In a shocking new development, OK! has learned exclusively that Britney Spears has ended her battle to win back custody of her children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, from ex-husband Kevin Federline.

In an exclusive interview with OK!, Kevin’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan says both Britney and Kevin reached and signed off on a settlement in their custody case today.

Kaplan tells OK!, “At about 8 p.m. PT, a final settlement in the Kevin Federline-Britney Spears custody case was signed. All parties have agreed to the following: Kevin will retain sole legal and physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James. Britney will continue to have visitation rights which may increase over time. The agreement will be presented to the court in the morning for approval by the commissioner.”

Kaplan adds, “Kevin is ecstatic and the boys are thriving.”

Britney, who remains under the legal conservatorship of her father Jamie Spears, lost custody of her sons to Kevin last October. At the time she had visitation privileges but they were severely restricted following her January hospitalization for psychiatric evaluation.

She currently has monitored visitation with her sons two days a week and one overnight.

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Britney Spears, her mother Lynne Spears and legal friend Blair Berk were expected to attend the final hearing in Brit’s custody case on Tuesday before her five-day trial begins on August 25. But now OK! has confirmed that the hearing has been delayed until Friday.

The reason? Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, says he needs the time to prepare.

“It was my idea to delay it for a day,” Kaplan told OK! on Monday. “But the next available day for Wasser and I was Friday, simple as that. I think I will know better what is needed to go to trial then, than I do now.”

Kaplan says the delay has nothing to do with any kind of settlement.

“It’s more for technical reasons in a complicated case like this,” he told OK!. The door is open if [Laura] Wasser and Blair Berk want to walk through it, but there is no delay because of an impending settlement.”

A previous mediation to settle Brit’s custody case failed, leaving K-Fed’s option for sole legal and physical custody of their two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, on the table.

Court insiders have speculated that the singer could request further mediation to avoid going to trial, and in the meantime may ask for more visitation.

Meanwhile, Kevin and his lawyers are moving full steam ahead in order to win permanent full custody.

“I’m preparing to go to trial until I don’t have a reason to go to trial,” Kaplan told OK! on Monday.

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A New York limousine company with customers including Britney Spears has admitted secretly videotaping its famous passengers.

Ready to Roll bosses claim the tapes are to prevent passengers running off without paying.

But celebrity customers are fuming after they were tipped off by the wife of a driver who was recently fired, reports TMZ.com.

According to TMZ, Kevin Spacey, John Goodman, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman have also used the company on regular occasions.

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Producers of Madonna’s upcoming world tour have blasted reports Britney Spears will join her in a live stage performance.

The pop superstar had reportedly asked Spears to join her on her Sticky &Sweet tour earlier this month in a bid to help the troubled star resurrect her own singing career.

But while Spears will appear with Madonna in a short video that will be broadcast on big screens during the show, she will not be taking to the stage with the Material Girl hitmaker, reports the New York Daily News.
The tour is set to kick off on August 23rd in Wales.

The pair last shared the stage during their 2003 performance at the MTV Music Awards - when they stunned fans by sharing a passionate kiss.

Spears is also rumored to be working with producers Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins and her ex-boyfriend J.R. Rotem on her own comeback album, the follow-up to Blackout, which was released in October.

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Madonna has reportedly asked Britney Spears to join her on tour, in a bid to help the troubled star resurrect her singing career.

The Material Girl hitmaker is set to meet with Spears in New York on Sunday to record a video, which will be broadcast on big screens during her upcoming Sticky and Sweet tour, due to kick off on August 23rd.

And according to reports, the 49-year-old has even invited the Toxic star to join her onstage at some of her world tour dates.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, “They are recording a video together on Sunday that will provide the backdrop for part of Madonna’s show. And they are talking about Britney taking the stage on a few of the dates too. It’s hoped that Madonna can help Britney get back to her old self.”

The singers previously stunned fans at the 2003 MTV Music Awards when they shared a passionate kiss onstage.

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Britney Spears’ acclaimed stint on U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother hasn’t earned her an Emmy nod - she and Mary-Kate Olsen’s guest TV spots won’t be among those competing for gold.

Both stars have been left off the top 10 list of Emmy semifinalists in the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category.

Instead, Sarah Silverman is a favorite for her part as an obsessed stalker in Monk, alongside Oscar nominee Amy Ryan for her star turn in The Office.

Others on the list include Carrie Fisher and Edie Falco for 30 Rock, and Polly Bergen and Shirley Knight for Desperate Housewives guest spots.

The awards will be handed out on September 6th.

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