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Kevin backs down
23/02/2007 09:53 - (SA)
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| Rapper Kevin Federline has cancelled an urgent court appearance concerning child custody after Britney Spears entered a rehabilitation program again. (AP) |
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Los Angeles - An appearance in family court sought by Kevin Federline amid a child custody dispute with Britney Spears was cancelled after the pop star entered a rehabilitation program.
Spears has gone into the Promises Malibu drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, her manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed on Thursday in an e-mail to The Associated Press. He gave no details.
The TV entertainment magazines Extra and The Insider and the website TMZ said Spears' mother, Lynne Spears, drove her 25-year-old daughter to the centre, which she had reportedly been in and out of earlier in the week.
Last week, Spears sought treatment at a centre in the Caribbean but also checked out after a day, according to various reports.
Spears and Federline reportedly agreed on Wednesday night that he would keep their two young sons while Spears was in rehabilitation, a program that takes between 30 and 45 days.
Superior Court spokesperson Allan Parachini said Federline's attorney had contacted the court on Wednesday and asked to make an appearance in which one side in a dispute can come into court without prior notice.
He said Federline lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan called the court's bailiff on Thursday morning "and indicated nothing is going to happen today."
'Very focused father'
It was not known what issue Federline planned to raise.
"There was no official court date scheduled today and there is no future court date scheduled," Kaplan said in a statement issued by his publicist, Michael Sands.
"Kevin continues to be a very focused father with his children with hands-on management," the statement continued.
Federline sought spousal support and sole custody of Jayden James, 5 months, and Sean Preston, 17 months, after Spears moved to end their two-year marriage in November, but a temporary order issued February 1 granted joint custody through this month.
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