We've been hearing a lot of Britney's side of the story recently — between her documentary and numerous magazine covers, we have new insight into her life, including her split from Kevin Federline. Now, Kevin decided to open up a little about what it's all been like for him, from falling in love to watching Britney break down last January to her big comeback year. Here are some highlights from his interview:
- On his divorce: "It's hard enough to be in a marriage, and then have a kid, then kids, it changes everything. For me, I'd become more concerned with my children. Not that I ignored Britney, but my kids are always most important . . . I mean, we were having complications. I didn't give her an ultimatum, but I was trying to work stuff out with her, and she didn't even talk to me or anything and went behind my back and filed [for divorce]. [I was] completely blindsided."
- On custody of his kids: "My first question to [my lawyer] was, "Am I ever going to be able to see my children?" I told him that I would spend every last dime that I had to make sure that my children are okay. That's all that mattered. I didn't know how much power Britney had. That really scared me."
- On Britney's hospitalization: "That whole night is a blur. You want to talk about one of my lowest points of depression, that was probably one of them. I was very, very worried for her 'cause I care about her. That's the mother of my children. Just because I'm not in love with her doesn't mean that I don't love her. I'm definitely rooting for her. There's nothing more that I want than for her to be in the best health and doing what she loves to do."
- On her improvement: "Oh, man, it's totally turning around. It works out that [the kids] get to see her. There's structure over there, there's structure at my house. We're trying to keep the same type of schedule. It doesn't have to be completely perfect, but the foundation is there."
Despite the bad reputation Kevin has, he seems genuinely supportive of what she's going through and like he's working hard to be the stable father Britney wants for their kids. As long as he's not trying to revive his rap career, it sounds like Kevin could have earned that Father of the Year trophy.
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He seems genuinely supportive, especially when he talks to journalists.
1Right.
The kids are really cute. Sean looks just like Kevin and Jayden looks just like Britney.
2They should've asked him about his other kids--you know, the ones he doesn't get paid to take care of.
3Even though he seems like a decent father, I still don't like him. I don't know why, it's like a gut reaction. I just think, "Snake in the grass, beware."
4way to capitalize on his ex-wife's comeback! I second the Danielle's comment about his other kids. Guess they aren't that newsworthy, huh?
5"Just because I'm not in love with her doesn't mean that I don't love her. I'm definitely rooting for her. There's nothing more that I want than for her to be in the best health and doing what she loves to do."
I'm glad he didn't stoop down to her level, for kicks he should have said my baby momma, lol
he does seem genuine, Danielle he is not being paid to take care of Britney's kids and if he were he deserves it, I'm sure he cares for the other two just as much, hell he had them around a lot when he was with Britney, those boys look so much happier with him
6Father of the Year?! Give me a break!
7agree pinkp
nice article
8PP - word. If he REALLY wanted to capitalize on his ex he could have sold his story and her secrets a LONG time ago. He has not once said anything damming about her in the press (that I know of).
9at least he doesnt talk sh*t about her like britney does to him.
10funny i dont remeber kevin in a police standoff or being held on a 5150 and yet hes a bad guy? seems like he puts his children first unlike britney who would rather hang out at gas stations with paperazzi untill her daddy had her put under lock and key.
true woop he should have sold her out the fans would still deny it and blame him, oh well
and how often do you see Brit's babies when Kevin has them, and then Brit gets them and they are all over the place, so who has their safety at heart
11wackydeli lets not forget she has problems we have to give her a pass, since now that she is being babysat she doesn't do those things, i know a lot of productive people that have illnesses
12I don't trust him as far as I can throw him. The STINKS of "Publicity Stunt" and that he is taking advantage of Britney's situation yet again. How you ask? Well, why didn't he give this interview months ago? Why now when she's got an album coming out and a tour about to begin?
I hope that what he says is true, and that he IS the father he's saying he is, but something in my gut tells me he's just as slimy as he always was.
13*this" stinks not THE. LOL
14I knew he would finally speak, and I knew he would finally show that K-Fed was not the monster and isn't the monster. Britney to me low blowed him and I'm glad he's given his side. Also, I saw all the photos and the boys scream joy with him. It's amazing to me how it just jumps off the page the difference in comfort levels the kids have with him compared to Brit. I do wish them all the best and especially for the kids.
15Is it me or did he gain a few pounds?
16Why, why, why. What's with the random interviews and pics with the kids.
17Why do people have to bring up his other children? Just because they are not in the spotlight doesn't mean he doesn't care for them and doesn't see them. We all know that Britney has always been the media's favorite. It only makes sense that anything having to do with her, especially her children, is big news.
Everyone assumes he is such a bad guy. I think he did what he needed to do. We all agree Britney needed help so why is it such a big deal that Kevin stepped in and took custody of the children to ensure they were in a safe place while Britney was having problems. If this were any other couple, everyone would be praising the father that does just what Keven has done.
Kevin may not be perfect, and we know that Britney isn't, but give him credit where credit is due.
If Kevin had not stepped in, people would be bashing him for that. It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" thing and I think he did the right thing.
18I don't believe some of you people. Shar Jackson has gone on record about how great a dad the guy is to their children, and even Britney's parents give him props. Damn, face it, Britney went gunning for him, he didn't put a gun to her head. She wanted him and got him. Her parents and the courts wouldn't say yeah, he's the better parent here if he weren't. She's not looking to unhappy about not being fulltime momma is she? No, she isn't. She's got the best of both worlds. She gets to be a popstar while baby daddy takes care of the boos.
19mykie i think he finally spoke up because she was trashing him so he is defending himself, not to be spiteful not one bad thing did he say about her, i expected him to trash her back honestly and rightfully so
20best of both worlds so true
21Yeah Right! Father of the Year. If I remember correctly it was him who was spotted out every night in vegas or some club, while he was married to Britney! Sure now he has his huge check coming in each month from Britney and he's father of year? I don't buy it...I am certainly not claiming that Britney be nominated for mother of the year, but let's call a a spade a spade, Kevin manipulated the whole situation in the past and now he expects everyone to just forget his antics while he was married and had two babies at home?
22cherrygirl143
Probably cause he flew across the world to shack up with Britney for months in Europe when she was on tour, leaving behind his kid and then pregnant girlfriend or ex girlfriend Shar. He didn't fight for custody with those kids. It just makes his whole parenting thing seem fake.
If he is stepping up and being a father thats great, but I still get the feeling he's kind of slimy and well a "Womanizer".
23I mean I dont get why people think hes a bad father. Seems like hes a good dad, no ones perfect but I think hes doing his job. He got 4 kids in total, we dont hear Shar complaining...
24It's weird that people hate him and root for Britney. When before he came along, she had been on drugs and had sex at 14 (per her own mother's words), cheated on Justin, quickie married that hometown guy and THEN he cheated on Char with her and she 'won' her 'prize'. Had a baby, got married, had a baby, went crazy, got divorced, went crazier...and now her fans pat her on the bum and call him worthless.
It's the strangest thing I've witnessed in pop culture to date.
25Mykie7...COMPLETELY AGREE!
26And P.S. ppl....he only "takes care" of his kids bc he gets money support from Britney, and the fact that he has a million of them (kids I mean). It wouldn't shock me if Shar gave him money too, since he clearly has no career. He needs to keep his ugly stick in his pants, those poor kids.....they got Brit's looks, luckily.
Cinquettacubina2 and cherrygirl143 - very nicely put.
What if this is part of the "comeback" PR blitz? Rudolph and her people probably set this up so that the public and her fans can get more "insight into her life" from the perspective of someone else in her life - see all the support she has in her life and have more hope that she's getting better. How does this interview not benefit her?
Jessiebanana - I don't think he had to fight for custody because he and Shar seemed to have worked out custody between each other.
27*Shar
28Pink, did you WATCH the documentary? She didn't trash him, not once in my opinion.
29Cherrygirl143, I agree 100%!!!
30You know, you attract to you what you are...if he was all the things she says, she accepted that as love and attractive at the time. If he was awful, so was she. The difference is, he chose to get it together faster for the kids sake. And if it's a matter of money, well she has more, so what's her excuse. I don't believe she was clinically sick when it started, I believe she threw a 'do you know who I am? tantrum' and got high. When she didn't get her way... she got depressed. I don't feel sorry for her. She needs to have a purpose higher than pleasing her own selfish needs and then she'll grow up and get it together.
31i agree mesayme with everything you said. bravo!
32Mesayme, I totally agree with you.
33Well, he's not in love with her anymore, says him...I never thought he was a bad guy and he, for a moment, looked pretty good too lol...back on point: I'm sure he is a great father to all his kids and I only hope he lets SP & JJ play with their half siblings; that would be really cool to have them grow up together..I have a few half siblings (thanks dad) I met once a few years ago but I am an only child and maybe one day will want a relationship with these people
34i don't feel like his words are coming from a genuine place - i don't know if it's just me. i feel like he's trying to put it out there cause she said all her stuff in her documentary - and well he's just trying to paint a better picture of himself. i think that it had to be hard for them both, but we know that k-fed wanted to do his own thing, and a lot of us thought that he was using her for her money and her fame so that he could make his way into the industry on her coattails.
35"I mean, we were having complications"
aka I was doing vegas dancers/strippers behind her back.
GROSS
36yes mykie i did
and he so bad yet she proposed to him, he couldnt be that bad
37and if he did use her "coattails" to get in to the industry it was her fault she allowed him too
i agree i believe she throws tantrums
38I just wish people would realize they are enabling her by continually patting back down her band-aid. If they truly cared they'd ignore her and force her to learn to be a person who has to be held accountable for her actions and learn to be a responsible adult. By living a life OUT of the spotlight. The papps won't follow her if the mags won't buy the photos, so YOU have to STOP buying the MAGS!!!! They care if she ends up like Anna Nicole Smith, she made a 'comeback' too remember.
I appreciate music rooted in nurtured musicality and coming up through the ranks of little clubs and outdoor venues. So there's no reason for me to listen to her music. But one thing I hate to see is tragic endings. I hope that's not the case with Britney for being rushed back to being a media cash cow.
39I just don't like the guy... something about him screams 'watch out'.
40ditto
having said all that! He's definitely not my type! But at least he's trying.
41Get ready here come the Britney Fans to do a 360 on this PR move. So what he has some of her money. How many women do this all time? It's called Alimony. He didn't sell her out when she went bat sh*t crazy . If anything this article made her sound more sane than that 1 hour infomercial for her new album. It's amazing how dumb people are and how anything if packaged pretty makes money. Really we are living Parallel lives.
42I don't think he's a great husband but I think he's a great dad.
43I think Kevin is a good father, despite what people say. I don't think he's the best father in the world, but frankly my dad isn't either. Look at how happy his kids are in this picture! Of course, it could be photoshopped but I think they seem very content with him.
I agree Woop, I think Sean Preston looks more like Kevin and Jayden resembles Britney.
44i don't think he's the father of the year...because when i read those articles he's only talking about SP and JJ. bla bla bla!..but where are his other kids..you know, the ones he had with shar!.. ha! he doesn't talk about them because they aren't the sons of a superfamous popstar.
45I rooted for Brit and still hope she gets her "internal" act together because I think only a bandaid got stuck over her wounds and she's gonna meltdown far worse next time.
She's like Elvis. She's surrounded by people who court the Queen and won't say no to them for fear of losing access to the excess. Her dad even. I watched him hawking her, making cheese grits and _hit, and I know he loves her and is doing the best, but he's still pushing the cash cow to get out there and make that milk.
She's really not anywhere different to me than she was that month or two right after she left Kevin when she was all take charge and ready to be It's Britney b*tch again. Well here we are.
46Pink, you're right about that, but we all make mistakes in the people we choose to be with don't we? I don't think she was "bashing" him, just saying that HER choices weren't the right ones. She said she chose to get married for all the wrong reasons, that's not a condemnation of HIM, that's her judging her OWN choice.
47It's always entertaining watching Britney fans try to rewrite history the way Britney does. Y'all have that in common. Like Britney whining on her "hey let's talk about ME" infomercial about her husband leaving her, when really, she did blind side him with a divorce.
She stalked her prey and cast him off when she was bored, then sells the story about how she was wronged to the hypnotized masses who cheer her every word. As long as you fans are around to keep defending her and lapping up the synthesized pop she churns out, there's no reason she needs to grow or change.
Good thing the kids have a father who made them his number one priority. Clearly their mother never has.
48Kevin would be a nobody if Britney did not date and marry him.
49"Am I ever going to be able to see my children?" I told him that I would spend every last dime that I had to make sure that my children are okay.
Rephrase that to: I would spend every last dime of Britney's money
50to make sure that my children are okay.
I do reclass Britney paying all his legal bills.
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