Alicia Keys and George Michael performed at the Zayed Sports Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is quickly becoming a place of choice for a lot of celebrities these days and it’s only just beginning. It is the wealthiest emirate in all of the UAE. Have you ever been?
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Kevin Federline is telling what life is like from his perspective. He’s dealt with a lot of harsh criticism over the years, but if there’s one thing that’s apparent is that his kids are number one.
Do you remember when you first met Britney?
I met her at a club in Hollywood, Joseph’s. Our eyes met and that was it. We just hit it off right away. I learned real fast how much of a whirlwind the press and everything was.
What are your happiest memories of the marriage?
Well, getting married. I never thought that I would get married but it wound up happening. That was a really, really, happy, exciting moment. I pretty much realized that I was giving my life to her, and I was doing it without question.
What went wrong?
It’s hard enough to be in a marriage, and then have a kid, then kids, it changes everything. For me, I’d become more concerned with my children. Not that I ignored Britney, but my kids are always most important … I mean, we were having complications. I didn’t give her an ultimatum, but I was trying to work stuff out with her, and she didn’t even talk to me or anything and went behind my back and filed [for divorce]. [I was] completely blindsided.
A lot of people assumed you fought for custody of the kids because of money.
My first question to [my lawyer] was, “Am I ever going to be able to see my children?” I told him that I would spend every last dime that I had to make sure that my children are okay. That’s all that mattered. I didn’t know how much power Britney had. That really scared me.
How did you react in January when Britney locked herself in the bathroom with Jayden and was later taken to the hospital on a gurney?
That whole night is a blur. You want to talk about one of my lowest points of depression, that was probably one of them. I was very, very worried for her ’cause I care about her. That’s the mother of my children. Just because I’m not in love with her doesn’t mean that I don’t love her. I’m definitely rooting for her. There’s nothing more that I want than for her to be in the best health and doing what she loves to do.
Are things getting better?
Oh, man, it’s totally turning around. It works out that [the kids] get to see her. There’s structure over there, there’s structure at my house. We’re trying to keep the same type of schedule. It doesn’t have to be completely perfect, but the foundation is there.
What does this interview make you think of Kevin?? Has it changed your point of view on him?
The make up is a little heavy, but Penelope Cruz still looks beautiful as she attends the 18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City. There have been rumours that her and Javier Bardem are in a ‘cooling off’ phase. Do you think it’s true?
Other celebs that attended the event:
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Newlyweds (yuck) Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt attend the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors honour Ryan Seacrest & John Bendheim at the annual ‘Road to a Cure’ gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in California last night.
Also attending were David Archuleta, Amanda Beard and Priscilla Presley.
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