The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) complained to her about the use of four caged cheetahs and a snake for her performance at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, claiming that animals trained for performances are mistreated during the training. Britney Spears filed for divorce from Kevin Federline in 2005, her second husband. The action comes after Britney Spears's recently appointed lawyer, the former . Kevin & Shar split before the birth of their second child, Kaleb. It is a different ball game and I want to concentrate on that at the moment. The media speculated that she had even dropped out of school. Spears has been in a probate conservatorship for 13 years overseen by her father, Jamie Spears. Spears acknowledged around this time that Madonna was an important influence on her. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,contact us! In 2015, Spears teamed up with female rap star Iggy Azalea for the single "Pretty Girls." I'd dance around in my short tops and sing and dream about being her," Spears told Newsweek. Her likeness was spoofed in the Ratchet & Clank video game series as a robot pop star named Courtney Gears. The fallen pop star spent two nights in Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last week after failing to surrender her two sons to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, initiating a three hour standoff with cops. Her theory appears to be completely plausible. That September, the couple welcomed son Sean Preston. I see a goofy girl. If somebody tells me not to do something, I do it. | She was interested in performing arts from a very young age. Her love of music and dance took over and, 2 years later, she auditioned for a part on "Mickey Mouse" again and, this time, won the part along with Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. [February 2005]. By the time I was 13, my dad was like "Uh, Britney, it's time to start covering yourself up." Shes earned a record deal with Jive Records at age 15 and the lead single from the album became the fastest-selling single ever by a female artist.