Judge Rules Britney Spears Looses Both Children

Britney Spears files for divorce against spouse husband Kevin Federline

Britney Spears files for divorce, cites irreconcilable differences in court papers November 7, 2006 - 21:42 By: JEREMIAH MARQUEZ Britney Spears, holding her dog Bit Bit, and husband Kevin Federline, walk the red carpet during the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in this Dec. 8, 2004, file photo taken in Las Vegas. (AP/Eric Jamison/File)   LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britney Spears is saying bye-bye to K-Fed. The pop princess filed for divorce Tuesday from her husband, former backup dancer and aspiring rapper Kevin Federline. The Los Angeles County Superior Court filing cites "irreconcilable differences." Spears, 24, married Federline, 28, in 2004. They have a one-year-old son, Sean Preston, and an infant son who was born Sept. 12. The divorce papers identify the baby as Jayden James Federline. In the divorce papers, which do not mention a prenuptial agreement, Spears asks for custody of the couple's two children, with visitation rights for Federline. The filing does list as separate property, and thereby off-limits to Federline, "miscellaneous jewelry and other personal affects," earnings and other assets to be determined later. Spears' declaration that she and Federline had no community assets indicate the pair had a prenuptial agreement and don't want to disclose to the court their divorce settlement, said Leon Bennett, a divorce lawyer. The filing also stated the marriage occurred Oct. 6, 2004, a few weeks after a widely covered wedding ceremony. Federline at the time explained the two ceremonies by saying that the couple had moved the wedding date up to throw off the media, but doing so did not give their lawyers time to finish their prenup. A message left with Spears' lawyer, Laura Wasser, was not immediately returned. Spears married Federline eight months after ending a 55-hour Las Vegas marriage to her childhood friend, Jason Alexander. Her second marriage has provided endless fodder for tabloids, which have speculated frequently that the union was in trouble. Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, issued a statement declining comment. "There is no statement at this time as requested by Mark's client, Kevin Federline," said Michael Sands, spokesman for Kaplan. But in an interview with The Associated Press two weeks ago, Federline had nothing but praise for Spears. "Her influence on me has been really big," he told the AP. "She's a strong woman and she knows what she wants out of life and that helps build a strong man. I look up to you baby." The filing came a day after Spears, back in shape after the birth of her second child, made a surprise appearance on David Letterman's "Late Show" in New York by popping up behind him as he was sitting at his desk. Born in Kentwood, La., in 1981, Spears got her first taste of fame at age 11 when she joined the "The All New Mickey Mouse Club" TV show. Her fellow Mouseketeers included future superstars Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Five years after leaving the show she released her debut album, "Baby One More Time." In a video for the title track with photos, Spears dressed provocatively in a school uniform and cemented her reputation as a sex symbol. Yet, throughout a years-long romance with Timberlake, Spears always proclaimed her chastity. By 2003, Spears had fully embraced her sex-charged image, sharing an open-mouthed kiss with Madonna during the MTV Video Music Awards. Also in 2003, Spears gave an interview to W magazine in which she revealed she had lost her virginity to Timberlake. Federline appeared in the movie "You Got Served" and performed as a backup dancer for singer Justin Timberlake. He was previously involved with actress Shar Jackson of TV's "Moesha." Federline and Jackson have two children. More Entertainment News about Britney Spears' Filing for Divorce Divorce me baby one more time: Britney Spears's marriage over Posted: 08 November 2006 1129 hrs LOS ANGELES - Pop-star Britney Spears has filed for divorce from dancer husband Kevin Federline, court documents showed, ending a two-year tabloid guessing game over the teen-idol's stormy marriage. Lawyers for the 24-year-old multi-millionaire cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason Spears was seeking a divorce from Federline, 28, whom she married in 2004 after a whirlwind romance. Spears, who shot to fame in the 1990s with a string of hits including "Oops I Did It Again," will seek custody of the couple's two baby children, documents filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday showed. But sources told celebrity news website TMZ.com that Spears -- worth over 120 million dollars according to a 2004 Forbes survey -- was protected against a costly divorce settlement through an "iron-clad" pre-nuptial agreement. A spokeswoman for Spears was not immediately available for comment as the bombshell development jostled for position with coverage of the US elections on television networks. News of Spears' divorce came just one day after she made a surprise appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman," where she laughed and joked with the veteran chat show host but gave no clue of the impending announcement. Spears shot to superstardom in late 1998, with her smash hit debut album "Baby One More Time," which she followed with another chart-topping success the following year, "Oops!...I Did It Again." According to Time magazine, Spears has sold over 76 million records worldwide and her 31 million albums sold in the US make her the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history. Yet while Los Angeles-based Spears is idolised by many teenage fans, her personal life has become a favourite topic for debate from an insatiable entertainment media. A much-publicised relationship and break-up with singer Justin Timberlake made her a prime tabloid target, and in January 2004 she attracted more headlines and photos when she married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander in Las Vegas, only to annul the union 55 hours later. She married Federline three months after meeting him in 2004, but their relationship has been the subject of intense speculation in the celebrity press, with repeated reports the couple were planning to divorce. In December 2005, Spears' spokeswoman Leslie Sloan denied reports that the couple were to split and that Federline was seeking a 125 million dollar divorce settlement. "The story is untrue and hurtful," she said. "They are as normal as other couples. They fight, and they make up. They are fine and happy." In June this year, the British edition of The National Inquirer was forced to issue an apology for two stories that cited unidentified friends of the couple as saying they were heading for divorce. Spears also said in an interview with NBC that her marriage was in good shape, describing her relationship with Federline as "awesome" and blaming paparazzi for turning her into an "emotional wreck." "He helps me. He has to. I'm an emotional wreck right now," Spears said, adding she believed the media wanted her marriage to collapse. "If they want it to fail, that's sad. I think everybody should be pro-love," she said. But doubts about the couple's marriage persisted with tabloids painting Federline, a wannabe rapper, as a talentless gold-digger. Spears was an enthusiastic cheerleader at Federline's debut public appearance as a rapper at a teenage awards ceremony in September, but the performance was ridiculed by music press and photos. Spears's legions of admirers banded together to launch a website urging their idol to dump Federline, www.divorcekevin.com. - AFP/sh   All Rights Reserved www.customizedicons.com Copyright© Division of HCL Inc. 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