Some of us here at the Legal Pad couldn’t be bothered to follow the news Tuesday (something about an election?) because we were too distraught over the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline divorce. Yes, America's favorite dim-witted pop star and her dim-witted backup-dancer-turned-rapper husband are splitting up, and Britney has herself one seriously heavyweight divorce attorney.
Legal issues weighed unusually heavily on Mr. Federline on Tuesday, as it turned out. Not only did Spears file (.pdf) for divorce, but the fledgling rapper settled a copyright infringement suit with musician Thomas Dolby. Dolby accused Federline, also known as “K-Fed” (straight outta Fresno) of illegally sampling Dolby’s '80s hit “She Blinded Me With Science” in his song “America's Most Wanted."
So as K-Fed’s legal problem with Dolby wraps up, he’ll now have to gear up for a divorce fight. Although the couple is said to have an iron-clad pre-nup, Spears has retained hard-hitting divorce attorney Laura Wasser, who has represented such big showbiz names as Nick Lachey (in his divorce from singer Jessica Simpson), Denise Richards (in her divorce from Charlie Sheen), and Angelina Jolie (in her split from actor Billy Bob Thornton). L.A.-based Wasser is also the daughter of noted celebrity divorce attorney Dennis Wasser, who's been linked — and we don't mean romantically — to indicted PI Anthony Pellicano.
— Jessie Seyfer
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