Celebrity Justice
Brit Takes It In the End

The commissioner in the Britney Spears conservatorship case has just ordered that a sh*tload of fees be paid to various lawyers in the case -- and Brit, of course, will foot the bill.
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The Commish has ordered that court-appointed lawyer Sam Ingham can get up to $10,000 a week through July 31. What the hell is wrong with hiring Jacoby and Meyers?

But that's just the beginning. Andrew Wallet, a co-conservator, just got the green light for up to $100,000. And the Luce Forward law firm will get up to $175,000, and that's just for their work through March 31.

Clark Byam, another attorney, will get $22,500. Stacy Phillips, the lawyer repping Brit in the family law case, will get up to $75,000 for work through March 31.

And Brit pays it all. Ding dang, y'all. Where's Shakespeare when ya need him?

Reader Comments

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16. Brit,

Can I just have $5000?

Posted at 6:00PM on Apr 17th 2008 by SimiRN

17. Who else would you expect to pay these bills?! Of course she is responsible for them. Is it that hard to understand why?

Posted at 6:01PM on Apr 17th 2008 by sandyduncansglasseye

18. not a fan of hers, but this is out of hand with her money..An investigation is required..I do not think that the commish likes her very much..Jealousy prehaps? WOW..Bleed the girl dry why dontcha!

Posted at 6:04PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Michelle

19. zoolady, She is not metally ill! Never has been. Her temporary laspe of judgement is costing her...............the more money you have, the more it cost! That is the way of the world folks.

Posted at 6:09PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Dallas

20. I hate to say it but the way she was acting even if she was sick, someone has to pay for all the lawyers she needs to get her out of the mess she is in. She has the money so it want be a big deal to her.

Posted at 6:13PM on Apr 17th 2008 by sandkay

21. If you are going to be a "certified Idiot"..You have to pay the price!! I say sock it to her!!

Posted at 6:15PM on Apr 17th 2008 by elaine

22. As far as I can tell, the costs are worth it if they are keeping her from hurting herself.

Posted at 6:16PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Gino

23. Sorry, honey's...she is not mentally ill. She is just a poor excuse for a human being who didn't want to be a mom anymore.

Posted at 6:24PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Dee

24. I AGREE WITH #4 LAWYERS. SHE IS GETTING RIPPED

Posted at 6:37PM on Apr 17th 2008 by THE LAW

25. Brit needs to pay the fees -- maybe she can sue Sam Lufti to recover some of her losses -- the fact of the matter is, her meltdown caused this whole mess, and Lufti helped. Sorry, Brit, this was your making. As for the actual fee amounts, they're exorbitant. Maybe CA needs some tort reform to fix that.

Posted at 6:34PM on Apr 17th 2008 by KC Rosie

26. Good. britney herself caused all of this and now she has to pay. All the times she didnt show up to court, missed her deposition etc. They did the work, they deserve to get paid.

Posted at 6:36PM on Apr 17th 2008 by angelica

27. I agree she should pay for being a bad mother and so should every person who ever does anything bad to their children, or makes a mistake, or lets their kid fall down, or puts them in a situation that is dangerous (ie, sending them to school, leaving them with a sitter, letting them go to their friends houses, driving them, letting them participate in sports). Come on people there is no reason she should have to fork up $10,000 a week for a court appointed attorney when those losers don't make more than $60,000 a year, does this mean the government is paying $10,000 per week for court appointed attorney because if so I'm going back to finish law school. And the co-conservator gets $100,000 I thought they were supposed to be keeping her from spending ridiculous amount of money.
Hey people I can't stand the girl but even I can see that they are taking her for a ride and guess what that's money that could be going to her kids not a bunch of leeches.

Posted at 7:37PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Sick of it

28. Maybe she'll think twice before she decides to disrupt the entire city of Los Angeles.
$$$$$$$$ think bitney think! $$$$$$
If it kept your sorry a$$ out of jail. I would imagine it was worth it.

Posted at 6:40PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Boycott Aruba!

29. I vote , that the socialist california court system , equally distribute the fees paid to the court appoited attorney & kaplan , k fed lawyer, to all california residents. I could use the money to pay debt.

Posted at 6:43PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Fees

30. no wonder they r getting her organized and back to the studios...the gravy train just keeps chugging along picking up more passengers with no end in site of this long trip, what a shame!!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:42PM on Apr 17th 2008 by just saying

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