Britney Spears slams ex-husband for ‘hurtful’ memoir allegations

Singer Britney Spears has hit back after her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, made claims about her parenting in his new memoir, “You Thought You Knew.”

A leading newspaper published an excerpt from “You Thought You Knew” ahead of the book’s release on October 21, in which Federline claims their children woke up to Spears watching them sleep “with a knife in her hand.”

In the penultimate chapter, he writes of her condition, “The clock is ticking, and we’re getting close to the 11th hour. Something bad is going to happen if things don’t change, and my biggest fear is that our sons will be left holding the pieces.”

Reacting to the allegation, Britney took to Instagram on Wednesday, and wrote, “The constant gaslighting from [my] 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 be a part of my life. Sadly, they have always witnessed the lack of respect shown by [their] 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. From now on I will let them know when I am available.”

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The Grammy winner added, directly attacking Federline’s book, “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. I am actually a pretty intelligent woman who has been trying to live a sacred and private life the past 5 years. I speak on this because I have had enough and any real woman would do the same.”

Spears married Federline in 2004, and the singer filed for divorce two years later in 2006. They have two sons, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old.