Too Toxic: Britney Does Not Regain Custody Of Her Sons
This just in from TMZ: Britney doesn’t regain full custody, but does get daytime visits (12:00 to 7:00 PM) and one overnight visit weekly. ALL will be monitored by the court monitor. She and Kevin have to figure out holiday arrangements. Brit has to submit evidence by Friday that she has childproofed her pool area (yes, I know it’s the law, but she also has alleged instances of leaving them alone in/around the pool, and you’ll recall the bodyguard was afraid she would drown herself and the boys). And yes….the court monitor’s report was very damning of Brit:
In the order, the Commish wrote that when Britney has the kids, “the environment at the house ranged from chaotic to almost somber with little communication at all.” The Commish also recounts what the parenting coach complained of — that “during all three of my visits, Ms. Spears rarely engaged with the children in either conversation or play.”
The coach also said Spears seemed to have “a lack of general attention at times” but there was nothing she would characterize as “abusive in a traditional sense.”
And then the most damning comment from the parenting coach: “The problem is that unless Ms. Spears realizes the consequences of her behavior and the impact that it has [on] her children, nothing is going to be successful.”
Wow…apparently this story is developing so I’m sure we’ll hear more in the next few days. You can read the court’s ruling here. In it, the monitor says that during the court-ordered sessions, Brit had “little to no interest” in utilizing her or listening to her, but then says in one extra session (conducted after the monitor had submitted her report to the court) Brit seemed to do better. Why would Brit want to purposefully tick off the monitor in the mandatory sessions? She also says that neither of Brit’s homes are childproofed.
I’m wondering how Brit is taking this news. She is so convinced that everything she does is totally correct, I’m sure this will be a blow to her world that she’s built up for herself. I almost feel sorry for her, in that she really believes that she is right and everyone else is wrong. But then again…she brought this on herself.
Say what you will about Kevin (and I have, he’s such a whoredog), he does seem to be a good dad to all his kids. Even jackholes can make good parents. I’ve seen it happen. At least he seems to have the best interests of his kids at heart, unlike Brit, who seems to only have her best interests at heart. When was the last time you saw Kevin drag his kids out in full view of the paps or driving around aimlessly with the photographer circus in tow? I think, until Brit decides to get herself rehabbed and straightened out, this is the best thing for those boys. This isn’t the final hearing, though; there are more court dates to come before the final decision.
More to come, I’m sure…D and I will have the news and our opinions on the whole sordid mess.
What do you think…was justice served?
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Personally, I’d like the judge to cut off her contact with the boys completely. Unfortunately Britney has too much $$ to hire powerhouse lawyers for something like that to happen.
Comment by Kati — October 30, 2007 @ 6:23 pm
Sad - sad - sad. Will say this for the umpteenth time SOMEONE aka HER FAMILY needs to step and and hold a competency hearing. She has lost it. Honestly. How bad does it have to get before someone says enough already? Maybe if she got the meds and help she so desperately needs she might be able to parent those kids someday. Did anyone see the latest vids? She looked like she is out of her mind.
As for K-fed. Who knows maybe he is a decent parent - but I just have my doubts about his moral fiber. His eyes are so shifty and weird - and his actions, well need i say it? I also think that drug abuse is part of his world. From my humble perspective he is just the better half of a rotten whole.
Whatever. Blah. Why do people have to squander good fortune? Healthy kids - money to pay the bills - successful careers. Yuck.
Comment by ebayer — October 30, 2007 @ 7:26 pm
They won’t have any sort of competency hearing…because they are in denial as much as she is. If they were not they would have done something by now. Remember when Jamie Lynn went out with Brit a few weeks ago and got into the shouting match? Would you have let your teenage daughter go anywhere with someone acting like Britney acts?
As for Kevin…well, I don’t know. Word is that he still likes to puff/puff/pass every once in a while, but I’ve also heard that he doesn’t do anything like that in front of his kids. Not excusing it, he shouldn’t be doing it at all, but he does seem like he is doing all he can for them. Who knows….maybe all this made him grow up. Shar Jackson has great things to say about him as a father, and you’d expect her to rip him a new one after what he did. Maybe all this crap made him realize what Brit has yet to…that you can’t be a kid, raising kids. SOMEONE has to be the adult.
He may just be the better of two evils at the moment, who knows. He at least appears to be making an effort.
Comment by k — October 30, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
You know, I agree with almost everything you say but i still think there is more than meets the eye with that guy. At some point down the road it will come out. You can do things to drive someone over the edge - and I think that money played a huge role in why he married her - and had her kids - and from all accounts he was the non existent parent while he was playing in Vegas.
Not to take responsibility away from Britney because I think she sucks right now (although admittedly those feelings are tinged with some pity). I just think that he knows what he has to do and he’s doing it. He is together enough to listen to legal advice and I think that he is aware that the financial pot is sweet if he maintains custody.
This is a guy that still doesn’t have a job and continued to live FAR above his means secure in the knowledge BS would lose primary custody. Mark my words once he is sure that she is out of the picture you’ll see him out and about - acting like the high profile pimp he thinks he is. GROSS.
Who knows, maybe he is a decent father. Shar Jackson wouldn’t say a derogatory word about him a. because she is a decent human being that would not disparage the father of her children, she realizes it’s wrong and b. she knows where her bread is buttered - I am sure BS’s loss is her monetary gain.
Comment by ebayer — October 30, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
Well, that’s what I mean. This is the same guy who ran out on Shar when she was pregnant and left her and their daughter high and dry. He partied and left Brit alone and cheated on her and generally acted the whoredog. No doubt. I totally agree that he married Brit for money and fame, and continues to live off her dime. And Shar, at the time he left her, did say some pretty ugly home truths about Kevin…so she hasn’t always said nice things about him.
But that is my point…maybe all this with Britney has made him grow up. Maybe he’s realized how bad he’s acted and realized that he has to be a man now. Yeah, he could do a lot more in terms of getting a regular job (he’s been in some sort of recurring role on One Tree Hill, whatever that is, but it’s far from a real job). He needs some sort of regular employment. Maybe he’ll go back to dancing.
He needs to get off Brit’s checkbook. And I agree with you…he totally needs to drop the big pimpin’ attitude…it’s old, tired, and gross.
Who knows…he could get busted with a kilo in his house next week and totally make me look the fool.
But I gotta hope that Kevin, at least, is acting like a responsible adult. If not, then that means both parents are incompetent, and that’s just too heartbreaking to think about.
Comment by k — October 30, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
“She is so convinced that everything she does is totally correct, I’m sure this will be a blow to her world that she’s built up for herself.” You’re kidding right? I doubt it will be any more of a “blow” than when she lost custody in the first place. Didn’t she go out clubbing that night? (though x17 rationalized it as “trying to take her mind off her problems”)
Britney’s world seems to revolve around Britney, which can’t be good for the kids. The court documents also said that “[the monitor] expressed concern that many of Petitioner’s interactions with the children are not child-centered.” Well duh. How many times does a two year old demand to be taken to Starbucks?
Off track and apropos of nothing, but you know what I find most amusing — the fact that her stupid white Mercedes has had this big dent on the left side headlight for what seems like forever. Jeez, you think that with all that free time someone could take the car in to get worked on?
Comment by crazymom — October 30, 2007 @ 8:56 pm
Maybe I was hoping it would be a blow. You know, shake her up, rattle her cage, penetrate her fog. Wishful thinking, probably.
And the Mercedes is at Starbucks too much to be repaired.
Comment by k — October 30, 2007 @ 9:01 pm
Guess that’s the thing guys when you live in a drug/alcohol/chemical induced fog from day to day - time, people, cars meaning nothing. If she lived in the real world I doubt she could live with herself. If she could have an out of body experience and see what she was doing to those kids it would truly be a scrooge moment. Maybe k is right - when the reality of the cold hard facts set in that she can’t do as she likes anymore - and that Kevin is legally in control maybe then she will have to admit she is sick.
Comment by ebayer — October 30, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
Yeah, what she said.
Comment by k — October 30, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
“Scrooge moment” — I love it!
I can already imagine the cast of characters in the Britney version of “A Christmas Carol” complete with strippers, chain-smoking and naughty bits!
Addiction 101 says that the addict has to hit rock bottom before deciding to get help and change their lives, but even when (because it isn’t a question of “if”) she hits her rock bottom, will being sober help her realize that she also needs medical/psychological help for her bipolar disorder or whatever it is?
If you surround yourself with sycophants, which one of them is going to step up and suggest going to see a shrink? How can she even begin to get her life back together if she doesn’t seem to want to listen to anyone who wants to help?
Seems like a lose-lose situation all around.(but this is one time I wouldn’t mind being wrong)
Comment by crazymom — October 30, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
Crazymom you speak the truth:( Sad all around - sometimes it’s just that kind of world….that’s why the occasional posh spice hair/brody jenner article is just what the dr. ordered:) right?
Comment by ebayer — October 30, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
So it’ll be interesting to read what Britney does tonight. Going clubbing? Flashing at a gas station perhaps? Maybe a nice trip to Starbucks, then trading clothes with some strippers? Or maybe she’ll come up with some new antics.
Hey, this is all so depressing we have to laugh about it, right?
Comment by Mitsu — October 30, 2007 @ 11:05 pm
You know a really depressing thing I hadn’t thought of?
My kids and I were in a store today and we walked by a rack with celeb magazines. One had Brit on the front and my son asked me what the latest news was. When I told him, he said this: “You know what’s gonna happen? She’s gonna meet some new guy, get pregnant, and this will all happen all over again.”
My God. It never even occurred to me.
Yeah, I need to do a few fluff posts to get my mind off this. Too depressing.
Comment by k — October 31, 2007 @ 2:29 am
Oooohhhh. 0_0
How is it possible that there’s literally hundreds of people watching and going, “Britney, get help!” but she still doesn’t get the help she needs? I don’t pay a lot of attention to celebrities, has this ever happened before? I mean, surely her family is going to step up and do something? Maybe it’s perfect timing that the courts are involved, at some point it seems a psych evaluation will be ordered…right? Really, what with monitors in the home and whatnot, I’m expecting one any time now. I wonder if Commissioner Gordon pays any attention to the media? Not to listen to rumors, but just to see what she’s up to and get the picture, I mean. Her behavior is just not normal, it has to be glaringly obvious.
Comment by Mitsu — October 31, 2007 @ 9:06 am
sorry did that last comment go through?
Comment by ebayer — October 31, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
Nope, sorry…only thing I have from you is at 12:29.
Comment by k — October 31, 2007 @ 12:35 pm
I tried to post the Ryan Seacrest Link - the interview he had htis morning - it made me gag - literally. Blah - her indifference when talking about her kids was frightening and the cackling Ali and Sam - well I am sorry what a bunch of low lifes…
Comment by ebayer — October 31, 2007 @ 12:57 pm