The troubled singer met the 'Braveheart' actor at Los Angeles' Romanov
restaurant where they ate filet mignon steak as they talked for two hours.

A restaurant insider said: "It was exciting to have both of them here
together. We heard they hit it off and that Britney seemed excited."

Britney, 26, wore jeans, a green top and boots for the dinner date in the
restaurant's private dining room.

She was accompanied by her close friend Victoria, while 52-year-old Mel
bought along some of his own pals.

Meanwhile, 13 employees at California's UCLA Medical Center have been fired
after illegally revealing details of Britney's stay there earlier in the
year.

Britney was taken hospital's psychiatric ward for an evaluation after
refusing to return sons two-year-old Sean Preston and 18-month-old Jayden
James to husband Kevin Federline.

Six other people have been suspended while a further six doctors face
disciplinary action.

Medical records relating to the birth of Britney's second child Jayden were
also leaked from the hospital.

Jeri Simpson, the director of human resources at the UCLA Medical Center in
Santa Monica, said: "It's not only surprising, it's very frustrating and
it's very disappointing.

"I feel we do everything we possibly can to ensure the privacy of our
patients and I know we feel horrible that it happened again."

Her hair is still a bird's nest.