When I read this past week that the Britney Spears' attorney was going to fight a misdemeanor charge of driving without a valid California license - on the grounds that the Pop Icon is a Louisiana resident with a valid driver's license in that state - some bells went off in my fuzzy head!
After all, the jury in the case must now decide if Britney is a golden state transport, or still just a down-home Southern Comfort sort of gal.
First, I'll note for the record, that it is my understanding that once a licensed driver moves from one state to another, that they have ten days to notify the DMV and apply for an in-state license.
Ah, but that is where the boner - um - bone of contention lies.
Although Britney apparently started to fill out an application, she didn't follow through.
Her pappy - fresh in from the moonshine state for the contentious tar 'n feathering at the expense of the state - testified on the witness stand that she held a valid Louisiana license, alrighty.
Her legal eagle also huffed:
"She is a Louisiana girl, born there, lived there and is going back there as soon as things are straightened out here."
Oh, forgot to mention that.
The defense team has argued that she was just in Tinsel Town to sort out the legal snafus surrounding custody issues - after which - she intends to spread her - uh - wings and fly-away back home.
Maybe that's why, Britney remained at home, far from the prying eyes of the lookie-loos.
"Do you blame the girl for wanting to go back home?" lamented her attorney, emphatically pointing out to the court that the paparazzi's hot pursuit of her, was enough to unsettle any self-respecting lady.
And, if you're wondering just what kind of young lady she is, just take a gander at last week's issue of In Touch magazine.
There's a candid shot of Britney - looking for all-the-world like a hausfrau - dusting up a fury in her upscale digs.
Good therapy, I guess. Gets the cobwebs out!
In his closing statements, the prosecutor took a jibe at Britney and what he labelled her "Louisiana state of mind , in a deceitful attempt to sway the Jury.
"Every significant life event for Spears - her marriage, the birth of her children, her divorce - occurred in Los Angeles."
He overlooked one event which may be the deciding factor.
Her birth. It took place in Louisiana.
If maintaining a Louisiana license gives Britney a sense of security, I say "go girl".
Home Sweet Home...
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