Overview

• Federline writes that their teenage sons told him they sometimes woke to find Britney Spears standing in their doorway holding a knife before walking away without explanation.
• He warns her situation is “racing toward something irreversible,” calls for a “Save Britney” effort, and says he fears their sons will be “left holding the pieces.”
• A representative for Spears rejects the narrative, accusing Federline of profiting from the book after child support ended and stressing her focus on the sons’ well-being.
• The memoir also recounts her 2008 psychiatric hold and situates the claims within years of conservatorship and custody in which the boys mostly lived with Federline.
• The New York Times published the excerpt on Oct. 14, multiple outlets reported the claims, the book is slated for Oct. 21 release, and the allegations have not been independently verified.