Jan 3, 2008 10:15 am US/Pacific
Britney Spears Deposed In Custody Case
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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Britney Spears appeared in court on Jan. 3, 2007 for the first time during her ongoing custody battle with Kevin Federline.
AP
Britney Spears finally appeared Thursday for a deposition in her
child-custody battle with Kevin Federline, her ex-husband's lawyer
said.
Spears was deposed for just 14 minutes, attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told reporters after the 26-year-old singer left.
Paparazzi sprinted after Spears, who was wearing a hot pink dress
and sunglasses, as she drove away from the Century City office tower
where Kaplan's law offices are located in a white Mercedes-Benz.
Security guards dashed across the driveway to keep photographers on the
sidewalk.
Spears called in sick for a Dec. 12 court-ordered deposition, but was
photographed that day driving with a friend. She also didn't show up
for a session Wednesday, Kaplan said.
Spears' attorneys from the firm Trope and Trope filed a court
motion Wednesday asking to be relieved due to a "breakdown" in
communication with their client.
Kaplan said Spears' attorneys were present for what became a very abbreviated session.
"The deposition proceeding did go forward today. It was scheduled
for 9:45 to 11:45," Kaplan said. "However, it wasn't able to commence
until 11:32."
"You can imagine in 14 minutes there's not a lot of time to develop questions," he said.
Kaplan said another deposition will be scheduled.
Spears' representatives didn't speak to reporters outside the office building.
Spears and Federline, 29, have been wrangling over custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James.
Federline has temporary custody of the children because Spears, who
has limited visitation rights, has defied court orders. The two were
married in October 2004 and divorced in July.
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