Overview

• Federline writes that his ex-wife’s situation feels like it is “racing toward something irreversible” and that it is “impossible to pretend everything’s OK.”
• He alleges their sons sometimes woke at night to find Spears standing in a doorway watching them with a knife in her hand.
• Federline says he has not spoken to Spears in years and describes serving as a buffer for their sons while urging broader support.
• Spears has previously denied knife-related claims on social media, and a representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
• The claims come from Federline’s forthcoming memoir You Thought You Knew, with the book due Oct. 21 and the allegations not independently verified.