AP, NEW YORK
Sept 15: Britney Spears, who sang "I'm not a girl, not yet a
woman," is now a mother and she's "ecstatic" about it.
"We are ecstatic to announce the birth of our son! Everyone is
happy, healthy and doing wonderful. Thank you for all your love and
well wishes!!" Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline, said in a
statement posted on the singer's Web site.
The baby was born Wednesday by Caesarean section at the UCLA
Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., with Federline by Spears'
side in the delivery room, Us Weekly magazine reported.
No other details were available. A phone call by The Associated
Press to Spears' publicist Thursday wasn't immediately
returned.
Spears' Web site includes an option for fans to "Send Your Best
Wishes" to the couple. The proclamation, "It's a Boy!" sits beneath
a photo of Spears and Federline kissing.
The baby is the first child for the 23-year-old pop star and
Federline, 27, who has two children with ex-girlfriend Shar
Jackson.
On Thursday, Spears released her new fragrance, "Fantasy." She says
it was created with "all kinds of enchanting scents" including
"lush red lychee" and even a "hint of cupcakes, white chocolate and
jasmine."