Britney Spears has temporarily lost custody of her two kids to ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to Fox News. The decision to hand Sean Preston and Jayden James over to their father was made based on "information that Los Angeles Family Court received over the weekend about Spears." This could refer to testimony entered by Britney's former bodyguard Tony Barretto, who told the court in a signed declaration that Britney has had "issues of nudity and drug-use" since leaving rehab. Barretto was in court today with attorney Gloria Allred, but though he was available for cross-examination by Britney's lawyers, they (perhaps tellingly) chose not to ask him any questions. Britney's people have since tried to discredit Barretto, painting him as a disgruntled former employee who was canned for "causing problems." Allred refutes these assertions however, saying Barretto was fired because of a specific instance in which he "did not hear [Britney] when he was asked to pick up her hat."
A further sign that Britney's situation is fast unraveling came late today, when Britney's manager Jeff Kwatinetz abruptly dropped her, citing circumstances that "prevented [her management] from doing their job." The rats, it appears, are deserting the sinking ship.
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