Spears fails to pay dancers

Britney Spears has come under fire for failing to pay the dancers who appeared on stage with her at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

The star - who was panned for her performance of new single 'Gimme More' at the Las Vegas ceremony - fired her management team, The Firm, before they could issue full payments to the dancers for their involvement in preparations for the show.

A source tells 'US Weekly': "The dancers were paid for the actual show and some of the rehearsals, but not all of them."