Britney Spears Makes It To Custody Hearing, Then Leaves
Contrary to earlier reports (and predictions) Britney Spears did make it the the courthouse today for an emergency hearing to determine temporary custody arrangements for her and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline's two children, Sean Preston, age 2 and Jayden James, age 1. This hearing was requested by Britney's ex-husband after the much-publicized Britney hostage stand-off on Thursday Jan. 3.
BUT, then she left. According to TMZ, Brit came, drove around, yelled at paps, got back in her car and left.
There's no word yet if Britney will be called to the stand, but there are many witnesses set to testify about the events of that evening, including police and medical personnel who were witness to Britney's behavior when she refused to hand over her children after her court-monitored visitation with both kids.
We will keep you posted of any developments within this post. TMZ is reporting the hearing will likely spill over into tomorrow, so we may not have any final word from the court today.
Maybe Brit ran home for some smokes.
6:16 PM ET:Â TMZ is reporting that Brit did not want to testify today:
TMZ has learned that when Britney first arrived at the courthouse and went into an underground tunnel, she was met by two of her lawyers — Anne Kiley and Tara Scott. We're told they actually got into the Escalade to speak with her. That's when Brit said she just didn't want to testify.
She may or may not be back today at 3:30 PM PT (6:30 ET). Stay tuned.
~k
6:49 PM ET: As of 3:49 PM PT, after a stop at a church and a restaurant, Britney was back home and most definitely NOT at court, reports X17. TMZ has live video feed and aparently Mark Vincent Kaplan, Kevin's attorney, is about to speak to the press.
Strange how she will fight the paps to go to Starbucks or get to her favorite nightclub, but she won't do it to go to court for her sons.
~k
7:41 PM ET: According to TMZ, Commissioner Scott Gordon has ruled that Britney will not have visitation restored. This is in effect at least until the next hearing on February 19.
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