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Lawyer Wants Britney Spears To Testify in Restraining Order Case

4/14/09, 9:38 am EST

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In January, Britney Spears‘ father Jamie — who controls her financial and legal affairs via a conservatorship put in place after her hospitalizations in early 2008 — filed three restraining orders against men he believed were interfering in his daughter’s life: her ex-manager, Sam Lutfi, her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, and a lawyer who said Britney had asked him to fight the conservatorship named Jon Eardley. Eardley is now demanding that the singer go to court to justify the order when her Circus tour comes to Los Angeles’ Staples Center later this week, E! reports. (When Spears’ tour began, RS was there for a full report plus photos.)

Jamie Spears has been in court extending the restraining order against Eardley, saying the lawyer caused “substantial emotional distress” for his daughter. Eardley is requesting Spears testify on her behalf as to whether she did try to hire him to contest the conservatorship — as it stands now, Jamie will remain in control of Britney’s affairs for an indefinite period of time — and whether he caused her distress. At a recent court date at which Lutfi fought his own restraining order, the judge heard an audio recording of a voice message allegedly left by Britney Spears during which she asks for help battling the conservatorship.

If Spears is unable to attend court this week, Eardley asks that she’s forced to submit an oral deposition. “If Britney Spears is well enough to put on two concerts in Los Angeles she is certainly well enough to attend a trial where attorneys on her behalf have falsely accused Jon Eardley of harassment,” reads his court petition.

After writing her Britney Spears cover story for Rolling Stone in December 2008, Jenny Eliscu questioned the conservatorship. “Because it is designed, ideally, to protect people who are seriously ill. We’re talking about people who are non compos mentis, according to the lawyers I consulted,” she said. “Or they’re in a vegetative state. Or they’re just so old that they can’t take care of themselves anymore. But Britney? It was making less and less sense as time went on.”

Related Stories:

Behind the Britney Story: A Conversation with Writer Jenny Eliscu
Britney Spears’ Life in Photos: A Timeline of the Star’s Rise, Fall and Comeback
Britney Spears: The Complete Video Guide


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anthony | 4/14/2009, 10:10 am EST

Britney is a drain on the nation’s resources during these trying times. Send her to Iran.

Jere | 4/14/2009, 10:25 am EST

Anthony: I’m pretty sure Pres. Obama wants to improve our relations with Iran. Sending her there is counterproductive, at best.

yo mama 2012 | 4/14/2009, 11:21 am EST

britney spears is so pretty…she could be a good person and responsible…she needs to stop worrying about music right now and worry about her beautiful kids…i think her dad is a good guy for getting the restaraining orders….britney needs to get back to reality…

josh | 4/14/2009, 11:51 am EST

god she’s so beautiful , love u britney and F Sam and Adnan

surforia | 4/14/2009, 12:16 pm EST

she’s a fat, talentless hack who doesn’t even write her own songs… enough about this cow.

?????? | 4/14/2009, 12:38 pm EST

Seriously…who cares about her????

Suz | 4/14/2009, 12:52 pm EST

Ah Brit Brit I hope she keeps it together actually, I think she might last a long time if she does

T | 4/14/2009, 1:27 pm EST

i feel bad for the kids. imagine how embarrassed they are having the worst parent in show biz history. what a mental case she is, and yet people throw their money at her in a recession. pretty sick.

lalala | 4/14/2009, 2:08 pm EST

Is she distressed about the panty crickets?

Trinity | 4/14/2009, 3:21 pm EST

Britney Spears has commited a mistake like everyone in this country. As for the comment that Surforia said maybe your the fat one and your jealous of her curves. And for Anthony maybe you should go to Iran and do something for this country instead of being a lazy, nasty, critic. And for T, She is not a bad mother she just mad poor choices. Everyone does. May all that speak about other peoples dispair go with the man downstairs, because no one is perfect.

dumb ppl | 4/14/2009, 3:59 pm EST

HEY TRINITY WHAT THE HELL DO YOU CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY OTHER THAN STANDING UP FOR A FALSE IDOL? MAYBE YOU SHOULD STEP OFF YOUR PEDESTAL AND THINK FOR YOURSELF FOR ONCE. AND FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING YOU READ AND SEE ON TV. AS FOR BRITNEY THE ONLY THINGS SHE’S CONTRIBUTED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN EMBARASSING, SHE NEEDS TO STOP THIS CIRCUS BULLSHIT AND RAISE HER KIDS LIKE GOOD MOMS DO.

Lefty | 4/14/2009, 4:24 pm EST

Worst parent in show biz history? what about Woody Allen?

Lee | 4/14/2009, 7:09 pm EST

This is for the moron who posted their name as “dumb people”. She has a job and its entertaining. Shes supporting her kids which is more than their father can say. It really makes sense to quit your job while your a single parent to raise your kids. You are pretty dense seeing as how she sees her kids everyday and has them three days a week the entire time shes on tour.

sad | 4/14/2009, 7:13 pm EST

she’s going to cry on the stand and produce a bunch of sympathy that she doesn’t deserve.

Linda | 4/14/2009, 8:36 pm EST

I’d like to see all you big mouths in the music industry, and see if you don’t have bad things happen to you. She started out very young. I wish nothing but the best for her and her kids. I hope she finds the happiness she seeks, and tries to be the best mom she can be.

kevin | 4/14/2009, 9:40 pm EST

dude, those damn kids should have been taken from her the second they were born..no joke. this is why the future generations should be scared…people like britney spears are raising them. woe is me.

dann | 4/15/2009, 12:23 pm EST

c’mon people she’s just trying to do things right with her kids, she deserves a second chance, besides who hasn’t had a bad season? be more kind to her, she’s been through a lot, and she deserves respect for what she does, she’s an entertainer, not a good singer lets be honest, but she knows hot to please her fans, and that’s enough reason to respect her

Anonymous | 4/15/2009, 3:03 pm EST

Is she going to have to testify about the panty crickets?

ME | 4/15/2009, 3:43 pm EST

This whole conversation is a drain on the nation’s resources. I am musician and entertainer so don’t count me out as some kind of religious freak. I want to say let these idiots implode off camera so we don’t have to put up with the garbage that’s clogging our view. To the entertainers and journalists – Forget the politics, babies, drugs, lesbians, rain forests and every other cause that you think makes you so important and entertain us like we pay our hard earned money for you to do. That is the extent of your ability to contribute to society, so end it there.

shamilla | 4/15/2009, 3:58 pm EST

her father should shrs too crazy

غنات الكويت | 4/15/2009, 6:18 pm EST

…………………..

غنات الكويت | 4/15/2009, 6:19 pm EST

سكوب

Richmond Steel Framing Systems | 4/15/2009, 7:25 pm EST

Britney,
good luck on your tour,and bering
who you are and not what pepole say.
to gain the respect of other, one must be fathful to them selves.
Ed.
President, and CEO

Jonas Fan | 4/15/2009, 9:51 pm EST

this is retarded leave brittany alone!!!!!!!!!

sumee | 4/16/2009, 4:33 am EST

she’s soo sweet n she shud get all d support from all….bad phase wil pass by

ko ko | 4/16/2009, 7:05 am EST

she is so beautiful.I like her.

cyle | 4/16/2009, 10:04 am EST

sahe is sooo ugly and naughty if she took it of (she would)all to amarea will see!!!

sandra | 4/16/2009, 12:58 pm EST

i love u

ebcreation@charter.net | 4/19/2009, 4:09 am EST

Granted twenty years ago I thought the year 2

moutanabi driss | 4/19/2009, 5:59 pm EST

morocco afrika

lisa | 4/20/2009, 4:34 am EST

WHO CARES!

baby_lushes14 | 4/20/2009, 10:58 am EST

i like britney she’s a gd singer n people who dont like her r jst jelous because she is fame n they rn’t……so take dat no britney spears fanssssssssssss.

LOSERSSSS

baby_lushes14 | 4/20/2009, 10:58 am EST

i like britney she’s a gd singer n people who dont like her r jst jelous because she is fame n they rn’t……so take dat no britney spears fanssssssssssss.

LOSERSSSS

mr.smith | 4/20/2009, 5:47 pm EST

well she shaved her head bold she showed here under and wat else does she have for us

mr.smith | 4/20/2009, 5:47 pm EST

well she shaved her head bold she showed here under and wat else does she have for us

sarah | 4/21/2009, 2:06 pm EST

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh britney i love u so much

kaila | 5/3/2009, 7:26 am EST

i think that every 1 should just leave her alon every 1 makes bad mistakes in life and shes just trying to put them right for herself and family GUD LUK BRITNEY

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