Britney Owes Lawyers $400K, Court Rules

Bills represent three months of work
By Marcia Greenwood,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 17, 2008 10:27 PM CDT

Spears' recent appearance on "How I Met Your Mother" was much better received.
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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. (More Britney Spears stories.)