"Lynne wants Britney to be with someone outside the music industry," the insider tells the magazine. "Howie is always on the road and exposed to influences that are discouraged in rehab."

Britney’s post-rehab music career - April 4 2007
A music producer working with Britney Spears on her new album is convinced the comeback record is going to knock everyone’s socks off.

Sean Garrett, who has twiddled knobs for J-Lo and Beyonce amongst others, told People: "It’s really coming together right now. I know that she’ll do exceptionally well now that she’s out of rehab."

He and Brit were in the studio before the singer’s recent problems, collaborating on five tracks for her upcoming disc.

Describing the sound of the songs, he says: "[It’s] like Toxic times 10. It’s going to be a lot of fun and it’s really exciting. We did a lot of great work before her break."

Britney’s work has fallen by the wayside recently - well she has had motherhood, marriage and partying to fit in. But since her split from K-Fed - before she headed to rehab - the star seemed to have been focusing on resurrecting her career.

As for her recent travails, Sean admits: "The pressure sometimes gets to you, but I think she has done such a great job keeping her composure under the circumstances."

He adds: "Britney is a superstar."

Britney and K-Fed strike custody deal - Mar 30 2007
Britney and K-Fed have reached a settlement over child custody and finances in their divorce, a spokesman for the wannabe rapper’s lawyer said.

After a five-hour meeting in Los Angeles with their lawyers present, the couple signed "a global settlement on all issues of their marriage," said Michael Sands, a spokesman for Kev’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan.

He declined to elaborate on terms of the settlement, saying only that it covers child custody and financial matters. Brit’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, declined to comment.

The settlement came more than a week after the troubled singer checked out of a luxurious LA rehab centre.

During her stay at Promises Malibu Alcohol and Drug Rehab Treatment Facility, the pair shared joint custody of their two young sons under a temporary agreement.

When Britney filed for divorce on November 7, she cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for ending her two-year marriage, and sought custody of the children, with visitation rights for K-Fed.

Her ex then counter-filed court papers the following day seeking sole custody of their boys -- six-month-old Jayden James and Sean Preston, 18 months -- and for financial support from the star.

Brit’s hospital dash just toothache - Mar 27 2007
Noticeably absent from K-Fed’s Las Vegas birthday celebrations, Britney headed to hospital instead.

But her rep has said that the singer was suffering from nothing more serious than a toothache.

Britney was spotted arriving in an Escalade at the Los Angeles Century City Hospital on Sunday at about 5.15pm, after reportedly attending a Sunday morning church service in Bel Air and meeting her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor for lunch earlier in the day.

While the troubled star remained inside the hospital, police were forced to patrol the outside in a bid to keep the growing number of paparazzi under control.

The photographers were out in force, following mistaken reports that the recently-rehabbed 25-year-old had been rushed into the emergency room.