BRITNEY SPEARS - TROUBLES SHARED AS SPEARS + GIBSON DINE OUT

TROUBLES SHARED AS SPEARS + GIBSON DINE OUT

BRITNEY SPEARS and MEL GIBSON shared their troubles over dinner on Saturday (15Mar08). The odd couple was spotted entering and leaving Russian restaurant Romanov in Studio City, Los Angeles within minutes of each other, and staff later confirmed they dined together for almost two hours. It is not known why the pair met for dinner, but both have been the subjects of media scrutiny in the past two years - Gibson was vilified for anti-Semitic remarks he made to a Jewish traffic cop during a drink driving arrest, while Spears' erratic behaviour and child custody battle has long been a tabloid staple. Gibson has been a vocal supporter of Spears in her ongoing and well-publicised battles