Overview

• Sam Asghari publicly derided Kevin Federline’s upcoming memoir on August 16, calling him a “professional father” during a TMZ encounter.
• Federline’s You Thought You Knew, set for October 21 release, is billed as “extremely intimate and transparent,” covering his marriage to Britney Spears, fatherhood and life in the spotlight.
• Federline amplified a statement from friend Ryan Kalei insisting the memoir “isn’t a tell-all meant to wound anyone” and aims to set the record straight.
• Unnamed sources say Spears is upset about her ex’s memoir, though she has not commented publicly on the book or Asghari’s remarks.
• Federline has shared custody of sons Sean Preston and Jayden James since 2007 and collected child support until November 2024, adding context to the memoir’s sensitive subject matter.