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Spears Charged with Hit-and-Run

Sep 22, 2007, 12:00 AM [Reply]


HOLLYWOOD - Britney Spears is in yet more legal trouble--the Los Angeles City Attorney has filed hit-and-run charges against her.

The troubled pop superstar has ended a week in which her lawyer and manager both quit her employ as she fought her ex-husband for child custody with a new legal headache.

It dates back to a parking lot incident on Aug. 6, which was caught on camera by paparazzi photographers.

A careless Spears accidentally collided with Kim Robard-Rifkin's vehicle as she tried to park her Mercedes Benz in Van Nuys, California.

After inspecting the damage on her own car, Spears failed to contact Robard-Rifkin in accordance with California law.

And that's not the only driving charge the City Attorney dropped on the pop star on Friday--she also faces a misdemeanor count of driving without a valid California license.

Each charge carries a maximum of six months in jail.

Britney's arraignment hearing is set for Oct. 10 in Van Nuys Superior Court.

And the latest controversy seems to have turned Spears into a wreck--she was spotted sobbing while shopping in Los Angeles as the news of her driving crimes broke.

Earlier this week, a Los Angeles judge ruled that the pop star would be subjected to random drug and alcohol testing twice a week as part of her ongoing child custody battle with ex Kevin Federline. The pair must also attend parental counseling sessions.

http://www.hollywood.com/news/Spears_Charged_with_Hit_and_Run/4905090

 

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