If TMZ’s shtick is breaking courthouse news, then FoxNews.com gossip Roger Friedman’s beat is charity scandal. More than happy to dig through the non-profit records of Scientology and Kabbalah, Friedman turns his attention to the Britney Spears Foundation, the pop star’s erstwhile attempt at doing good for humanity. But like Ms. Spears’ personal life in recent years, the foundation is suffering its own troubles. Tax filings from 2006 show the charity was nearly $200,000 in the red; some $150,000 came in as revenue, but $345,000 went out as expenses. Some red flags, in case you were looking for them: $50k was earmarked for Britney’s summer camp for kids, but that’s all but closed down; some $214,000 for grants are listed, but without any specifics for what those grants are for; and one of two people listed on the foundation’s payroll is a former cop previously embroiled in a charity scandal.(...)
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