Spears rehab clinic given court order

Britney Spears's rehab clinic has become the latest target to be issued a court order by the singer's ex-husband Kevin Federline to give evidence in their custody battle.

The administrator at the Promises rehab centre will have to give evidence about Britney's parenting after she stayed there in March.

It comes after Federline's lawyer also issued subpoenas to Spears' cousin Alli Sims, her former PA Shannon Funk and ex-bodyguard Jonathan Rotem over the pair's boys Sean Preston and Jayden James.

The 'Toxic' singer is hoping that patient/doctor confidentiality will mean that they can't give too much away about her stay at the clinic, but a top lawyer has warned they could be allowed to tell all.

He said: "Because there is an issue of substance abuse and her mental state in this custody battle, the judge is probably going to allow it."