Britney Spears replies to her ex-husband Kevin Federline allegations against her in her forthcoming memoir, including that she watched her sons sleep “with a knife in her hand.”
“Given the news that Kevin broke the book, he and others are cashing in on her again, and unfortunately this comes after Kevin stopped paying child support,” Spears' 43-year-old rep said. Entertainment Weekly in response to published excerpts from Federline's upcoming memoir: You thought you knew.
“All she cares about is her children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and their well-being during this bombshell. She detailed her journey in her memoir,” her rep added about her 2023 book. The woman in me.
Federline, who was married to Spears from 2004 to 2007, expressed concern for Spears and their sons, Sean Preston Federline, 20, and Jayden James Federline, 19, in excerpts shared with New York Times.
“We haven’t spoken in years,” Federline, 47, told the New York Times. But in his memoir, released Oct. 21, he reportedly writes of being troubled by what he calls “Spears' erratic behavior, which he learned about largely second-hand from their two sons.”
“Sometimes they would wake up at night and find her standing silently in the doorway, watching them sleep: 'Oh, are you awake?' — with a knife in his hand,” he claims in an excerpt provided to the New York Times. “Then she turned around and left without explanation.
“The truth is that this situation with Britney seems to be heading toward something irreversible,” he added.
“It became impossible to pretend that everything was fine,” Federline continued. “From where I sit, the clock is ticking and we are approaching the 11th hour. If something doesn't change, something bad will happen, and my biggest fear is that our sons will be left in the hands.”
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He also offered to all the fans who put their energy and effort into “The Free Britney movement. “The same energy should now be put into the Save Britney movement.”
“Because it's not about freedom anymore. It's about survival,” he added.
Federline told the Times that he has not discussed the contents of his new memoir with Spears.
“I've never, ever, ever been against Britney,” he said. “I was just trying to help my sons build an incredible relationship with their mother. And it's hard because when I really think about everything that happened, my children don't know the woman I married. And I spent two decades trying to bridge that gap.”
In August 2022, Spears responded to Federline's “hurtful” claims about her relationship with their sons.
Federline said the relationship between Spears and their two sons together had become distant. Daily Mail interview.
“The boys have decided that they don't see her right now. It's been months since they've seen her,” Federline told the British publication.
Federline said the boys decided not to attend the event on their own accord. their mother's wedding to her now ex-husband Sam Asghari. Federline said that despite everything, the boys are “happy” for their mother.
“It's been hard to watch, harder to live through, harder to watch what my boys go through than anything else,” Federline said in an interview, referring to Spears' conservatorship battle. “It was hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life.”
Spears was released from her 13 years of custody in November 2021. Contrary to popular belief, Federline said he believes Spears' father Jamie's conservatorship “saved” Toxic singer.
“I saw this man who really cared about his family and wanted everything to be okay,” Federline said. “When Jamie took over, everything worked out. He saved her life.”
Spears responded to Federline's claims on her Instagram Story.
“I am sad to hear that my ex-husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children,” she wrote.
“As we all know, raising teenage boys is never easy… It bothers me that the reason is based on my Instagram… this was LONG before Instagram,” Spears continued. “I gave them everything. Just one word: HURT… I'll say it… My mom told me, 'You should GIVE them to your dad.' I'm sharing this because I can. Have a nice day, guys!!!”
Spears and Federline met in 2004 when he was a dancer at a Hollywood club. They married later that year, but divorced in 2006, shortly after the birth of their second son.
— With files from Global News
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