Spears was allegedly captured by paparazzi that day steering her car into another vehicle as she tried to turn into a spot in a Studio City car park. After assessing the damage to her own car only, she was shown on paparazzi video walking away.


Drug and alcohol testing for Britney - Sept 19 2007
Britney Spears has been ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week, according to court documents in the US pop star’s custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

The order was issued on Monday by a judge who required both parents to refrain from drinking and using drugs around their two young children and 12 hours before either cares for them.

Only Britney was ordered to submit to testing.

"Based on the evidence presented, the court finds that there is a habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol" by Britney, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon said in court documents.

Messages left with attorneys for the former couple were not immediately returned.

The singer married aspiring rapper K-Fed in October 2004. She filed for divorce last November and the divorce became official on July 30. The two have joint custody of their sons -- Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one -- but Kevin is seeking a greater share of custody.

The judge also said Britney must meet for eight hours a week with a "parenting coach", who will observe and report back to the court about her parenting skills.

Both parents are prohibited from "making derogatory remarks" about each other in their children’s presence, and from "using corporal punishment" to discipline them.

Each must complete the court’s Parenting Without Conflict class.


Britney bodyguard ’prepared to testify’ - Sept 18 2007
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears went to court to support a sealed declaration about questionable behaviour by the US pop star in a child-custody dispute between the singer and ex-husband Kevin Federline -- but never got to testify.

Tony Barretto, 28, arrived at the Los Angeles court yesterday with a lawyer but Family Court Commissioner Scott Gordon held only a brief open session before clearing the courtroom of everyone but attorneys for Britney and K-Fed to privately discuss unsealing documents in the ongoing case.

Outside court, Barretto’s attorney Gloria Allred issued a statement calling him a "key and secret witness".

"We are shocked that Ms Spears’ attorneys chose not to cross-examine our client as to the substance of his declaration," Allred said. "Our client was prepared to testify on issues of nudity by Ms Spears, drug use, and safety issues involving the children post-rehab."

The singer married aspiring rapper Kevin in October 2004. She filed for divorce last November and the divorce became official on July 30. The two have joint custody of sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one.

Britney hired Barretto when she left a rehabilitation facility in March but fired him on May 17 because "he didn’t hear her when she asked him to pick up her hat", Allred said.

Laura Wasser, an attorney who represented Britney until yesterday, said Barretto was a disgruntled employee.


Britney fallout continues - Sept 12 2007
As the fallout continues after Britney’s lacklustre performance at the VMAs, the star has been spotted boarding a plane out of Las Vegas, reportedly looking ’distraught’ and ’in tears’.