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Kevin Federline Discussed Britney Spears s Conservatorship And Their Two Sons Decision Not To See Her In A New Interview And Fans Are Accusing Him Of Exploiting Her Trauma For Money
Kevin’s new interview comes weeks after Britney’s lawyer said he could face legal repercussions for publicly posting a series of videos of the singer arguing with her sons.By by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed News StaffPosted on September 1, 2022, 2:32 pmTwitterFacebookLink
Kevin Federline is continuing to publicly speak out about his ex-wife Britney Spears and her relationship with their two sons 16-year-old Preston and 15-year-old Jayden
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For a bit of background Kevin was granted sole custody of the boys in 2008 after Britney was placed under a strict conservatorship which saw her life and finances controlled by her father Jamie Spears and a group of lawyers
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However Kevin and Britney — whose turbulent three-year marriage had come to an end the year prior to the conservatorship — agreed to a settlement in which she would receive two visits and one overnight per week
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Meanwhile Britney continuously provided her ex with $20 000 per month for child support all while covering their kids school insurance and clothing expenses In 2018 Kevin requested an increase in this payment which infuriated fans online
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Britney s conservatorship which she publicly described as abusive in court wasn t terminated until November 2021 Amid the heated legal battle to end the arrangement the singer told a judge that she felt her dad should be in jail for his treatment of her before also alleging that her entire family refused to help her when she was forced to give tons of blood weekly and get an IUD against her will
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Just last month Kevin sparked huge backlash after he publicly discussed the controversial conservatorship and Britney s complicated relationship with Preston and Jayden in an explosive tell-all interview with the Daily Mail
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The DJ claimed that while the teenagers were happy for Britney they d been choosing not to see her and consequently made the decision not to attend her wedding to longtime partner Sam Asghari in June The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now he said It s been a few months since they ve seen her They made the decision not to go to her wedding
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Kevin went on to allege that this was because they were unhappy that Britney frequently posts minimally censored naked photos which she previously said she shares in a bid to reclaim her power after feeling constrained by the conservatorship for 13 years
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I try to explain to Preston and Jayden Look maybe that s just another way she tries to express herself Kevin said 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
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What s more Kevin seemingly dismissed Britney s past remarks about the abusive conservatorship as he said he believes the legal arrangement saved her
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I saw this man Jamie Spears that really cared and really cares about his family and wanting everything to be OK he said When Jamie took over things got into order He saved her life
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Kevin s remarks were quickly met with fierce criticism online as fans questioned why he was publicly speaking out about Britney s conservatorship father and relationship with her sons
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In fact both Britney and her husband Sam released statements of their own publicly condemning Kevin In a raw Instagram message the pop star wrote It saddens me to hear that my ex-husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children she wrote As we all know raising teenage boys is never easy for anyone
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It concerns me the fact that the reason is based on my Instagram she continued It was LONG before Instagram I gave them everything Only one word HURTFUL
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Shortly after Britney shared another lengthy post discussing the relationship she has with her boys in more detail claiming that Preston and Jayden were hateful when they visited her
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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 she wrote before claiming they would visit me walk in the door go straight to their room and lock the door
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But in response Kevin sparked further controversy as he hastily shared a series of videos of Britney arguing with their sons I can not sit back and let my sons be accused in this way after what they ve been through As much as it hurts us we decided as a family to post these videos he wrote
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The videos which appeared to be taken without Britney s knowledge were deleted from the platform not long after they were posted The singer s lawyer Mathew Rosengart quickly suggested that Kevin may have broken the law by publicly sharing videos that Britney was unaware were being shot given that California is a two-party consent state
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In spite of all this however Kevin has now decided to speak out on Britney s conservatorship and relationship with Preston and Jayden once again in a forthcoming interview with the Australian news show 60 Minutes
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I still feel bad for her Kevin said in the preview clip posted on Wednesday Seemingly referencing his marriage to Britney he later added It was amazing… Until it wasn t
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With the video going on to note that Kevin wants to set the record straight about their boys decision the DJ said The boys the boys the boys I had to worry about them I couldn t get involved
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It s been a few months since they ve actually seen her he added while the video described the entire situation as a family feud
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The full interview is set to air on Sunday but fans have criticized Kevin for once again drawing public attention to his and Britney s private matters ever since the preview was released
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i still feel bad for her then why are you doing this kfed what is the point of this then you know damn well that she didn t want all of this to be in the public one person wrote
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Another echoed private matters should always been kept private
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Others went on to accuse Kevin of exploiting Britney s trauma for money as they questioned why he s only now choosing to speak out about their strained relationship
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There woudnt be a family feud if her unemployed ex wasnt speaking about her exploiting her trauma for money one Twitter user wrote
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This is absolute TRASH Seriously what a disgrace another wrote of the interview
Jessica @Cali_Girl090 This is absolute TRASH. Seriously, what a disgrace. https://t.co/yZJxnvKTA2 03:36 AM - 01 Sep 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Cali_Girl090
Britney who is currently inactive on Instagram has yet to publicly acknowledge Kevin s forthcoming interview However we ll be sure to update you if she does
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