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Britney Spears' family lawyers are said to be shaping up for a showdown in court later on today.
Sources say lawyers acting for Spears will be going all-out to convince the Commissioner that the sick singer "feels hatred" toward her dad, lacks trust in him, and wants his role as co-conservator scrapped.
Here's a rundown of this weekend's events (thanks to TMZ.com):
Sunday: Spears' divorce/custody lawyers from Trope and Trope went to UCLA to visit Britney.
After spending a few minutes with the star, they were told to leave by UCLA staff because the co-conservators objected to the visit.
Sources say Trope and Trope lawyers will appear at a hearing later today, along with attorney Adam Streisand, a specialist in estate law.
The band of lawyers will fight it out and argue that the appointment of Spears' father Jamie as conservator is "inappropriate" given the star has nothing but acrimony towards him.
TMZ's sources say the law firm will NOT object to a conservatorship for Britney, but will seek a different one be appointed.
Stay tuned to this blog for the latest updates...
Britney robbed, hospital stay extended
She may be tucked away safely under her hospital duvet, but Britney Spears still manages to be at the centre of melodrama.
The latest episode in the Spears soap opera sees the tragic star robbed, and her hospital stay extended for at least another 14 days.
TMZ is reporting that "papers will be signed at UCLA extending Britney Spears' stay at the psych ward".
Sources tell the website that the process involves internal administration and will not require another court order.
It's reported that only Spears' psychiatrist had the authority to request that the star remain under psychiatric hold.
However, it's also speculated that the singer could be out earlier if her doctors deem her to be stable enough to be categorised as an outpatient.
This latest development has come about due to the seriousness of Spears' bipolar condition.
Britney robbed
The Los Angeles Police Department was called to Spears' Beverly Hills home on Thursday after her parents discovered that several of their daughter's valuables and belongings were missing, a source tells Usmagazine.com.
The website claims Spears' parents Jamie and Lynne were "shocked" to find that several items belonging to the star had been given the old five finger discount routine while they whisked Spears to hospital.
Los Angeles Police officer Alex Martinez says:
"The report is being processed through our system," he said. "We do not have access to it."
Click here to see footage of how Spears' mother Lynne reacts when an overzealous pap confronted her at the UCLA Medical Center last week.
1.10pm: This just in...
Sources say that Britney Spears' "manager" Sam Lutfi was questioned by police yesterday over the alleged burglary that took place at Spears' Beverly Hills home.
News of the supposed burglary emerged today after Spears' parents Jamie and Lynne arrived at their daughter's house and saw that "several personal items" were missing.
They immediately called the police.
Sources tell Pagesix.com that Lutfi was question by LAPD yesterday, but reveal that he "isn't a suspect."
The LAPD says: "No one has been ruled out as a suspect, and this is an ongoing investigation."
Lutfi was told by a judge on Saturday to stay away from Spears after her parents won a restraining order against him.
UCLA Medical Center insiders tell the website that, "Britney has had no contact with Sam since her dad became her conservator on Friday."
Meanwhile, Spears "is doing as well as can be expected. There is major relief from her family that she is finally getting the treatment she so desperately needs, and they will stop at nothing to protect her and make sure she continues to receive medical care."
Stay tuned to this blog for updates...
I see dead people
Meanwhile, more news is emerging about Spears' state of mind before she was committed.
A ranting and raving Britney Spears was allegedly found bawling incoherently in front of a mirror moments before she was carted off.
The News of The World reports that psychiatrists discovered the fragile star "talking at her own reflection for more than two hours.
In a muddled state, Spears then declared that she had been chatting to deceased star Heath Ledger.
The source says: "It was really distressing to see. Brit had been babbling on for hours to the mirror. She was very emotional and she was convinced she was talking to Heath."
Spice 'strife' cancels world tour
The party's over, ladies and gentlemen - girl power is dead.
Well, it's experienced a serious blackout at least.
The Spice Girls will NOT be continuing with their comeback tour.
The pop world's favourite comeback quintet is splitting up for a second time after a series of bust-ups between the two Mels, reports claim.
The spats, coupled with a grueling tour schedule, reportedly prompted Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm to tell the other band members: "We've had enough."
The band had originally planned to take their reunion tour to Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina, but those plans have now been scrapped.
The Spiceys will now play their final gig in Canada later this month.
A source says: "It looks like the end. It took so long to get them together it's unlikely to happen again soon, if ever. It's very sad."
"Tempers have been running high and there have been times when they've just lost it with each other."
Last night a Spice source revealed: "Geri and Victoria have loved the attention and adulation the tour has been bringing the girls in the UK and North America.
"And Emma has found it hard with a young son but was prepared to carry on.
"But Mel C is the one who always insisted the reunion should be only short-term. Now she wants to go back to doing her own thing.
"Because they couldn't all agree, the extra tour dates have been pulled. Touring has been harder on all the girls this time round."
The scrapped tour dates will ultimately cost them millions in lost earnings and disappoint thousands of fans.
Meanwhile, Posh Beckham has revealed that SHE was actually the reason why the Spice Girls cut their world tour short - because she's fed up of the music business and wants to quit it for good.
Pouty Posh says she will NEVER sing with pals Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C again - because she wants to a full-time fashion designer instead.
Talking to the News of the World, Posh says:
"I was very nervous about going back into the Spice Girls because I didn't want to send out a confused message," she admitted.
"The reason I decided to do the tour was to show my kids that mummy was a pop star once.
"I've been thinking about this for a long time. I'm not in the music industry any more. I'm in the fashion industry.
"I'm putting together a team of people now so it will be my main project when I finish this tour in a month.
"It's the last opportunity there will be to see the Spice Girls together."
Sources: Thesun.co.uk, mirror.co.uk
Let's be realistic about this one.
Firstly, I don't know what all the fuss is about. This announcement is hardly a surprise.
The Girl's reunion was never going to be a permanent fixture. Their get-together was all about nostalgia and re-kindling fans' memories, not trying to recapture former glories and gain new fans.
They wanted to give people a case of the warm fuzzies and let them sing Wannabe one last time.
And that's about all there is to it.
But as for the tour cancellation part, I think that's callous. They've let down their legions of fans and gone back on their word.
Ultimately, it looks like the Spiceys couldn't stand to be in each other's company, and it's time to say goodbye...again.
Like falling off a horse...
Double-whammy Pammy Anderson is heading off to Paris to get her kit off and perform at a cabaret club.
Anderson will strut her stuff at the famous Crazy Horse cabaret club next week.
The glamour granny's inspired performance reportedly sees her doing a striptease on a Harley Davidson motorbike. As you do.
A Crazy Horse spokesperson would not say whether the actress would be required to bare all.
"We're going to have to talk to Pamela about that," the spokesperson said.
Pam said, "The Crazy Horse has always been about, 'You think you see everything, [but] you see nothing."
Honey, we've seen your cha cha. I think we're a little passed being coy about your nudity.
Seeing you peel your banana skin and flashing your flesh is hardly shocking. That routine's so old, it farts dust.
Welcome to cynical island. Population me.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Ledger's dark knights
Heath Ledger's starring role as the Joker in upcoming Batman flick, The Dark Knight, allegedly took him to some "dark" places, latest news claims.
Nypost.com reports that Ledger's preparation and transformation for his role as the Joker involved some serious method acting.
The actor allegedly spent six weeks holed up in a London hotel room, formulating his character and determining his take on the dark, insane villain using different voices, postures and laughs.
The website says that Ledger's "obsession with the character is matched only by fans' obsession with the film".
True.
Anticipation for The Dark Knight is immense. And the buzz is all about Ledger's performance.
Sources say his insane take on the Joker will "punch audiences in the mouth".
"I'd say that he is the scariest thing I've ever seen on screen," adds co-star Michael Caine told Movieweb.
From what I've seen of Ledger's Joker so far, I'd say he was heavily inspired by A Clockwork Orange and nuances of Jack Nicholson's previous take on the nemesis.
This film will be a part of Ledger's legacy, and it looks as though it will serve him well.
July 17 can't get here soon enough.
Watch the brilliant trailer here.
Madge cracks the whip
Pop Queen Madonna's still got it.
The 49-year-old impresario shows no signs of growing old gracefully and continues to titillate and tease with her shock tactics.
Madge's latest transformation sees her donning a dominatrix-style latex catsuit and whipping the hinds off co-stars Justin Timberlake and US producer Timbaland in a new music video.
The raunchy video for new single 4 Minutes To Save The World is said to be the star's most controversial yet.
And there's more...
Justin Timberlake and Timbaland reportedly play her bitches in the video.
WTF?
The new song's lyrics include: "Come on boy, I'd like to show my addictive control", and "You're mine. Just give it up, can't get control."
The video was shot over three days in a top-secret location in West London, and will be released at the end of this month.
As soon as I can get my mitts on the video, I'll be posting it right here. Stay tuned.
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