Hollywood Depos Galore

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

14 Aug 2007 04:19 PM

If he hasn't rued the day he agreed to work for Britney "train wreck" Spears yet, then he probably is now. Daimon Shippen, bodyguard and manny for Spears' two young sons, was served with a deposition subpoena related to the singer's ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

The dark-haired child helper is just one member of Spears' inner circle to be served with papers relating to the custody war over Sean Preston, 23 months, and Jayden James, 11 months. Alli Sims, Spears' frequent nightclub companion was also served with a deposition subpoena a few days ago. Though, news of her serving generated more attention since the process server met her at 2:30 a.m. at a party she was attending with Spears.

According to news reports, both Sims and Shippen will be asked to provide the court with their observations of Spears' parenting skills (or lack of). Federline recently told reporters that he was worried that the pop princess turned mommy was exposing the boys to "unnecessary risks." Hence, K-Fed's motion to ask the court for primary custody of the boys.

Various other sources are also reporting that Britney's mother and sister have also joined team K-Fed and have pledged to help him in anyway possible to ensure he is awarded primary physical custody of the boys. (Currently, Spears and Federline share 50-50 custody of their two sons.)

Joining the list of celebrities being summoned to appear for depositions in a case not related to child custody are Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

YouTube wants to question the two Comedy Central comedians as part of its defense against claims the online video-sharing site illegally shows snippets of sports, movies, and TV shows.

Stewart and Colbert's deposition summons come as part of lawsuits brought against YouTube by Viacom Inc., which owns MTV, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. The lawsuit basically claims that YouTube profits from massive copyright infringement of TV shows and motion picture films.

Colbert hosts "The Colbert Report," a spin-off of "The Daily Show," which is hosted by Stewart. The reason those two were being questioned in court was not revealed. However, YouTube says it needs depositions from more two-dozen people to fight legal challenges that "threaten to silence communications by hundreds of millions of people across the globe who exchange information, news and entertainment" on its website.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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