in two years in her conservatorship case on Jan. 22. It was her third court appearance since late 2007. This illustration was provided by the permission of Mona Shafer Edwards at www.monaedwards.com. The image is by the courtesy of www.killthelights.org.

Britney Spears is not required or expected to be at a status hearing in the conservatorship scheduled for Tuesday, said Liz Martinez of the Los Angeles Superior Court’s public affairs office on Friday. I am telling you due to rumors I’ve been hearing.

Even if she were to be there, I wouldn’t trust the media to tell me what really happened.

On Jan. 22, headlines buried the significance of a Spears appearance: it was only the second time in two years of being under a conservatorship by her father that she met with Commissioner Reva Goetz.

Opinion piece: recruiting v. journalism, service

February 7, 2010 By Carmela Kelly 5 Comments

Britney Spears and a conservator's employee Feb. 8, 2008. Courtesy of Kill the Lights.

I’m in my third semester of journalism and doing a story remote from Phoenix. That’s okay. I have years of experience working across the country from a single location as a technical recruiter, staffing manager and a director.

The straw that broke the camel’s back there was the dot.com bust and a new found passion in dealing with some of the rarest of rare, software and IP network engineers: fascinating world. I could never go back to “corporate” after that and I could never work for any organization that didn’t do the best for their job candidates. That includes Google based on firsthand experience with them.

A job candidate is a special person and their experiences with a company in the interview process affect not only themselves but family, friends and community organizations. I found my job with them and members of an organization to be one of customer service and tantamount to that performance was information. The worse thing a recruiter can do is to leave a job candidate or a manager in silence. They should never have to come to you and ask what happened. Maybe that’s why I have been referred to in the past as one of the best recruiters on the planet. Customer service.

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Filed Under: 1, Associated Press, Britney Spears, Conservatorship, TMZ

Superior Court expects Britney Spears next Friday

January 15, 2010 By Carmela Kelly 9 Comments

Was media the real reason Spears' appearance was canceled today? Courtesy, Kill the Lights.

Britney Spears is ordered to appear in court this coming Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. says Liz Martinez, a representative from the public affairs office at the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Spears was expected in court today but her appearance was unexpectedly canceled.

Tabloid site TMZ, the first to report the cancellation, says the commissioner and others were concerned about the media.

Spears faces the beginning of her third year under the conservatorship of her person solely by her father effective Monday, Feb. 1. Her estate has been under a co-conservatorship of her father and privately retained attorney Andrew Wallet.

Many across the blogosphere had thought she would freed once her Circus tour concluded as certain tabloids had promoted the idea that the continued arrangement was necessary due to insurance.

Spears has gained visitation-only privileges with her children since the conservatorship began. Kevin Federline, ex-husband, retains sole custody.

Next Friday will mark Spears’second court appearance since the conservatorship began.

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Filed Under: 1, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Conservatorship, Music, People, Reva Goetz

Media omits lawyer and judge relationships between Britney and Jamie Spears, and Courtney Love Cobain

December 19, 2009 By Carmela Kelly 9 Comments

Hi, this is still a blog right? Happy holidays then.

I wrote the following comment on Courtney Love Cobain’s Facebook wall. There had been some confusion there between her fans and those who follow Britney Spears. I thought about it later and realized that not all readers may know about the twist in the case of Courtney losing legal control over her daughter and later also receiving a temporary restraining order.

Suffice. The lawyers involved in Courtney’s case are the same lawyers who work for Jamie Spears and the conservatorship. The judge is also the same as documents from TMZ reveal.

On to the post:

I have a few more minutes here and then I am going outside, but I thought to explain to those unfamiliar with Britney Spears’conservatorship case who some of the players are. If you open the documents through the TMZ link posted two hours ago, you will see attorneys Geraldine Wyle, Jeryll S. Cohen, and the Hon. Reva Goetz.

Google any of those names plus Spears and conservatorship and you are sure to find them in connection. Wyle and Cohen both work for Jamie Spears and I believe they were involved from the beginning of the conservatorship in Feb. 2008.

TMZ knows that as does the AP and any other news organization that covers courtroom news or celebrity gossip but none of them are saying it. TMZ only shows the document that is six pages but they do not help readers make the connection back to Jamie Spears and the conservatorship. One clearly also sees the Hon. Reva Goetz. She’s the one who ruled on Feb. 4, 2008 that based on the court appointed attorney’s meeting with Britney at UCLA that she did not understand legal proceedings and lacked capacity to hire her own lawyer. A simple search of journalist Linda Deutsch and capacity should bring up all that drama that also involved Adam Streisand who is now working with the Jackson family. … See More

I do believe that the connection between Courtney Love Cobain and Jamie Spears is fascinating and that it was irresponsible for the media to omit it (hide? conceal?) and distract us instead with tales of clothing designers and lawsuits based on Twitter. And. That they continue to. I don’t know if Courtney will keep any of this info up but hopefully at least some of you will see what is happening and be less confused. Happy holidays.
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Author’s note: I posted this and other information more specific to Courtney’s case and media treatment on her Facebook account, if interested. She is listed under Courtney Love Cobain and if you follow her as a fan you may learn more of her story and how strangely it is connected back to Britney Spears. For those who don’t know, Courtney claimed over the Thanksgiving holiday that Jamie molested his daughter.

Lou Taylor, a Spears’family spokesperson has not directly refuted the claim. Instead she was quoted by the New York Daily News as saying, “”We’re not commenting on Courtney Love, or any aliens who might come to Earth to impregnate people.”

Courtney responded, after seeing the story on her Facebook account, “I went to Sting and Trudys “Twin Spirits” wonderful Schullman letters event and sat with my dearest friend Stipe (Michael) tonight, not that the names matter, but I didn’t see ONE alien impregnating ANYONE!” (some punctuation added by Fair News Spears.)

Update: More of Love Cobain’s side of the story. Like Britney and the imposed conservatorship no prior notice was given to Courtney Love as Wyle took action to remove her daughter from her life. http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/22/courtney-love-planned-christmas-for-daughter-before-custody-hear/

Filed Under: 1, Associated Press, Britney Spears, Circus Tour, Conservatorship, Courtney Love Cobain, Geraldine Wyle, Jeryll Cohen, Lou Taylor, Reva Goetz, TMZ

TMZ’s Harvey Levin twists celebrity machine again Says Britney Spears’ conservatorship to end soon

December 7, 2009 By Carmela Kelly 4 Comments

Courtesy of Kill the Lights

TMZ delivered a message to the public over the weekend that isn’t rooted in anything happening at the courthouse in Los Angeles and it’s not the first time.

The celebrity news site has made it seem that attorneys are meeting so that Spears could be released from the conservatorhip she is under but none of TMZ’s stories have been based on courtroom fact. Last week TMZ said that attorneys in the case were in the courtroom “right now” talking about ending the conservatorship but that wasn’t quite true. According to the court’s online records last week’s hearing was related to scheduled accounting matters.

No motions have been made and no documents have been filed to indicate that the conservatorship is coming to an end soon.

“If there is a motion to terminate there would a document on file. There isn’t any,” says Vania Stuelp today.

Stuelp also says that if there were proceedings going on to terminate the conservatorship that she would expect to be notified.

Author Steve Dennis speaks without interruption ‘Britney: Inside the Dream’

November 2, 2009 By Carmela Kelly 9 Comments

Credit: Courtesy of author.

Steve Dennis speaks via an email interview about his book, “Britney: Inside the Dream.” Dennis takes both Fair News Spears questions and to those of a bona fide Britney Spears fan who wishes anonymity.

Dennis is the recognized ghostwriter for Paul Burrell who published two books from his life of service to the Queen of England and to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

You have a number of unnamed sources in your book. What was the most common reason people didn’t want to use their name?

Some sources are named, some not. Some people cannot be seen to be co-operating but they wanted to assist a compassionate and true portrait of Britney. I think there is a perception that if one co-operates with a biographer, it amounts to betrayal. Within that perception, people seek anonymity. Besides, it’s the information that counts, not the names. The phrase “a source said” has been devalued, I think, in journalism over the years but the authenticity of a source’s contribution can be found within the detail and insight.

Two felony charges dismissed against Adnan Ghalib

October 9, 2009 By Carmela Kelly 5 Comments

Courtesy of JFXonline.com

Britney Spears’ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib accepted a plea bargain on felony charges which had loomed against him since last spring, according to celebrity news site JFXonline.

Ghalib plead no contest in a Van Nuys, Calif. courthouse today. The judge ordered him to serve 45 days in jail, do 45 days of community service and be on probation for three years says JFXonline. He has until Nov. 26 to begin serving his sentence.

The felony charges stem from an altercation with a process server who claims Ghalib tried to run him over with his car last February. Ghalib had consistently plead not guilty. Ghalib had been charged with three counts per a court order: Assault with a deadly weapon (his Mercedes), battery with serious bodily injury and hit and run causing death or injury.

Kevin Federline has sole custody of Spears’children

October 7, 2009 By Carmela Kelly 5 Comments

Courtesy of Kill the Lights.org Sep 2009

Some celebrity news outlets have been fooling fans for nearly two years now into believing that Britney Spears has gained increased custody since the conservatorship began in Feb. 2008.

“Kevin has sole custody over his children,” says Mark Vincent Kaplan who is Federline’s attorney.

Spears has visitation which is the “equivalent” says Kaplan to Fair News Spears.

She does not have an iota of custody. While Kaplan has detailed this in the past in at least one video interview with E! Entertainment, some Spears’ fans continue in false belief and argue at sites such Breatheheavy.com that she has 50/50 custody for which the conservatorship is responsible.

Meanwhile, celebrity news outlets such as TMZ continue to perpetuate the false story on custody. Why?

On the side, negative reports surfaced today at TMZ on Federline’s housekeeping and the suitability of his home for children. Kaplan refused comment.

It is yet unknown whether Spears’children will be allowed to accompany her on the final leg of the tour beginning in a month in Australia.

Filed Under: Britney Spears, Conservatorship, Custody, Fair news, Kevin Federline, Mark Vincent Kaplan, Shady Media Reports

Ex TMZ paparazzo wants more than medical expenses

October 4, 2009 By Carmela Kelly Leave a Comment

Britney in a scrum of paparazzi Oct 2009.

While TMZ broke the story on medical expenses and general damages claimed against Britney Spears by ex-TMZ employee Ricardo Mendoza, they left out what Mendoza is really after: punitive damages.

As reported earlier Spears’ attorney, Benjamin C. Alvarez, made a motion to strike Mendoza’s claim to punitive damages last August. Alavez says that Mendoza hasn’t made a case based on fact and uses conclusionary unsupported allegations.

Mendoza, who worked for TMZ at the time of the accident, claims Spears ran over his foot and, “…operated a motor vehicle recklessly, wantonly, unlawfully, maliciously and with conscious disregard for the rights, health and safety of others.”

Spears’attorney fired back in his attempt to dismiss the claim that Mendoza “…is a self-serving profit hungry paparazzo, who was swarming and lunging at defendant’s vehicle along with other paparazzo.”

Alvarez says that Mendoza’s complaint for punitive damages lacks fact and that subjecting Spears’ companies, such as Britney Touring, Inc. and Britney Brand, Inc., to his claims is an attempt to “up the ante.”
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Filed Under: Britney Spears, Conservatorship, Courtroom News, Fair news, Shady Media Reports, TMZ

Former security member continues lawsuit against Britney Spears, claims damages, emotional distress

September 3, 2009 By Carmela Kelly 4 Comments

A judge ruled yesterday that a lawsuit against Britney by a former member of her security team will go forward to a jury trial set for May 2010 according to the Los Angeles Superior Court case summary.

The suit was filed by Kerry M. Vine against Spears and his former employer Advanced Security Concepts (ASC), a security team that works for her father and the conservatorship based on 2009 expenses filed by Jamie Spears earlier this year. Vine wants compensation for negligence, infliction of emotional distress and loss of wages says the complaint he filed in May 2009.

ASC was dismissed from the case at the end of July and Gallagher Bassett Services, a company that insures employers against workmen’s compensation claims, was added per the case summary.

In the original complaint, Vine claims that ASC ordered him to perform duties that resulted in physical injuries and damage to his personal property and self. He claims Britney negligently operated her home and business thereby causing his injuries since ASC was employed by the defendants (Britney and ASC) at the time. He also claims that the defendants’ extreme and outrageous conduct intentionally and recklessly caused him severe emotional distress.