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Is Britney ready to flee the U.S. in custody row?

Britney Spears is so desperate to get away from her custody battle she is considering moving to London, it was claimed today.

According to a US newspaper she has set her heart on fleeing to Britain, and is even developing an English accent.

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Brit the Brit: friends say Britney, pictured in Hollywood, wants to flee Federline and her custody battle

Brit the Brit: friends say Britney, pictured in Hollywood, wants to flee Federline and her custody battle

A friend said: "She thinks her only hope is to move to London for a fresh start.

"She is so scared about losing her boys that her mind is racing trying to think of how to keep them.

"Britney thinks she can arrive in London and blend in with the locals. But she doesn't have a clue how to write a cheque."

Spears, 25, is fighting her ex-husband, rapper Kevin Federline, for custody of their sons Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, 10 months.

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