Britney sues mag over sex-tape claim

Pop singer Britney Spears filed a $20m (€16.7m) libel lawsuit against celebrity gossip magazine Us Weekly, charging it published a false story reporting she and her husband, Kevin Federline, had made a sex tape and were worried about its release.

The lawsuit seeks $10m (€8.3m) in libel damages and $10m for misappropriating Spears’ name and image to promote sales. It also seeks unspecified punitive damages.