Celebrity Justice
The Britney Plot Thickens

Posted Sep 4th 2007 11:40AM by TMZ Staff

Britney SpearsLast week we told you that the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services was conducting an investigation into Britney Spears and the way she's raising her kids.

We now know more: Three separate anonymous complaints were filed the week of July 2, accusing Spears of this and that. We're told all three were investigated and two were promptly closed out. As for the third, DCFS just dropped the ball and left it hanging.

The complaint that wasn't closed-out centers on allegations that the dental hygiene and eating habits of the kids were bad. There's also a claim that her kitchen cabinets were not babyproofed, and the kids could get into dishwashing liquid and whatnot.

Here's a clue: DCFS could have gone to the dependency court and filed a petition, which would signal the Department was taking it all seriously. That hasn't happened, partly because we're told Brit's kitchen cabinets have proper kiddie locks.

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1. Pick, Pick, Pick.

Posted at 11:47AM on Sep 4th 2007 by whatever you say

2. Man, its great what you find out after people jump to conclusions. Glad to see that K-Fed's defense and all this court crap are getting more and more ridiculous

Posted at 11:47AM on Sep 4th 2007 by J-Dog

3. Why won't the ,edia just leave Britney alone? We always seem to have pics of her doing things "bad" but never seem to have her doing anything good which i'm sure happens. She's a young mother struggling with super stardom and an idiot ex-husband. Let her attempt her comeback . If it flops...at least it was on her terms. Find someone else to pick on!!

Posted at 11:48AM on Sep 4th 2007 by Diana

4. And we wonder why DCFS doesn't have time to always fully address the critical cases where children are actually in danger...

Posted at 11:48AM on Sep 4th 2007 by Ronnie

5. Can't anyone see this is all Kevin??? He's doing everything he can to make her look bad.

Posted at 11:52AM on Sep 4th 2007 by YEEHAW

6. I think all this crap is coming up because KFED wants cash from Britney....everyone knows what she is worth and you know since he was married to her he wants more of the action. Leave her alone, and investigate the cases where kids are being truly abused.....KFED sucks azzzzzzz.

Posted at 11:53AM on Sep 4th 2007 by kfedismoneyhungry

7. Kids get into stuff - That's a fact of parenthood. I have 3 and they all get into something now and then that they shouldn't, regardless of the child-proof locks I have on cabinets and doors. They find ways around. You can't blame the parent because occasionally the child gets into something bad. You can't blame the child. You can't BLAME at all. It's a fact of life. Why do you think we stock up on BandAids, Neosporin, and Ipecac...

Posted at 11:54AM on Sep 4th 2007 by Graviti

8. While they are at it...let them investigate K-Fed as unfit for his drinking, drugs, and going to prositutes.....thats real good as a father..right ?

Posted at 11:56AM on Sep 4th 2007 by mike

9. Amazing, nobody at CPS in NY wanted to hear how my ex was abusing my child....yet they crucify Brittany over Dental hygiene of the kids ?
Give me a break.
Somebody better investigate K-Fed for making all these reports

Posted at 11:57AM on Sep 4th 2007 by mike

10. Why can't they just leave her alone.... Move on, Brit would be just fine if "people" would leave her alone!!!

Posted at 11:59AM on Sep 4th 2007 by heidi

11. Once I reported a Moter who wasnt watching her baby properly.
The dFC never did anythin, and then about a month later the baby fell off a balcony and died.

Posted at 12:00PM on Sep 4th 2007 by There wating tell something realy awful happens

12. I think that the complaints filed on July 2 may have been made by a few bloggers on this site
I wouldn't doubt it. It is just a shame that people are allowed to do this whether the allegation is true or false. And while that social worker from DCFS is investigating these false allegations there is a child out there really being abused.
There should be a law against this, and these people should have criminal charges pressed against them

Posted at 12:05PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Janice

13. These allegations are laughable. No wonder real abuse is not addressed more quickly. They are too busy being inundated with bogus claims against Britney.

Posted at 12:05PM on Sep 4th 2007 by cheryl

14. Graviti - I was thinking the same thing, I child proofed everything in my house, it didn't stop them. By the time the kids are old enough to be curious they have figured out how to get around "child proofing." So instead, I taught my son about poison and placed little green yucky face stickers on all the bottles and told him that was bad. Sound familiar? Back in the old days we did not have child proof anything.

As far as DCF not investigating her, money talks. If Britney was an average human being and had photos of her reckless behavior and dropping babies and babies driving on laps that persons life would be hell. Not Britney. Some of the phone calls to DCF are pety but not all. But DCF takes nothing seriously because she is a celeb, which is very scary on both ends. There are people out there trying to make Brit look bad so DCF ignores the calls or "drops the ball." Yet, her children may be in danger and because so many people cried wolf, DCF doesn't care. Or, Brit sends a nice little check to keep them quiet. We will never know!

Posted at 12:06PM on Sep 4th 2007 by lissabell

15. Sounds like a lot of "this and that" and "whatnot" to me.
great reporting,

Posted at 12:07PM on Sep 4th 2007 by TNCreature

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