Friday, June 16, 2006; Posted: 12:17 p.m. EDT (16:17 GMT)
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) -- Following in the steps of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Britney Spears is considering a Namibian birth for her next baby, a government official said Friday.
Deputy Environment and Tourism Minister Leon Jooste said officials have received an inquiry on behalf of the 24-year-old pop star, who has a 9-month-old son, Sean Preston, with husband Kevin Federline.
"She has shown interest to come over to Namibia," Jooste said by telephone from a conference in neighboring South Africa. "Nothing has been confirmed yet, but there is a definite possibility of that happening."
He declined to provide further details, saying: "She wants to come in very low profile and have some privacy. She might change her mind if we reveal too much now."
There was no immediate response from Spears' New York-based representative, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, to requests by The Associated Press seeking comment.
Spears, who recently announced she is expecting a second child, has taken a beating in the tabloids, which have questioned her parenting skills. She has been photographed driving with Sean Preston in her lap, and nearly dropped him when she tripped outside a New York City hotel.
Spears would probably appreciate some of the peace and privacy that Pitt and Jolie enjoyed when their daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, was born last month in the sleepy southwest African nation.
The Namibian government shielded the Hollywood couple from the paparazzi, insisting that visiting journalists obtain permission in writing to cover them.
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I don't know/care what the big f'n deal is about having your kid in Africa, other than thankfully the Spears offspring cannot be President. I just hope she stays there.
Well, it got Angelina and Brad away from everyone. They had privacy.
So, I can see why Britney would do that...
Hey, I didn't think about that. Being born in another country, we don't have to worry about one of her children being President of this lovely country of ours.
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Yup, I'm always looking out for the gov'ment. I'll be damned if some duded up egg sucking Federline is in the same house that Clinton got fiddled by a fat intern. Be damned I tell you.
06-16-2006 05:41 PM
That would make my stomach turn... and I would definately become an Anti-American... and I was born here.
