Mel
Gibson & Britney Spears are Old Pals
3/18/08
Mel Gibson's Saturday night (15Mar08) dinner meeting with Britney
Spears wasn't the first time the movie star has reached out to help the
troubled singer, according to reports.
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.
And now sources are coming forward with reasons behind the meeting,
insisting Gibson has become a friend to the troubled star, a former
Malibu, California neighbor, meeting her many times since her hospitalization
last month (Feb08).
One insider tells People Magazine, "Mel and his wife Robin clearly
saw a woman in crisis and wanted to extend themselves in any way possible.
"There's just a handful of people in the world who understand the
kind of intense attention that Britney goes through, and how to raise a
family with some semblance of privacy and how to keep one's family intact
and out of the limelight."