Britney Spears Marries Childhood Friend

Pop star Britney Spears married a childhood friend from Louisiana in an early morning ceremony, but quickly arranged to have it annulled, a source close to Spears told The Associated Press Sunday.

George Maloof Jr., owner and operator of the Palms Casino Hotel, confirmed that the 22-year-old singer married Jason Allen Alexander about 5:30 a.m. at a Las Vegas wedding chapel.

“Nobody knew it was coming,” said Maloof, Spears’ good friend.

A source speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press that Spears was a “little stunned” about getting married to Alexander but was not drunk at the time.

The source said the two arranged an annulment Saturday afternoon in the presence of several people, including a Las Vegas lawyer.

The signed annulment will be official when the courts open Monday morning, the source said.