Monday February 14 8:07 PM ET Spice Girls must wait for scooter judgment LONDON (Reuters) - The Spice Girls must wait to hear whether they will have to pay around $2.54 million in damages to an Italian scooter company, the High Court said Monday. Aprilia has sued the Spice Girls in London over a sponsorship deal that it said flopped after Geri Halliwell, formerly known as ``Ginger Spice,'' pulled out of the group to pursue a solo career. Aprilia said it produced a special version of its Sonic scooter called ``Spice Sonic,'' complete with silhouettes of the girls on it after the deal was done. But the judge, Mary Arden, was told last week in the case, in which ``Baby Spice'' Emma Bunton and Halliwell gave evidence, that the campaign fell flat after Halliwell's departure. Rossana Fuzzi, Aprilia's advertising manager, told the court: ``When Geri left, all our brochures, advertising material and the logo became obsolete. A very expensive commercial of the girls became unusable. This is what I would call a total marketing flop.'' Arden said she would deliver her verdict at a later date. No date has been set but it is expected to be before Easter, which this year falls on April 23. Reuters/Variety ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com _____________________________________________________________ Who will win the Oscars? Spout off on our Entertainment list! http://www.topica.com/lists/showbiztalk