Pop singer Britney Spears has been married twice. In 2004, she married a childhood friend, Jason Alexander, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, famous for its same-day weddings (there is even a drive-through). The marriage lasted only 55 hours. Spears successfully filed for an annulment.
Her second marriage was in 2004, to Kevin Federline, one of her backup dancers. At the time of their engagement, they had known each other for 3 months, and Federline's ex-girlfriend was eight months pregnant with their second child. The couple married in a "surprise" ceremony in 2005 and subsequently had two sons.
Two months after the birth of their second child, Spears filed for divorce. After protracted legal battles and police involvement, Spears and Federline have reached a settlement in which Federline has sole custody and Spears has visitation.
Although Spears has since dated, including a paparazzo against whom she subsequently filed a restraining order, she is unmarried at this time. Despite her frequent tangles with the law (including a hit-and-run charge), dubious parenting skills (she has undergone court-ordered parental counseling and no longer has custody of her children), frequent trips to rehab (at least 3, plus one police-escorted hospitalization for psychiatric evaluation), and erratic behavior (including the legendary head-shaving incident), Spears may enjoy full federal marriage benefits in all states. Spearks believes gays and lesbians should be able to do the same. She recently tweeted ""Love is love! People should be able to do whatever makes them happy!"
We couldn't agree more.
