BEIJING, April 2 -- A week after emerging from a rehab center, pop star Britney Spears has reached a divorce settlement with her husband, former backup dancer Kevin Federline, a spokesman for his attorney said on Friday.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
But a statement issued by Michael Sands, spokesman for Federline's lawyer, said, "The parties signed an agreement which was a global settlement on all issues of their marriage and child custody."
The couple have two sons together, 18-month-old Sean Preston, and 6-month-old Jayden James.
Celebrity Web site TMZ.com quoted unnamed sources as saying that Federline, who has tried to launch a new career as a singer, will receive 1 million U.S. dollars as part of the settlement, and that the couple agreed to joint custody of their boys.
A source close to the couple told Reuters the 1 million dollars figure was inaccurate but declined to say how much it really was.
The agreement, which is subject to final approval of a judge, was signed after a five-hour meeting between the couple and their lawyers on Thursday in Los Angeles, Sands said.
Sands said a breakthrough in the talks came after Federline, 29, stepped away to smoke a cigarette, and Spears followed him outside. They had a 15-minute private conversation, then returned to the negotiating table, he said.
According to TMZ.com, Spears returned to the Hollywood club scene on Thursday night after her settlement with Federline, paying a 30-minute visit to the Bridge Restaurant and Lounge.
Spears' singing career has remained virtually dormant since her marriage to Federline. She shot to fame as a teenager in 1999 and sold an estimated 70 million records. Her last album of new material, "In the Zone," was released in 2003.
(Source: Chinadaily.com/Agencies)
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