Britney Spears’ son is speaking out for the first time. Jayden, the younger of her two children she shares with ex-Kevin Federline, sat down with the Daily Mail to share his own thoughts about the situation.
As Mamas Uncut previously reported, Jayden’s decision to speak out comes after his father sat down with the Daily Mail earlier last month. “The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now,” Kevin said of their sons in his previous interview. “It’s been a few months since they’ve seen her. They made the decision not to go to her wedding.”
Britney Spears’ Son Speaks Out for the First Time: ‘I’m Hoping for Me That She Will Stop’
He went on to say that Spears’ behavior on social media has rubbed Jayden, 15, and Sean Preston, 16, the wrong way. “I try to explain to them, ‘Look, maybe that’s just another way she tries to express herself.’ But that doesn’t take away from the fact of what it does to them. It’s tough. I can’t imagine how it feels to be a teenager having to go to high school.”
Now Jayden is speaking out for himself. “I 100% think this can be fixed,” Jayden told the Daily Mail. “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.”
Jayden then addressed his mom directly, sending her a message that read, “I love you a lot, I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again.”
The teenager also explained why he ultimately made the decision not to attend his mom’s wedding to her now husband, Sam Asghari. “At the time it just wasn’t a good time to go. I’m not saying that I’m not happy for her,” Jayden explained.
“I’m really happy for them, but she didn’t invite the whole family, and then if it was just going to be me and Preston, I just don’t see how that situation would have ended on good terms.”
Jayden admitted their issues started when he and Sean Preston asked their mom not to post them on social media. When she didn’t listen to their request, “it didn’t go well.”
“Social media helps her. So if that’s what she wants to do that’s what she wants to do, I’m not going to hate her for that. At the same time, she should come to the realization of whatever it is that stops her loving her family.”
The teenager hopes his mom will remove herself from social media for him. “It’s almost like she has to post something on Instagram to get some attention. This has gone on for years and years and years and there’s a high chance that this will never stop but I’m hoping for me that she will stop.”
He went on to say that Britney also struggled with playing favorites when it came to him and his brother. “I think mom has struggled giving us both attention and showing us equal love and I don’t think she showed enough to Preston and I feel really bad for that.”
“We’ve both been through so much pressure in the past that this is our safe place now, to process all the emotional trauma we’ve been through to heal, heal our mental state.”
Jayden also spoke for his older brother Sean to say that they are united in how they are handling this current situation. “Preston and I are very united. He is always looking out for me and I am looking out for him. We make sure that we are both healthy mentally.”
As the interview continued, Jayden defended his grandfather, Britney’s dad, Jamie Spears. “[He] doesn’t deserve all the hatred he is getting in the media. I love him, with all my heart. He was just trying to be a father.”
“At first he was just trying to be like any father letting her pursue her daughter’s dream of becoming a superstar but I did think maybe the conservatorship went on too long, probably why my mom was very angry about the whole situation that she was working for too long and I personally think she was. She should have taken a break and relaxed.”
Britney responded to Kevin’s interview, it’s unclear if she will respond to Jayden’s as well. “One day, if [she] seeks help, we can sit with her, like this and talk, we would like that.”
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