Britney Spears’ son Jayden breaks silence, Britney hits back
One of Britney Spears’ estranged sons has delivered an emotional plea to his mum - and she just responded with a lengthy post of her own.
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UPDATE: Britney Spears has now responded to son Jayden’s public plea to one day “talk again and have a normal conversation.”
In a lengthy, four-part post on Instagram, Spears addressed her son directly while also calling out ex-husband Kevin Federline and other members of her family.
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Britney’s estranged son issues plea to her
It’s the family drama that continues to make global headlines. When Britney Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline said their sons no longer wanted to see their pop star mother, it caused a tidal wave of reaction.
The bombshell claims led the superstar to use an anguished social media post to accuse her boys of being “hateful”.
But now Britney’s teenage sons Preston, 16, and Jayden, 15, are offering her an olive branch, The Sun reports.
In an emotional plea to their mum, Jayden said: “I love you a lot and I hope for the best for you.
“Maybe one day we can sit down … and talk again and have a normal conversation.”
In an exclusive interview, he also revealed why he and his brother missed their mum’s wedding in June and their struggles with her scathing social media posts about their family.
They spoke about their love for her estranged relatives and hope that she would somehow make peace with them, as well as revealing how Preston asked Britney not to post pictures of him on Instagram but she did it anyway.
In a Sun on Sunday interview last month, former professional dancer Federline, 44, revealed the boys had stopped seeing their mum after becoming increasingly uncomfortable during their visits.
Spears, 40, was already hurting because of the absence of her boys but the confirmation of their feelings, spelled out by their dad, hit hard.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, the singer accused her sons of “abandoning her” and being “hateful” as she begged them to love her again.
Federline felt the need to respond.
He reportedly consulted with his family before posting videos allegedly showing Britney “screaming” at her sons when they were younger.
‘I regret saying all kinds of things’
He then deleted them, explaining that he had to defend his kids after years of staying silent.
But now Britney’s sons are speaking for themselves.
In a series of interviews, parts of which will be aired in the UK today before screening in Australia on Sunday on 60 Minutes, Jayden explained why they decided to cut contact.
“The type of environment she gave us was not very comfortable for me and my brother,” he said.
“Once you’re 10 or 11, that’s when you come to the realisation of things.
“There’s no hate … I really want to see her again. It will make me happy, and it will make Preston happy.”
The boys were born during their mother’s short-lived marriage to Federline, and live in Los Angeles with their father and his wife Victoria, 39, a former volleyball champion.
Spears invited her sons to her celebrity-packed wedding in June to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari, 28, but they did not attend.
“It just wasn’t a good time to go,” Jayden said. “I’m not saying that I’m not happy for her.
“I’m really happy for them but she didn’t invite the whole family and if it was just going to be me and Preston, I don’t see how that situation would have ended on good terms.”
It’s not difficult to see why. The Toxic singer has been scathing about her blood family on social media.
Spears deleted her Instagram last week but also released a 22-minute YouTube video where she described how she was “victimised” and “thrown away” by close relatives.
Both boys have struggled with their mum’s posts – both the risqué photos and the attacks on their loved ones.
Britney has spoken out against her father Jamie, 70, who controlled her finances and aspects of her personal life for years through her disputed conservatorship.
She has also hit out at her mother Lynne, 67, sister Jamie Lynne, 31, and brother Bryan, 45.
While the boys clearly find the airing of their family’s dirty laundry hard to deal with, Jayden is diplomatic.
He said: “Social media helps her. So if that’s what she wants to do. I’m not going to hate her for that.
“At the same time, she should come to the realisation of whatever it is that stops her loving her family.”
He added: “It’s almost like she has to post something on Instagram to get some attention.
“This has gone on for years and years and years and there’s a high chance that this will never stop, but I’m hoping for me that she will stop.”
Britney’s 13-year conservatorship ended in November last year, but her legal team now wants to grill Jamie under oath about alleged mismanagement, with the possibility of further legal action.
But Jayden believes Jamie “really cares about his family” and defended his grandfather.
Jayden said: “I know everybody blames him for the conservatorship. It was a father caring for his daughter.
“Maybe the conservatorship took a little too long. That is why people developed a hatred for him.
“That is why my mum was angry that she was working too hard. She should have taken a break. But he doesn’t deserve all the hatred he is getting in the media.
“Mum is ceasing to realise how much he cares about her. I love him with all my heart. He was just trying to be a father.”
He added: “At first he was just trying to be like any father letting her pursue her daughter’s dream of becoming a superstar but I did think maybe the conservatorship went on too long …
“Probably why my mum was very angry about the whole situation that she was working for too long and I personally think she was.”
But the boys have had their own issues with their grandfather.
In November 2019, Federline took out a restraining order against Jamie following claims of an altercation with one of his sons.
Four months later, Jayden, when questioned by fans on social media, described Jamie as a “d**k”. But he has since had a change of heart.
Jayden said: “I really feel bad. Preston and I feel bad – we want to see him. I want to see him, sit with him next to the piano, talk about my future. I love him. Looking back, I regret saying all kinds of things.”
Jayden is also full of love for his grandmother Lynne, who he calls Memow, and his uncle Bryan, who both visit regularly.
“My grandma, she is a really nice person. Whenever I see her, she cares about me mentally,” he said.
“My uncle Bryan always wants to go and play ball in the park. They are not bad people. They know what we are going through now.
“They just want to watch over us. Memow and Uncle Bryan are a good part of our lives. They have taught me how to deal with things.”
Jayden said comments made by their mum, and by her supporters online, had painted her family in a bad light.
“They would not do such things,” he said.
Above all, the boys hope that their mum can find forgiveness with her family. Jayden is aware the animosity has been “going on for years” and admits: “There is a high chance it is never going to stop.
“I wish she would just be chill … and not accusing this one for that and hate someone for that.”
A home filled with love
The Federline home is one that’s filled with love.
The boys are close to their dad’s eldest kids, Kori, 20 and Kaleb, 18, from his relationship with actress Shar Jackson, and his two children with Victoria – Jordan, 11, and Peyton, 8.
Both boys share their mother and father’s artistic nature, which they say helps them with the stress of being caught in the middle of a difficult emotional situation.
Preston is a keen artist, forever drawing and playing the guitar, and Jayden, a self-taught pianist, spends hours composing songs.
Jayden explained that if he feels angry or sad, the music acts like therapy, but he had not invested too much time in lessons because: “I wanted to develop my own style.
“I know that if I read music, it would be better, businesswise.
“Right now, I am just trying to play my emotions the best I can.”
His greatest comfort, however, is his bond with his siblings and, in particular, his brother Preston.
It is his older brother with whom he confides about missing their mum and their worries about her.
Jayden said: “Preston and I are very united. He is always looking out for me and I am looking out for him. We make sure that we are both healthy mentally.”
Jayden feels more comfortable in the public eye than his brother, who does not like the cameras that are always focused on them.
“He has always been like that,” Jayden said. “He asked my mother not to post his photos and she did it anyway, so it didn’t go well.
“Preston is older, so if I complained she went after him. I feel guilty, so I am there for him.
“Preston is overthinking about what people are going to say about him. I think it’s a smart decision because we have both been under so much pressure in the past. He is more sensitive … I am very sensitive but I am more socially active.
“I work out, I play the piano. That is how I express myself.
“Preston has his own ways – music, drawing.”
He said they feel safest at home with their dad, stepmum and siblings whenever the Spears family drama is making headlines.
“First, I will always go to my dad, because he is always there to put the pieces together.
“Or I will try going to my siblings, to get distracted. The family here has really helped me.
“This is my safe place, my home. I love everybody here,” he said.
“As long as people spread positivity that will make me positive. It is so easy to dip into sadness and depression.”
And he is also positive that he and Preston can rebuild their relationship with their mum.
“I am 100 per cent sure it can be fixed,” he said, “but it will take a lot of time and effort.”
This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission
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