{"id":2091420,"date":"2025-10-14T22:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2091420"},"modified":"2025-10-14T22:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:28:25","slug":"kevin-federline-claims-sons-woke-up-to-mom-britney-watching-them-sleep-with-knife-in-her-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kevin-federline-claims-sons-woke-up-to-mom-britney-watching-them-sleep-with-knife-in-her-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Federline claims sons woke up to mom Britney watching them sleep with &#8216;knife in her hand&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kevin Federline claims the kids he shares with Britney Spears once woke up to their mom watching them sleep with a \u201cknife in her hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dancer \u2014 who was married to Spears from 2004 to 2007 \u2014 makes the shocking revelation in his forthcoming memoir, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"B0FLH62D15\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FYou-Thought-Knew-Kevin-Federline%2Fdp%2FB0FLH62D15%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F10%2F14%2Fparents%2Fkevin-federline-claims-sons-woke-up-to-mom-britney-watching-them-sleep-with-knife-in-her-hand%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">You Thought You Knew<\/a>,\u201d according to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/14\/arts\/music\/britney-spears-kevin-federline-book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> an excerpt obtained by the New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would awaken sometimes at night to find her standing silently in the doorway, watching them sleep \u2014 \u2018Oh, you\u2019re awake?\u2019 \u2014 with a knife in her hand,\u201d Federline, who shares sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, with his ex-wife, alleges in the book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen she\u2019d turn around and pad off without explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kevin Federline claims his kids with Britney Spears woke up to the singer watching them sleep while holding a knife. <span class=\"credit\">Britney Spears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears\u2019 ex-husband shared the alleged story in his forthcoming memoir, \u201cYou Thought You Knew.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Listenin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>While recalling the alleged story, Federline, 47, expressed concern that something \u201cbad\u201d would happen to their children if he didn\u2019t step in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is, this situation with Britney feels like<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/14\/celebrity-news\/kevin-federline-fears-britney-spears-is-racing-toward-tragic-end-with-erratic-behavior\/\"> it\u2019s racing toward something irreversible<\/a>. It\u2019s become impossible to pretend everything\u2019s OK,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom where I sit, the clock is ticking, and we\u2019re getting close to the 11th hour. Something bad is going to happen if things don\u2019t change, and my biggest fear is that our sons will be left holding the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Spears tells Page Six in a statement, \u201cWith news from Kevin\u2019s book breaking, once again he and others are profiting off her and 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey would awaken sometimes at night to find her standing silently in the doorway, watching them sleep \u2014 \u2018Oh, you\u2019re awake?\u2019 \u2014 with a knife in her hand,\u201d he alleges in the book. <span class=\"credit\">britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Federline claimed she would then run away \u201cwithout explanation.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Michael Caulfield<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spears, 43, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/11\/celebrity-news\/inside-britney-spears-relationship-with-her-family-4-years-post-conservatorship\/\">has a complicated relationship <\/a>with her sons and was<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/10\/parents\/britney-spears-relationship-with-her-sons-revealed-amid-fears-over-her-mental-health\/\"> only recently let back into their lives<\/a> after they<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/21\/parents\/britney-spears-sons-sean-preston-and-jayden-seen-surfing-in-hawaii\/\"> moved to Hawaii with their dad <\/a>in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Fans have grown increasingly concerned for Spears\u2019 mental health after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/11\/12\/britney-spears-conservatorship-is-officially-over\/\">her conservatorship was terminated<\/a> in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Just last month, her loved ones became anxious for her after discovering that Spears was allegedly living in squalor, with her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/08\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-friends-family-worried-as-singer-is-living-in-messy-mansion-covered-in-dog-poop\/\">messy mansion covered in dog poop. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears has a complicated relationship with her sons.  <span class=\"credit\">britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean Preston and Jayden James moved to Hawaii with their dad in 2021.  <span class=\"credit\">@emoofficial718\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201c\u2026Baby One More Time\u201d singer, for her part, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/10\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-defends-living-in-messy-mansion-covered-in-dog-poop\/\">defended herself<\/a> by writing on Instagram, \u201cShame on those who judged my home in my pajamas !!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spears has previously posted videos of herself <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/10\/17\/britney-spears-dances-with-knives-again-after-justin-timberlake-abortion-news\/\">dancing with \u201cfake\u201d knives on social media.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, TMZ founder Harvey Levin alleged in the doc,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/05\/16\/britney-spears-the-price-of-freedom-doc-most-shocking-moments\/\">\u201cBritney Spears: The Price of Freedom,\u201d<\/a> that she sleeps with a knife under her bed. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Britney\u2019s estranged sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, claimed in 2022 that her older sister once held a knife to her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears has posted videos of herself dancing with knives.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@britneyspears<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She allegedly sleeps with a knife under her bed.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@britneyspears<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Britney denied the claim, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britneyspears\/status\/1482077703259914240?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing on X,<\/a> \u201cI\u2019ve never been around you ever with a knife or would I ever even think to do such !!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only knife I ever saw you with at home was cutting the biggest pieces of squash I ever saw in my life and it was way too big for me to cut,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>Federline\u2019s memoir is set to be released on Oct. 21. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Federline claims the kids he shares with Britney Spears once woke up to their mom watching them sleep with a \u201cknife in her hand.\u201d The dancer \u2014 who was married to Spears from 2004 to 2007 \u2014 makes the shocking revelation in his forthcoming memoir, \u201cYou Thought You Knew,\u201d according to an excerpt obtained 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