Britney Spears

Profession: Singer
Place/Date of Birth: McComb, Mississippi, United States, 02 December 1981
Associated with: Adnan Ghalib

Britney spent her actual birthday with her sons, two-year-old Sean Preston and 14-months-old Jayden James.

Britney having Christmas with sons? - Nov 28 2007
Britney Spears is reportedly set to spend Christmas with her sons.

The singer was granted custody of two-year-old Sean Preston and 14-month-old Jayden James for Christmas Day during a closed Los Angeles court hearing on Tuesday, according to E! Online.

It seems the 25-year-old singer was granted custody of the boys for the holiday because her ex-husband Kevin Federline, 29, had the boys for Thanksgiving last Thursday.

"There was a proposal by Kevin that the holidays be shared in a certain fashion," K-Fed’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told People. "That was agreed to. That’s the best for everyone involved.

"It’s important for the kids to spend time with each of the parents - especially on special days. And that is Kevin’s desire."

Britney currently has three weekly visits with her sons, while Kevin has been awarded temporary full custody.

The couple’s next hearing has been scheduled for January 23.

Britney ’jumps red light’ in video - Nov 19 2007
A video believed to show Britney Spears going through a red light was submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court, in the latest piece of evidence entered in the child-custody battle between the pop star and ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Mark Kaplan, Federline’s lawyer, said he could not comment after the closed-door hearing before Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, because Gordon had issued a sealed order.

The celebrity website TMZ.com reported that the video showed the troubled 25-year-old singer jumping a red light at a Hollywood Hills junction while driving with the couple’s two young sons in the back seat of her car.

An unidentified witness who had been subpoenaed also appeared briefly at the court hearing. His testimony was postponed.

The case is due back in court on November 26.

Last month, Gordon ruled that Spears could have sleepovers with her two boys if she had regular drug tests, childproofed her home and ensured the children were buckled into their car seats when she took them on a drive.

He had previously suspended Spears’ custody rights, ruling that she engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol".

Britney told to pay Kev legal fees - Nov 7 2007
American pop star Britney Spears has been ordered to pay the majority of Kevin Federline’s legal fees in the couple’s custody dispute.

Britney has been told to pay 120,000 US dollars (£57,000) in legal fees to her ex-husband, the father of her two young sons.

Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon ordered the singer to stump up a large chunk of the 154,500 US dollars (£74,000) in legal fees that Federline owes to his attorney, according to court papers.

Gordon made the decision after considering several factors, including "the notable disparity between the parties’ income", the ruling said.

A call requesting comment from Britney’s attorney was not immediately returned.

Court papers released last week show that Britney makes roughly 737,000 US dollars (£352,000) per month and spends lavishly on clothes and entertainment.

Meanwhile, Kevin "indicates that he does not earn any income", the ruling said.

Kevin, who has temporary custody of two-year-old Sean Preston and one-year-old Jayden James, receives 15,000 dollars (£7,166) per month in child support and 20,000 dollars (£9,555) in financial support from Britney.

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Biography

Born in December 1981, Britney Jean Spears shot to fame in a blaze of pigtails and knee high socks in 1998 with her debut single Baby One More Time. Just seventeen years old Britney quickly became the biggest name in pop following up her success with Oops, I Did It Again, Lucky and Stronger as well as two albums, also called Baby One More Time. However, this wasn’t the first time Britney had tasted fame, she had started her career in American Saturday morning TV’s Mickey Mouse Club alongside pop rival Christina Aguliera and boyfriend Justin Timberlake.

During the early years of her career Britney made millions thanks to merchandising deals and successful hits. But she faced controversy throughout with rumours of plastic surgery and feuds with other stars. Her third album, which saw her take a sexier and more adult turn, was a relative disappointment while her critically panned but box office friendly debut movie Crossroads was a fleeting highlight. Meanwhile her long relationship with Justin Timberlake came to an end in 2002 amid claims that her reputation as a virgin was false and in fact that she had cheated on the N*Sync star. Britney responded by sharing a kiss with idol Madonna on stage at the MTV Awards - an act which saw the pair criticized more than admired.

The kiss signaled the end of Britney’s pop-childhood and with the release of In The Zone and the hit single Toxic she began building a new fanbase. A drunken Las Vegas wedding to childhood friend Jason Alexander ended in annulment after just fifty five hours but, rather than concentrate on her career, Britney continued leaning on the lovelife self destruct button. She, despite advice to the contrary, married dancer, aspiring rapper and all round rat-faced bad boy Kevin Federline in a trailer trash wedding in 2004 and within months announced she was pregnant.

She gave birth to their first son, Sean Preston, in 2005, who was quickly followed by their second child, Jayden James, in 2006.

Following exhaustive media speculation with regard to the state of their marriage, Spears and Federline divorced in November 2006. The announcement saw an ongoing legal battle for the custody of their two sons.

March 2008