
Paris Hilton has done it. Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie both (barely) did it. And then there’s Michelle Rodriguez, Kiefer Sutherland… Heck, this year it seems like just about every celebrity has spent a little time in the gray-bar hotel. And if Britney Spears continues her past behaviour in her ongoing custody dispute, sources tell OK! she may very well end up spending some time in lockdown herself.OK! has confirmed with sources close to the ongoing custody war between Britney and ex-hubby Kevin Federline that the pop star is once again scheduled next week to be deposed by K-Fed’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan. However, as the 26-year-old mother of two has blown off over a half-dozen previously scheduled attempts at being deposed including two depositions ordered by the court! many insiders are convinced that she will be a no-show for this one as well. But considering the potentially dire consequences for Brit, she might want to think twice before oversleeping or calling in sick next week.“She could go to jail for contempt of court if she refuses to show,” one legal eagle confirms to OK!. “That would be extreme for a child custody hearing, but not outside the realm of possibility.” More likely, explains the courtroom insider, K-Fed’s team could ask the court to impose monetary sanctions on Britney, who is already footing the bill for Kevin’s legal expenses!As things stand right now, barring any more emergency hearings, lawyers for Britney and Kevin are not due back in court until February, with the final custody hearing expected to start April 9.

Britney Spears is determined to have her children tested for second-hand marijuana in a bid to prove ex-husband Kevin Federline has been exposing them to the drug, US tabloids report.“Britney believes Kevins been smoking pot in front of the kids,” a source told Life & Style magazine.“She says she can smell it in the boys hair and on their clothes when she has her visitation with them.”The alleged drug exposure could give Spears the ammunition she needs to win back custody of her children from Federline.“Shes asked the court-appointed monitor and her lawyers if they can prove the kids have been exposed to environments in which drugs have been taken,” an insider says.“They told her she should snip off a few strands of their hair right after theyve returned from Kevins place and have them analyzed in a lab.”Addiction expert Marty Brenner confirmed to the magazine that the procedure would give Britney the answers she needs.“The test must be done within a day or two after exposure,” Mr Brenner said.“Second-hand smoke would definitely show up, and results usually come back in a couple of days.”Britney, who has reportedly been under stress following revelations her 16-year-old sister Jamie-Lynn is pregnant, regularly submits to court-ordered drug tests herself.Her legal team reportedly intends to call an emergency hearing if Sean and Jaden test positive.“Kevin could lose custody,” the insider said.

More court documents in the ongoing custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were released Thursday, which revealed some intimate details about their finances.
Federline earned more than half a million dollars in 2006 - mainly from Entertainment and endorsement deals - but minus business expenses, he grossed only $7,436 that year. Spears earns close to $737,000 per month. Federline receives $15,000 a month in child support payments from Spears. He is entitled to child support until Sean and Jayden become adults, since Spears is the higher earner.
The documents also reveal that Federline earned $3,300 in royalties in 2006 for his debut song “Popozao.” His and Spears’s monthly expenses were listed as follows:
Spears:
- $102,000 on Entertainment, gifts and vacations
- $49,267 on mortgage payments
- $16,000 on clothes
- $4,758 on eating out
- $2,500 on phone bills
Federline:
- $5,000 on Entertainment, gifts, and vacations
- $7,500 on rent
- $2,000 on clothes
- $1,500 on eating out
- $750 on phone bills
She was on a high from the release of her album Blackout this week. But Britney Spears has once again suffered a blow in the custody battle for her kids.
With her life already in disarray, Britney Spears is seeking to remove some of the guesswork from her day-to-day existence.
Newly released court documents show that the troubled pop star filed…
For once, Britney Spears won’t be caught on tape.
At a hearing Friday, the singer’s lawyer, Thomas Dunlap, successfully argued that Spears’ pending deposition in her custody battle…
Hollywood’s highest-profile custody case was back in court Friday, with a lawyer for Britney Spears winning a motion to bar videotaping of depositions in the case.
Britney Spears can at last breathe a sigh of relief. And her fans can relax as well.