TMZ.COM is reporting a story from Life & Style that Britney Spears is telling her two sons things about Grandma Spears like, “She’s a bad lady,” according to an unnamed “insider.”  Brit doesn’t want her mom around her boys.  Britney’s mom, Lynne Spears, does have legal rights, though - and TMZ.COM covered those, as well:  under California law, grandparents do have legally protected visitation rights. 

Britney’s got another legal fight on her hands here.  

What if you’re like Britney, and don’t want your mom around your kids?

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Chris Benoit killed his wife and seven year old son this past weekend, before taking his own life.  You’ve heard about this already — everyone wants to know why, and the details are leaking out, a drop here and a drop there. 

Today, authorities revealed that the wife had been bound: both her hands and her feet were tied up.  The boy was smothered to death.  And, there were Bibles left by each body.  Tomorrow, more horrific information will fill the media.  There’s probably a True Hollywood Story already in the works. 

What about that 2003 request for a protective order that Nancy Benoit made?  Divorce papers show that Chris Benoit was barred from the home, or from coming within 100 yards of his wife and son.   The order was effective until Nancy requested the Judge to dismiss the whole thing a few months later.   What about it?  Do these things ever help?

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