Britney Spears Asks That Issues with Sons 'Remain Private' as Kevin Federline Shares Videos amid Feud

Mar. 15, 2025

Britney Spearsand her ex-husbandKevin Federline’s public quarrel over Spears' relationship with their two kids continues.

On Wednesday, Spears, 40, called her two sonsSean Preston, 16, andJayden James, 15, “hateful” and claimed they have been ignoring her in a since-deleted Instagram post.

“I know that teenagers are just hard to deal with at that age … but COME ON, there’s being rude then there’s being HATEFUL … they would visit me, walk in the door, go straight to their room and lock the door !!!” she wrote. “I’m like why come visit me if they don’t even visit me !!! But I never said that because I have to be kind !!!”

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In response to Spears' post, Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, toldTMZthe kids have chosen to keep their distance from the singer of their own accord.

Later on Wednesday, Federline, 44, posted a series of edited videos from four years ago of the singer appearing to argue with the boys to his Instagram account. In the caption, he said that he and the boys decided “as a family” to share the clips and that “the lies have to stop.”

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.Lester Cohen/WireImage; Mindy Small/FilmMagic

On Thursday, Spears' lawyer Mathew Rosengart hit back in a statement to PEOPLE and asked Federline to respect his ex’s privacy.

“Britney has faithfully supported her children and she loves them dearly. Whether he realizes it or not, Mr. Federline has not only violated the privacy and dignity of the mother of his children, he has undermined his own children, whose privacy he should protect,” the statement read.

He later added, “We are working with Instagram to ensure that Mr. Federline adheres to its rules and we are exploring all appropriate relief against him. In the meantime, as Britney herself poignantly said, whatever is occurring between her and her boys should remain private. We urge Mr. Federline to act with a measure of grace and decency and to cease from publicly discussing private matters, which benefits no one.”

The publicfeud began last weekwhen Federline gave an interview toThe Daily Mail, claiming that their sons did not want to see Spears.

Insisting that the teens love their mother, Federline told the publication, “The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now. It’s been a few months since they’ve seen her. They made thedecision not to go to her wedding.”

Federline also said he has had a hard time explaining Spears' decision to post nude and nearly nude photos online to his two sons. “‘Look, maybe that’s just another way she tries to express herself,’ " Federline explained as to what he has said to his sons, he toldThe Daily Mail. “But that doesn’t take away from the fact of what it does to them. It’s tough. I can’t imagine how it feels to be a teenager having to go to high school.”

Preston, Britney Spears and Jayden.Britney Spears Instagram

Spears reacted to Federline’s statements in anInstagram Story poston Saturday evening, where she wrote, “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,” she continued, referencing Federline’s issue with her social media posts.

Noting that she “gave them everything,” the “Me Against the Music” singer added, “Only one word: HURTFUL.”

source: people.com