Britney Spears Targeted in Child Abuse Investigation

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Britney Spears, it now has.  TMZ.com reports that the most bet on celebrity last year - Britney Spears - has been targeted in a child abuse investigation.

That site says that an unscheduled hearing was held today at L.A. County Superior Court. Present -- Britney's lawyer, Dennis Wasser, K-Fed's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan and a lawyer from the Los Angeles County Counsel who is assigned to the dependency court.

"We do not know the specifics of the allegations but we're told the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services is conducting an active investigation.

"A hearing in the custody case has been scheduled for September 4, which will be a follow up to today's appearance," TMZ.com  reported Monday afternoon.

Paris Hilton has replaced Britney Spears as the most bet on celebrity at BetUS.com following Paris Hilton's brush with the law that thrust her far into the spotlight this summer.

These were just some of the bizarre Britney Spears betting props being offered on Monday August 28, 2007:

Bets can be placed here

She will get back together with Justin Timberlake
+1000
 
She will come out as a Lesbian
+200
 
She will get dropped by her label
+300
 
She will become a Hare Krishna
+5000
 
She will join a Christian cult
+2000
 
She will get married in Vegas (again)
+500
 
She will permanently move out of country
+4000
 
She will request Asylum on Hollywood Squares
+10000
 
She will shave her Children’s heads
+5000
 
She will OD
+700
 
She will be arrested for a DUI
+200
 
She will be declared an unfit mother
+700
 
She will announce she has AIDS
+5000
 
She will marry Michael Jackson
+15000
 
She will star in a blockbuster movie
+5000
 
She will attempt a sex change
+2500
 
She will start a career as a hairdresser
+2000

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Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com

Originally published August 28, 2007 1:56 pm ET