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Britney Owes Lawyers $400K, Court Rules

Posted Apr 17, 08 10:27 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Gossip 

(Newser) – Britney Spears must pay nearly $400,000 to the lawyers who have been handling her affairs for the past three months, People magazine reports. Among the disbursements ordered by an LA court: $175,000 to the firm that won Spears' father control over the pop star's affairs, an arrangement that's in effect until at least July 31.

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In this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo, singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
Embattled pop star Britney Spears is going to have to shell out big bucks to her legal team, an LA court has ruled.   (Getty Images)
Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles in this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
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