Mel and Britney Sittin’ in a Tree, B-E-I-N-G C-R-A-Z(-Y)!

In a not-at-all-unexpected turn of events, People magazine is reporting that Britney Spears is receiving “ongoing guidance” from that Hollywood beacon of sanity and stability Mr. Mel Gibson.

By Ccandylyndsey

Word is that the duo met at the Havana Club, an exclusive Beverly Hills cigar club (Because where else would you meet to discuss, like, Jesus and sobriety and crap?) on Tuesday night where they talked for about two hours. Ever the hardcore journalist rag, People reports that Brit was “very quiet with a serious look on her face,” “looked like a doll wearing bright red lipstick,” and was “pretty in her new Capri jeans, a blue blouse, white shoes, and a brown bag.”

Somebody get them a Pulitzer, pronto.

The Spears/Gibson relationship was first brought to the attention of the paparazzi in March when they were seen dining together in a restaurant; then in May, Brit traveled with her pops, Mel, and his wife to Costa Rica where she spent a majority of her time boning up on her tacky swimsuit-wearing skills. Now Mel has apparently gone all Tom Cruise on her ass and is trying to clue her in to Mel Gibson’s Way of the Lord, a.k.a. Old-School Catholicism Meets Gay S&M Porn.

I’m not sure how to feel about this. On the one hand, it wasn’t long ago that Mel was drunk driving and publicly condemning Jews, but on the other hand, his career doesn’t seem to have suffered much and he’s stayed out of the headlines since then. Maybe a little religious fanaticism is exactly what Brit needs right now to keep her sh*t together and get her life back on track. And if that doesn’t work out, she’s still a pretty tight addition to the Gibson Army for when they face off against the Cruise Crusaders.

She’ll choke out Victoria Beckham, easy.