{"id":2182209,"date":"2025-12-01T00:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2182209"},"modified":"2025-12-01T00:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:19:18","slug":"britney-spears-returns-to-instagram-with-emotional-post-about-sadness-and-darkness-after-kevin-federline-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britney-spears-returns-to-instagram-with-emotional-post-about-sadness-and-darkness-after-kevin-federline-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears returns to Instagram with emotional post about &#8216;sadness and darkness&#8217; after Kevin Federline dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/britney-spears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Britney Spears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Britney Spears<\/a> continues to share her healing journey with fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an emotional new post shared on Saturday after reactivating her Instagram account amid a public dispute with ex <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kevin-federline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Federline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kevin Federline<\/a>, Spears wrote in a now-edited caption, &#8220;Call it childish, silly, annoying&#8230; We grow up to become women but do you dare keep the most sensitive part of the soul and allow it to rebel&#8230; the child within must speak in the most vulnerable of times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the caption of a video of the pop star dancing at home to Adele&#8217;s &#8220;Send My Love (To Your New Lover),&#8221; Spears continued, &#8220;Sadness and darkness survive to make an understanding of losing someone and of the hurt and pain&#8230; Sometimes through suffering and ugliness and sacrifice, extremely rare and beautiful things can be manifested and shared that can touch another person so they understand they are not alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jon Kopaloff\/FilmMagic Britney Spears in 2019<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Concluding the caption and referencing the title of her bestselling 2023 memoir, Spears wrote, &#8220;Yet the woman in me will make sure I find my destination.&#8221; Finally, Spears joked, just days after the Thanksgiving holiday, &#8220;PS I can&#8217;t even look at food after this Thanksgiving&#8230; I cheated I was so bad&#8230; but it felt so damn good&#8230; forgive me father.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The following day, Spears edited the caption to simply read, &#8220;I felt pretty in that bathing suit \ud83d\udc59\ud83c\udf39\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f&#8230; psss gotta find those Mary Jane shoes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spears <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/britney-spears-deletes-instagram-account-amid-flurry-of-concerning-posts-11841847\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:raised concerns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">raised concerns<\/a> in October after publishing a flurry of posts to her Instagram, before deactivating the account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That same month Spears&#8217; ex-husband and the father of her two children published a memoir titled <em>You Thought You Knew<\/em>. Federline&#8217;s book contained a number of shocking allegations concerning Spears&#8217; mental health, parenting, and past decisions. Federline variously alleged, for example, that the &#8220;Stronger&#8221; singer once <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/britney-spears-reacts-to-ex-claim-she-watched-sons-sleep-with-knife-in-her-hand-11829744\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:stood in their sons' doorway with a knife;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">stood in their sons&#8217; doorway with a knife<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kevin-federline-claims-britney-spears-cheated-with-female-dancer-in-memoir-11830710\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cheated on him;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cheated on him<\/a> with one of her female backup dancers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spears denied all of Federline&#8217;s claims, noting in a post to social media site X, &#8220;The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/britney-spears-slams-kevin-federline-for-constant-gaslighting-11830808\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:constant gaslighting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">constant gaslighting<\/a> from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since editing the caption of the video dancing to Adele, Spears posted what appeared to be a screenshot of her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRskPAoAAWI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cellphone's lock screen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cellphone&#8217;s lock screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/britney-spears-shares-post-about-sadness-after-kevin-federline-dispute-11859130\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britney Spears continues to share her healing journey with fans. In an emotional new post shared on Saturday after reactivating her Instagram account amid a public dispute with ex Kevin Federline, Spears wrote in a now-edited caption, &#8220;Call it childish, silly, annoying&#8230; We grow up to become women but do you dare keep the most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2182210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[21966,319131,318092],"class_list":["post-2182209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-britney-spears","tag-instagram-account","tag-kevin-federline"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Britney-Spears-returns-to-Instagram-with-emotional-post-about-sadness.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2182209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2182211,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182209\/revisions\/2182211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2182210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2182209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2182209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2182209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}