Britney Spears Investigated – Former Bodyguard Claims Child Abuse

It get worse! Shortly after a judge decided Britney Spears could resume supervised contact with her children, another agency has decided to investigate Britney on child-abuse claims made by her former bodyguard. Tony Barretto and his attorney filed a child-abuse referral under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and then met with authorities at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services for two hours. His attorney stated:

“It was our understanding at the end of the meeting that based on our filing that the department will investigate to the best of their ability,” his attorney stated.

Barretto has already made some of these claims, in a court deposition filed in September that may have contributed to the restrictions the court placed upon Spears and Federline. At the time, Allred characterized the claims as involving “issues of nudity by Ms. Spears, drug use, and safety issues involving the children post-rehab.”

Barretto had elaborated on issues during appearances on both the “Today” show and “Larry King Live” back in September. Talking with Matt Lauer on “Today,” Barretto claimed he saw Spears do drugs on two occasions: once at a nightclub, when he was holding a curtain to make her area private, and the other in a restroom, when he checked in on her.

On “Larry King Live,” Tony elaborated that he observed drugs and drug paraphernalia in one of her hotel rooms. “It was a white, powdery substance that had a straw next to it,” Barretto said. “It appeared to be a narcotic and a pipe. It was a clear pipe. I don’t believe it was a crack pipe. I don’t know, it could have been marijuana or perhaps even a methamphetamine pipe.” Based on the singer’s appearance and behavior, Barretto added, “I think she was under the influence.”