Britney Spears and her dad have headed to Costa Rica for a few days, but they're not alone! They've hopped on a plane with Mel Gibson and his wife and are going to spend a vacation in Mel's home there.
Mel and his wife have taken interest in Britney and have been trying to spend time with her and her family since Britney got hospitalized last February.
Britney was first spotted with Mel Gibson last March when they dined together at Romanov, a Russian restaurant in Studio City.
Mel Gibson and his wife were once neighbors with Brit and they were just doing what any good neighbor would, lending a helping hand.

The question is, What will this helping hand do for Britney?

Mel Gibson's year hasn't been a smooth one! Anti-Semitic outburst, arrest on drunk driving charges & now a new bad surprise!
A 29-year-old woman is now claiming that she's the love child of mel! Her story is that Mel & her mom had a hot night at the back of his car before he went all famous!
Carmel Sloane is now preparing to serve Mel with leagl papers forcing him to take a DNA test or admit he's her father! -I can imagine how happy Mel is at the moment!-
Sloane isn't after the star's money, but she intends to introduce the actor to her ten-year-old child, she told British tabloid News of the World.

A couple of months ago, Mel Gibson got his share of attacks by the media ... & thus knows what is means to be hassled so much by paparazzi, newspapers & magazines.
Britney Spears has been dealing with this issue since she filed for divorce last month ... Especially after hanging a lot around Paris Hilton ! & Mel Gibson is now running to the support of the Pop Princess!
Gibson tells Contactmusic: "I feel compassion for someone like Britney. She never gets a moment. She's dogged all the time & followed & she's trying to have a life. Your heart goes out to her because I'm positive that, at her core, she's a good woman."

Remember earlier this year when superstar Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving? The reason the media went crazy was that the actor and award-winning director addressed the words "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world” to the police officer who made the arrest.

Well now Braveheart-Gibson is working hard to prove that he is not anti-Semitic as he’s been accused of in the past. His movie “The Passion of the Christ” (2004) received criticism for alleged anti-Semitic imagery and connotations. Gibson has strongly denied that the movie is anti-Semitic, but critics remain divided.