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Michael Bublé has spoken out in defence of Britney Spears, saying the fuss over her lip-synching tour in Australia was grossly exaggerated. "You'd think she killed someone," he said. "OK, she lip-synchs her show, people know that.

Britney Spears Australian Lip-Synching Snafu (Image: Splash News)

They make the decision if they want to go and see her do that." The Canadian singer, who is very popular in Australia, asked bluntly: "Does she deserve the way she’s been completely bashed by the media here? No."


Spears's miming act has created a storm of controversy and soured her tour. She soldiered on, however, taking her children to the Sydney Aquarium and working her way through her tour dates.

Bublé, who was in Australia to promote his album Crazy Love, also deadpanned: "Mind you, I lip-synch all my concerts. I’m the Milli Vanilli of jazz."