But the singer is so furious he plans to get rich from it, she has discussed putting it on the web for free with her friends.

Family friend Nyla Price, 55, told the Star: "Brit figures she’ll beat that sucker to the punch.

"Half of nothing is nothing, and that’s what her lying skunk of a husband will get if she gives that video away before he can find some sleazeball to buy it.

"He says it’s four hours long. But it’s more like 45 minutes. And he’s the only one that comes out of it looking stupid."

Adult film collector David Hans Schmidt claims Kevin offered to sell him the tape.

Britney’s new friend, Paris Hilton, who she partied with in Las Vegas this week, has herself managed to recover her career after her sex tape was leaked.

After Britney chatted to the heiress, a source told the paper: "They got on famously. And Paris was clearly getting tips so that she comes out of this adult film fiasco smelling of roses."


Britney’s new best mate - Nov 21 2006
Yesterday it was rumoured Britney Spears had a new man, today it seems she has a new best friend.

The newly-single singer has been snapped partying in Las Vegas with professional party girl Paris Hilton.

The 24-year-old was spotted smoking, enjoying a few tipples and then hitting a string of clubs during a 48-hour bender, as she celebrated her independence after filing for divorce from Kevin Federline.

A source told The Daily Mirror: "The girls were inseparable. Britney looked so happy. They hit the dancefloor at nightspot Tryst with a vengeance."

And according to The Sun, Britney had so much fun at the Tryst club, she took off her satin trousers and wore only fishnet stockings and a silk blouse.

The Toxic singer sported long blonde hair extensions when she partied with Paris, but earlier wore a bright pink wing and sunglasses to visit a casino, where she scooped £5,000 playing blackjack.

A source told the Sun: "Kevin has been partying and she feels she deserves to enjoy herself too."

Yesterday, reports suggested Britney had been getting cosy with former Saved By The Bell actor Mario Lopez.

She filed for divorce from Kevin last month after two years of marriage - and apparently, he’s not having such a good time.

It seems Fed-Ex, as he’s now become known, has been bombarding his former missus with a barrage of apologetic text messages and phonecalls.

The source added: "She can’t take his anger and tearful apologies. He is obsessed, constantly typing away in a bid to win her back."

Brit’s new boyfriend? - Nov 20 2006
Britney Spears has apparently moved on from Kevin Federline, just weeks after she filed for divorce.

However, her taste in men doesn’t appear to have improved...

According to the Sun, newly-single Britney has been spotted cosying up to US actor Mario Lopez, best known in the UK as AC Slater on teen series Saved By The Bell.

He also appeared on The Bold And The Beautiful and, most recently, Dancing With The Stars.

Britney and Mario were spied chatting to each other at the Moon nightclub in Las Vegas at the weekend.

An onlooker told the Sun: "They were obviously together. They were staring into each other’s eyes and laughing a lot. They even held hands when they thought nobody was watching."

But mother-of-two Britney, 24, should know the handsome Latino apparently has a history as a bit of a love-rat.