Strollerderby : Kevin Federline

Morning News: K-Fed Trades Kids for Cash

Madeline Holler — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT

For a while, Kevin Federline looked like the better half of the disastrous parental team involving ex-wife Britney Spears. But as Spears carefully makes her comeback -- makeovers, new leases on life, new records, the works! -- Federline's "heroic single dad" stint appears to be drawing to a close.

Instead of amicably agreeing to allow her to take the boys on tour with her ...

... he has amicably agreed to allow her to take the boys on tour IF she's willing to pay him. Money. Like $10,000 per show date. Interesting, Kevin, we thought child support payments went the other way around.

Let's tackle one more topsy-turvy legal matter: the artist who created perhaps what will be the iconic image of this era is taking to court the guy that wanted to take him to court in a copyright infringment case. Shepard Fairey, whose "Hope" poster used an image of Barack Obama from an Associated Press photo, went to court asking a judge to not let photographer Mannie Garcia sue him for use of the image. Fairey and the AP had been close to a monetary settlement before Garcia decided to sue Fairey. We're just glad we never spilled coffee on our "Hope" T-shirt. It'll be worth a fortune someday (right?).

Good news, Catholics! Plenary indulgences are back! If you don't know what that means, you're probably under 50 and you're not alone. Just think of it like this: real estate in hell just got a whole lot cheaper.

But there still room for this guy.

Clearly on the fast-track to heaven is 26-year-old Canadian Tanya Neumeyer, who is standing on street corners in Toronto this month hugging the stuffing out of anyone who needs her.

If you think the Dalai Lama is following you on Twitter, well, you're wrong. It was an imposter. Sorry 'bout that. His tweets felt almost as good as a hug though, didn't it?

Big surprise. StarCaps don't work, aren't good for you and contain suspicious ingredients, including strong drugs. Somebody should tell Kathie Lee Gifford.

Here we go: while research shows that even one binge-drinking episode during pregnancy can cause alcohol-related defects in the baby, taking zinc during pregnancy might negate all that.

Finally, politics is getting interesting again. Fans of porn star Stormy Daniels are pushing her to run for Senate in Louisiana in 2010, the seat now held by porn consumer Republican David Vitter. Sure, why not.

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Britney Spears Will Cancel Tour If Kids Can't Come

Brett Singer — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Famecrawler and TMZ are reporting that Britney Spears says that she won't tour if her kids can't join her.

When I first saw this I thought, "Oh good. Another loony celeb mom who wants to drag her young'uns around the globe. What's wrong with these people?"

Upon further reading, it seems that Brit wants to set things up so that Sean Preston and Jayden James would stay put at three different "bases" in New Jersey, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Mama Britney would "commute" from her shows to the home bases, thereby enabling her to tour and see the boys.

Why is this even a story? Because Britney, her family Jamie Spears (not to be confused with Jamie LYNN Spears, Britney's sister) and Kevin Federline (K-Fed) worked out this deal on their own. Without the lawyers. And that, my friends, is a veddy bad idea.

According to TMZ, K-Fed's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan says that the situation, "could have been handled better if Jamie and company would have 'manned up' and had Kevin got the benefit of his lawyers to protect his position." K-Fed's attorney will present his own version of the deal, thereby justifying his existence and removing a roadblock to the deal going through – his ego.

Regarding that last paragraph: I'm not sure that I'm correct about that analysis, but I think I am.

Here's what I have a problem with here. As a parent, I would think that Britney and K-Fed would want to keep the details of their custody battle private. If Britney's dad can work out a deal with them, why is K-Fed's lawyer jumping in and mucking up the works, and possibly leaking the information to the press? Again: I need to say that I don't know if Mr. Kaplan, K-Fed's attorney, leaked anything. But he did provide a quote to TMZ about Jamie Spears "manning up". What kind of language is that? Why not keep things as cordial as possible? I understand him wanting to look for K-Fed's interests. But why insult the kids' grandfather, who is also in charge of Britney's interests at the moment?

As for Britney touring or not, I think that she's entitled to go out on the road since that's her job. If it were Federline who had a successful career (or any career at all, frankly), I seriously doubt that anyone would be concerned with what happens to the kids, despite that fact that he has custody. I don't think it's a great idea for kids to be schlepped all over the globe while mom prances around in stadiums wearing Spandex. But if they can work out a way to do it so that the kids aren't overly inconvenienced, what's wrong with that? Anglina Jolie and Brad Pitt bring those kids all over the place and nobody seems to mind.

I have to admit that reading this story, my eyes started to roll back in my head. Even keeping straight which Jamie Spears they're talking about – the father or the sister – starts to get difficult after awhile. Maybe I need to read more gossip magazines.

Source: Famecrawler, TMZ

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Indiana Planned Parenthood Sells Gift Certificates

Brett Singer — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:00:00 GMT

From the Chicago Tribune:

"What do you get the person who has everything—except adequate health insurance? If you live in Indiana, consider this offering from the state's Planned Parenthood affiliate: gift certificates in $25 increments."

In news even less surprising than Clay Aiken coming out of the closet, anti-choice groups are not happy. The Tribune quotes Jim Sedlak, who is with both the American Life League and Stop Planned Parenthood (where DOES he find the time?) as saying that the gift cards are just PP's "annual [attack] on the Christian community at Christmastime...[Planned Parenthood] could easily have said, 'these certificates are not to be used for abortions.' But they intentionally chose not to do that." Because I'm sure that Planned Parenthood spends most of their time thinking about how they can ruin Christmas for Christians everywhere.

Now my initial reaction was a great big ol' "Huh?" Luckily my mother was present when I heard this news (on The Daily Show). She pointed out, as does president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana Betty Cockrum, that most of what PP does is "provide basic health care." In fact, Cockrum says that's 95 percent of what they do. Still, "a pap smear in a Pear Tree" doesn't sound very appealing.

All joking aside (you can see Jon Stewart's slightly reluctant mirth-making on this topic in the video below), I guess this isn't as weird as it sounds. It's not weirder than a doctor's office selling gift cards. Well, that would be weird too. The underlying message of providing health care is a good one. But who do you buy one of these cards for? The Duggar family? Jon and Kate? Kevin Federline? (I know, it's about health care, not just birth control. The jokes are almost too easy. If Jon Stewart can apologize, so can I!) I guess in theory you could pick one up for someone you know who doesn't have health care. But isn't that incredibly awkward? "Hi, I know you're uninsured, so I thought you could use one of these. Happy holidays!" I would love to know how many cards Planned Parenthood Indiana (who have the unfortunate acronym PPIN – say it out loud and then make a Beavis and Butthead chuckling noise) actually sells. So far, they say they've sold about twelve. This isn't Vegas, but I'm putting the over-under at 25. Anyone want to take that action?

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Is it fair to take pictures of Britney's kids?

Brett Singer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:53:00 GMT

You may have heard about the photographs of Britney Spears smoking while 2-year-old Sean Preston was playing with her cigarette lighter. Well, the actual photo doesn't quite show that. Here it is:

Now, far be it from me to disagree with the celebrity media machine, but this doesn't look as bad as it sounds. In this pic she looks to be taking the cigarettes away from her child. That would be the right thing to do. The better thing to do would be to not smoke at all, and especially not in front of your kids. Second-hand smoke is very dangerous, especially to little lungs. It also makes me wonder if she was smoking while pregnant, which would be much worse. My guess – and I have nothing to back this up – is that she probably was. As a former smoker, I know how hard it is to quit, and it looks to me like the Britster is quite the nicotine addict.

Here's the part that gets me: the photos were taken at her house. Why? Presumably a photog with a mega-ultra-zoom lens – a "Pavarotti", as El Federline famously referred to them on his ill-fated rap album – was suspended from a helicopter or something and took the shot through her window or on her balcony.

She's a celebrity, and over 18 (although emotionally she might be, like, 12, but let's not go there). But her kids aren't. Not to sound like a celebrity defending dipstick ("LEAVE...BRITNEY...ALONE!"), but maybe there should be a law that prevents the kids from being photographed, at least when they're at home. As someone points out over at MomLogic, they didn't ask to be in this bizarre situation.

There are celebrities whose children you almost never see candid pictures of – Madonna, Howard Stern, Christie Brinkley, and I'm sure there are dozens more that I can't think of at the moment. Of course, those people aren't the unbelievable mess that Brit appears to be. At best, this photo shows poor judgment on her part, not only the smoking but also hanging out with her kid in front of an open window where a sleazoid photographer can get a clear shot. Um, curtains? A really high hedge? Move someplace else?

Of course, if nobody wanted to see the pictures, they wouldn't be worth anything, and photographers wouldn't take them. But that's a different topic.

Here are the rest of the photos. Hey, at least she looks pretty good in her bikini.

images: popsugar.com

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K-Fed Is Dad of the Year. Seriously.

Kelly Mills — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:04:00 GMT

I swear this one must really be a sign of the apocalypse: Kevin Federline is getting an award for "father of the year". No, I'm not making this up, and this time it isn't Details just whoring for publicity. Um, you might wanna dig yourself a bomb shelter and find some religion, because I have seen the sign, and it is called celebration of the K-Fed. But I guess he's being lauded for stepping up with his children when Britney went rogue on us and wasn't fit to parent.

Oh, but wait a minute: It's a Las Vegas club, Prive, that is giving out the award, and K-Fed is hosting a party there on Father's Day. It is just cheap publicity whoring. Phew! You can put away the sackcloth. But perhaps I could take this li'l opportunity to point out that once again, a dad gets props for doing what many other women--even ones who were married to celebrities--have already done, i.e. becoming sole parent when the other parent wasn't doing so hot. So he did his job. Um, what was he going to do--abandon the kids? K-Fed has cash to burn and nannies galore and I don't feel all that proud of his sad ass. I bet there's plenty of more deserving single dads and moms out there. I mean, big whoop.

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Top 5 Worst Diva Dads

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:14:00 GMT

Let's not just pick on the diva moms, shall we? What of those wealthy, fussy, self-absorbed papas out there? While they may not insist on private birth suites, or drench their faces in sturgeon roe, they have their own brand of outlandish entitlement and bad behavior.

Topping the list is Kevin Federline. He's got all the characteristics of diva dadness... massive wealth, microscopic talent, an astounding inability to grasp birth control basics, raging custody wars, etc. etc.

More diva dads after the jump:

2. Larry Birkhead -- Using children to become famous has never been easier.

3. Danny Bonaduce -- Naming your children Count or Countess anything is idiotic in the extreme.

4. Eddie Murphy -- Denying paternity is always a classy response to fatherhood.

5. Dean McDermott -- Leaving your wife and new baby for Tori Spelling says it all

Anyone overlooked???

Britney's Cash-for-Kids Deal: Are Kids for Sale?

Karen Murphy — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:35:00 GMT

There's no denying that custody battles are hell for everyone involved (especially for the kids, but that's a whole other story in itself). Becoming entrenched in a position while being engaged in battle with the person you created children with is painful, difficult, and all too common. Too often divorcing couples pick a position, cheered on by attorneys and friends, and dig in and wage war in as many ways as possible.

So it's no surprise to learn that Britney Spears is considering offering Fed-Ex Kevin Federline a huge pile of cash in the hope that he'll simply go away and leave her the kids or at least the majority of the time with the kids. Parents become desperate and think, often unreasonably, that a solution like that will work.

But is it in the best interest of the children? And what does it say about the spouse who offers the cash, let alone the one who takes it (if they indeed do)? Should any of these people really be parents or are they reacting to having backed themselves into a corner they feel they can't get out of? Should kids be for sale like that??

Having been embroiled in a custody dispute myself I understand the desperation parents can feel in this situation. You feel powerless. Someone else is deciding your future and the future of your children, and there are times you feel you would do almost anything to regain control of the situation.

But throwing money at the situation won't make it go away. For their kids' sake, I hope that these two grow up soon.

FameCrawler: The Funniest Celeb Baby Blog on the Web

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:59:00 GMT

Have you grown tired of celebrity adulation? Famecrawler can help. Filled with snarky, funny round-ups of the latest pregnancies, babies, and marital turmoil, Famecrawler will make you laugh your ever loving ass off.

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Britney to K-Fed: Thanks for the Babies. You Were the Biggest Mistake of My Life

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:11:00 GMT

The ongoing car wreck of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's divorce might be blessedly drawing to a close. With reports that the two reached a settlement (Spears will pay Federline $13 million), it's looking likely that they (and their kids) might now be able to move on, or at least move to the second page of gossip rags.

Other details include shared proceeds from the sale of the $13 million mansion in Malibu, Spears to pay $25,000 per month for child support, and a shared custody arrangement with Federline having the boys four days a week and Spears having them three.

Divorce and custody negotiations and arrangements, no matter how many dollars flow back and forth between estranged spouses always seem especially tragic when such young babies are involved. Let's hope this allows both parents to move on and prioritize their children's happiness.

Britney Spears Leaves Rehab

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:01:00 GMT

Britney Spears has checked out of the Promises rehab facility in Malibu, Calif., completing a 30-day stint that is shorter than most people stay in the facility. (Most stay 45 days.) She has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and people close to her say she is doing "fine."

Kevin Federline will continue caring for their two sons Sean and Jayden until, according to K-Fed's lawyer, Britney shows she can live her life "consistent with the best interest of her children." Fair enough.

Britney checked into rehab (for the third time) on February 21 after a bizarre period where she exchanged clothing with strippers, shaved her head bald, got several tattoos, and beat up a car with an umbrella.

[photo credit: Bauer-Griffin]

Rumor: K-Fed Pitches Single Dad Reality Show

Alisyn — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:01:00 GMT

Rumor has it that Kevin Federline is pitching his idea for a new reality show focusing on his new life as a single dad. In addition to his kids with Britney (Sean P., 18 mos., and Jayden, 6 mos.), he is also dad to Kori, 5, and Kaleb, 2, with ex Shar Jackson.

I know I'm all pro-K-Fed now, and I think he's probably just trying to make the best of the hand he's been dealt in life - when you have lemons... - but this strikes me as distasteful, if it is, indeed, true. I've never been on board with this whole "reality" TV business - in fact, I can't believe it's lasted as long as it has - and find it particularly troubling when people drag their kids into it (Wife Swap, Super Nanny, Nanny 911, etc.). In this case, I think any further exploitation of Sean and Jayden would be tantamount to child abuse; as it is, those boys can't even go to the park without paparazzi trailing them - now their own dad wants to invite them in for coffeecake, too? Please.

I would hope that Britney's lawyers would put the kibosh on any deal Kevin tries to make with a TV network - but truthfully, I wouldn't be surprised if they had masterminded the idea in the first place.

K-Fed Cleans Up, Steps Up

Alisyn — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:01:00 GMT

Kevin Federline is joining the ranks of America dads who are cleaning up their acts, stepping up to the plate, and raising the children they helped bring into this world. And from what I've been hearing, he's doing a pretty admirable job, too.

While his estranged wife exorcises her demons in rehab, Kevin has been caring for Sean, 18 months, and Jayden, 6 months, with the help of a nanny and his mom. The l'il Feds even tagged along with Dad to a paid Vegas gig over the weekend, where sources told People he was subdued, "not the wild, crazy Kevin who used to come to Vegas," even arriving late for dinner with friends, because he wanted to tuck his boys into bed for the night.

People around him are saying that Britney's breakdown has helped the father of 4 prioritize his life, and that he now "wakes up with a purpose each morning."

When I'm wrong, I am willing to admit it. And I admit - I think I was wrong about you, Kevin Federline. Your music sucks, there's no two ways about that. But as a dad, and a human being, you seem pretty cool. You keep on keepin' on, and those little boys may grow up to be very fine people, indeed. As a Dad, you clean up real nice, K-Fed.

Now, about those clothes/shoes/jewelry/hair/facial hair/bad tattoos....

Britney's Breakdown: Suicide Attempt

Karen Murphy — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:10:00 GMT

If new reports are to be believed, Britney Spears is continuing to have a difficult time coping even while being attended to in rehab. The latest has her attempting to hang herself from a light with a bedsheet, screaming "I am the antichrist", and scrawling "666" on her head and unintelligible words and scribbles across the backs of her hands.

On a brighter note, Justin Timberlake, Pink, and Brooke Shields have attempted to contact Britney (whose chewed gum you can now bid on at eBay) and leave encouraging messages. Brooke wrote a book two years ago about her own journey with postpartum depression and likely has some good advice. A variety of postpartum mood disorders, including depression as well as the more common "baby blues", strike about 80% of mothers. Meanwhile, K-Fed's behavior continues to be exemplary, with him bringing the boys by for another visit, and now it's being reported that Brit wants yet another baby with him.

Having had four children and having gone through various degrees of mood disorders myself, I cannot imagine how much more difficult the situation is when you're a celebrity. For the sake of everyone involved, especially the babies, I'm still hoping everything turns out all right.

Dying For Britney News? K-Fed Brings the Kids for a Visit

Karen Murphy — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:48:00 GMT

I'm still astounded as to how Kevin Federline is coming through this looking like an upstanding citizen, a good dad, and a nice guy. Hey, maybe he is?? Apparently he brought the kids to see their mom over the weekend, taking Sean Preston, 17 months, and Jayden, 5 months, to celeb rehab center Promises Saturday night. Which marked a very different kind of Saturday night for Britney compared to the ones she's been having. I'm pulling for these two, and for their kids. Maybe this is just the kind of crisis they needed, not to be a couple again but maybe to figure out who they each want to be. Or just to grow up.

Brit To Rehab, Part 3; K-Fed Gets The Kids

Alisyn — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:01:00 GMT

Here's hoping the third time's a charm for Britney.

The Malibu rehab center that she ditched two days ago has taken her back, and I think we all hope she'll stick with the 30 day program this time - if, for no other reason, than to give us a chance to catch up on what's been going on in the rest of the world. I don't know about you, but I just can't stop watching this real, live soap opera unfold - it's like Days of our Lives, but with shaved vaginas and bad rap!

Newly doting dad Kevin Federline currently has custody of little Sean and Jayden, who have been in his care since last week, and has canceled the emergency custody hearing he requested, due to Brit reentering rehab earlier today. If Britney flies the coop just one more time, Kevin will supposedly file a motion to be granted full physical custody of both boys (currently Brit retains primary custody, while Kevin has visitation rights.)

People has more of the dirty details...

[Photo via People]

K-Fed Makes His Move: Emergency Custody Hearing Today

Alisyn — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:17:00 GMT

No matter what the reasons are behind Britney Spears' madness, it is clear that she needs help - help caring for herself, and help caring for her children. After ditching rehab for the second time in a week, Britney show no signs of slowing down, or taking responsibility for herself or her family.

Enter Kevin Federline. K-Fed and his lawyers have asked an L.A. County judge for an emergency hearing to be scheduled today, February 21, to discuss the custody of his and Britney's sons, Sean and Jayden.

The November court order that granted Britney primary physical custody of the boys, with Kevin receiving visitation rights, expires next week. It is possible - dare I say, likely? - that in light of Britney's heartbreaking descent into oblivion, Kevin will gain primary custody of their sons. And I say good luck to him. Perhaps losing custody of her sons will be the catalyst Britney needs to get herself straightened out...? I sincerely hope something gets through to her, before it's too late.

Britney Checks Into...Then Out of Rehab (Part II)

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:23:00 GMT

"Oops! She did it again!" Yes, it's true. Britney Spears is out of rehab (again) after a one-day-stint at her Malibu "rehab facility." Didn't I just say that I'd take her more seriously if she left Malibu to do her rehab? Can I call it or what?

Perez Hilton reports that Brit-Brit been spotted around town (in a cheap platinum wig and fedora). Today she was photographed leaving the offices of her lawyer in West Hollywood. I guess her "Comeback Year" isn't quite going as planned. I never thought I'd say that I hoped K-Fed gets the kids, but at this point? I hope K-Fed gets the kids. Where are they, anyway?

Did Britney Spears Shave Head to Avoid Child Custody Drug Test?

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:02:00 GMT

According to Melinda Casino's round-up on BlogHer, the feminist blogs are railing against big media for criticizing Britney's shaved head essentially saying that it's okay for men to be bald, but for women it's a problem. It's not a breakdown, it's Britney "rebelling against society" and showing what a "free spirit" she really is. Go on, Britney! Shave that blond hair! Men especially hate it when women cut their long, flowing, blonde tresses. It's such a waste of femininity! You show them that you're a strong woman who doesn't give a flying fig what others think. It's not a "breakdown" or a "cry for help" it's being "ironic" and "insouciant."

Oh, if only that were the case. I could believe it if we hadn't all been watching Britney spiral out of control for a year now. We all know Brit-Brit's got some bats in her belfry, and according to this post on Perez Hilton, Britney may have had a good reason for shaving her crispy extensions: K-Fed wanted to drug-test her hair.

According to OK!, FedEx and Brit got into a huge fight on Friday, the day she so memorably shaved off all her hair."They had a huge argument," says the mag. "Kevin threatened Britney that he was going to have people test her hair to find out exactly what she's been up to. She was so scared. That was what made her have her head shaved."

Her response: Drug-test this, mofos!

Thankfully Brit's in a place where she can hopefully focus on healing herself and her family. Although, if she had gotten out of Malibu to do her rehab to a place where paparazzi can't photograph her every move, I might think her efforts a little more sincere. Britney, there's plenty of time for being "ironic" when you've got your life back together. Get to it, girl.

K-Fed May Get the Kids

Karen Murphy — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:47:00 GMT

Well, duh. Certainly the responsible and upright behavior exhibited by Britney Spears lately isn't going to look good in custody court, but it's pretty sad when Kevin Federline starts to look good, even if it's only by comparison to Bald Brit.

K-Fed appears to be using Britney's recent bizarre behavior wisely, keeping on the down-low (or muzzled by handlers) so as to appear responsible. The whole thing makes me pretty ill, really, and I echo MetroDad's sentimen t when he lamented for these poor kids, who you know are going to need years of therapy to sort out this mess one day. Just file it under Parenting Without a License.

And remind me again? Why are we still talking about this? Oh yes, it's the rubbernecking theory: you just can't pass by a twisted, smoking heap of charred metal without at least a glance.

K-Fed Bringing Fatherhood to New Lows

MetroDad — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:17:00 GMT

Generally, I totally detest celebrity gossip (for so many reasons that I won't even begin to go into them.) And, for some reason, nobody gets me more riled up than Kevin Federline. Every time I see his face on television, I want to throw a rock at the screen. So imagine my reaction when I heard today that K-Fed is promising to not fight his former wife, Britney Spears, for full custody of his kids if she gives him what he wants.

What's his asking price to give up full custody of his kids? $50 million!

According to news reports, KFed turned down Britney Spears’ original $10 million settlement offer, because he wants more cash. KFed is trying to get almost $50 million out of her ass and is using his own kids to get it. Currently, the two are sharing custody of the kids with Britney getting full custody.

Honestly, I just feel bad for the kids. On the one hand, they have a mother who seemingly goes out partying every night, flashing her snatch. On the other hand, their father is trying to use them as leverage to squeeze some more cash out of his ex-wife. Those poor kids are going to need a team of Swedish shrinks sometime in the future.