Kevin Federline claims he couldn't help Britney Spears during conservatorship battle because of her sons
Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline talked about the singer's conservatorship battle and why he was not involved. He shared why he was absent and why there was a lack of public support for his ex-wife. The #FreeBritney campaign brought in a lot of support and the singer was free for the first time, but her husband, with whom she shares two sons, was nowhere to be found. Federline now comes up with answers.
In a teaser for an upcoming 60 Minutes Australia interview that was posted on Wednesday, August 31, the 44-year-old backup dancer talked about Britney's conservatorship battle and why he wasn't involved in it. While leaning back in a chair and wearing a blue button-up shirt over a black tee, Federline said, "The boys, the boys, the boys. I had to worry about them. I couldn’t get involved." The short clip doesn't mention anything else but this, where he explains that raising their sons was his priority and hence couldn't support the 40-year-old pop singer in her endeavor to end the troublesome arrangements.
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Kevin Federline and sons 16-year-old Sean and 15-year-old Jayden skipped Britney Spears' wedding with Sam Asghari. But Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told TMZ, "Although the boys will not be in attendance, Kevin and the boys are happy for Britney and wish her and Sam all the best going forward." Federline also claimed that the reason why he didn't see Britney for months on end was because of the semi-nude photos that she posted on her Instagram since the end of her conservatorship.
Britney Spears' long battle with conservatorship
In the brief clip, Federline accepts that he was "mortified" for his ex-wife after she was placed under a conservatorship. He said, "I was mortified for her. I really was. I still feel bad," talking about the whopping time of 13 years that she was under someone else's control. The interview teaser also Kevin sitting in a backyard with his sons: joined on his left by Jayden and on his right by his son Kaleb, whom he shares with his ex Shar Jackson.
In a leaked video circulating on YouTube, Britney shares her traumatic experience with the whole conservatorship battle. In the video, she can be heard saying, "A woman introduced the idea (conservatorship) to my dad, and my mom actually helped him follow through and made it all happen." She continued, "I was told I was fat every day. They made me feel like nothing, and I went along with it. I was a robot, honestly. I didn’t give a f*ck anymore. It was demoralizing. You also have to understand, it was like 15 years of touring and doing shows. And I’m 30 years old, living under my dad’s rules. And while all of this is going on, my mom’s witnessing this, my brother, my friends — they all go along with it."