Kevin Federline says his sons are fully aware of what’s in his upcoming memoir, and they like it.
In a new interview with Extra on Thursday, Oct. 16, the 47-year-old former dancer said Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, his two sons with Britney Spears, gave him their blessing to share his side of the story in his book You thought you knewwhich will be released on October 21st.
“My children are old enough to understand and approve of what I do,” Federline explained, referring to the parts of the memoir that discuss their childhood and his past relationship with Spears.
Federline and Spears were married from 2004 to 2007, and his memoir revisits some of the most public moments of their relationship, including the 2007 incident when the Toxic singer shaved her head.
He claims she had just gotten out of rehab and showed up at his home, shouting, “LET ME IN,” before allegedly climbing the front fence.
“I couldn’t stand to see her like this,” he writes, saying he refused to let her in because he believed she was “unfit to be around our children.”
According to him, Spears left and later went to a gas station, where she was photographed attacking paparazzi with an umbrella.
The book also contains other serious claims about Spears’ behavior during their marriage.
Federline claims she drank alcohol while on medication and pregnant, and once used cocaine before attempting to breastfeed their sons.
“That mix was… dangerous. Honestly,” he wrote.
“You’re not supposed to drink while on medications like that. A few glasses of wine for her would be like a whole bottle of wine because of the medications.”
He further claims that after Spears’ conservatorship ended in 2021, her “erratic” behavior online led to their sons distancing themselves from social media to avoid seeing disturbing posts about her.
Federline also details what he calls his “breaking point” in 2023, when Spears reportedly told one of their sons she wished “he, his brother and their father were all dead” after a disagreement.
“To his credit, Preston confronted her,” he wrote.
“He called her lies and refused to accept her story. Her response was chilling: she told him she wished he, his brother and I were all dead.”
He said hearing his son talk about the conversation left him “devastated” and believes the moment will “leave scars” on his children forever.
In response, a representative for Spears shared a statement PEOPLE on Tuesday, Oct. 14, addressing the allegations in Federline’s memoir.
“Now that news of Kevin’s book breach has reached, he and others are once again taking advantage of her and unfortunately this comes after Kevin’s child support has ended,” the statement said.
“All she cares about is her children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and their well-being during this sensationalism. She chronicles her journey in her memoir.”
