Current:Home > InvestBritney Spears and Kevin Federline Slam Report She's on Drugs -TradeWisdom
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline Slam Report She's on Drugs
View
Date:2025-04-18 14:27:20
Britney Spears is shutting down a toxic story about her personal life.
After Daily Mail reported on June 10 that the pop star's family feared she was on crystal meth, Britney addressed the allegations on Instagram.
"The fact that people are claiming things that are not true is so sad," she wrote in a June 11 post. "This may not even be them saying such things because it doesn't make any sense to me for them to be saying that."
While the singer didn't go into specifics of the allegations, she did reference a quote from the outlet's report, in which her son Sean Preston, 17, who she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline, said: "I hope she'll listen to us...before it's too late."
"It makes me sad because I tried so hard to make things nice for you and it was never good enough," Britney, who is also a mom to Jayden James, 16, continued. "So you guys go behind my back and talk about me...it breaks my heart and the news is so low."
The 41-year-old didn't just comment on her family's alleged statements, but she also called out the media.
"I've always felt like the news bullies me," she wrote. "It's sad because everyone sits back as if that's ok to make up lies to that extent...Why am I told I have to sit back and rise above ??? When they all go so low???"
She added, "Hopefully it is just the news being hateful and Kevin nor Preston said any of those things."
Hours before Britney released her message to Instagram, Kevin also suggested the report couldn't have been further from the truth.
"It saddens our family that Daphne Barak and Erbil Gunasti have decided to fabricate lies and publish the heartache our family has endured, along with the trauma of our minor children in the Daily Mail and The Sun," the 45-year-old told TMZ (The Sun subsequently released a similar report from the same journalist). "We did allow Daphne & Bill into our home because we trusted them, but that trust was lost and we severed ties back in March for many reasons we choose not to go into here."
According to Kevin, he spoke with "love and compassion" when discussing Britney and the rest of the Spears family.
In the story, Kevin was quoted as saying, "I fear she's on meth—I've been praying someone would make it public and that she wakes up. It's terrifying. She is the mother of my boys. Every time the telephone rings, I fear that there will be devastating news. I don't want the boys to wake up one morning and find their mother has taken an overdose."
Despite Britney and Kevin's comments, Daphne stands by her report, telling E! News, "There is plenty of filmed and documented material."
In addition to Britney and Kevin shutting down the report, the musician's attorney, Mathew Rosengart, also acknowledged her ex-husband's statement.
"Kevin Federline himself has now acknowledged the falsity of the story, asserting that it contains 'fabrications' and 'lies' about Britney," Mathew told E! News. "In addition to exploiting and making false claims about Britney, particularly regarding 'crystal meth' the 'story' also exploits her minor children, which is beyond the pale."
The "Toxic" singer's attorney also said the Daily Mail journalist repeatedly contacted Britney, "under false pretenses, using her children as bait, which is outrageous."
E! News has also reached out to Erbil Gunasti for comment.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (39673)
Related
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- More than 150 rescued over 5 days from rip currents at North Carolina beaches
- What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? Here’s what to know about its flooding and partial failure
- Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go
- Sam Taylor
- Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise. Here are the top 10 predictions for 2024.
- Can Panthers, Oilers keep their teams together? Plenty of contracts are expiring.
- 5 people fatally shot, teen injured near Las Vegas, and a suspect has been arrested, police say
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- 16 Nobel Prize-winning economists warn that Trump's economic plans could reignite inflation
Ranking
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- GM brings in new CEO to steer troubled Cruise robotaxi service while Waymo ramps up in San Francisco
- Jared Padalecki recalls checking into a clinic in 2015 due to 'dramatic' suicidal ideation
- Travis Kelce reveals how he started to 'really fall' for 'very self-aware' Taylor Swift
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Couple killed in separate fiery wrecks, days apart, crashing into the same Alabama church
- Taylor Swift appears to clap back at Dave Grohl after his Eras Tour remarks
- A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat
Recommendation
Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
New York Knicks acquiring Mikal Bridges in pricey trade with Brooklyn Nets. Who won?
US journalist’s closed trial for espionage set to begin in Russia, with a conviction all but certain
5 people killed, teen girl injured in Las Vegas apartment shootings; manhunt ends with arrest
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
'Slow-moving disaster': Midwest rivers flood; Rapidan Dam threatened
A Tennessee man threatened to shoot co-workers but his gun malfunctioned, police say
Why the stakes are so high for Atlanta Hawks, who hold No. 1 pick in 2024 NBA draft