Court Says “Britney’s” Condition Still Tenuous

Britney Spears is still not ready for prime time.

The Los Angeles court commissioner overseeing the “Gimme More” singer’s conservatorship case deemed Spears’ condition “too tenuous” for her to take care of her own business just yet.

The comments by Commissioner Reva Goetz came during a hearing today skipped by both Spears and father Jamie, who is still overseeing his daughter’s estate.

Instead, lawyers spent about 90 minutes meeting in the Goetz’s chambers.

Afterward, the commissioner said, “It’s my understanding that her condition is somewhat tenuous. Her medical condition remains the same.”

Spears’ court-appointed probate attorney, Samuel Ingham, agreed, telling the court that allowing Spears to contribute actively would be detrimental to her health.

“In fact it could be harmful to her to participate,” he said.

Goetz decided she needed more information on Spears’ diagnosis before deciding to appoint a more permanent conservator for Spears or whether to dissolve the conservatorship entirely.

“Though there have been changes in her medication,…the diagnosis is not complete,” said Goetz, adding that Spears’ doctor “wants to do additional testing in the not too distant future.”

“Without the diagnosis the timing of the remaining proceedings is something we need to address.”

Goetz recommended the court get an update on June 17 in advance of the July 31 hearing, when Goetz is due to make a final deicison about the future of Spears’ conservatorship.

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Hills Too Close for Comfort at MTV Movie Awards?

Best Hills catfight? It might just come this weekend.

Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag will be seated just 10 seats away from each other in the same row at the MTV Movie Awards, at least as of this afternoon. Brody Jenner and Whitney Port have two of the seats between them.

What else is and isn’t in store for Sunday’s live broadcast at the Gibson Amphitheatre?

Well, three people who won’t be there are Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Even though the White House hopefuls appear on the music network throughout the campaign season hoping to win over young voters, Mark Burnett, the reality television guru and Movie Awards producer, bristles at the mere suggestion that he may have tried to woo the candidates for the golden popcorn statue’s big day.

“I’m not sure any of the candidates know where to find MTV on the dial,” Burnett told me this afternoon during a break from the massive preproduction going at the Gibson.

And besides, politics would likely prove to be a big yawn.

“This is celebrating the vibrancy of young America,” Burnett explained. “This is the only awards show that is really dealing with pop culture and the movies that people go see. While we may watch the Oscars, my kids [sons James and Cameron] don’t. My kids are not interested, but they wouldn’t think of missing this.”

What the young Burnetts will be seeing this year is Mike Myers as host, performances by Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls and, if history repeats itself, some naughty bits of humor. “What makes this show great is it’s teetering on the abyss of bad taste,” Burnett said with a laugh.

But even MTV has its limits. “Naked stuff,” Burnett said when asked what was off-limits come showtime. “There’s someone who would like to do that, but we’re not doing it.”

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