TORMENTED Britney Spears is to offer ex-hubby Kevin Federline a multi-million dollar cash-for-kids deal to get joint custody of her sons.
The distraught singer made her secret move in the Battle of the Cokeheads after K-Fed BANNED her from her youngest boys birthday party last week. And part of the deal she thrashed out with lawyers on Thursday involves a GAGGING clause to stop her ex pursuing what she sees as a vicious campaign to show her as an unfit mother. The 25-year-old star did not help her cause earlier in the week with a disastrous glassy-eyed and bloated comeback appearance at the MTV awards. But K-Fed has also blotted his copybook with a sex and cocaine orgy. One close friend of Britney said: She is a caring devoted mum despite her crazy lifestyle. The kids mean the world to her. However she has finally come to terms with the fact that the way things are heading, she is going to lose them.
She is absolutely petrified at that thought and she knows she will not win full custody. So she has decided to reach a compromise with Kevin where she will have most custody. Federline, 29, was seeking to have the children 70 per cent of the time with Britney getting only 30 per cent. Now Britney hopes he will agree to the reverse in return for cash.
Britneys change of tactics came in an emotional week for her with the birthdays of both of her sons. On Wednesday Federline celebrated Jaydens first at the Kiddyplayland childrens themed restaurant in Los Angeles. Britney was not invited but her younger sister Jamie Lynne and her parents, mum Lynne and dad Jamie were. The star is at loggerheads with her mum who is siding with Federline in the bitter custody battle. It was a terrible day for Britney, said her friend. But instead of going out clubbing to try to escaped her problems as she has done in the past, she stayed at home crying all night. On Friday it was their older son Sean Preston's second birthday. Her pal said: She feels she is being sidelined by her family. And she won't let that happen.
Britney who rakes in £365,000 a month thinks Federline will accept her deal because she believes his main motive for fighting for custody is money. If he got custody it would mean massive sums in child maintenance and that is what Britney thinks he is after, said the pal. She thinks if she gives him a wad of dollars he can go take it and knock himself out! The star married Federline in September 2004 and filed for divorce in November 2006. He already pockets £10,000 a month in maintenance from her. But former dancer K-Fed has spent months compiling a damning dossier on her as he tries to get the children too. Both Britney and Federline have hired top Los Angeles private detectives to gather evidence against each other to use in their custody battle. But Federlines sleuth Aaron Cohen, a former Israeli commando, has already served writs on her two former female assistants, her nanny, her drug rehab counsellor and her former business manager. Even her former bodyguard Daimon Shippen has been ordered to give evidence. The Federline dossier is believed to include videos and phone recordings of Britney showing her drunk while with the kids. Her friend said: She realises that she did go wild, often leaving the children with the nanny to go out partying and it does not reflect well on her. Her breakdown will be used against her. And she is also worried that sleazy details of her sex life and alleged drug taking will emerge if there is a court hearing. Details of Britneys alleged lesbian romps and non-stop benders have already been published. She spent 28 days earlier this year at the Promises Rehab Clinic in Malibu after she went off the rails and shaved her head. Her shambolic zombie-like performance in opening the MTV awards was lambasted by critics. She mimed out of synch to her new song Gimme More and forgot dance moves. Afterwards she rushed back to her £6 million Malibu mansion in tears. Her friend revealed: Britney wanted to sing live but her management thought she was not up to it. This led to terrible rows with them. Because she was not singing live she felt that she did not need to rehearse as much as perhaps she should have, and spent the weekend partying in Vegas. Now she is worried her stage performance will be used as yet more fuel to show that she is in no state to look after the kids full time. She was really angry at herself for messing up. She went home and did a lot of thinking. Britney will be back on form soon. She has a new album lined up as well as a tour planned. But she knows that her main priority is her two little children and she is going to deal with it. Labels: breaking news os9user britney spears keven federline
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