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unlawfully copying Bruno Mars’ song “When I Was Your Man” for her number-one hit “Flowers.”On Tuesday, US District Judge Dean Pregerson rejected Cyrus’ argument that Tempo Music Investments, which said it owns a share of the copyright in Mars’ song, could not bring the lawsuit.Tempo is unaffiliated with Mars, who is not involved in the lawsuit.Spokespeople and attorneys for Cyrus’ label Sony Music did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision on Wednesday.Tempo attorney Alex Weingarten of Willkie Farr & Gallagher said on Wednesday that the company is “thrilled but not the least surprised” by the decision and “extremely confident in prevailing” in the case.Cyrus released “Flowers” on her 2023 album “Endless Summer Vacation.” “Flowers” has over 1 billion streams on Spotify and won the Song of the Year Grammy award in 2024.Tempo sued Cyrus and Sony Music in September, arguing that “Flowers” duplicates “numerous melodic, harmonic and lyrical elements” of Mars’ “When I Was Your Man,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013.Tempo said in the complaint that it bought its share of “When I Was Your Man” from the song’s co-writer Philip Lawrence in 2020.Cyrus and her song’s co-writers asked the court in November to dismiss the claims against them, arguing that Tempo lacked standing to sue under US copyright law because it did not have “exclusive rights” to the song.Pregerson ruled against Cyrus on Tuesday.“Because Lawrence as a co-owner could sue for infringement, Tempo as co‐owner, in lieu of Lawrence, can sue for infringement without joining the other co‐owners,” Pregerson said.

Britney Spears has officially settled her conservatorship battle with her dad Jamie Spears.

Britney Spears won’t stand for her father, Jamie Spears, trying to unseal any of her medical records — something she thinks he’s doing only for “revenge”!

Britney Spears' favor on Wednesday, saying that the singer will not have to sit for a deposition in the ongoing legal battle with her father.Britney's lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, argued that she feels traumatized by her experience under Jamie Spears' long-running conservatorship and that exposing her to invasive questioning via a deposition would further re-traumatize her. He asked the court, «What would a decent father do?» Jamie's lawyer, Alex Weingarten, called the plea «theatrics» and «attacks,» saying that Jamie cared for his daughter «beautifully.» He said Jamie deserved a chance to question Britney under oath about her public allegations against him. Judge Brenda Penny ultimately decided that any information Jamie needs to defend himself against allegations of conservatorship abuse could be obtained from other sources, including documents and other witnesses.

Britney Spears was recently handed another win in her conservatorship case as a judge ruled Wednesday that Spears will not have to sit for a deposition Spears' attorney, Mathew Rosengart, argued in court that she "feels traumatized by what she went through" and answering questions from her father Jamie Spears' attorney, Alex Weingarten, would "retraumatize" her, per Page Six. Weingarten reportedly plans to appeal the decision.  Jamie Spears will sit for a deposition by Aug.

Britney Spears will not be forced to undergo a grilling by lawyers for her father, who she’s battling over his handling of her 13-year conservatorship, a judge ordered today.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled that the 40 year-old pop star doesn’t have to submit to a deposition in which Jamie Spears’ attorneys wanted to interrogate her about her accusations that her dad mismanaged her conservatorship, pocketed millions from her and electronically spied on her, even in her bedroom.Deposing Britney ‘is unlikely to provide any discoverable information,' Judge Penny told the court as she denied Jamie’s motion calling for Britney to sit for the dep.‘There exist alternative and less burdensome means to seek information.’Britney has been highly critical of 70 year-old Jamie and other members of the Spears family since her controversial conservatorship was dissolved by Judge Penny last November.As a result, Jamie’s attorney, Alex Weingarten filed the motion calling for the blonde Grammy-winner to be deposed over what he called her ’incendiary allegations of various factual matters' that she’s made, many of them on social media.

Britney Spears will not have to answer questions from her father’s lawyer in a deposition, a probate judge ruled on Wednesday.Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, sought the court’s permission to take Spears’ deposition as the two sides continue to war over attorneys’ fees and other costs connected to her 13-year conservatorship.But Judge Brenda Penny ruled that a deposition would not be likely to produce information relevant to the remaining issues in the case.Britney Spears’ lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, said that a deposition would serve only to “retraumatize” his client. He also said that Spears would not be a witness in any future trial or evidentiary proceeding in the case.Spears was put under a court-ordered conservatorship in 2008 by her father, who acted as her sole conservator for most of the 13 years.

Britney Spears' dad, Jamie Spears, has been ordered to sit for a deposition regarding his role in the pop star's conservatorship, Fox News Digital can confirm. "We are pleased but not surprised by the Judge’s legally correct decision requiring him to be deposed and turn over all documents within 30 days," Mathew S.

Jamie Spears won’t be able to avoid a deposition.

FINALLY!!

Attorneys for Jamie Spears have submit a court request that Britney Spears take part in a deposition next month over what they call 'unsupported claims' they say the singer has made on social media, as well as a tell-all book she has in the works.Jamie, 69, petitioned the court for the Grammy-winning singer, 40, to answer questions over her past words on social media, People reported Monday, citing court docs it reviewed in the case.Jamie's attorney Alex Weingarten said in court docs, 'Britney's counsel claims Britney is exempt from discovery obligations regarding her allegations of wrongdoing, but Jamie has a right to prepare his case and depose Britney, as she is the individual making unsupported claims against him.' The latest:Attorneys for Jamie Spears, 69, have submit a court request that Britney Spears, 40, take part in a deposition next month over what he calls 'unsupported claims' the singer has made about him on social media, as well as a tell-all book she has in the worksThe pop star's attorneys have 'no legal basis' to prevent her from testifying to the court, Weingarten said in court docs, adding that 'emotionally difficult topics' she could be asked about are the same ones that she has talked about on her Instagram account on a number of occasions in recent months.Weingarten told the court the ...Baby One More Time singer 'claims through her court filings and through her social media musings to know all kinds of information relating to her allegations of wrongdoing,' leading to two conclusions.

Jamie Spears just will not leave his daughter Britney Spears alone!

Britney Spears' legal team requesting that the pop singer sit for a deposition.In the letter, obtained by ET, Jamie's attorney, Alex Weingarten, writes to Britney's attorney, Mathew Rosengart, «We write to advise that we intend to depose your client and would like to discuss a mutually agreeable date to conduct the deposition.»Weingarten also says they can «discuss scheduling Mr. Spears' deposition with you and work with you to find a mutually agreeable date for that to proceed as well.» Jamie's attorney also proposes that Jamie's deposition be conducted first.«Ideally, we would agree to conduct these depositions in early March, with them either occurring on consecutive days or at least the same week.» Should Rosengart agree to Jamie's request, Weingarten proposes formalizing the schedule through a stipulation and court order «so that we are all under a Court order to appear for the depositions as noticed.» Weingarten proposes this «to avoid any issues or problems.»Furthermore, Weingarten asks Rosengart if he is «authorized to accept service of a subpoena on behalf of Sherine Ebadi.» Ebadi is the former FBI special agent who, via a declaration filed in court by Rosengart, concluded Jamie «used his role as Conservator to enrich himself and those loyal or useful to him, often at the expense and against the best interests of his own daughter, whose assets, welfare, and best interests he was supposed to protect.»Ebadi — now an associate managing director of an L.A.-based forensic intelligence firm -- also declared that she «corroborated» the claim that, under the direction of Jamie Spears, a security company was instructed «to place a secret recording device in Ms.

The audacity of Jamie Spears never ceases to shock us!

Britney Spears got a huge win in court!

We wish the end of the conservatorship meant the end of Britney Spears’ battle with her father, but the fighting continues even now.

There was a heated exchange between attorneys for Britney and Jamie Spears yesterday, in the latest court hearing regarding the winding up of the pop star’s long running conservatorship. Both lawyers accused each other of lying, and they fought over a request by Jamie to have his daughter continue to pay his $1200 an hour legal fees.Despite Jamie being removed as his daughter’s conservator – and the conservatorship that had managed Britney’s personal and financial affairs since 2008 being terminated – the legal arrangement is still to be fully brought to a close.

Britney Spears will have full control over her financial assets – regardless of the unresolved argument over whether she’ll be forced to cover her father’s legal fees, which relate to the end of her conservatorship – a Los Angeles judge has ruled.In a formal hearing on Wednesday (January 18), judge Brenda Penny refused to allow funds from Spears’ conservatorship (which officially ended last November after 13 years) to be set aside for her father and former conservator, Jamie Spears, to pay for his seven-figure legal fees.As published by The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Gold – an attorney working for the temporary conservator of Spears’ estate – argued that Spears should be transferred the assets of her conservatorship in full. Jamie’s lawyer, Alex Weingarten, was staunchly opposed, telling the court: “Let’s remember why this conservatorship existed.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentFireworks went off in court on Wednesday at Britney Spears’ latest hearing, as the singer and her father’s attorneys went head-to-head in a continuous and contentious legal battle that last roughly three hours.Though the conservatorship has been terminated, the fight between the pop star and her father, Jamie Spears, persists, primarily revolving around a disagreement over payment for ongoing attorney fees and allegations that the pop star was eavesdropped on by a secret surveillance apparatus with her father’s involvement.“Lies!” exclaimed Spears attorney, Mathew Rosengart, pointing his finger at Alex Weingarten, the elder Spears’ lawyer, accusing him of making “nonsensical” and “preposterous” claims. “He should be admonished,” Rosengart told Judge Brenda Penny.

Jamie Spears has finally broken his silence! The father of Britney Spears, 69, responded to the pop star’s claims that he was behind the infamous 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer. Jamie’s lawyer, Alex Weingarten, denied his client’s involvement in a statement given to Variety on December 15.