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Last updated at 19:22pm on 08.11.06
Kevin Federline gets the bad news while Britney is bursting with excitement.
Britney Spears told husband of two years Kevin Federline that she was divorcing him via a text message while he was recording a TV interview.
The 24-year-old singer decided it was all over on Monday after a very tempestuous marriage and sent a message to Kevin's BlackBerry telling him exactly that.
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The wannabe rapper, 27, was filming a segment for MuchMusic in Canada at the time. He interrupted the interview and stormed off, returning 30 minutes later visibly upset.
While the mother of two, who looks amazing after giving birth just eight weeks ago, was filing divorce papers at the Los Angeles superior court citing "irreconcilable differences", Kevin was gushing about his "supportive-wife" and how much he loved his family. The whole incident has been caught on video.
The news of the split broke a day after Britney appeared on the David Letterman show in America showing off her new toned figure and bobbed haircut. She didn't mention the break-up but there have been numerous reports since June that the marriage was in trouble.
Just last week the pop princess had a furious Halloween bust-up with K-Fed, and she was overheard screaming: "You're useless - you're nobody," at him at the nightclub launch of his own rap album.
Federline, her former backing dancer, was later seen crouched in a corner crying. He then spent last weekend in New York plugging his debut album, before heading to Canada on Monday.
The couple, who married in September 2004 after dating for three months, had arranged to meet in New York but Kevin checked into a separate hotel, leaving Britney with their two sons, Sean Preston, one, and two-month-old Jayden James.
She was later seen in tears as she exchanged angry words with her husband on her mobile phone. He is believed to have stood her up, preferring to hit the town with five friends instead.
This was the last straw for Britney, who has asked that the couples' assets -including "jewellery and other personal effects", and "earnings and accumulations from and after the date of separation" - are confirmed as "separate" property.
But she came out of hiding last night and embarked on a two-hour tour of New York's tourist attractions in a bid to show she is getting over the split.
When asked how she was coping with the divorce she replied: "I'm doing OK." She looked like she didn't have a care in the world as she went to the famous ice rink at the city's Rockefeller Center with her former manager Larry Rudolph.
Britney fired Mr Rudolph, who was responsible for making her a star, a few years ago but it looks as if he may have a hand in her new album Fears Within, which is due out next summer.
This will be Britney's second divorce. She wed childhood friend Jason Alexander in January 2004 in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled two days later.
And he won't get half her fortune
Kevin federline can forget getting his hands on Britney's wealth. The singer is worth more than £65 million but most of that money is safe as the couple had a prenup agreement.
The £4 million Malibu mansion, currently home to Britney, and sometimes to Federline, will be divided 50/50.
Any gift worth more than $10,000 (£5,200) the couple have given each other will go back to the original purchaser.
This includes a custombuilt motorcycle Britney gave her husband for
Christmas two years ago. Even though he won't have access to her millions, Britney will still support him for a while. She has to pay Federline $30,000 (£15,700) a month for a year - half the time they were wed. This means that he will receive about £180,000.
Reader views (17)
Here's a sample of the latest views published.
It's this kind of coverage that contributes to the problem.
- John, Toronto, Canada
Frankly, I'm shocked that this could happen. I would have never expected it.
- Rick, USA
Aw, cut her some slack, she's only 24 and given birth to two kids in short order. Hollywood marriages are especially hard and truth be told, the media only reports the odd bit about what happened, nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors.
- Janie, Geneva CH
Shocking! I'm sure nobody saw this coming. Yeah, right.
- Al W, Bitterrroot Valley, Montana
Tg, it's in the bible. Perhaps you should pick one up and read it for a change. Practiced by very few? Perhaps in your little circles. I tend to surround myself with people who actually have moral fibre.
- Pete, Dallas, Texas
A text message divorce note? What a class act.
- Sim Namore, Carlsbad, CA USA
They were two naive kids when the got married. There are many girls more talented and better looking than Britney, but they haven't gotten their big break. Her future success rests in the hands of the recording industry, who may not be forgiving of her tabloid lifestyle.
- Henford Rothschild, Minneapolis USA
You go girl. No "oops don't do it again" for you for a while. You are right, he's nothing but a "sperm donor" and you deserved much better. He's not even that attractive. Thank God you had a prenup!
- Monique Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
Hey Bradshaw,
I am sick and tired of people like you getting angry because someone got a divorce. Most marriages these days have nothing to do with religion, it is a sociological norm. Call it what you will, but the "holy union" you write of is an antiquated idea that is practiced by a select few.
So my question is, who is next and when will they be divorced? I say if Britney likes the D, she will not get remarried, rather play the field like the promiscuous girl you appear to be!
- Tg, UK
Oops she did it again! I love it!
She is my fav!!
- Dan Tabrett, Romford
Well Steve, you clearly found it relevant enough to click on the article and bother to post a comment...
- Rachel, London
Britney Who? I don't have the slightest clue why this "news" should have any relevance to my life!
- Steve R, London, UK
I know she seeks the limelight but it can't be easy on anyone getting the amount of attention she does. She's tried very hard to maintain her image this last decade against years of mud slung at her and it is probably this effort that has caused the divorce.
The poor girl needs to be left alone to have a normal life, but like all american royalty, this will never happen.
I don't think she'll ever be allowed to have a happy relationship.
- Alex Coen, Battersea
I wonder who she'll marry next!
my money is that it'll be one of her bodyguards. When you spend that much time with someone every day, and they make you feel safe and secure ther's a high possibility that a deep attatchment can form.
Also she has the pre-nup written out already! Bonus!
- Tobias, Wapping
It's a real shame when people get divorced, no matter who they are. Marriage is a commitment FOR LIFE. It is a union in the eyes of God before our peers.
I think it's sick how Britney is constantly making a mockery of this holy union.
- Gln Bradshaw, Putney
I think he must have tried to make it work more than her because of the pre-nup. She is an attractive, successful and incredibly sought-after woman with everything going for her. He is a nobody who got lucky. He should have forught harder to make it work!
- Gemms, EC2
Finally!
- Floh, Hamburg, Germany
