Britney Spears
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: McComb, Mississippi, United States, 02 December 2020
Britney told to pay Kev legal fees - Nov 7 2007
American pop star Britney Spears has been ordered to pay the majority of Kevin Federline's legal fees in the couple's custody dispute.
Britney has been told to pay 120,000 US dollars (£57,000) in legal fees to her ex-husband, the father of her two young sons.
Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ordered the singer to stump up a large chunk of the 154,500 US dollars (£74,000) in legal fees that Federline owes to his attorney, according to court papers.
Gordon made the decision after considering several factors, including "the notable disparity between the parties' income", the ruling said.
A call requesting comment from Britney's attorney was not immediately returned.
Court papers released last week show that Britney makes roughly 737,000 US dollars (£352,000) per month and spends lavishly on clothes and entertainment.
Meanwhile, Kevin "indicates that he does not earn any income", the ruling said.
Kevin, who has temporary custody of two-year-old Sean Preston and one-year-old Jayden James, receives 15,000 dollars (£7,166) per month in child support and 20,000 dollars (£9,555) in financial support from Britney.
The support from Britney is to end on November 15.
Britney defied court order by driving kids - Nov 2 2007
Troubled pop star Britney Spears had to temporarily surrender custody of her sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline because she defied a court order, according to legal documents released.
The documents in the divorced couple’s continuing custody battle show Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ordered them both not to drive their children unless they were properly insured and had a valid driving licence.
"At all times, the minor children shall be transported in a properly insured and registered vehicle, which shall be driven only by a properly insured driver who has a current and valid driver’s licence," Gordon wrote in the documents.
The pop star disobeyed the order when she was photographed driving Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, a few days after the September 28 order.
She was ordered on October 2 to relinquish her children "until further order of the court" when she was unable to prove compliance with Gordon’s order, namely proof of a valid California driving licence.
The two previously had joint custody of their sons and Federline was seeking a greater share of custody. After he got temporary custody, Britney went to a motor vehicles department office and got a temporary driving licence.
Britney’s lavish spending revealed - Nov 2 2007
Britney Spears spends lavishly on clothes and entertainment but does not save or invest any of her £368,000 monthly income, according to court papers.
Documents revealed in the singer’s custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline show Britney’s expenses include £8,000 for clothes and £51,000 on entertainment, gifts and holidays.
Although she is often photographed eating fast food, Britney declares she spends about £2,379 a month dining out.
The star’s financial declaration to the court also shows she pays £24,633 per month on mortgage payments for two houses but spends nothing on education, savings and investments and gives £250 a month in charitable contributions.
Britney pays Federline £7,500 a month in child support and £10,000 in spousal support.
Dancer-turned-rapper Federline’s biggest expenses include £3,750 in rent and £3,000 in security, according to his financial papers.
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During the early years of her career Britney made millions thanks to merchandising deals and successful hits. But she faced controversy throughout with rumours of plastic surgery and feuds with other stars. Her third album, which saw her take a sexier and more adult turn, was a relative disappointment while her critically panned but box office friendly debut movie Crossroads was a fleeting highlight. Meanwhile her long relationship with Justin Timberlake came to an end in 2002 amid claims that her reputation as a virgin was false and in fact that she had cheated on the N*Sync star?Britney responded by sharing a kiss with idol Madonna on stage at the MTV Awards ? an act which saw the pair criticized more than admired.
The kiss signaled the end of Britney?s pop-childhood and with the release of In The Zone and the hit single Toxic she began building a new fanbase. A drunken Las Vegas wedding to childhood friend Jason Alexander ended in annulment after just fifty five hours but, rather than concentrate on her career, Britney continued leaning on the lovelife self destruct button. She, despite advice to the contrary, married dancer, aspiring rapper and all round rat-faced bad boy Kevin Federline in a trailer trash wedding in 2004 and within months announced she was pregnant.
Having given birth to son, Sean Preston, Britney seems to have put her career on hold despite the success of a greatest hits album and the launch of her fragrance, Curious. Meanwhile rumours persist about the state of her marriage to Federline with the press accusing him of taking no interest in his wife and son and of cheating on the singing star.
November 2007