LONDON: Lawyers for Britney Spears won a British court injunction Thursday designed to prevent publication of stories about her recent stay in a rehabilitation center.
The singer s London law firm, Schillings, said the injunction barred unidentified "person or persons ..
. who has/have been leaking information about Ms. Spears time in a rehabilitation clinic from further disclosures invading her privacy.
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It was issued at the High Court by Judge Charles Gray.
The firm said Spears planned to ask the court to force media outlets that had printed stories about her time in rehab to reveal their sources, so that the source of the leak could be identified "and action can be taken against him/her."
The pop star left Promises Malibu Alcohol and Drug Rehab Treatment Facility in California this week "after successfully completing their program," Spears manager, Larry Rudolph, said.
Spears, 25, entered the rehab facility Feb. 22, after a bout of bizarre behavior that included shaving her head, getting tiny lips tattooed on her wrist and beating a car with an umbrella.
Spears activities have been fodder for weekly magazines and entertainment Web sites since she filed for divorce from aspiring rapper Kevin Federline in November, citing irreconcilable differences
Spears has not disclosed why she sought treatment at Promises, which offers detox, counseling and 12-step programs.
A 30-day stay at the Mediterranean-style villa in the Santa Monica Mountains costs US$48,000 ( 36,100).
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