Overview

• The New York Times published passages from You Thought You Knew on Oct. 14, prompting wide coverage ahead of the book’s Oct. 21 release.
• In the excerpts, Federline writes that their sons sometimes awoke to find Spears standing in their doorway holding a knife, describing the scenes as his recollection.
• He warns her current situation is “racing toward something irreversible,” calls for a “Save Britney” effort, and fears their sons will be “left holding the pieces.”
• A representative for Spears criticizes the rollout as “sensationalism,” says Federline is profiting after child support ended, and emphasizes her focus on the children’s well-being.
• Federline says he and Spears haven’t spoken in years, notes the boys largely lived in his custody and moved to Hawaii, and revisits the 2008 psychiatric hold as context following the conservatorship’s end in 2021.