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Britney Spears stood at teen sons' bedroom door at night holding knife

Britney Spears is responding to Kevin Federline's troubling allegations against her in his upcoming memoir, including that she allegedly watched their sons sleep "with a knife in her hand" sometimes.

"With news from Kevin’s book breaking, once again he and others are profiting off her and sadly it comes after child support has ended with Kevin," a representative for Spears tells Entertainment Weekly in a statement.

"All she cares about are her kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James and their well-being during this sensationalism.

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by Anonymousreply 77October 17, 2025 8:00 PM

Britney Spears’ sons claim that the pop star would watch them as they slept with a knife in her hand, according to their dad Kevin Federline’s bombshell new memoir.

Federline, 47, relays the knife incident — which he says happened more than once — in his new memoir You Thought You Knew, which has been excerpted by The New York Times.

“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,” Federline reportedly writes. “Then she’d turn around and pad off without explanation.”

Federline and Spears, 43, were married from 2004 to 2007, and endured a messy custody battle over their sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19.

A rep for Spears did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Jason Merritt/FilmMagic Kevin Federline and Britney Spears at a party in Los Angeles. Jason Merritt/FilmMagic

Spears’ relationship with the boys has been fraught over the years, though she shared a picture of her reuniting with Jayden to Instagram in June, and told PEOPLE in 2023 that becoming a mother and starting a family was a “dream come true.”

In 2022, Jayden spoke to The Daily Mail about his relationship with his mom, saying that he “100 percent think[s]” it can be “fixed.”

“It’s just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally,” he said at the time. “When she gets better I really want to see her again.”

Jayden also said that his brother had asked Spears “not to post his photos [to social media], and she did it anyway. So it didn’t go well.”

Federline also spoke during the interview, saying that Sean Preston and Jayden had “made the decision” not to attend Spears’ June 2022 wedding to Sam Asghari.

The “Gimme More” singer later reacted to the interview on Instagram, writing, “It saddens me to hear that my ex-husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children… As we all know, raising teenage boys is never easy for anyone. It concerns me the reason is based on my Instagram. It was LONG before Instagram… I gave them everything… Only one word: HURTFUL.”

Britney Spears and Jayden Federline in June. Meanwhile, elsewhere in his memoir, Federline expressed concern over Spears’ current “situation,” writing that he believes she is “racing toward something irreversible.”

It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK. From where I sit, the clock is ticking, and we’re getting close to the 11th hour,” he reportedly wrote in his memoir, per the Times. “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.”

He also alleged that the “Free Britney” movement — which helped extricate Spears from her 13-year conservatorship — was more harmful than fans believe, and that he needs the pop star’s fans to turn their focus to saving her.

“Now, more than ever, [our children] need your support. I’ve been their buffer for years, but now it’s bigger than me,” he wrote. “It’s time to sound the alarm.”

Federline did not offer specifics as to his exact worries regarding Spears, though fans of the “Toxic” singer have expressed concern in recent months amid a series of erratic social media videos, many of which feature Spears nude and dancing.

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by Anonymousreply 1October 14, 2025 11:39 PM

My cooter's itchin' y'all ...

by Anonymousreply 2October 14, 2025 11:41 PM

Can we just stop and take a moment to applaud the obvious ghost writing of this memoir?

As if Federline would ever pen this phrase-- “Then she’d turn around and pad off without explanation.”

by Anonymousreply 3October 15, 2025 12:03 AM

Whoever wrote this article is a moron - "as they slept with a knife in her hand"

by Anonymousreply 4October 15, 2025 12:05 AM

I'm sure she had/has weird paranoid ideation about her kids. Remember when she was 5150ed the first time she had barricaded herself and the boys in a bathroom. I remember shots from a news helicopter and an ambulance outside.

by Anonymousreply 5October 15, 2025 12:26 AM

[quote] Whoever wrote this article is a moron - "as they slept with a knife in her hand"

A.I.

by Anonymousreply 6October 15, 2025 12:47 AM

Why do they always include the sons’ middle names?

by Anonymousreply 7October 15, 2025 12:54 AM

This is a little something she should've considered 15 years ago! One must be quick on the uptake.

by Anonymousreply 8October 15, 2025 12:58 AM

Kevin Federline is a bottom-feeding loser. I believe this story but I also believe he's releasing a book because the child support gravy train stopped.

by Anonymousreply 9October 15, 2025 1:04 AM

Who had the better dick, K-Fed or Sam? Enquiring minds need to know.

by Anonymousreply 10October 15, 2025 1:07 AM

r10 Sam

by Anonymousreply 11October 15, 2025 1:08 AM

The ex, bring me Tina!

by Anonymousreply 12October 15, 2025 1:08 AM

Lol R12, it should be:

"Tina! Bring me the Tina!"

Or, "Jayden!! Bring me the X"

by Anonymousreply 13October 15, 2025 1:14 AM

R11, for all of her insanity, Brit's itchy cooter doesn't usually have terrible taste in rough trade cock.

by Anonymousreply 14October 15, 2025 1:17 AM

Had she just come home from a weeknight dinner at a local Olive Garden, by some chance?? 🤔

by Anonymousreply 15October 15, 2025 2:01 AM

FAKE NEWS! Why is everyone always making up lies about my mommy?

by Anonymousreply 16October 15, 2025 2:09 AM

🎵 I WAS BORN TO MAKE YOU HAPPY 🔪

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by Anonymousreply 17October 15, 2025 4:17 AM

Now that their sons are over the age for child support he's probably running out of money fast and knows that if he wrote honestly about things no one would want to buy the book. He'd probably be wise to learn how to economize.

by Anonymousreply 18October 15, 2025 10:42 AM

How credible can it be? It’s written in crayon.

by Anonymousreply 19October 15, 2025 10:50 AM

Jevon didn’t need a male fluffer.

by Anonymousreply 20October 15, 2025 11:04 AM

Why did I decide that I like her? I do like messy people.

by Anonymousreply 21October 15, 2025 11:16 AM

Did Britney look something like this?

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by Anonymousreply 22October 15, 2025 11:21 AM

Hi, Britney! 👋

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by Anonymousreply 23October 15, 2025 11:22 AM

Well, I guess it’s knives out

by Anonymousreply 24October 15, 2025 11:29 AM

I’m interested in his memoir

by Anonymousreply 25October 16, 2025 1:02 AM

I misjudged KFED when I thought he was dumb white trash. Dude is a pro at getting money. Child support ends and now he can air his dirty laundry for cash

by Anonymousreply 26October 16, 2025 1:03 AM

[quote] I misjudged KFED when I thought he was dumb white trash. Dude is a pro at getting money. Child support ends and now he can air his dirty laundry for cash

He's a professional GRIFTER.

by Anonymousreply 27October 16, 2025 1:05 AM

Just wait until he starts a podcast.

by Anonymousreply 28October 16, 2025 1:10 AM

That was my poop knife y’all! Those boys used to shit bricks!

by Anonymousreply 29October 16, 2025 1:13 AM

I believe him and I think it's great that he's getting this information out there. Because no matter how blatantly insane Britney acts, there are still people running around predicting her return to The Stage. There are still people waiting for her to drop a new album and conquer the world one more time. And it makes me feel gaslit and crazy. It's plain as day that she's unwell and all of this enabling is not good for her or for any sane observer. I hope Kevin spills all the beans. Their children deserve to have their side of the story out there for the world to see, so that people can stop acting like Britney has been hard-done by them.

by Anonymousreply 30October 16, 2025 1:20 AM

Just because he’s a roster it doesn’t mean she’s not a psycho.

by Anonymousreply 31October 16, 2025 2:32 AM

“It’s not 3AM! It’s not bed time! I don’t care if you have school! I will dance!” 💃🏼

by Anonymousreply 32October 16, 2025 2:52 AM

She didn’t care much about their well being before. I would think Federline is already set for life with or without the book.

by Anonymousreply 33October 16, 2025 3:21 AM

You're an expert on what Britney Spears does and doesn't care about, r33?

by Anonymousreply 34October 16, 2025 3:33 AM

One Thanksgiving, my bipolar sister (in the midst of a manic psychosis) stood inches behind my father with a carving knife quoting made up bible scripture for like, 30 minutes straight while he did the dishes. Earlier that night she sauntered naked down the stairs while we were all having dessert in the living room and tried to sit in my brother-in-law's lap.

I 100% believe Kevin.

by Anonymousreply 35October 16, 2025 4:33 AM

She was a good Christian mother who didn't want her boys jerking off in the middle of the night.

by Anonymousreply 36October 16, 2025 4:38 AM

I’m glad I had an abortion!

by Anonymousreply 37October 16, 2025 4:58 AM

I had an ex whose brother was ill, and one time he actually chased him through both the inside and outside of the house with a fucking ax. I remember asking, my eyes wide, “with an AX?”. “An AX,” he said. It’s no joke when you have a loved with brandishing lethal weapons while in an episode.

A civilized nation would take wonderful care of these people who still deserve their dignity and as much freedom as possible (though many may need residential programs, some can remain at home with the right support and community around them). A civilized society doesn’t just throw people like Britney away, and I have mixed feelings about Kevin sharing this because if he truly wanted to just get her help, he could share all of this and make zero money. In fact, the money could go toward her selecting an amazing program that she gets to have a say in. It would likely be very temporary, a quick med reset, connection to therapists/shrinks she loves, then she’ll be back on her feet.

He could have helped make this happen without profiting off it, so I have landed on him doing this is scuzzy. It’s blood money off her suffering. Yes, he has his own story to tell, but when you have kids, your decisions affect them too. He needs to shut the fuck up and talk to her directly.

by Anonymousreply 38October 16, 2025 5:09 AM

r38 I'm fairly certain he has tried for YEARS to "talk to her directly." Her own kids have been public about their mom having mental issues and wishing she'd get the help she needs (but obviously doesn't accept/want) and stop the constant videos that show just how unbalanced she is.

by Anonymousreply 39October 16, 2025 5:28 AM

Kevin works as a DJ, his wife is an assistant volleyball coach at the University of Hawaii, and they own a 7bed/8bath house in Hawaii worth over 6 million.

Now that child support payments have ended I wonder how long it will take for him and his wife to run out of money and sell the house?

He had 18 years to prepare for this.

by Anonymousreply 40October 16, 2025 5:29 AM

She wrote a book...so what's wrong with him doing the same? She has the right, but he doesn't?

by Anonymousreply 41October 16, 2025 5:45 AM

I don't know how he's making it in Hawaii. Costs a fortune to live there with a few kids. After the book, what then?

by Anonymousreply 42October 16, 2025 6:10 AM

R41, he absolutely has the right to publish that book — but it isn’t fair to the kids. My excuse for the ways Britney over-shared her private family drama way too much is that she isn’t well right now. Kevin’s motivations can’t be completely clean because money changes everything, and I do question if that’s fair to the boys right to privacy?

by Anonymousreply 43October 16, 2025 6:49 AM

Good times, R35!

by Anonymousreply 44October 16, 2025 7:21 AM

It was quite a ride but eventually the child support was going to run out

by Anonymousreply 45October 16, 2025 7:47 AM

R42 Kevin was receiving 20k/month in child support then increased to 40k in 2018. When the oldest son turned 18 it was decreased to 20k. He received 1.3 mil in the divorce settlement.

I don't know what the salaries are for a DJ and assistant volleyball coach, or if he invested all that money, but if he didn't him and his wife are fucked.

by Anonymousreply 46October 16, 2025 2:30 PM

That piece of shit was supporting an entire family on her child support payments and I guarantee he didnt save shit and now they are facing poverty. I never had a problem with him getting paid by her,but I do have a problem with him showing zero gumption or drive to better himself or his family. Big dick or not,hes a lazy piece of shit and a caricature of Baby Momma's that live off chold support solely.

by Anonymousreply 47October 16, 2025 3:01 PM

I can’t believe there are people who still think this stuff is far-fetched. Have you seen her? She’s insane. Britney fans = MJ fans

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by Anonymousreply 48October 16, 2025 3:23 PM

Sam Asghari mentioned the knife fixation too.

He was actually scared of her.

Britney is a total psycho.

[bold]Sam Claimed She Attacked Him in His Sleep... Left Him with Black Eye[/bold]

[italic]Britney Spears got physical with Sam Asghari over the years, he's told people, once giving him a black eye while he was sleeping ... sources tell TMZ.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... Sam frequently complained about Britney getting physical with him during their 7 years together. We're told there have been numerous fights where security has had to step in, but in one instance there was no security in sight.

Our sources say there was one occasion where Sam says he was sleeping in their bed when Britney flew off the handle and began punching him. We're told Sam did not strike back, but was stunned as his wife pummeled him.

We're told that alleged incident went down early this year, right around the time Sam was photographed with a black eye and bite marks on his forearm.

Paparazzi noticed the bruising and tried to ask Sam about it, but he tried to play it off ... asking photogs not to shoot him.

Our sources say Sam was particularly concerned because Britney had a fascination with knives. We're told there were knives all over the house, including in their bedroom. Britney, as one source put it, "was paranoid someone was going to get her, and she needed the knives as protection." The sources add Britney tended to "fly off the handle" at the smallest slight, and that terrified Sam.[/italic]

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by Anonymousreply 49October 16, 2025 3:29 PM

Seriously, there are still some people out there who say "oh, let her live her life - she's worked hard and deserves it, she can do what she wants" and laughs it off as her being eccentric.

I really don't think it's a question of her being quirky or eccentric. That facts are that she's hurt herself numerous times, she's set fire to her bathroom, her gym, her bedroom, HERSELF (she singed her eyebrows and eyelashes off) - and has freely admitted these things. She has yet ANOTHER injury to her body (her knee - she's appeared with a bandaged leg in many of her recent videos and said she "fell at a friend's house."

She's a loon, a nutter, she's crazy. In another time, she'd be put somewhere safe for her own good where she can't hurt herself or anyone. She'd be forced to take her medication and perhaps she'd actually start acting like some modicum of normal. We're watching the slow devolution of her in real time. At some point, we'll wake up to a "horrifying fire" or "tragic accident" starring Britney. It's only a matter of time.

by Anonymousreply 50October 16, 2025 3:31 PM

[quote] Britney Spears Slams Kevin Federline’s ‘Extremely Hurtful and Exhausting’ Memoir Allegations: ‘I Have Had Enough’

Britney Spears has issued a response after her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, made claims about her parenting in his new memoir, “You Thought You Knew.”

Ahead of the book’s Oct. 21 release, The New York Times published an excerpt from “You Thought You Knew,” in which Federline claims their kids woke up to Spears watching them sleep “with a knife in her hand.”

In the penultimate chapter, he writes of her condition, “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.”

Now, Spears is telling her side of the story. In a post to Instagram on Wednesday, the Grammy winner wrote, “The constant gaslighting from [my] ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting. I have always pleaded and screamed to have a life with my boys. Relationships with teenage boys is complex.

I have felt demoralized by this situation and have always asked and almost begged for them to be a part of my life. Sadly, they have always witnessed the lack of respect shown by [their] own father for me. They need to take responsibility for themselves. With one son only seeing me for 45 min in the past 5 years and the other with only 4 visits in the past 5 years. I have pride too. From now on I will let them know when I am available.”

She added, directly attacking Federline’s book, “Trust me, those white lies in that book, they are going straight to the bank and I am the only one who genuinely gets hurt here. I will always love them and if you really know me, you won’t pay attention to the tabloids of my mental health and drinking. I am actually a pretty intelligent woman who has been trying to live a sacred and private life the past 5 years. I speak on this because I have had enough and any real woman would do the same.”

Federline and Spears were married in 2004, and Spears filed for divorce two years later in 2006. They have two sons, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old.

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by Anonymousreply 51October 16, 2025 3:56 PM

I love the way she's always going on about how intelligent she is.

by Anonymousreply 52October 16, 2025 4:14 PM

Yikes. Here he is alleging she was on cocaine during the time she was breastfeeding in 2006. Her (starlet) friend is Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan, no?

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by Anonymousreply 53October 16, 2025 4:39 PM

Do I believe that at r53? 💯She is not smart, only cares about herself and her own needs. She is a rich and very selfish, mentally-delayed individual with emotional disturbances - a fairly dangerous combo. I'm pretty shocked she hasn't done something incredibly stupid yet that would end up in a hospitalization. Or has, and we just don't know about it.

She was caught with Sean Preston on her lap (he was 4 months old) speeding down PCH going over 55 mph. In later interviews (which i can't find), her excuse was she was raised that way (kids sitting on their parents laps while driving).

I'm shocked she is still allowed to drive. Her past driving history and the number of infractions is pretty troubling. The article linked is from 2023.

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by Anonymousreply 54October 16, 2025 5:04 PM

Over the years he's received 5.5 mil in child support. If he was smart he would have invested it, but it's not likely since his home is 6 mil. A smarter person would have gotten an education or started a business instead of being a lazy piece of shit.

If he didn't save anything, him and his wife are in for a surprise trying to find something affordable in Hawaii, or anywhere else, trying to live a life to which they are accustomed to.

by Anonymousreply 55October 16, 2025 6:00 PM

[quote]Her (starlet) friend is Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan, no?

Yvonne Craig

by Anonymousreply 56October 16, 2025 6:04 PM

"For those seeking tawdry details, they are in heavy supply, as Federline claims Spears engaged in sexual scenarios with female staffers, casually used cocaine as well as partied with the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton as her sons cried in the background and engaged in increasingly erratic and even violent behavior, often at the expense of her children’s mental and physical well-being.

Since the Free Britney movement successfully helped free Spears from her conservatorship in 2021, Federline says, the situation has only grown worse."

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by Anonymousreply 57October 16, 2025 6:04 PM

Welp, then that's his problem and he'll deal with it. He has every right to write a book as she does. She didn't do it for any other reason other than to bitch, moan and complain - and get that $$.

Same reason as he did. He put in time with her crazy ass; imagine worrying every night that you'll wake up to a house burning down, a freakout involving knives, a meltdown of epic proportions made worse by various and sundry drugs. He decided that life wasn't for him, and I don't blame him one bit.

He may be a lazy ass that has spent the past 12-14 or so years collecting the checks and raising their kids, but at least he kept them safe from her and her craziness. Imagine where they'd be right now if they had been forced to continue living with her over the years. If he didn't invest, that's on him and now he has to figure shit out.

by Anonymousreply 58October 16, 2025 6:06 PM

How unlike her!

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by Anonymousreply 59October 16, 2025 7:15 PM

I doubt she took time from her whirling and dancing on Instagram to respond......

by Anonymousreply 60October 16, 2025 7:17 PM

Britney was not a threat to her beloved sons. She was standing guard at the door to protect them from the devil's serpents that lived and travelled around her mansion in the HVAC ducts.

by Anonymousreply 61October 16, 2025 8:25 PM

Who doesn't, r61?

by Anonymousreply 62October 16, 2025 8:30 PM

Being married and connected to her is punishment enough.

by Anonymousreply 63October 16, 2025 8:32 PM

What r58 said

If severe mental illness runs in her family, there’s no doubt in my mind, she suffers from the same affliction. In addition to fame at a very young age, maybe crazy parents, drug abuse and it’s a recipe for disaster.

The whole situation is sad.

by Anonymousreply 64October 16, 2025 8:36 PM

They’re both white trash, quite frankly

by Anonymousreply 65October 16, 2025 8:45 PM

[quote]Kevin Federline is a bottom-feeding loser. I believe this story but I also believe he's releasing a book because the child support gravy train stopped.

Good for him, then.

Britney's done nothing but trashed talked people the last decade, including her fellow entertainers and even sicked her insufferable stans on her own kids because they dared to say she wasn't a good mother. So they don't deserve to tell their side of the story?

I hope the kids write a tell all too.

by Anonymousreply 66October 16, 2025 9:14 PM

[quote]Kevin Federline Says He Had Sex With Britney Spears on First Night

Oh please... He was nicknamed "Meat Pole" by the other dancers. On learning this you guys would have come swirling around him with your eyes bulging out of their socket just to check out the goods!. A case of DataloungeKettle calling the BritneyPot black. Which it is.

by Anonymousreply 67October 16, 2025 9:17 PM

[quote]Britney Spears’ sons claim that the pop star would watch them as they slept with a knife in her hand

It's better than two in the bush.

by Anonymousreply 68October 16, 2025 9:21 PM

Britney needs to marry a drill sergeant, like Patty Duke did. Someone strong who can handle the crazy, and keep her on meds, instead of these pretty boy grifters.

Or get a rough, hot Cajun like Lana Del Rey.

by Anonymousreply 69October 17, 2025 2:25 AM

If any man was smart, they would run screaming away from her. I think she's inflicted her craziness on enough men already.

Justin Timberlake was extremely wise beyond his young years to urge her to get an abortion.

by Anonymousreply 70October 17, 2025 2:54 AM

[quote]Britney Spears’ sons claim that the pop star would watch them as they slept with a knife in her hand

Her kids can't remember back that far. And kevin says Britney breast fed while using cocaine. And he allowed her to do that??

by Anonymousreply 71October 17, 2025 3:20 AM

Are you nuts, r71? She had visitation with them when they were pre-teens and teens...they can certainly remember that time...and I can remember back until I was around 3 or 4...why wouldn't they???

by Anonymousreply 72October 17, 2025 3:26 AM

Yes. Yes I am R34.

by Anonymousreply 73October 17, 2025 7:42 AM

If your son is twenty and you haven’t seen him since 15, I’d give it a rest for a bit. He’s just not that into you and obviously pretty damaged by what he witnessed and experienced. A kid is not going to stay away from his mother that long, at that age solely based on what Kevin said about her.

by Anonymousreply 74October 17, 2025 8:33 AM

This “news” got me to listen to Popozoa for the first time in 19 years.

Jesus.

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by Anonymousreply 75October 17, 2025 7:08 PM

Britney reminds me of Peggy Gravel.

by Anonymousreply 76October 17, 2025 7:12 PM

Popozao apparently is slang for big ass. I think I read years ago that the inspiration for this song is their shared love for anal sex.

by Anonymousreply 77October 17, 2025 8:00 PM
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