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Britney to sue over abusive relationship claims
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 2 December 2010
Britney Spear’s people are reportedly preparing to sue a US magazine for publishing allegations that the popstress is in an abusive relationship with her current boyfriend, her former agent Jason Trawick.
Star magazine recently published an interview with long term Spears friend Jason Alexander, the guy who was married to the pop star for 55 hours in 2004 after a drunken weekend in Vegas. He allegedly told the magazine he’d been contacted by Britney in October after Trawick beat her up when she accused him of cheating on her with another woman. They quoted Alexander as saying: “Britney is in an abusive relationship! Britney doesn’t know what to do or whom to confide in. I’m really concerned for her…
But in a press statement a spokesman for Spears has vehemently denied all the allegations and pledged to sue. The statement said: “Suffice it to say, Jason Trawick has never laid a hand on Britney. This is just another example of the irresponsible nature of the tabloid media relying on shoddy sources and false information for the sole purpose of selling magazines, without regard to the truth and without regard to who they hurt in the process”.
It continued: “The statements attributed to Jason Alexander are a complete fabrication as Britney has not had any form of communication with Mr Alexander in years. These irresponsible statements are defamatory and Britney Spears’ legal team will be taking legal action against all of the appropriate parties”.
Audio tapes have since appeared online which, some say, feature Spears talking to Alexander, though the pop star’s publicist has said these are “so obviously fake as to be laughable”.
