She has been dismissed as a bubble-headed pop princess.So when Britney Spears filed for a divorce after two years of marriage to Kevin Federline,many assumed it would cost her a hefty chunk of her 65 million pounds fortune.But the daily mail on Sunday revealed that,far from facing financial ruin,Britney safeguarded her empire with an iron-clad 60-page prenuptial agreement ,prior to her wedding in 2004.She wanted every penny protected by the pre-nup and ordered her legal team to draw up a list of her worldwide assets.To find out exactly how much she was worth,they gathered together hundreds of financial and tax statements.The singer even staged a ‘fake’ wedding because Federline hadn’t signed the pre-nup till then.After he had signed the agreement which banned him from making any claim against any assets his wife had prior to the marriage,a real ceremony took place.Without a prenup agreement Britney could have been forced to split her empire 50-50.
November 13, 2006
posted by suzzee at 9:49 AM
She has been dismissed as a bubble-headed pop princess.So when Britney Spears filed for a divorce after two years of marriage to Kevin Federline,many assumed it would cost her a hefty chunk of her 65 million pounds fortune.But the daily mail on Sunday revealed that,far from facing financial ruin,Britney safeguarded her empire with an iron-clad 60-page prenuptial agreement ,prior to her wedding in 2004.She wanted every penny protected by the pre-nup and ordered her legal team to draw up a list of her worldwide assets.To find out exactly how much she was worth,they gathered together hundreds of financial and tax statements.The singer even staged a ‘fake’ wedding because Federline hadn’t signed the pre-nup till then.After he had signed the agreement which banned him from making any claim against any assets his wife had prior to the marriage,a real ceremony took place.Without a prenup agreement Britney could have been forced to split her empire 50-50. 