She had an instant marriage, Las Vegas style, to Jason Allen Alexander, a Louisiana childhood friend, and an annulment 55 hours.

Barely eight months down the line, pop star Britney Spears has reportedly called off her wedding with dancer beau Kevin Federline, reports annanova.com. According to The Daily Sport, the extravagant ceremony was to take place on November 20.

The tamasha took place during a photoshoot for Spears' new perfume, Curious.

Federline and Spears were smiling and laughing when a sudden argument broke out between the lovey-dovey couple. 

The singer apparently gave her fiance a verbal lashing before informing him their engagement was history. "Her minders and mum looked on really embarrassed. She said she didn't want to get married," says a friend.

Friends say her brother Bryan and mother Lynne had to pull Spears away from Federline.

'There's no way a marriage is on the cards if it carries on like this,' remarked a close friend of Spears.

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