Celeb Career Paths Change For Kids

"Lord of the Rings" and "Hidalgo" star Viggo Mortensen is reportedly taking a break from acting to spend more time with his son, Henry Peter, 17.  "He wants to be there for Henry in his final year of school," says Star magazine.  Mortensen's rep assures fans that he's not taking a complete break from acting, just looking for LA-based projects.  Mortensen recently turned down a role in the upcoming "Teresa" because it was shooting in Spain.

In other tinseltown news, singer Britney Spears is apparently now nixing stories that she plans to headline an unnamed number of Las Vegas shows in 2007-08.  The October issue of Elle magazine says that with the impending arrival of her first child, Spears plans to put her career on hold.

"Your child needs to be your full-time job.  I want to raise my kids and share all of those precious moments with them and not rely on nannies," she stated.

Update: Spears reportedly gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Sept. 14th, 2005.