{"id":2372076,"date":"2026-04-14T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2372076"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:01:14","slug":"britney-spears-sons-sean-preston-20-jayden-james-19-were-a-big-part-of-getting-her-to-rehab-exclusive-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britney-spears-sons-sean-preston-20-jayden-james-19-were-a-big-part-of-getting-her-to-rehab-exclusive-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears&#8217; Sons Sean Preston, 20, Jayden James, 19, &#8216;Were a Big Part of Getting Her to Rehab&#8217; (Exclusive Source)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Britney Spears\u2019 sons Sean Preston and Jayden James played a \u201cbig part\u201d in getting her into a treatment facility following her recent DUI arrest, a source tells PEOPLE exclusively<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They just want her to be healthy,\u201d the insider said of the pop star&#8217;s sons that she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u201cWomanizer\u201d singer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol on March 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/britney-spears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Britney Spears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Britney Spears&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Britney Spears<\/a>&#8216; sons are looking out for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pop star\u2019s sons <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-son-sean-preston-changes-last-name-instagram-handle-11942141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sean Preston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sean Preston&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sean Preston<\/a>, 20, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-britney-spears-son-jayden-james-federline-8373850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jayden James;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jayden James&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jayden James<\/a>, 19, played a \u201cbig part\u201d in getting her into a treatment facility following her recent DUI arrest, a source tells PEOPLE exclusively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe was very upset and shaken after her arrest. And she&#8217;s terrified of going to jail. It&#8217;s taken weeks for her to realize that going to rehab is the best option,\u201d the source says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Her team has pushed for treatment since her arrest,&#8221; the insider continues. &#8220;People around her do care a lot and are constantly trying to support her, but it can be difficult. There have been a lot of concerns since the arrest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Britney Spears attends the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City in August 2016<br \/>Credit: Nicholas Hunt\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The source added that Spears\u2019 two sons, whom she shares with ex-husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kevin-federline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Federline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kevin Federline&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kevin Federline<\/a>, have shown their support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Her sons were a big part of getting her to rehab. They&#8217;ve been clear with her. They just want her to be healthy,&#8221; the insider said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Sunday, April 12, a rep for Spears confirmed to PEOPLE that she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-checks-herself-into-treatment-facility-7502063\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:checked herself into a treatment facility;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;checked herself into a treatment facility&quot;}\" class=\"link \">checked herself into a treatment facility<\/a>. The move comes after the \u201cWomanizer\u201d singer was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-arrested-for-dui-in-california-11920005\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol&quot;}\" class=\"link \">arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol<\/a> on March 4 in Ventura, Calif.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer\u2019s erratic social media presence has drawn concern from fans in the years since the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/britney-spears-judge-approves-end-to-conservatorship-hereby-terminated\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:termination of her conservatorship in November 2021;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;termination of her conservatorship in November 2021&quot;}\" class=\"link \">termination of her conservatorship in November 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There was a system in place during the conservatorship. Her life was structured and more stable. There were people guiding decisions and making sure things stayed on track. With her independence, you started to see more instability in her day-to-day life,&#8221; the source says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A rep for Spears did not respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Britney Spears with sons Preston and JaydenCredit: Britney Spears\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/299rcKmn5ehqLWU.apstjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/15b274e920571e383aa1942c9b543d31\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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>Britney Spears with sons Preston and Jayden<br \/>Credit: Britney Spears\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Spears was released on March 5 following her arrest, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-rep-calls-dui-inexcusable-loved-ones-making-plan-for-her-well-being-11920138\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a rep told PEOPLE;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a rep told PEOPLE&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a rep told PEOPLE<\/a> in a statement that the &#8220;unfortunate incident&#8221; was &#8220;completely inexcusable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in a long-overdue change that needs to occur in Britney\u2019s life,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her rep added that Spears\u2019 sons \u201care going to be spending time with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHer loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well-being,\u201d the rep shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;free daily newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spears <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWZea92jyrk4Vt3jVB__p8SXiqiCy1UBaLsGN00\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared a video on Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shared a video on Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared a video on Instagram<\/a> three weeks after her arrest of her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-shares-video-son-returns-instagram-after-arrest-11936218\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spending time with her sons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;spending time with her sons&quot;}\" class=\"link \">spending time with her sons<\/a>. &#8220;Thank you guys for all your support\u2026 spending time with family and friends is such a blessing !!! \ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udf39,&#8221; she wrote in her caption. &#8220;Stay kind !!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-hangs-out-diane-warren-molly-shannon-11943713\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:caught up with some old friends;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;caught up with some old friends&quot;}\" class=\"link \">caught up with some old friends<\/a> before checking into the treatment facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Grammy winner was previously placed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/britney-on-72-hour-mental-lockdown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:under two psychiatric holds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;under two psychiatric holds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">under two psychiatric holds<\/a> \u2014 which police, social workers and other mental health professionals have the authority to use if a person is considered a danger to themselves or others \u2014 weeks apart in January 2008. Spears also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-first-learned-about-freebritney-movement-from-nurse-in-rehab-8364039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spent more than three months in a rehab facility in 2018;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;spent more than three months in a rehab facility in 2018&quot;}\" class=\"link \">spent more than three months in a rehab facility in 2018<\/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:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-sons-were-big-part-of-getting-her-to-rehab-exclusive-11948985\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/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>NEED TO KNOW Britney Spears\u2019 sons Sean Preston and Jayden James played a \u201cbig part\u201d in getting her into a treatment facility following her recent DUI arrest, a source tells PEOPLE exclusively &#8220;They just want her to be healthy,\u201d the insider said of the pop star&#8217;s sons that she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2372077,"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":[25177],"tags":[21966,318092,368654,461430],"class_list":["post-2372076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-britney-spears","tag-kevin-federline","tag-sean-preston","tag-treatment-facility"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Britney-Spears-Sons-Sean-Preston-20-Jayden-James-19-Were.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372076","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=2372076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372078,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372076\/revisions\/2372078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}