Posted Mar 17th 2010 7:03AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears is feeling the housing crunch in a big way -- the house she's been trying to unload for 18 months has been reduced by millions.
Brit put the six bedroom mansion on the market back in September 2008 for $7.9 million. It was eventually pulled off and re-listed on Realtor.com Monday for $5.5 million.
By the way, it's the home where paramedics showed up and placed Britney on a 5150 hold. She's now doing a lot better than the house.
Filed under: Britney Spears, Photo Galleries
Tags: 5150, beverly hills, BeverlyHills, britney spears, BritneySpears, for sale, ForSale, house, housing market, HousingMarket, mansion, price, reduced, summit
Posted Mar 16th 2010 6:00AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears was supposed to show up in court today but her appearance has been delayed -- however, the end game for the conservatorship may now be in sight.
Britney was supposed to sit down with Judge Reva Goetz at 1:30 today to talk about her progress, but her appearance has been put off because, we're told, the parties need more time before the meeting.
You don't need a PhD in psychology to see how much progress Britney has made in the last year.
As we first reported, daddy Jamie Spears and others have been hoping to wind the conservatorship down mid-year ... but no date has been set.
The judge wants to sit down with Britney for a second time this year, but it's premature until the judge gets more info.
No date has been set for Brit's next command performance before the judge.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Exclusives
Tags: appearance, britney spears, BritneySpears, conservatorship, court, progress
Posted Mar 14th 2010 8:34PM by TMZ Staff
Sam Lutfi was by Britney Spears' side during her crazy heyday (coincidence?) but insists Britney was just "expressing her independence and her freedom" when she did things like shave her head.
Lutfi described the incident as "cool" but admits he "doesn't know what she was thinking at the time." In his defense, neither did anyone else.
Reminder: The conservatorship for Britney Spears was granted a three-year restraining order against Lutfi on her behalf back in April 2009. So consider the source.
Filed under: Britney Spears
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, conservatorship, head shaving, HeadShaving, restraining order, RestrainingOrder, sam lutfi, SamLutfi
Posted Mar 9th 2010 8:57AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears is gonna drive her conservatorship crazy because she really wants to buy a Maserati.
For the second time in less than a month, the mother of two checked out the $150K Italian sports car on Monday.
But sources tell us there's no chance in hell her father -- or the judge -- will let the conservatorship wonder buy the car.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears, Ride Me
Tags: 150K, Britney Spears, BritneySpears, conservatorship, maserati
Posted Mar 2nd 2010 12:06AM by TMZ Staff
Brittany Murphy's mom has just put her house up for sale -- the house where Brittany died ... TMZ has learned.
Simon Monjack tells us Sharon Murphy listed the house today for $7.25 million. The house, located in the Hollywood Hills, is 8,000 square feet on 1.29 acres.
Brittany bought the house for just under $4 million in 2003. She purchased the home from Britney Spears.
We're told the title to the house is held in a blind trust, and Sharon is the sole trustee.
As we first reported, Brittany has left all of her assets to Sharon.
Monjack tells TMZ when the house is sold and Brittany's estate is wrapped up, he and Sharon are moving to New York.
Filed under: Britney Spears, Exclusives, Brittany Murphy
Tags: birttany murphy, BirttanyMurphy, britney spears, BritneySpears, for sale, ForSale, hollywood hills, HollywoodHills, house, sharon murphy, SharonMurphy, simon monjack, SimonMonjack
Posted Feb 27th 2010 12:53AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears emerged from a salon in West Hollywood yesterday ... re-blonded and better than ever.
Some people look better when they hit the bottle.
Filed under: Beauty, Britney Spears
Tags: blonde, Britney Spears, BritneySpears, dye, hair, salon
Posted Feb 18th 2010 6:08AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears isn't the only California resident her ex paparazzo boyfriend has allegedly stiffed over the last couple of years -- he apparently screwed the rest of Cali's populace by not paying his taxes on time.
TMZ has obtained a lien filed by the Governator's tax henchmen, which shows Adnan Ghalib didn't pay $4,370 in state taxes in 2007.
It doesn't seem like a whole lot till you factor in the following:
-- $2,185 in penalties
-- $658.97 in interest
-- $352 in collection fees
That brings the total to $7,565.97. Lesson here? Pay your taxes on time, people ... and landing strips aren't meant for your face.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Exclusives
Tags: adnan ghalib, AdnanGhalib, britney spears, BritneySpears, lein, taxes
Posted Feb 17th 2010 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Lawyers for Britney Spears' conservatorship have made their move to keep confidential "critical information" about Britney and her children.
In legal papers obtained by TMZ, attorneys Geraldine Wyle and Jeryll Cohen are worried that personal and medical information will leak out into the media unless it's put under legal lock and key.
In their argument, the attorneys note that "A Google search for Ms. Spears' name yields 54,300,000 hits." And they go on ... "Photographs and personal information, particular information of a highly confidential nature (such as personal medical information of Ms. Spears and her children), can potentially reap thousands if not millions of dollars."
The information is so sensitive the lawyers note on the open market "The possibility of such enormous profits presents a substantial risk that Ms. Spears' most confidential medical and personal information will be disclosed."
So the attorneys want the sensitive info about Britney, Sean Preston and Jayden James sealed, and stat.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, Exclusives
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, lawyer
Posted Feb 16th 2010 8:30AM by TMZ Staff
Do you remember where you were on the night of February 16, 2007 ... when Britney Spears shaved her head?
Thank God for conservatorships.
Filed under: Beauty, Britney Spears
Tags: Britney Spears, BritneySpears, shaved head, ShavedHead, three years ago, ThreeYearsAgo
Posted Feb 15th 2010 2:00PM by TMZ Staff
How's this for backwards: Britney Spears spent Valentine's Day at McDonald's, while Kevin Federline hit up high class steak joint Ruth's Chris.
It would've made more sense if they both went to Arby's.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears, Holidaze, K-Fed
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, k-fed, kevin federline, KevinFederline, mcdonalds, ruths chris, RuthsChris, valentines day, ValentinesDay
Posted Feb 10th 2010 4:30PM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears has to be the only person on the planet who test drives a Maserati by sitting in the passenger seat while someone else gets to have all the fun.
Britney and her bodyguard visited the Maserati dealership earlier today in Calabasas, CA -- where she was spotted riding shotgun in the car, which is worth well over $100,000.
Britney is such a driven person.
BTW: Britney is on a $500 a week allowance and can't buy the car without a judge's approval ... and we're pretty sure that's not how the judge rolls.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears, Ride Me
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, calabasas, car, drive, maserati, photo, picture
Posted Feb 1st 2010 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
With Britney Spears busy recording -- and wearing ill-fitting dresses in Miami and at the Grammys -- this weekend, Kevin Federline kept himself and his girlfriend occupied by looking after adorable lil Sean Preston and Jayden James.
Sean, Jayden and Britney all seem to thrive when being looked after by their fathers.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears, Photo Galleries
Tags: Britney Spears, BritneySpears, Kevin Federline, KevinFederline, los angeles, LosAngeles, miami, weekend
Posted Jan 28th 2010 12:20AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline still have one huge asset to settle -- according to the Louisiana State Dept. of Revenue, the government owes the ex-couple over $50,000 from when they were still married.
The money is from an unclaimed interest fund earned from either a joint property the ex-couple sold back in Louisiana, or some shared income tax filed several years ago. The government's just waiting for Brit and K-Fed to step forward and say it's theirs.
But here's the point -- because the refund is jointly owned, K-Fed and Brit Brit will have to figure out how to divide up their surprise loot.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Britney Spears, K-Fed, Exclusives
Tags: britney spears, BritneySpears, conservatorship, government, james spears, JamesSpears, kevin federline, KevinFederline
