Controversy queen, Britney Spears was spotted having lunch with another controversial actor- Mel Gibson. Gibson & Britney lived in the same hood couple of years back, but Gibson decided to sell his villa in Malibu, as he was finding it unbearable to live with a neighbor like Britney.

According to a close source, “A source told the 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.”

The same source also added, “There are no expectations, there is no agenda. It’s simply an act of human kindness - one neighbor reaching out to the other.”

The duo that were spotted at LA’s Romanov restaurant, were snapped having a good time. Rumors are afloat that Gibson has allegedly offered Spears to star as Joan of Arc in a new movie. Mel Gibson is reportedly working on a remake of 1928 movie The Passion of Joan of Arc and feels the pop wreck perfectly fits the bill.

A source close to Gibson quoted,” She will particularly empathize with Joan in the scene where she shaves her hair off, after hearing God inside her head.”

Ahaan! Sometimes shaving your head off can also help you bag some good offers.

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