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Spears must pay $372K legal bill

Britney Spears
Last month Ms Spears was ordered to give money to her ex-husband

Britney Spears and her family have been ordered to pay her lawyers $372,500 (£186,806) by a Los Angeles court.

Commissioner Reva Goetz ruled James Spears, who was granted control of his daughter's funds in January, must settle the legal bill using her money.

Mr Spears was originally granted "temporary conservatorship" over his daughter in February after she was admitted to a psychiatric ward.

The situation will be reviewed at the next conservatorship hearing on 29 May.

The decision comes one month after another judge ordered Ms Spears to pay former husband Kevin Federline $375,000 (£187,723) to cover legal fees in their child custody case.

Ms Spears' ex-manager Sam Lutfi has been ordered to stay away from the singer for a further three months, lawyers from both sides have agreed.

The restraining order, which has already been extended once, was originally put in place in February.

He is not allowed to go within 250 yards (228 metres) of Ms Spears until the end of July.




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