Get to Know Britney Spears’ Sons Sean and Jayden Federline

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Britney Spears’ tell-all memoir The Woman In Me released Tuesday and features a dedication to the “two loves” of her life: her sons Sean and Jayden Federline.

After her with relationship with former *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake—which has grabbed most of the headlines surrounding the new book—ended in 2002, the pop star was married to dancer Kevin Federline from 2004 to 2007. During that time, they had Sean and Jayden, their only children together.

Although Spears doesn’t currently live with her children, she frequently talks about them and offers her thoughts on motherhood in general. The trio has also been spotted in public throughout the years, such as at the 2013 premiere of Smurfs 2 and various sporting events.

Here’s everything to know about the singer’s two kids.

They live with their father in Hawaii

Since Britney’s separation from Kevin, her ex-husband has had primary custody of Sean, 18, and Jayden, 17.

When Britney’s conservatorship ended in 2021, the pop star expressed interest in seeing her children more, according to People. In 2019, when Britney was still under the control of her father, Jamie Spears, Federline filed a domestic violence restraining order against Jamie that blocked him from coming near their two boys. This stemmed from an alleged altercation with then-13-year-old Sean, per Insider. No criminal charges were filed against Jamie at the time, Us Weekly reported. According to an August 2022 statement from Federline’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan, the order was set to “expire soon.”

In May 2023, Federline moved the teenagers out of Los Angeles, where Britney lives, to Hawaii. Spears consented to her children moving to Hawaii. And her ex-husband later explained that the transition was an opportunity to “get away from the L.A. microscope.”

Sean and Jayden have also kept some distance between themselves and their mother. Neither attended Britney and ex-husband Sam Asghari’s wedding in 2022, per People. In response to their family’s move to Hawaii, Kevin’s lawyer said the boys would “benefit from the removal of stress from her life so that they have their mom at her best,” People reported.

Sean Federline, 18, is Britney’s older son

Sean Preston Federline was born on September 14, 2005, per People. On June 5, 2023, shortly after she approved her sons’ move to Hawaii, Britney shared a heartwarming photo of her eldest son with the caption, “My first love!!!”

After his birth in 2005, the couple revealed to People: “We are ecstatic to announce the birth of our son! Everyone is happy, healthy and doing wonderful. Thank you all for your love and well wishes!”

Sean graduated from high school this spring, according to Billboard, but it’s unclear if he is currently attending a university in Hawaii. Sean also reportedly likes to DJ, his father previously told People.

It also seems both Sean and his younger brother were into skateboarding at some point. In 2015, Britney shared a photo on Instagram claiming to be a “proud skate mom.”

In 2022, Federline claimed his sons have a strained relationship with their mother due to her Instagram presence. Britney responded via her Instagram, saying that the situation was “hurtful” and the strained relationship with her sons began “LONG” before Instagram, per Today.

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Jayden Federline, 17, is Britney’s younger son

Jayden James Federline was born just a year after his older brother, on September 12, 2006. Spears often shares joint posts for the two of them.

In since-deleted Instagram posts, Britney has shared some of Jayden’s talents, which include playing piano and painting.

In 2022, Jayden opened up about his strained relationship with his mother to The Daily Mail. “I 100-percent think this can be fixed,” he said. “It’s just going to take a lot of time and effort. I just want her to get better mentally. When she gets better, I really want to see her again.”

It’s unclear when Britney last saw her sons in person. Her last public post of her boys on Instagram was a throwback photo of Jayden in June 2023.

Britney’s sons aren’t active on social media

Although both of her boys are teenagers, it appears neither of them uses social media. Jayden told the Daily Mail that he does have an Instagram account (which isn’t public), but he “barely” goes on it.

Her sons have several half-siblings

Federline is now married to Victoria Prince. They have two daughters together: 12-year-old Jordan and 9-year-old Peyton.

In addition to Sean and Jayden, Federline has two more kids from his previous marriage to Shar Jackson. Federline and Jackson’s daughter is Kori, 21, and their son is Kaleb, 19.

Altogether, Sean and Jayden have four half-siblings.

Britney loves her children more than anything

Following Jayden’s Daily Mail interview about his relationship with his mother, Spears took to Instagram to share her side of the situation in March 2022, per People.

“All I know is my love for my children is more than anything and I’m sorry if I ever hurt you guys in any way,” she wrote in a since-deleted post.

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