Pop diva Britney Spears was excused from being grilled in court over her request for a permanent restrainingsgroupsagainst a Japanese fan.

　　The 21-year-old musical star has revived a request for a permanent stay-awaysgroupsagainst Japanese businessman Masahiko Shizawa after dropping an earliersgroupsin April. But Spears accused the businessman of flouting the agreement by repeatedly contacting her by fax and won a temporary ruling last month ordering him to stay at least 300 yards away from her and not to contact her in any way.