Yep! I also just heard that the timing and everything was a very smart move on her part too. I bet that this will turn into one of those nasty divorces too! K-Fed is not going to let this go down without a fight - that will make him seem more of a loser than he already is.
Here is what I found out so far on the Britney Spears Divorce:
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Britney's Battle Could Turn Nasty - http://popsugar.com/60701
Wed, 11/08/2006 - 8:55am
Britney filed for divorce yesterday behind K-Fed's back and is seeking sole custody of Sean P and Jayden. Brit then reunited with her old manager for a little fun ice skating outing to show off her smiles. Now TMZ reports that Kevin is thinking of challenging custody of the kids - it may be his only hope in cashing in on Britney's fortune. Brit has acted as the primary parent to Sean and Jayden while K-Fed is trying unsuccessfully to sell records, so it seems unlikely that the father of 4 has any hope in winning this battle. And we're also hearing that Brit may just be a bit smarter than people gave her credit for. Filing papers this week was perfectly timed to ensure Kevin got just a little less of her money. Here's more:
She filed two years and one month from the day of her marriage, on Oct. 6, 2004. Her prenup, according to legal theorists, evidently carried increases for Federline for every year of their marriage. And those deadlines, they say, likely had 30-day grace periods.
Hence, Nov. 6 would have been Britney's last chance to get out of paying a third year of alimony settlement to a basically talentless slacker who was a drain on her finances.
And in the end, money is probably what Spears’ divorce is all about. Since she deliberately showed off a new trim body on David Letterman’s show the other night, Spears is obviously getting ready to go back to work. If a new album and tour are on the boards, Spears obviously doesn't want to share the proceeds with Federline. It was clearly better to get out now, so that K-Fed can lay claim to only half of Spears’ earnings during what has been the most fallow period in her career.
We just can't get over how quickly Brit has bounced back! Clearly this is part of the comeback plan, but who cares!
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Britney Beat K-Fed to the Punch - http://popsugar.com/60461
Tue, 11/07/2006 - 11:57pm
We are still mourning the sad news about Reese and Ryan's split but at the same time we are elated about the Britney news. We love that she filed for divorce leaving K-Fed behind, and now we're hearing that K-Fed was planning to divorce Britney too. Apparently Kevin has been secretly meeting with lawyers since May and was even planning on using Sean P as leverage, but Brit beat him to it. L&S reports:
“Kevin is focused on his tour,” says an insider. “I don’t think he was prepared for this.” When contacted by Life & Style, Kevin’s rep seemed to have no idea that Britney had filed divorce papers. In fact, insiders say Kevin was preparing a divorce bombshell of his own.
As early as last May, Kevin, 28, began secretly meeting with his lawyer, Mark Kaplan, to work out a settlement deal with Britney, 24. Kevin was prepared to use their son, Sean Preston, now 1, as leverage: If Britney didn’t give Kevin $10 million, plus their $10 million Malibu mansion, he would sue her for custody, claims an insider. “Kevin knows that Sean is Britney’s Achilles’ heel,” an insider says.
But the couple stayed together through the birth of their second son, Jayden James, now 2 months. Yet Life & Style knows that Kevin recently went back to his lawyer for more secret divorce talks — and this time, he had two babies to use as pawns. He was hoping to score a $30 million payday.
“He feels like $10 million is not a generous amount if he and Britney split since he won’t have any part of his sons’ lives,” says an insider.
But Britney was too quick for him. While Kevin was caught up with his troubled album-release tour, she filed papers of her own asking for legal and physical custody of Sean and Jayden — before the couple reached any kind of deal.
“There was no way she was going to let Kevin lead the way on this subject,” says a close friend of Kevin’s. “She filed first to save face. It’s all about taking care of the babies and keeping the money.”
And Brit’s prenup should be airtight. According to the prenup, Kevin will receive $300,000, any gifts Britney bought him that cost less than $10,000 and half the value of their $10 million Malibu mansion.
You go girl! Can you imagine if Kevin had slapped the papers on Brit first? And if he was really planning to use Sean P as leverage, he's just a total jerk who deserves to be kicked to the curb. Let the K-Fed backlash begin.
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Behind Britney's Break Up Round Up - http://popsugar.com/60412
Tue, 11/07/2006 - 4:36pm
It's all coming together now. The little clues that we did not notice before the bomb Ms Brit dropped on us today. Like her NOT wearing her wedding ring on Letterman. As you know, we are still so thrilled - Britney showed K-Fed the door today, and to no surprise every weekly magazine out there is all over the news. Stay tuned as we find out every juicy detail and in the meantime here's the lastest round up:
* People has a time line mapping out their separate lives.
* Life & Style says K-Fed is so focused on his career he had no idea Britney was planning to file for divorce, and Brit's family and friends were all in the dark as well.
* BWE has a few details from the pre-nup and we can rest easy knowing K-Fed won't be getting Brit's fortune. It looks like he's only getting $30K per month for a year.
* In Touch said K-Fed left Britney in tears at a restaurant and that was the final blow.
* US Weekly has details on some final fights between the couple. Here are a few more details from US Weekly:
At a bash for Federline's album release at club Xenii in L.A. on October 31, the couple, say sources, had an explosive argument. While Federline worked the crowd (onstage earlier in the night he yelled, "Ladies, I love you!"), Spears was hidden away in an upstairs dressing room.
Before Halloween night was officially over, the pop star, dressed in a black minidress and barefoot, made a dramatic exit. "She ran down the stairs crying and stormed out," a witness says. "Her eyes were swollen and her eyeliner was smudged. She looked like a complete mess." Federline didn't run after his wife.
Matters remained unresolved by the time the couple headed east (Spears even postponed her NYC arrival by one day), and the pop star was spotted welling up in public again on November 2 while having dinner with a male friend at Library, her hotel's restaurant. "She cried on and off the whole meal," an onlooker tells Us.
Based on Britney's appearance on Letterman, she seems to be so happy and ready to move on with her life and focus on her boys. We are still in shock. Not that we didn't see this coming but just not out of the blue like this today. We can't wait to see what Britney has in store for us next.
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And if you're interested, here is the link to view the divorce papers:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/pdf/BritneySpearsDivorceDocs.pdf