American pop star Britney Spears has been making the headlines after her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, made some shocking claims against her in his memoir, You Thought You Knew. Now, she has taken to the official social media handles to slam him and put out her thoughts and feelings about it all. Sharing her side of the story, on her official X (formerly known as Twitter) handle, she has published two long tweets.
To be loved unconditionally and with a naive heart like mine, always being threatened or made to believe I’m the bad one as they profit off my pain… Oh dear Jesus show me there is a God and I can too be loved unconditionally and not have to be so perfect cause it’s really…
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) October 16, 2025
Published on Thursday morning, the 43-year-old singer stated in her post that the “constant gaslighting” from Kevin was hurtful and exhausting. She added how she has always “pleaded and screamed to have a life with my boys.” Explaining that maintaining a relationship with her teenage sons is complex, she wrote, “They have always witnessed the lack of respect shown by own father for me. They need to take responsibility for themselves. With one son only seeing me for 45 min in the past 5 years and the other with only 4 visits in the past 5 years. I have pride too.”
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 always love them and if you really know me, you won’t pay attention to the tabloids of my mental health and drinking.” Britney concluded her post by stating that she is speaking on the matter as she has had enough and “any real woman would do the same.”
The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting. I have always pleaded and screamed to have a life with my boys.
Relationships with teenage boys is complex. I have felt demoralized by this situation and have always asked and almost begged for them to…
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) October 16, 2025
For those who don’t know, Kevin has made shocking statements against Britney in his book, which will be released on October 21, 2025. In the memoir You Thought You Knew, according to the excerpts obtained by US Weekly, he alleged that she used cocaine while breastfeeding their sons, Sean (2005) and Jayden (2006). He revealed that after he witnessed this, in his dressing room, during his 2006 album release party, it was the “final straw” that led to their separation.
Having confronted his then-wife about not nursing the kids after using the drugs, she had allegedly thrown a drink at him. “That was the proverbial final straw, the breastfeeding thing. Her reaction. That’s what ended us,” he writes.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline met at a club in Hollywood during the summer of 2004. While they got hitched months after meeting each other, he was slammed by tabloids for being a “gold digger” as he had reportedly left his pregnant girlfriend for the American singer. Spears had filed for a divorce two months after their youngest son was born, citing irreconcilable differences. While their divorce was finalised in 2007, he was granted physical custody of the children.
