{"id":199487,"date":"2025-10-17T00:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/britney-spears-issues-statement-doesnt-deny-kevin-federlines-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T00:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:17:34","slug":"britney-spears-issues-statement-doesnt-deny-kevin-federlines-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/britney-spears-issues-statement-doesnt-deny-kevin-federlines-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears Issues Statement, Doesn&#8217;t Deny Kevin Federline&#8217;s Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Britney Spears has issued a heartfelt statement in response to the MANY damning accusations that have been hurled her way by ex-husband Kevin Federline.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the D-Lister is making the media rounds this week in order to promote his new memoir.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, which comes out on October 21, Federline says a number of damaging things about Spears \u2014 alleging, for example, that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/britney-spears-did-cocaine-while-breastfeeding-sons-kevin-federline-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took cocaine while breastfeeding<\/a> the former couple\u2019s sons.<\/p>\n<p>Really scary stuff if true.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-1024x865.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears on September 24, 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-534519 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-768x649.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-2048x1730.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-960x811.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-1080x912.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03-1200x1014.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0908_britneyspears_03.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singer Britney Spears performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2016.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previously, a spokesperson for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/britney-spears-fires-back-at-all-those-horrible-kevin-federline-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spears fired back at Federline<\/a> on behalf of the singer\u2026 but now Spears has gone ahead and gone on record herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting. I have always pleaded and screamed to have a life with my boys,\u201d Britney Tweeted on Thursday, continuing as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRelationships with teenage boys is complex [sic]. I have felt demoralized by this situation and have always asked and almost begged for them to be a part of my life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, they have always witnessed the lack of respect shown by own father for me [sic]. They need to take responsibility for themselves. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-923x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline arrive at the SONY BMG Grammy Party held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on February 8, 2006 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-537813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-923x1024.jpg 923w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-768x852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-1845x2048.jpg 1845w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-865x960.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-973x1080.jpg 973w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-1081x1200.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-923x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline arrive at the SONY BMG Grammy Party held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on February 8, 2006 in Hollywood, California.\" class=\"wp-image-537813 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-923x1024.jpg 923w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-768x852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-1845x2048.jpg 1845w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-865x960.jpg 865w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-973x1080.jpg 973w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-1081x1200.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-56792752-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britney Spears and ex Kevin Federline arrive at the SONY BMG Grammy Party held at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on February 8, 2006 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Vince Bucci\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spears and Federline got married in 2004, and welcomed sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, before their divorce was finalized in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to ignore the fact that Spears doesn\u2019t really deny any of Federline\u2019s claims in her statement; not his claim that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/kevin-federline-says-britney-spears-watched-kids-sleep-with-knife-in-her-hand-warns-something-bad-is-going-to-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">held a knife and watched her kids sleep<\/a>\u2026 and not his claim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/britney-spears-cheated-woman-claims-kevin-federline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spears cheated on him with a woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner went on to directly address Federline\u2019s memoir in her message: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrust 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\u2019t pay attention to the tabloids of my mental health and drinking. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Entertainer Britney Spears attends the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-537815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Entertainer Britney Spears attends the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-537815 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-181507511-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britney Spears attends the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Isaac Brekken\/Getty Images for Clear Channel)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When addressing what his sons think about the book, Federline told The Hollywood Reporter they were \u201c100 percent behind me telling my story.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Of their relationship with Spears, he added, \u201cTheir situation with their mom is fluid and they do talk. They\u2019ve even gone and seen her and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the #FreeBritney movement, the singer\u2019s conservatorship was terminated in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Still, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/britney-spears-drops-instagram-video-sparks-new-round-of-fan-concern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spears seems to have been spiraling<\/a> ever since.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears on October 18, 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-535773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-2048x1497.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-960x702.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1080x789.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1200x877.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears on October 18, 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-535773 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-2048x1497.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-960x702.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1080x789.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-1200x877.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0922_britneyspears_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, \u201cBritney: Domination\u201d at Park MGM on October 18, 2018.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Federline believes that \u201cthis situation with Britney feels like it\u2019s racing toward something irreversible,\u201d hinting in the memoir that he thinks the artist may hurt or kill herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I really want is for her to be happy and healthy, and I want her to be around for our kids,\u201d he told The Hollywood Reporter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy kids want her to be around for a long time. So I\u2019ve sounded the alarm. It\u2019s become a situation that I need people to start supporting my sons and their mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/britney-spears-doesnt-really-deny-kevin-federlines-claims-says-she-feels-demoralized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Britney Spears has issued a heartfelt statement in response to the MANY damning accusations that have been hurled her way by ex-husband Kevin Federline. Indeed, the D-Lister is making the media rounds this week in order to promote his new memoir. In the book, which comes out on October 21, Federline [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-199487","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}