Britney Spears

Britney’s dad banned her from using the car, and we’re starting to understand why. She got into another fender bender (her insurance company’s probably not yet even done processing the lst one, which happened in April). But she was nice about it, even inviting her new “victim” into her home to exchange information.

K-Fed’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, admits that Britney’s made “great progress” — on all fronts. She was given longer visitation hours, and even had 2 full days with them last week (May 8 and Mother’s Day). He even hinted that she and Federline are on better terms, although no reconciliation is in sight. They just want to be good parents for the kids. Now that’s good news. Britney’s meltdown is over, and she’s back where she’s needed most — in her boys’ life.

Britney returned to her hometown this weekend, her first trip back to Kentwood since her aunt’s funeral early last year. So why the sudden burst of nostalgia? Could be the popstar’s attending her sister’s baby shower.

Aaaw, dysfunctional family reunions, aren’t they the greatest?

Britney’s been required to pay almost $400,000 in legal fees — and that’s just for 3 months of service! In fact, Samuel Ingham, Spears’s court-appointed attorney, gets $10,000 a week,
Andrew Wallet, the co-conservator of Spears’s finances, will receive an advance of $100,000. (Wallet had not been paid since becoming involved last February.).

The firm which won Jamie Spears control of his daughter’s affairs will also be advanced $175,000, and a lawyer representing Britney’s brother Bryan Spears will get $22,500, while Stacy Phillips, Britney’s new divorce lawyer, will receive $75,000.

The singer’s father and Wallet remain in control of her life until a July 31 hearing.