Britney Spears' explosive memoir has 'burnt bridges' with 'devastated' sons

31 October 2023 , 17:00

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Britney was devastated when her sons decided to live with their father

Britney Spears’ explosive memoir has “burnt bridges” with her “devastated” estranged sons.

The Grammy-winning singer, 41, shares Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden James, 17, with ex-husband Kevin Federline, and the boys have had no contact with their mother for more than a year. Both Sean and Jayden have chosen to live with Kevin, and earlier this year, they criticised her parenting and confessed they were embarrassed by Britney’s nude posts on social media.

The teenagers even skipped her wedding last year to personal trainer Sam Asghari, and revealed they feel much safer with their dad, who lives in Hawaii with his second wife Victoria Prince. An insider close to the Toxic hitmaker believes her sons are “devastated” by the claims made in her tell-all book The Woman In Me, and are “heartbroken” by some of the bombshell revelations.

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Britney has been estranged from her sons for over a year (Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock)

In the explosive memoir, Britney revealed she had an abortion when she was 20 while in a relationship with Justin Timberlake, and wrote about drinking cocktails with her mother when she was only 13. “They feel the book is way too much. If Britney wants to reconnect, they feel she is going about it the wrong way,” the source explained.

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Britney’s criticism of ex-husband Kevin in the book, in which she called him “classless” for dating her while his ex Shar Jackson was expecting his baby, has also hit a nerve with her boys, who are reportedly “really worried” about their mum.

The teenage boys are reportedly 'embarrassed' by their mother (Britney Spears/Instagram)

“They have always been hopeful of having a relationship with her one day, but the book has burnt so many bridges it is hard to see that happening now. It’s very sad,” the insider added to new magazine. Sean and Jayden haven’t seen Britney in over a year after they decided to cut contact with the Toxic hitmaker, and in an interview last year, the singer’s youngest son said they felt “safe” with dad Kevin.

“I love you a lot. I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down and talk again,” he said, as he admitted being with his dad was the best place for him and Sean to “process all the emotional trauma we’ve been through.” Jayden also threw his support behind grandfather Jamie Spears, who was one of the instigators of Britney’s cruel conservatorship which ended in 2021.

She was heartbroken when Jayden made disparaging comments about her in an interview (WireImage)

The boys live with their father in Hawaii (mirror.co.uk)

The pop icon responded to her son’s comments in a now-deleted post on Instagram, as she tried to explain her actions over the last decade. “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I know I’m not perfect,” she wrote, as she shared her heartbreak over being criticised as a mother by her own children. “My love for my children has no boundaries,” Britney added, telling her fans she was devastated after reading that she “wasn’t up to (Jayden’s) expectations of a mother.

“To both of my boys… I love you… I would die for you!!! I would give anything just to touch your face!!!” she continued, calling her sons the “loves of my life”. Since the release of her book, Britney has issued a statement on social media insisting that she didn’t want to offend anyone with her memoir, but simply wanted to “move on” and find peace after years of turbulence. “I have moved on and it’s a beautiful clean slate from here,” she stated.

Emma Wilson