Britney Spears' lawyers have quit because she is "impossible" to work with.
Trope and Trope asked a court yesterday to be relieved as the singer's legal representatives in her custody battle against ex-husband Kevin Federline for their sons Sean Preston, two, and 15-month-old Jayden James.
Court documents stated: "There has been a breakdown in communications between Spears and Trope and Trope law firm making further representation of her interests impossible."
A court hearing to decide whether Trope and Trope will be relieved of their duties has been set for February 4.
The next hearing in the custody battle for Britney's sons is set for February 19.
The law firm was Britney's third legal team in her ongoing battle with Kevin.
Her first attorney Laura Wasser resigned in September shortly after Britney's divorce from Kevin was finalized. The 26-year-old singer then hired top firm Freid and Goldsman, but they only remained her lawyers for a few days.
Shortly after Trope and Trope took over her case, Britney lost custody of her sons after failing to attend a court-ordered drug test.
Yesterday was a further blow to Britney's custody battle after she failed yet again to attend a court-ordered deposition with Kevin's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan.
This is believed to be the fifth time Britney has missed a pre-arranged meeting to undergo cross-examination about her parenting abilities. She was caught on camera partying just hours after calling in sick to a deposition last month.
Meanwhile, Britney spent the early hours of yesterday morning in a hotel room with her new love interest, 35-year-old paparazzi photographer Adnan Ghalib. (He's already blabbed to close paparazzi pals about how it - the first time - was the greatest night of his life.)
Disguised in a black wig and dark sunglasses, Britney and Adnan checked into Palm Springs Parker Hotel at 2am where they remained in their room together for around five hours.
Britney also spent New Year's Eve with the photographer and her two sons.
The singer and her new love interest - who reportedly spent Saturday night with Britney at Beverly Hills' Peninsula Hotel - saw in 2008 at a private beach front residence near Dana Point, California, with her two children, Sean Preston, two, and 15-month-old Jayden James, but had to be supervised by a court-appointed monitor.
A source said: "They just had a quiet night in together. Her and Adnan are getting on really well.
"There certainly weren't any wild celebrations. She says she just fell asleep not long after midnight but had a really nice time."
He said at the time: "We are just friends. She was just a little upset, pretty much about everything."
Hotel Issues Restraining Order Against Britney!!!
Via JJ's Dirt:
Britney's former part time home, The Four Seasons Hotel has seeked a restraining order to keep Spears away from the establishment.
A legal “notice of trespass” has been drawn up to enlist police assistance in keeping the pop tart away from the hotel after she recently staged a sit-in in the hotel’s drive-in lane and refused to move her vehicle unless she was granted access to the hotel.
The National Enquirer says:
Britney Spears left her car parked in the drive-in lane of the Four Seasons’ underground car park and refused to move it or hand over the keys until she was threatened by staff. She then had to be turned away from using the hotel’s spa, prompting her to rant,
"Do you know who I am. I f**king built this place. I’ve spent so much money here I could have bought the God-damn hotel."
The "Do you know who I am" line is what Britney would use in NYC restaurants when they would ask her to light out her cigarette.
Britney Spears Driving Around in Los Angeles
