Britney Spears isn’t holding back. In a new Instagram post, she accused sister Jamie Lynn Spears of never letting her hold her niece Ivy during COVID-era visits to Louisiana, and claimed ex-husband Kevin Federline wouldn’t let her use the bathroom when she picked up their sons. She wrote that they“made me feel like a slave”and declared,“I will find a new family!!!”The post has racked up attention fast, and the comments are split straight down the middle.
The timing raised eyebrows. The post came just days after a Page Six report that Federline owes at least $117,704 to City National Bank. His child support from Spears ended after son Jayden James graduated high school, so the financial headlines and the family headlines are suddenly happening at once. Britney and Jamie Lynn have been estranged for years, ever since the conservatorship that ended in 2021, which makes this post feel less like a random rant and more like an old wound finally getting words.
So what do you think: does speaking out publicly help Britney’s case, or does it just feed the cycle? Drop your take in the comments. We’re reading all of them.
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