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Green Matters column will return next week The Green Matters column is unavailable this week. It will return next Saturday.

Britney Spears visitation rights expanded but Federline retains custody

LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for Britney Spears says an agreement has been reached that grants the singer more visits with her children.

Lawyers for Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline met with a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner in closed chambers Friday morning. A court spokesman says no formal settlement has been filed.

Spears' lawyer, Laura Wasser, says the agreement will give Spears more time with her young boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James. While Federline still has full custody, Wasser says Spears may get expanded rights by the end of the year.

Neither Spears or Federline appeared in court. Spears lost custody last year following several high-profile incidents of erratic behaviour.

Salma Hayek, François-Henri Pinault call off their engagement

NEW YORK - Salma Hayek has called off her engagement to businessman François-Henri Pinault, her representative said Friday.

The couple announced their plans to wed in March 2007 and welcomed a daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, several months later.

"We are sad to announce the engagement of Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault has been cancelled," publicist Cari Ross said in a statement. "There will be no further comment."

Hayek, 41, has starred in films such as Frida, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and After the Sunset. She is one of the executive producers of ABC's Ugly Betty and the chief executive of Ventanazul, a production company she formed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

Pinault is the chief executive officer of the luxury goods company PPR SA, which owns high-end labels such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Puma.

Jimi Hendrix coming to Guitar Hero

LOS ANGELES - Jimi Hendrix is coming to Guitar Hero.

The Seattle-based company Experience Hendrix, which controls the rock icon's musical legacy, is providing Hendrix's music and likeness for the latest Guitar Hero video game.

Aaron Grant, a spokesman for publisher and developer Activision and Red Octane, confirmed it Thursday. It's the first time Hendrix's likeness will be showcased in the game.

An avatar of Hendrix as well as the song The Wind Cries Mary and a live version of Purple Haze will be included on Guitar Hero World Tour.

Source: The Associated Press