Not going to court, but rehab

Kevin Federline’s request for an appearance in family court as part of his child custody dispute with Britney Spears was canceled Thursday after the pop star entered a rehabilitation program.

Spears has entered the Promises Malibu drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, her manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed in an e-mail. He gave no details.

The TV entertainment magazines “Extra” and “The Insider” said Spears’ mother, Lynne Spears, drove her daughter to the center, which she had reportedly been in and out of earlier in the week.

Spears and Federline reportedly agreed Wednesday night that he would keep their two children -- Jayden James, 5 months, and Sean Preston, 17 months -- while the 25-year-old singer was in rehabilitation, a program that takes from 30 to 45 days.