In the years since her conservatorship ended, Britney Spears's fractured relationship with her family, including her two children, has been well publicized. Spears took to Instagram Stories on Wednesday, May 17, to give a rare update about her time with her teenage sons, Jayden James, 16, and Sean Preston, 17 ), starring her husband Sam Asghari.
According to People , the singer captioned the IG clip: "First time with one of my husband's friends," adding: "My kids are at that awkward age where I'm Haven’t been able to shoot them in 4 years. Sam was a bit silly about it too…it was so cool to get in touch yesterday.”
In June 2022, Jayden and Sean Preston chose not to attend their mother's star-studded wedding to Asgari. Three months later, in September 2022, Spears' youngest son, Jaden, opened up about his relationship with his mother, claiming the Ringside hitmaker "struggles" to give him and his brother equal love and attention . Responding to her son's claims, Spears wrote in an Instagram post at the time: "My love for my children knows no bounds... I was heartbroken when he vehemently protested that I didn't live up to his expectations for a mother." .
Later that month, Spears addressed her son's decision to join his brother and their father, Kevin Federline, in an interview for ITV. In a now-deleted Instagram audio, the "Toxic" performer questioned why Jaden and Sean Preston "decided to become hateful," accusing Jaden of being "just like the rest of my family." .
"You secretly like to look at me like there's something wrong with me... I need unconditional love and support." Spears added: "You've seen firsthand how my family treats me and that's what you know everything."
In May 2023, a source close to Spears told The Courier that while "the relationship between Britney and her two sons has been rocky" and their "communication Very little," but the singer "loves her children more than anything and is willing to repair the relationship."
Meanwhile, Mark Vincent Kaplan, attorney for Spears' ex-husband Federline, said in a statement that the "children love their mother" but that they have become estranged "due to the events of the past few years." .
