Spears takes another stab at marriage

Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, in a surprise ceremony in the San Fernando Valley, her record label said Sunday.

“She did marry him yesterday,� Jive Records spokeswoman Sonia Muckle said. She declined to provide further details.

The wedding was held Saturday evening at a private home in the Studio City area with 20 to 30 people attending, “Entertainment Tonight� said on its website.

Spears, 22, and Federline, 26, announced their engagement in June after dating since early this year.

It was the second marriage in nine months for Spears. In January, she married childhood friend Jason Alexander in a surprise wedding in Las Vegas. That marriage was annulled 55 hours later.

Spears’ label said Spears and Alexander had taken a joke too far. The bride wore a baseball cap and torn jeans down the aisle and was escorted by a casino limousine driver.

Federline appeared in the movie “You Got Served� and performed as a backup dancer for singer Justin Timberlake, Spears’ former boyfriend.

He was previously involved with actress Shar Jackson of TV’s “Moesha.� They have two children -- a 2-year-old and a newborn.