Britney Spears Sues Us Weekly

Pop singer Britney Spears has filed a $20 million libel lawsuit against celebrity gossip magazine Us Weekly.

Spears claims the magazine published a false story reporting she and her husband, Kevin
Federline, made a sex tape and were worried about its release.

The lawsuit seeks $10 million in libel damages and $10 million for misappropriating Spears' name and image to promote sales.

It also seeks unspecified punitive damages.

According to the lawsuit, Spears went to court after Us Weekly refused her request for a retraction, saying it stood by the story.

Spears and Us Weekly also tangled in February after the magazine published pictures of her October honeymoon in the Fiji islands.