Britney Spears in court battle
March 3, 2008 on 9:00 pm | In Britney Spears, Courthouse, Divorce and BreakUps, Music Artist | No Comments
Troubled Britney Spears is set for a court showdown with her parents as she tries to wrestle back control of her life. The singer, 26, will be the star witness in a battle to overturn a restraining order taken out by her family against her former manager Sam Lutfi.
Britney will be asked to give evidence against dad Jamie and mum Lynne, who currently have control of her assets after her recent breakdown.
Lutfi, 33, has been banned from going within 250 yards of Britney after her parents accused him of drugging her with prescription pills and cutting her phone lines. But he wants to clear his name and has secretly contacted the star via a third party to ask for her support.
Lutfi told a pal: “I am going to call Britney to the stand so she can tell the world how I was helping her. I am innocent. I am Britney’s friend and would never hurt her.”
Lutfi is said to be preparing a dossier for the hearing at LA Superior Court on March 17 in which he’ll claim Britney had access to drugs from other visitors and fears her life is being taken over.
The star was discharged from a psychiatric ward last month and is believed to be back at home in LA.
She reckons she can now run her own life. A source told us: “Britney feels fit enough to make her own decisions but is overruled by her father. She is fighting to get control.”
Last night Lutfi’s spokesman Michael Sands said: “Sam is a good guy who does not agree with this restraining order. He will fight it all the way.”
Gemma Ward Speaks Out About Heath Ledger
March 3, 2008 on 6:58 pm | In Rumor, SuperModel | No Comments
We haven’t heard much from the lady who was dating Heath Ledger at the time of his tragic death. Now, she is finally speaking out.
Gemma Ward is an Australian model. She was recently interviewed by The Sydney Moring Herald. She gives Heath a lot of credit for helping her learn about the industry and for helping her find her acting talents. She says, “He aerated from the heart. He really, really knew that if he was going to make a decision to be in a film, then he needed to be really committed to it.”
She says she learned a very important lesson from Heath, “He wasn’t afraid to fight with people, he wasn’t afraid to piss people off. He told me to always be a punk and stand up for yourself.”
Madonna Cover Wars
March 3, 2008 on 2:27 pm | In Life Style, Madonna, Magazine, Music Artist, Personal Thoughts, Pictures | No Comments
It looks like Madonna has the big media players in a tizzy. Madonna recently spent Oscar weekend shooting the cover for an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair. Now, sources are saying that the Queen of Pop also shot another cover just this past week for a competing magazine for an issue which is to come out the same month of April/May. A source said that “Madonna did the cover of Elle on Tuesday. The shoot is equally hot and racy as anything else she did.” It looks like there will be a cover war going on – and the same face will be on either one!