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| Pop star Britney Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline, have filed for divorce, court officials in Los Angeles say. | Pop star Britney Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline, have filed for divorce, court officials in Los Angeles say. |
| Spears, 24, who married 28-year-old Federline in 2004, will seek custody of their two children, court papers say. | Spears, 24, who married 28-year-old Federline in 2004, will seek custody of their two children, court papers say. |
| The documents cited "irreconcilable differences" for the divorce. | The documents cited "irreconcilable differences" for the divorce. |
| Spears's previous marriage, to childhood friend Jason Alexander, was annulled two days after the couple exchanged vows in Las Vegas in 2004. | Spears's previous marriage, to childhood friend Jason Alexander, was annulled two days after the couple exchanged vows in Las Vegas in 2004. |
| Spears gave birth to her first child by Federline - Sean Preston - last year. | |
| The couple announced the birth of their second child, named as Jayden James Federline in the divorce paper, in September. | |
| Rumours denied | |
| Spears, a former teen idol, has sold more than 60 million albums since her pop debut in 1998. | |
| Her personal wealth was estimated at about $123m in 2004 by Forbes business magazine. | |
| Federline, a rapper whose own music career has met with limited success, has two children by his former partner, TV actress Shar Jackson. | |
| The state of Spears's and Federline's marriage has been the focus of intense media speculation for months, with repeated reports the couple were planning to divorce. | |
| Last December, Spears's spokeswoman Leslie Sloan denied reports the pair were planning to split and that Federline was seeking a $125m divorce settlement. | |
| "The story is untrue and hurtful," she said. "They are as normal as other couples. They fight, and they make up. They are fine and happy." |