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Britney
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Deposition
Ex-husband's attorney reportedly
says singer is suffering from
undisclosed ailment.
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After months
of
court wrangling, Britney Spears was scheduled to go under oath
and have her deposition taken Wednesday morning (December 12), according to
TMZ.com, but at press time she had failed to show up for the meeting.
The singer was reportedly scheduled to appear at the Los Angeles offices
of
Mark
Vincent Kaplan, lawyer for her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, along with her
lawyers, Anne Kiley and Tara Scott, but an hour after the proceedings were slated
to begin, TMZ reported that Spears was a no-show. Kaplan told the site that the
singer was suffering from
an
undisclosed illness that prevented her from attending
the deposition.
Neither Kaplan nor Spears' main attorney
in
the case, Sorrell Trope, could
be
reached for comment at press time. The development doesn't come as a complete
surprise -Spears showed up late
to
a
hearing
in
October.
Kaplan did not say when another deposition might happen, but according to
People.com, a new, yet-undisclosed day has been set. The site also reports that
Kaplan will pursue a court sanction against the singer for failing to show up for the
deposition. Spears' lawyers were expected to raise objections during the
proceeding, during which Kaplan was reportedly ready to ask questions related to
child custody and spousal support.
People.com reported on Tuesday that Spears was also expected to be grilled
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about her past drug and alcohol use, her alleged failure to follow court orders and
any other issues that relate to her fitness
as
a mother. Kaplan has already
deposed a number
of
members
of
Spears' inner circle, including friend Alli Sims,
former manager Larry Rudolph and ex-bodyguard Daimon Shippen.
In
late October, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled
that depositions will not be videotaped. Gordon made the ruling despite the efforts
of
Kaplan, who wanted to use the deposition
as
evidence to convince the court
why Federline should get primary custody
of
the couple's children. Spears' lawyer
Thomas Dunlap argued that
if
the deposition were videotaped, a potential leak to
the media could cause Spears "undue embarrassment," and Gordon agreed.
Gordon had told attorneys on both sides to work out a date for the deposition.
Following the October court dale, Spears' and Federline's lawyers debated many
other issues at subsequent court meetings throughout the month
of
November.
Federline petitioned the court to prevent the singer from driving with the couple's
two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, following a series
of
public driving
mishaps -a request Gordon granted; although, on a more positive note, the
couple's lawyers agreed on a child-custody holiday schedule.
Also in November, the Los Angeles County Department
of
Children and Family
Services requested that the agency be granted full access to all files
in
the couple's
custody case.
[This story was originally published
at
2:48
pm
ET
on 12.12.2007]
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TMZ
has
learned
Britney
Spears'
deposition
was
scheduled
today
and
she
didn't show•·
again!
If
we're
counting
correctly,
this
is
the
fifth
time
her
scheduled
deposition
in
the
custody
case
didn't
happen.
Last
month,
Britney
claimed
she
was
too
ill
to
sit for her
depo,
yet
TMZ
caught
her
out
partying
that
same
night.
Sources
say
the
fact that
she
didn't
show
for
the
depo
was
a
factor
in
her
lawyers'
decision
to
file
papers
today
asking
to
withdraw
as
counsel,
but
it
was
only
one
of
many
reasons.
As
one
connected
source
put
it,
"Her
whole
life
has
become
insane
and
it's
impossible
for
anyone
to
get
through
to
her."
http://www.trnz.corn/2008/01/02/brit-was-a-no-show-at-her-depo/ 4/10/2008