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Britney Spears must hand over custody of her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James to Kevin Federline this week "until further notice," a judge ruled Monday after a hearing.

The judge gave no reasons in his written decision, issued after he met lawyers in a session requested by Kevin Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan.

K-Fed gets custody starting Wednesday.

The ruling comes after the filing of misdemeanor charges against Britney Spears - hit-and-run and driving without a valid license - and claims by her ex-bodyguard, Tony Barretto, that she used drugs, frequently got naked and is a danger to her children, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

A judge also said Britney is a "habitual, frequent and continuous" user of alcohol and controlled substances, and ordered her to submit to twice-weekly testing.

The singer, who has 50-50 custody with Federline, was seen around town with Sean Preston and Jayden James over the weekend, and on Sunday they had an early dinner in Malibu, as a crush of celebrity news people camped outside.

"She seemed fine," said Tony Koursaris, owner of the restaurant, Taverna Tony's, where she dined. "She was very comfortable having dinner here with her boys... The kids had a good time. Then we had to fight the paparazzi, of course."

It's really, really difficult for a mother to lose all custody of her children, but Britney Spears has always been extremely talented. And insane. Never count her out!

The photographers, however, did come in handy at one point over the weekend. Around midnight Saturday, her Mercedes ran out of gas during a food run.

Taking a break from trying to snap celebrity pictures of Britney Spears with no pants, some paparazzi went to a gas station and helped her gas up her Benz.

Britney Spears grabbed dinner at a Greek restaurant, Taverna Tony's, in Malibu on Sunday with - of course - sons Sean Preston and Jayden James, several male assistants and about 100 celebrity news photographers in tow.

As you can see, Jayden James Federline looks thrilled by the whole scene...

Apparently Britney Spears stopped off for a meal after taking paparazzi for a drive around Beverly Hills, then returning to Malibu without getting out of the car.

Check out the video below of Spears and the kids leaving the place. At least she wasn't wearing no underwear on this day, but she did manage to crawl under a car seat and flash photographers. Yup, no way you can avoid that one!

It's about time. We were starting to worry. After all, what's a day the world of celebrity gossip without some video footage from up Britney Spears' skirt?

Britney Spears is starving. The girl loves her some triple tall iced mocha lattes with chocolate sprinkles, y'all. But perhaps even more so, she craves attention!

Unlike other "celebrities," every single thing Britney Spears does is covered from every conceivable angle by the paparazzi.

And while this is surely inevitable to a degree, you don't see other celebrities asking photographers if they have tampons in public bathrooms, do you?

Despite mailing in her recent performance (and we're talking USPS Next Day Air Express 9 AM Delivery) at the MTV VMAs, and whining about it after, Britney Spears sure loves when the press pays attention to her on a daily basis.

Britney Spears loves her some Starbucks. And celebrity news coverage.

Brit sure does have something to smile about â€" she's getting attention, as always! And, for some reason, her new mediocre single "Gimme More" is #1 on iTunes in 12 different countries! People apparently enjoy throwing money away!

What do Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears have in common?

If you said they possess giant boobs, a diva-like attitude and the delusion that people still care about their music, you'd be correct for the latter two singers.

But throw in the beautiful, pregnant Aguilera and here's what trait all these celebrities share: a new fragrance on the market.

The Hollywood Gossip marketing staff is here to analyze the promotional posters for all three perfumes, starting with Xtina:

Channeling her inner Justin Timberlake, Mrs. Jordan Bratman brings her sexy back to this advertising campaign. The perfume's tagline? Sometimes it's all you need to wear.

We hope Megan Fox follows that advice.

Similar to Christina, a naked Mariah Carey pimps herself out in the above ad. Said the singer about this product: "The inspirations for M by Mariah Carey were multiple places I've been, moments in my life and childhood memories. It combines my favorite scents and means so much to me. I wanted my fragrance to be like a gift to my fans."

And, hey, it only costs $175 for a half-ounce bottle!

Do you believe in a fragrance from Britney Spears? The mess of a mother hopes so, touting in her poster that "The greatest freedom is to believe in yourself."

We agree. Still, though, we're not sure why anyone would wanna smell like a train wreck. Carnage and smoke aren't an alluring combination.

Britney Spears to Joey Fatone: Ding dang! I gon' git ma drink on, y'all!

Well, that's what we imagine she's saying, at least. Pretty much all the time.

According to People, former *NSync-er and Dancing with the Stars runner-up Joey Fatone is offering his pal, the troubled Britney Spears, a reprieve.

"Britney, call me, come over to my house, come to Orlando, get away from it all," Joey Fatone told Extra. "It's a good thing to get out of L.A."

Last weekend, the embattled pop star spent time in Atlanta for some reason after crying a river after being charged with a hit-and-run in Los Angeles.

Britney Spears is working on a comeback with a new album due out in November. But she's suffered a series of setbacks, such as sucking at the MTV Video Music Awards and her public battle with ex-husband K-Fed over custody of their two little sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

"I think Britney just needs some time, to really heal," says Fatone, who has known Spears for many years. The current Singing Bee host was also a member of N' Sync with Spears' former flame, Justin Timberlake.

Joey Fatone hasn't seen Britney Spears in some time, but has a message for his old friend: "If you're there, let me know. I'm here for you, sweetheart."

When Britney Spears left a recording studio in Burbank, Calif., last night, she apparently needed to take the edge off. We're talking right away.

As Britney sat down in the passenger seat of her white Mercedes, her assistant, BFF and possible cousin, Alli Sims clandestinely handed her a margarita ... in front of, oh, about 50 members of the celebrity news media. Give or take.

One would think that since a judge ordered Britney to undergo random drug and alcohol testing that she might lay off the booze... at least a little. Or in the car. With four dozen photographers surrounding her. Wow.

Alli Sims hands Britney Spears a drink after a hard night's work.

Putting aside the fact that this is exactly the kind of asinine behavior that has left Britney on the cusp of losing custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James... this kind of thing is also, well, not legal. To quote California state law ...

"Section 23223 (b): No passenger shall have in his or her possession, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands... any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed."

How many laws can Britney break in one week? How many tampons will she need the paparazzi to fetch for her? When will the next upskirt come? Stay tuned.

We know Britney Spears is perhaps the most famous public restroom user ever - who doesn't use the can at Quizno's while celebrity news photographers crowd outside?

Yet this week, the train wreck took it a step further, not only stopping to use the toilet at a public place, but inviting a member of the celebrity gossip media into the ladies' room with her, and reportedly, asking for help procuring a tampon. Amazing.

Britney Spears nude. Where do we even begin?

We know, we know. That's what Criss Angel said.

No, seriously, the topic of Britney Spears naked photos and their market value is being discussed by people other than us! Playboy has reportedly turned down the offer of a nude photo spread of  Spears, The National Ledger is reporting.

Britney reportedly was shopping a seven-figure deal to take it all off for the iconic adult magazine, but Hugh Hefner was only willing to part with $400,000. 

Only $400,000? Just call her Enron of nude photos! Five years ago, Britney Spears was reportedly offered a whopping $2 million to pose naked in Playboy.

A source told the Ledger that photos of Britney with no underwear on taken by paparazzi, along with her woeful performance at the MTV Video Music Awards this month, had dramatically lowered the asking price.

"You would be delusional if you think anyone out there is going to pay giant bucks to see [Britney Spears nude]," the source said. "She's already bared way too much flesh while out partying for that to happen. Not anymore."

It's true. You know the old adage. Why buy the cow when you and every other celebrity news site on the Internets can have the milk for free? So to speak.

Britney Spears' pants where probably off somewhere, but her custody battle was totally back on - in a courtroom again Monday afternoon.

Kevin Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, and Britney Spears' newest attorney, Sorrell Trope, met behind closed doors in an L.A. court.

The goal? To "refine certain areas" of the judge's order last week that has Spears required to submit to random drug tests twice a week, as well as to periodic alcohol testing, and to undergo parenting classes.

Trope said that judge Scott Gordon the order putting the new custody-related restrictions in place. Trope did not say when the testing would go into effect.

ABOVE: Britney Spears and cousin / BFF / biatch Alli Sims returning to L.A. from a weekend in Atlanta. Or as Britney would call it "Lanner." Dirty south, y'all!

The custody hearing comes on the heels of:

• Friday's filing of misdemeanor hit-and-run charges against the alleged singer by the L.A. city attorney, stemming from a previous incident.
• The testimony of former bodyguard Tony Barretto that he saw Britney Spears abuse drugs and alcohol, endangering her two kids.

Mark Vincent Kaplan said he does not expect the filing of the charges last week to impact the scheduled November 26 hearing on Kevin Federline's request to increase his custody time with the former couple's two young sons.

They currently split 50-50 custody of sons Sean Preston Federline, 2, and Jayden James Federline, 1. When Britney's not neglecting them, of course.

In an interview with London's News of the World, Britney Spears' former bodyguard Tony Barretto claims the troubled star nearly suffered a drug overdose following her rehab stint last spring.

Tony Barretto recently filed a declaration detailing his former employer's drug and alcohol use in the child custody case between Spears and her former husband, Kevin Federline.

His account persuaded a worried judge to order Britney to be tested for drugs twice a week. Not shocking, given Barretto's dramatic account of how Britney...

• OVERDOSED in a drug-strewn hotel room on a binge with junkie lover Howie Day just days after leaving rehab. "She was in a bad state, sweating and shaking. Her pupils were huge... we thought she was dying," said Tony.
• SNORTED cocaine clandestinely with pals in a trendy L.A. club.
• ENDANGERED the lives of her kids by being under the influence of drugs and booze at home while Sean Preston and Jayden James were there.

The enormous Tony Barretto, standing 6'7" and pushing 300 pounds, earning the nickname "Fat Tony," says he decided to come forward because:

"Britney is out of control and needs help. I have done this for her children. She's not a good mother. She has mental problems. With her problems with drugs and booze, her home is no place for kids to be raised."

His remarks capped a nightmare week for Britney Spears in which she was dumped by her manager Jeff Kwatinetz and her lawyer.

She hired married dad-of-two Tony Barretto â€" a former private eye â€" days after checking out of Promises rehab facility in Malibu after one month on March 26, and publicly declaring she had beaten booze and drug problems.

Tony Barretto is a drugs expert after taking a 10 police course about their dangers. He realized Britney Spears' willpower was weak on the night of May 2, mere hours before the start of her "comeback mini-tour" in Anaheim.

On May 2, Britney Spears went on a date with musician Howie Day, 26, who she'd met in rehab, telling her worried protection team she didn't need them.

Tony Barretto said of the lame singer and drug addict: "We did security checks on Howie Day and told her he was trouble. But she ignored us."

Hours later, however, a hysterical, crying Britney, 25, called her aides, claiming that Day was refusing to let her leave their hotel room.

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