Britney Spears's former manager Larry Rudolph has elected to take it on the lam rather than be served with a subpoena by Kevin Federline's aggressive team of lawyers. Here is the statement Mr. Rudolph released today:
Despite the things that Britney has publicly said about our relationship in the past, I truly understand where she’s coming from and why she’s said the things she said about me post rehab and I don’t take it personally. As her former manager, I know and understand Britney better than anyone, I know what makes her tick and I understand everything she’s going through. With that being said, my loyalty will always stay strong with Britney. I have consulted with my lawyers and I do understand that eventually the time will come when they will find me, but until then, I’m trying to avoid being brought into this mess. She’s going through so much right now and I wish Britney the best.
Were Mr. Rudolph to be deposed by Federline's lawyers, he would be required to say everything he knows about Britney's parenting habits - so what does it mean that Rudolph would rather hide out than have to tell the truth? Does he know things that would damage Britney's custody case?
I don't know any more than anyone else about whether Britney is really a good parent - all we have to go on are rumors and tabloid stories and other equally dubious claims. However, it does seem to me that, if Britney were a wonderful mother, these people would have no hesitation in telling Federline's lawyers all about it. But Rudolph refuses to even deal with it, and we all saw Alli Sims's over-the-top reaction to being served with her subpoena. And now another bizarre story: Last night, Federline's people, including the ex-Israeli commando his lawyers have hired as muscle, tried serving some man named Sam Osama Lufti, whose exact connection to Spears is not known. Lufti, realizing what was happening, tried fleeing in his Mercedes, but only succeeded in smashing into some cars that were barricading his driveway.
No one, it seems, wants to be deposed in this case - and it can't all be chalked up to "not wanting to be dragged into it," as Rudolph claims. These people all know something, and Federline's lawyers know they know. And some of them are willing to go to absurd lengths to avoid having to tell what they know.
One day the whole truth will come out, and I suspect it will be ugly.
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