Have Britney Spears and her children reunited after a recent, painful family fight?
Even leaving aside her fallen guardianship, her previous marriage and her mental health, Britney Spears lost a lot.
Despite the reported distance from her teenage children, Britney made progress over the spring, talking to Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline on the phone.
Strangely, a contrary report emerged suggesting that things have not “improved”. What is the truth?
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 11 Britney Spears in February 2019.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_01-1024x748.jpg)
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 12 Britney Spears in February 2019.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_01-1024x748.jpg)
Britney Spears and her children have been talking
O Entertainment tonight report about Britney Spears speaking with Sean Preston Federline, 18, and Jayden James Federline, 17, does not come from unidentified persons.
“Reconciliations and regroupings are difficult and take time,” explained attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, who represents Kevin Federline.
“Sometimes they are complicated and always a lengthy process,” he argued. “The process has not really started, much less (been) completed.”
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 13 Britney Spears in July 2019.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_02-1024x734.jpg)
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 14 Britney Spears in July 2019.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_02-1024x734.jpg)
“The good thing is that the boys saw that their mother was OK,” Kaplan said, “and they wanted to talk to her.”
He added: “There has been some telephone communication between Britney and her children, and we think it is a step in the right direction.”
That sounds like a positive thing. Obviously, there are some parents with whom reconciliation is impossible or ill-advised. But sometimes, there’s something to be saved (after things have been weird for a while).
There are two layers of distance between Britney Spears and her children
Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline live primarily with their father, Kevin Federline. In their early teens, after an alleged assault by their widely despised grandfather, Jamie Spears, Britney and Kevin moved out so the boys could spend more time with their father.
Additionally, Kevin got a restraining order to prevent his grandfather from getting close to them.
In 2023, Kevin Federline and his wife, Victoria Prince, moved to Hawaii. Britney signed permission slip for both boys (who were minors at the time the family decided to move) to move across state lines.
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 15 Kevin Federline in an interview with CBS in 2022.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0901_kevinfederline_01-1024x576.png)
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 16 Kevin Federline in an interview with CBS in 2022.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0901_kevinfederline_01-1024x576.png)
Additionally, in 2022, Kevin Federline opened about how “the boys have decided they won’t see her now.”
It seems her kids thought she played favorites. Some parents do this, usually unconsciously, but it’s certainly unfair when it happens. (Still, Jayden has emphasized his desire to reconcile with Britney one day.)
Additionally, they reportedly felt embarrassed by her behavior on social media. Honestly, this is extremely normal. Any teenager who doesn’t find their parents’ social media behavior embarrassing probably doesn’t have a parent who uses social media.
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 17 Britney Spears in April 2018.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_03-1024x790.jpg)
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 18 Britney Spears in April 2018.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_03-1024x790.jpg)
But have Britney Spears and her children really reunited?
A very strange story in TMZ insisted that Britney Spears had a conversation with her teenage children on Mother’s Day. They also quashed rumors that Britney saw her children in person, even when she visited Hawaii after their move.
TMZ emphasized that Sean Preston and Jayden James have not ruled out reconciliation.
“Years of aberrant behavior and problematic conduct cannot be easily erased,” their source said. “There is no evidence that things have improved.”
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 19 Britney Spears in November 2017.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_04-1024x691.jpg)
![Britney Spears, her children and the truth about a reunion 20 Britney Spears in November 2017.](https://thegurumedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_britneyspears_04-1024x691.jpg)
Obviously, we have no reason to doubt this. TMZThe sources are legitimate. Obviously, all internal source is a human being — which means they have their own biases. And some insiders do absurdly negative statements about Britney on a regular basis.
That being said, the TMZ the report appears to be refuting misinterpretations of Kaplan’s statement. It doesn’t seem to be contradicting his words, but just… giving a harsh and negative interpretation to the same information.
Family is complex. We would all love to know that everyone (well, Britney and her kids) are happy and getting along. But that will take time, if it ever happens.