I bet you're all starting to miss the days when it was tedious Pete Doherty stories we ran everyday. Anyway, here we go, another Britney update.
First-up, the tricky matter of that alleged hit and run. Spears has now been formally charged over that incident back in August of last year when she was filmed by the paparazzi as she crashed into a parked car and then drove away, all while driving without a license. If that charge stands she could face a £1000 fine and around 6 months behind bars. Yikes.
Meanwhile, another quote from Britney's former security guard, 'Big' Tony Barreto, who, as previously reported, was expected to give evidence against the singer in her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline (though he was never actually called to formally give his evidence). Justifying why he is speaking out about his former employer, he is now quoted as saying: "I have done this for her children. She's not a good mother. She has mental problems. With her drug and booze issues, her home is no place for kids to be raised".
Elsewhere on planet Britney, there seems to be at least one person other than the paparazzi benefiting from all the loopiness in Spears' life, with a YouTube phenomenon reportedly having been signed-up for his own reality show after hitting the headlines with his 'leave Britney alone' ranting on the video site. Chris Crocker, 19, was a YouTube hit before his Britney sketch, but the added publicity of his 8-million viewed short tribute to Britney clearly helped.