Britney Spears Sues Over Billboards

Britney Spears and company are threatening legal action against a Florida radio station that used a bald-headed photo of the pop star on billboards. In a letter (dated June 14) to Clear Channel Communications lawyer Donna Schneider, Spears’s counsel claims that the billboards promoting the MJ Morning Show were “outrageous to the extreme” and demanded their removal.

The three outdoor advertisements pair a paparazzi photo of bald and confused Spears with a picture of WFLZ morning show host Todd Schnitt (who uses the air name MJ Kelli). They are headlined, “Total Nut Jobs,” “Shock Therapy,” and “Certifiable.” According to the star’s lawyer, Britney’s “likeness has a multi-million dollar value for authorized commercial exploitations” and, as a result, she is entitled to “very substantial damages” from Clear Channel.

The MJ Morning Show airs on several stations across Florida. The Spears billboards, which first appeared last month, advertised the program in Tampa, Jacksonville, and Clearwater.