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Spears, 25, and Federline, 29, were granted joint
custody of sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, after
their divorce last July.
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Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were ordered to complete
a parenting class
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But in a closed session, Judge Scott Gordon
ordered the troubled pop star to hand over the two boys and ruled
that Federline would "retain physical custody ... until further
notice of the court".
TMZ.com dubbed her the "popwreck" and
slammed Spears for going out just hours after the verdict under
the headline "Smiling Brit out and about after losing kids -
WTF?!".
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton wrote: “Britney
Spears lost custody of her two children on Monday because she’s a
f***-up that can’t obey the law.”
“What planet does she live on????"
The self-proclaimed "Queen of all media" ruled:
"Her brazen disregard for the law is disgusting. Thankfully the
judge gave her a check mate by taking her kids away. Game over,
Britney.”
Commentators in the US print media have been similarly damning.
Jo Piazza, a reporter for the NY Daily News, which
anointed the fallen pop star “Unfitney”, said: “It's official:
Britney Spears is Hollywood's worst mother - ever.”
Spears' maternal downfall has inspired cries of
Mommy Dearest and prompted comparisons with other Hollywood
parenting scandals. The LA Times includes the likes of Michael
Jackson, Joan Crawford, Alec Baldwin and Woody Allen on its
Hollywood walk of parenting shame.
The sharp-tongued Andrea Peyser wrote in the New York Post: “A Family
Court commissioner has ruled - and about time - that shameless,
panty-less, gum-snapping, head-shaving, alcohol-swilling,
drug-seeking pop slut Britney Spears is unfit to raise grass,
let alone kids.”
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Britney's colourful behaviour has attracted
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Ms Peyser concludes: “Is there hope for Britney?
That's hard to say. She's been given so many chances and selfishly
blown them all, seeking self-gratification over any semblance of
maternal exhibitionism.
"It's time for K-Fed to step up to the plate. And
for Britney to stay away - far away. “
In her most tumultuous year since shooting to
fame, the one-time squeaky clean teen star got divorced, was
dropped by her lawyer and management company and was photographed
apparently drunk and out of control. She was caught shaving her
head, dipped repeatedly in and out of rehab and was even captured
on camera without her underwear.
But things aren’t all bad for the former Mickey
Mouse Club member: Perez Hilton
reports today that the Oops! I did it again singer finally got
a valid driver’s license.
And a core of loyal fans has come to Spears'
defence on her MySpace page, sending messages of support. Brooke
vowed: "I will forever have faith in you and love you and your
music!"
Spears is expected to release an as-yet-untitled
album in November.
Despite, or perhaps because of her recent
high-profile personal problems and a
stagnant performance at last month's MTV Video Music Awards,
where critics slammed her for "sleep walking through her
performance", Spears’ new single Gimme More is topping the iTunes
music download list.
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