US: Singer Britney Spears is to divorce her husband, it has been announced. She filed for divorce from rapper Kevin Federline at the Los Angeles County Superior Court citing "irreconcilable differences". Spears, (24) married Federline (28) in 2004.
They have a one-year-old son, Sean Preston, and an infant son Jayden James, who was born on September 12th.
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.
Spears's declaration that she and Federline had no community assets indicate the pair had a prenuptial agreement and do not want to disclose to the court their divorce settlement, said divorce lawyer Leon Bennett. Federline's attorney declined to comment.
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.
Born in Kentwood, Louisiana, in 1981, Spears got her first taste of fame at age 11 when she joined The All New Mickey Mouse Club TV show. Five years after leaving the show she released her debut album, Baby One More Time. In a video for the title track, Spears dressed provocatively in a school uniform and cemented her reputation as a sex symbol. - (AP)