Kevin Federline is speaking out about Britney Spears, whose parenting and mental health he calls into question in newly published excerpts from his upcoming memoir, You Thought You Knew.
In snippets from the book shared by The New York Times on Tuesday (Oct. 14), the actor writes about his fears that his superstar ex-wife’s wellbeing is at stake and questions whether the termination of her conservatorship in 2021 was the right call. “The truth is, this situation with Britney feels like it’s racing toward something irreversible,” Federline expresses in one of the chapters.
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“It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK,” he continues. “From where I sit, the clock is ticking, and we’re getting close to the 11th hour. Something bad is going to happen if things don’t change, and my biggest fear is that our sons will be left holding the pieces.”
Spears and Federline got married in 2004 and finalized their divorce in 2007. They share two sons — 20-year-old Sean and 19-year-old Jayden.
Elsewhere in You Thought You Knew, Federline alleges that his former partner previously demonstrated shocking behavior toward their kids. “They would awaken sometimes at night to find her standing silently in the doorway, watching them sleep — ‘Oh, you’re awake?’ — with a knife in her hand,” he writes. “Then she’d turn around and pad off without explanation.”
A representative for Spears, however, dismissed Federline’s claims in a statement shared with Billboard. “With news from Kevin’s book breaking, once again he and others are profiting off [Britney],” the spokesperson wrote. “Sadly it comes after child support has ended with Kevin. All she cares about are her kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James and their well-being during this sensationalism. She detailed her journey in her memoir [The Woman in Me].”
Federline’s memoir is set to hit shelves on Oct. 21. On Tuesday night, he’ll give his only televised interview about the project via Entertainment Tonight; in a teaser for the upcoming conversation, Federline explained that he feels he needs to “sound the alarm” on his ex-wife’s alleged ongoing mental health issues.
“I’ve never, ever, once, been against Britney,” he adds in his memoir, according to the published excerpts. “I’ve only tried to help my sons have an incredible relationship with their mother. And it’s hard because when I really reflect on everything that’s happened — my kids do not know the woman that I married. And I’ve spent two decades trying to bridge that gap.”
Federline’s shocking claims come as Spears has been open about trying to nurture her relationship with her kids, who were placed in their father’s custody following the two stars’ split. In 2023, the boys moved with Federline to Hawaii.
On Christmas 2024, Spears shared that she got to spend quality time with Jayden after a long separation. “Best Christmas of my life !!! I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years !!!” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “Tears of joy and literally in shock everyday koo koo crazy so in love and blessed !!! I’m speechless thank you Jesus !!!”
This past year, the pop star has shared additional photos of herself and Jayden.
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