Britney Spears has hit back at her ex-husband Kevin Federline after he criticised her for posing naked on social media.
The 40-year-old singer and the 44-year-old backing dancer were married from 2004 until 2007 and together they share two sons; 16-year-old Sean Preston and 15-year-old Jayden James.
In an explosive interview that was teased on Saturday, Kevin shared his views on Britney – claiming he thinks her controversial conservatorship “saved her life” and saying that their sons struggle with the fact she poses naked on Instagram.
But taking to Instagram on Saturday night, Britney hit back at her ex-husband to blast him for criticising her – while also hinting that she feels empowered now that her conservatorship is over and she now has the free will to live the life that she wants.
She wrote in a statement shared via Instagram Stories: “It saddens me to hear that my ex husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children.
“As we all know, raising teenage boys is never easy for anyone. It concerns me the fact that the reasons is based on my Instagram… it was LONG before Instagram.
“I gave them everything… Only one word: HURTFUL… I’ll say it… My mother told me ‘You should GIVE them to their dad’.
“I’m sharing this because I can… Have a good day folks!”
Hours earlier, quotes from Kevin circulated online, with the dancer stating: "I try to explain to them [their sons], 'Look, maybe that's just another way she tries to express herself.
"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."
He also claimed: "The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now… It's been a few months since they've seen her. They made the decision not to go to her wedding."
Kevin’s comments prompted a reaction from Britney’s husband Sam Asghari, 28, who angrily hit out at the former dancer via Instagram stories too.
He challenged Kevin’s claims that Sean Preston and Jayden James are avoiding their mother, and questioned the timing of Kevin’s interview – which comes nine months after her conservatorship ended, granting the singer control over her own financial affairs for the first time in 13 years.
Claiming that Kevin hadn’t worked in 15 years, Sam wrote: “Kevin’s gravy train will end soon which probably explains the timing of these hurtful statements.
“I do not know him personally and have nothing against him aside him trying to vilify my wife.”
He accused Kevin of “siding” with Britney’s father, Jamie, who had been granted control of Britney’s financial and personal affairs while she was under her conservatorship.
And, channelling Will Smith’s controversial 2022 Oscars awards outburst, he added: “Keep my wife’s name…. Out your mouth.”
Kevin’s full interview is due to be aired via ITV news over the coming week.
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