Britney Complains, Billboards Removed

“We have confirmed that the billboards are down”

Radio station billboards that featured unflattering photos of a bald, scowling Britney Spears have been taken down after the pop star’s attorneys threatened legal action.

In a letter to Clear Channel Communications Inc. dated Thursday, Spears’ attorneys accused the company of ‘offensive, unauthorized commercial exploitation’ of the 25-year-old singer, and demanded that the three billboards in the Tampa area be removed. The letter was posted on The Smoking Gun Web site.

The billboards, advertisements for WFLZ FM’s ‘The MJ Morning Show,’ depicted a bald Spears and show host Todd Schnitt along with the slogans ‘Total Nut Jobs,’ ‘Shock Therapy’ and ‘Certifiable.’ Read more