 Pop singer Britney Spears seems poised for a comeback now that she filed for divorce following a tumultuous two-year marriage with her former backup dancer-turned-rapper, Kevin Federline.
The marriage, which produced two sons, Sean Preston, 1, and Jayden James, 2 months, also produced many rumors. Federline, 28, has a reputation as partier and spent many nights out while Spears, 24, stayed home with the children.
Two months after she gave birth to her second son, the pregnancy weight is gone. On Monday, she appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman" with her new thin body and bob hair-cut. She filed for divorce the next day.
According to British news reports, Spears told Federline about the divorce via text message. He received the news while doing an interview Monday night.
"There's been a stir that any time Britney appeared on Letterman, something big will happen," Katrina Zisch of Us Weekly told The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm. "Last time she did, she announced she was pregnant for the second time so people were suspicious she was going to be on soon."
Zisch said Spears will offer Federline, who has two other children with actress Shar Jackson, visitation rights, but she wants sole custody of the children.
"I think she realizes Kevin is not a good influence for her kids and he's lucky to get those rights," Zisch said.
Before the two were married, Spears' attorney made sure she had a prenuptial agreement to protect her and the estimated $32 million she is worth. The agreement states that Federline will be given $300,000 per year equal to half the time they were married, Zisch said.
"That marriage is done, done, done. Stick a fork in him, he's done," said Harvey Levin, managing editor of TMZ, the Web site that broke the story.
The petition asks that Spears get custody of the two boys. The legal papers were filed by celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser who handled divorces for such stars as Angelina Jolie and Nick Lachey.
Spears married hometown pal Jason Alexander in a late-night Vegas ceremony in January 2004 that lasted 55 hours before it was annulled. In the divorce papers she filed earlier this week, Spears is citing irreconcilable differences with Federline.
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