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Britney Spears has reportedly been accused of plagiarising the work of an American country rock duo on her single 'Hold It Against Me' David and Howard Bellamy are allegedly planning to sue the pop princess and four credited song writers on the grounds that her chart-topping track is "too close" to their 1979 ballad, 'If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me?'David told the Daily Star: "Howard and I have no personal beef with Britney. Shes a talented gal. But professionally we feel completely ripped off."We will without doubt take the appropriate legal action if our attorneys agree weve been ripped off."Responding to the possible lawsuit, a spokesperson for Spears stated: "If this is now a legal matter then I am afraid we would have nothing to say until our lawyers have been alerted."The quote is thought to have originally been coined by Groucho Marx on his 1950s gameshow You Bet Your Life.
Britney Spears performing at , in 2009. 
US pop and country duo  are accusing  singer Britney Spears — also from the United States — of plagiarism in her latest single "".  The group believes that  Spears is "ripping off" one of their songs, a 1979 track entitled ""; they are thought to be attempting to have Spears prosecuted.

Howard and David Bellamy claim that Britney Spears' single, the first to be released from her upcoming album '''', is "too close" to The Bellamy Brothers song. Both tracks have reached number one on various music charts.

Speaking to British  '''', David Bellamy said, "Howard and I have no personal beef with Britney. She’s a talented gal. But professionally we feel completely ripped off. We will without doubt take the appropriate legal action if our attorneys agree we’ve been ripped off."

A spokesperson for Britney Spears, made a statement to the same newspaper. "If this is now a legal matter then I am afraid we would have nothing to say until our lawyers have been alerted," the spokesperson stated.