Britney's depositions won't be taped because of YouTube fears

LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's highest-profile custody case was back in court Friday, with a lawyer for Britney Spears winning a motion to bar videotaping of depositions.

Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline were under court order to appear later in the day at another hearing to work out custody arrangements for their two young sons.

Spears' lawyer, Thomas Paine Dunlap, argued video of the depositions almost certainly would wind up on YouTube. He said his celebrity client had a right to be protected from that exposure.

Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon made his ruling in spite of his concern that she is constantly courting "an inordinate amount of media," which he said runs counter to her expressed desire for privacy.

Dunlap countered that the pop star was not trying to create media attention.

"If she goes to Starbucks, there's media there. If she goes shopping, there's media there," he said.

Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represents Federline, said his client wanted the depositions to be videotaped to preserve the demeanor of witnesses who testify during the closed sessions.