Britney Spears donates $25,000 to Idol Gives Back

Troubled pop princess Britney Spears was so touched by Idol Gives Back Wednesday, she donated $25,000 to the cause.A Spears family insider told Life & Style magazine: “She did it all on her own. She watched the show and cried for like two hours over the children in Africa with malaria.“She didn’t know much about the disease, so she Googled it. She was horrified to realize kids were dying from mosquito bites.“So she went online and donated after getting [her dad] Jamie’s permission. She used her Amex.”A spokesperson for Fox — the network in which the show was aired — declined to comment.-ShowbizSpy