Spears arrives in court for hearing

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's highest-profile custody battle was back in court Friday, with Britney Spears and Kevin Federline going behind closed doors to work out custody arrangements for their two young sons.

Spears arrived at the courthouse in her white Mercedes-Benz convertible and giggled when asked by reporters outside the courtroom if she was nervous.

She was escorted by sheriff's deputies and wore a black print dress and cowgirl boots.

Federline, her ex-husband, reached the courtroom a few minutes after Spears. He was wearing a gray pinstriped suit and an earring in his right ear.

Both were under court order to attend the proceedings.

A few moments after the hearing began, Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon closed it to the media at the request of Spears' lawyer, Sorrell Trope.

Trope was expected to argue that Spears had complied with court orders and should regain the shared custody she lost earlier this month.

Earlier in the day, a lawyer for Spears won a motion to bar videotaping of deposition testimony in the case.

(This version CORRECTS color of Spears' Mercedes to white, sted yellow. )

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