According to reports, Britney Spears' marriage to Kevin Federline is in trouble, just 20 months after their wedding. Of course I say 'just 20 months', but when you consider the average length of a celebrity marriage these days, it's not actually that short.
The former pop princess is, of course, pregnant with baby no. 2, but according to The Mirror, father Kevin has been sent to live in a flat in the basement of their home on Malibu. Britney is of course, protected by a pre-nuptial agreement that means that a divorce from Federline would barely leave a dent in her £65m+ fortune, but she has, according to a friend, been holding off in the hope that she might turn the marriage around. Well, if the 'friend' quoted by The Mirror actually is a friend.
That source says: "She wanted to wait, but their relationship has become so hostile she just doesn't see how she can make it work. Their relationship has totally broken down. Britney desperately wanted it to work and still does for the sake of their family, but she has had enough of him and the awful friends he hangs around with. But rather than move out, she has ordered him down to a separate flat in their basement. They have in effect divided their house."