Surfer Tossed Like Rag Doll by Tropical Storm Fay - Videos

Emergency officials warned everyone to find shelter during Tropical Storm Fay, but perhaps a Fort Lauderdale man decided that the warning did not apply to him.

26-year-old Kevin Kearney was thrill seeking while kite surfing in the rough surf off Fort Lauderdale beach Monday when Tropical Storm Fay decided to take Kearney for a ride.

A strong gust of wind from Fay hurtled down the beach and caught Kearney and his kite by surprise.

The wind slammed Kearney into the sandy beach, and then just as quickly picked him up again dragging him across the beach, across the street and then smashed him into the side of a nearby building.

It was almost as if the storm had a mind of its own and decided to punish the kite surfer for daring to surf while Fay was in town.

Said WFOR Engineer Anthony Romano who was nearby filming the wrath of the storm, "I'm surprised he didn't get hit by a car because we have (highway) A1A right here. I think it was a miracle that he just flew over the street and into the thing."

WFOR photographer Yuseith Osorio thought that Kearney was carried away by a forming waterspout. "Basically, we were getting ready to go live and I saw something forming up in the sky. I told Pete, 'Hey, careful, something's forming.'"

Witnesses to the event quickly ran to aid the injured Kearney, who lay on the ground crumpled up and in pain. Paramedics soon arrived at the scene and transported Kevin to Broward General Medical Center where he is listed in critical condition. Kevin’s friends insist he will make a full recovery.

Kearney's family released a statement saying, "Kevin is an experienced kite-boarder and an all around great guy. We ask that you keep Kevin in your prayers and respect our privacy."

Kearney was harnessed into his sail but the harness does have emergency releases. But it is possible that everything happened so fast that he had no time to think about releasing the harness.

The first video is an initial report of the kite dragging:



The second video is an updated report by the same TV station.



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"Intoxicated" Britney Spears Hospitalized After Police Standoff

A reportedly “intoxicated” Britney Spears was hospitalized after a nearly three hour standoff with police after her refusal to hand over her children to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline.

Police officers were called to Britney’s home around 8 PM, Thursday, and finally handed over her children around 10:50 PM according to police spokesman Officer Jason Lee.


Officer Lee said that Spears was under the influence of an unknown substance, but no injuries were reported.

Britney had been with her children since Noon and was due to return them to Federline at 7 PM. When Kevin’s bodyguards showed up to pick up the children, for some reason she refused to turn them over until police intervened.

Spears was later taken from her home on a gurney by paramedics and transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Hospital where she was placed under medical evaluation.

Ambulances, fire trucks and a police helicopter were also called to the home. A second ambulance took Britney’s son, Jayden James, to Cedars-Sinai hospital too.

Pandemonium describes the scene surrounding Britney's trip to the hospital as shown in the video below.


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Britney Spears Banned from Driving Kids

Britney Spears is at it again. This time LA Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled on Friday that he was banning Britney from driving with her kids because she was recently filmed running a red light while her kids were with her in the vehicle.

The Commissioner has been working overtime these past few months trying to balance the safety of Britney’s two children against her parental rights. He has been leaning towards the safety issue lately and this ruling is no exception.

Last month he ruled that Britney was only allowed three supervised visits per week, and only one of those was an overnight.

Britney also ran over another paparazzo’s foot with her car this week. That makes three times in the last month that she has run over someone’s foot with her car. Two of the feet belonged to paparazzi and the other belonged to a deputy sheriff, whose foot she crushed as she exited an LA Superior Court hearing.

Although each incident appears to be accidental, Britney may face misdemeanor charges over crushing the deputy’s foot.

And, believe it or not, Ms. Spears has reportedly accused her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, of sleeping with her mother, Lynne. The News of the World has reported that Britney got into a row with her mother, Lynne, and accused her in the heat of the moment, yelling, “I suppose you're sleeping with Kevin now as well?”

It is never a slow news day when Britney is on the move.

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Britney Spears $737,000 Monthly Income $0 Invested

The Associated Press (AP) is reporting that Britney Spears earns $737,000 per month and spends all of it, neither investing nor saving any of it.

The AP’s sources are court documents from Britney’s child custody case with her ex, Kevin Federline. The documents were released Thursday.

Britney spends $49,267 per month in mortgage payments on two houses, $16,000 monthly for clothes, and $102,000 per month on entertainment, gifts and vacations.

She also spends $4,758 a month dining out, although most of the photos taken by paparazzi showing her dining out were of Britney at fast food restaurants. She also gives $500 per month to charities.

Britney pays $15,000 per month to Federline for child support and $20,000 to him for spousal support; however, the spousal support ends November 15th.

Here is a breakdown of Britney’s income and expenses:

The AP report makes no mention of where the other $500,000+ per month went.

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Britney Spears Denied Extended Child Custody

Los Angeles Commissioner Scott Gordon handed down his ruling in the Britney Spears - Kevin Federline child custody case this week, and Britney was denied any further extended custody.

TMZ.com is reporting that Britney was awarded just three visits per week: two visits from Noon to 7 PM and one overnight visit. Most importantly, the visits must be monitored.

In his ruling the Commissioner wrote that when Britney has the kids, "the environment at the house ranged from chaotic to almost somber with little communication at all."

He also said that "during all three of my visits, Ms. Spears rarely engaged with the children in either conversation or play."

The most damning evidence against Britney came from her parenting coach who said, "It seems that (her) choices are dependent more upon what she wants to do at any given time rather than what would be more enjoyable for the children."

The coach is also quoted saying that Britney also seems to have a "lack of general attention at times." However, the coach did say that she did not find anything she "would characterize as abusive in a traditional sense."

The coach further said that "the problem is that unless Ms. Spears realizes the consequences of her behavior and the impact that it has (on) her children, nothing is going to be successful."

Of course, it is also possible that the Commissioner was also persuaded by images like this of Britney exposing herself pantyless to the paparazzi.

There is also evidence like the following video from Youtube.com that reportedly shows Britney behaving badly while allegedly under the influence.