N SYNC - FATONE INVITES SPEARS TO STAY AT HIS FLORIDA RETREAT

FATONE INVITES SPEARS TO STAY AT HIS FLORIDA RETREAT

Former 'N SYNC star JOEY FATONE has offered troubled pop superstar BRITNEY SPEARS a sanctuary at his Florida home. The singer, who was one of Spears' closest friends when she started out in the music business, recently admitted he was shocked by her ill-advised performance at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month (Sep07). And Fatone has now offered Spears, who is in the middle of a much-publicised child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, a place to recuperate out of the spotlight. He says, "Poor girl, she needs some help. Come over to my house and my wife'll whip her into shape. Come back to Orlando and take a break for awhile, from LA and stuff."