Britney Spears says father of kids’ tell-all memoir trades “white lies” for cash

Britney Spears has responded to contends made by her ex-husband Kevin Federline in his forthcoming memoir You Thought You Knew calling his account extremely hurtful and exhausting In a declaration shared on X Spears wrote The constant gaslighting from my ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting I have constantly pleaded and screamed to have a life with my boys Relationships with teenage boys are complex I have felt demoralized by this situation and have perpetually appealed and almost begged for them to be a part of my life She added 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 invariably love them and if you really know me you won t pay attention to the tabloids of my mental healthcare and drinking I am in fact a pretty intelligent woman who has been trying to live a sacred and private life the past years I speak on this because I have had enough and any real woman would do the same Federline s memoir due October from HarperCollins chronicles his life from childhood in Fresno California through his three-year marriage to Spears and the custody battle that followed their divorce He recounts their first meeting at a Hollywood nightclub in their European tour and their wedding later that year He alleges Spears called her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake the night before their wedding to end one chapter of her life before starting a new one and writes that she never really got over her breakup with the NSYNC singer Federline also states Spears cheated on him with a female dancer during their tour Related How the abuse of Britney Spears led to the GOP s war on women The book covers the years leading up to Spears psychiatric hold which preceded the court-ordered conservatorship that governed her life for years Federline recounts arguments over substance use and alleges that their sons Sean Preston and Jayden James now and avoided visits with Spears as teenagers out of fear He states Spears ignored Jayden s serious allergies and describes an Orphan -esque circumstance in which she allegedly appeared in their bedroom doorway holding a knife They would awaken sometimes at night to find her standing silently in the doorway watching them sleep Oh you re awake he writes Then she d turn around and pad off without explanation TMZ broadcasted last year that Jayden had resumed contact with Spears after years of estrangement though Federline s attorney explained he had no knowledge of any reconciliation J Merritt FilmMagic Getty Images Britney Spears and Kevin Federline Federline who says he hasn t spoken to Spears in years writes that he has grown increasingly concerned about her behavior describing the situation as racing toward something irreversible adding It s become impossible to pretend everything s OK From where I sit the clock is ticking and we re getting close to the th hour He also critiques the FreeBritney movement saying that while it came from a good place it vilified people around her so intensely that now professionals with the ability to help her may be too afraid to step in and urges supporters to redirect their efforts toward what he calls a Save Britney movement Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Program Spears first husband Jason Alexander defended her on Instagram writing Kevin you don t get to tell half the story You were her husband You were supposed to be her protector Instead you were partying right alongside her the drugs the alcohol the chaos you were there for all of it You weren t trying to pull her out you were feeding off it He added Let s be honest you became a millionaire off of her pain And now you want to act like the mature one like the man who held it all together If you re going to write a book at least have the guts to tell the truth about your part in it Spears has repeatedly challenged Federline s indicates In her memoir The Woman in Me she disputed having substance abuse issues and described the custody battle as traumatizing accusing Federline of attempting to portray her as unstable A representative for Spears advised E News that once again Federline and others are profiting off her and sadly it comes after child backing has ended with Kevin All she cares about are her kids Sean Preston and Jayden James and their well-being during this sensationalism they added She detailed her journey in her memoir Read more about this topic Britney Spears is a cautionary tale of pornification Britney Spears plight and the outrage of millennial women who ve had enough Britney does not need to be protected from herself How society treats those perceived as disabled The post Britney Spears says father of kids tell-all memoir trades white lies for cash appeared first on Salon com