{"id":232399,"date":"2026-04-03T13:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/britney-spears-son-ditches-dads-name-after-hangout\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:46:18","slug":"britney-spears-son-ditches-dads-name-after-hangout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/britney-spears-son-ditches-dads-name-after-hangout\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears&#8217; Son Ditches Dad&#8217;s Name After Hangout"},"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>It\u2019s no secret that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">things have been rough for Britney Spears<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, they\u2019re improving. And her two favorite men on the planet are part of that.<\/p>\n<p>Britney\u2019s been spending more time with her sons \u2014 including Sean Preston, who\u2019d been a little slower to reconnect than his younger brother.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is he posing for selfies with his mom these days, but he also ditched his dad\u2019s name in favor of hers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Britney Spears on the Jonathan Ross Show in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-547307 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a 2016 interview, Britney Spears delved into her childhood and cultural background.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ITV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sean-preston-made-a-sweet-symbolic-gesture\">Sean Preston made a sweet symbolic gesture<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, you may have noticed Britney hanging out with a couple of tall, handsome young men.<\/p>\n<p>Just to be clear, those are her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Preston is the eldest by almost exactly one year.<\/p>\n<p>During recent hangouts, Britney showed off both of her handsome boys to the world. It was clear that she felt overjoyed with delight.<\/p>\n<p>And one of her sons decided to mark the occasion with a symbolic gesture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWe-UzqgGVp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Previously, Sean Preston\u2019s Instagram handle was simply \u201cSean Preston.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>His first and middle name, coupled with his famous mother, meant that he needed no further introduction.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/02\/sean-preston-adds-spears-to-instagram-handle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>TMZ <\/em>reports<\/a> that he recently updated his handle to \u201cSean P Spears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without reports of a rift with his dad, Kevin Federline, it sounds like the 20-year-old just did it to make his mom smile.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there are no indications that Jayden James has done \u2014 or is expected to do \u2014 anything similar. Each brother can make his own sweet gesture towards their mom, you know?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Britney Spears backstage in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-547316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Britney Spears backstage in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-547316 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In 2016, Britney Spears answered questions backstage.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: E! News)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fractured-family-bonds-are-healing\">Fractured family bonds are healing<\/h2>\n<p>In recent years, Britney and 19-year-old Jayden have spent more time with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Sean was welcome at their hangout last December, but reportedly declined.<\/p>\n<p>(No judgment on that. He\u2019s a young adult, and making decisions at that point in life is <em>so <\/em>different. No shade, but it\u2019s likely that he\u2019ll have very different priorities when he\u2019s 25.)<\/p>\n<p>Both sons had tensions with their mom, both due to perceptions of favoritism growing up and because of what the press portrays as \u201cerratic\u201d behavior on Britney\u2019s Instagram posts.<\/p>\n<p>But in their rare public statements, they always maintained that they love her and want a relationship with her. And that\u2019s happening!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWZea92jyrk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Jayden has shown up in plenty of photos with Britney \u2014 especially after he turned 18.<\/p>\n<p>(When both boys were still minors, Britney signed off on allowing them to move to Hawaii with their dad.)<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it is less remarkable that he\u2019s spending quality time towering over his famous mom.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t make it any less sweet.<\/p>\n<p>Both young men have been supporting their mom following her unfortunate DUI this past winter. Good for them!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Britney Spears on Ellen in 2004.\" class=\"wp-image-547317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Britney Spears on Ellen in 2004.\" class=\"wp-image-547317 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_britneyspears_03-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In 2004, Britney Spears appeared on the very first season of \u2018The Ellen DeGeneres Show.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-is-a-key-bonding-time-for-them\">This is a key bonding time for them<\/h2>\n<p>Sean Preston and Jayden James are children of divorce. That\u2019s rough \u2014 albeit not as rough as being children of two adults stuck in a loveless, toxic marriage would have been.<\/p>\n<p>It is extremely normal for kids who grow up this way to feel alienated from at least one parent. (This also happens in other contexts, like a child who feels alienated from both parents even if only one is abusive, or children who feel detached from a surviving parent after the other dies, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>Early adulthood can be an opportunity to bond as adults \u2014 as <em>friends <\/em>as well as family.<\/p>\n<p>This vital time together can help heal old wounds and forge new bonds over shared interests.<\/p>\n<p>Not every parent gets \u2014 or deserves \u2014 this opportunity. But it sounds like Sean and Jayden are happy to have their mom in their lives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/britney-spears-son-sean-preston-ditches-dads-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It\u2019s no secret that things have been rough for Britney Spears. Fortunately, they\u2019re improving. And her two favorite men on the planet are part of that. Britney\u2019s been spending more time with her sons \u2014 including Sean Preston, who\u2019d been a little slower to reconnect than his younger brother. 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