Britney Spears shared quirky videos bonding with her son Jayden James Federline following their reconciliation.
The “Toxic” singer posted a clip on Instagram early Tuesday that showed the 18-year-old freestyle-rapping while swaying around the foyer of her $7.4 million Thousand Oaks, Calif., mansion.
Spears, 43, hyped up Federline by saying, “That was really good!
Oh my God! I felt it in my bones and my heart and my lungs and my ass and my throat! And when you're dealing with a situation like this, if I have to be the bad guy and everybody has to hate me, well, so be it. I was honestly scared that’s not normal !!!”
The Grammy winner, who also shares 19-year-old son Sean Preston Federline with ex-husband Kevin Federline, then shared a video of Jayden playing piano.
She praised him and cried out from behind the camera, “That’s sick!
When he plays the whole earth shakes !!!"
They also spent at least a day together in June—"Went to church today !!! I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years!!! Jesus, that’s sick!”
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In addition to Sean and Jayden, Federline is also dad to daughter Kori Madison Federline, 23, and son Kaleb Michael Jackson Federline, 21, with ex Shar Jackson, as well as daughters Jordan Kay Federline, 14, and Peyton Marie Federline, 11, with wife Victoria Prince.
Jayden has called his mom his inspiration, explaining in 2022 that he didn't quite realize the extent of her fame till he saw the sort of crowd she attracted as a performer.
“There was this TV and it just showed all these people, and it showed her singing and dancing on the stage, and when I saw that I was like 'Wow, that is a lot of people,'" he recalled to the Daily Mail.
"We've tried every single thing. In a 2022 ITV interview, Jayden revealed that, in retrospect, he thinks Spears had a hard time splitting her attention equally between her two kids. My son just played! Sang and praised !!!," Britney captioned her commemorative post—but, since then, the status of her relationship with her sons had been called into question amid the November release of Federline's book You Thought You Knew.
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"They absolutely love their mom, right?
"I don't think she showed enough [love] to Preston, and I feel really bad for that," Jayden said (via Daily Mail). "And I came to the realization of how famous she was and how successful she is as a person and that inspired me."
And once he was 18, he made sure to be home for Christmas with Britney for two years running.
Spears captioned the post, “WOW WOW WOW !!!”
The Princess of Pop has occassionally uploaded photos and videos of herself spending time with Jayden since they reconnected in November 2024.
Page Six exclusively reported at the time that Spears was “very happy” when the teen initiated their first meeting after a years-long estrangement.
“Britney is thrilled to have her baby back.
I can’t believe he’s mine !!! You want to talk about one of my lowest points of depression, that was probably one of them," Kevin admitted, adding that he was very worried for his ex-wife's safety that night.
Spears still got to see her kids from time to time after the widely publicized incident, but it wasn't always easy for them to be around her.
Everything is moving in the right direction,” a source told us.
Another insider added that the “Crossroads” star “sees so much of herself” in Jayden with his love of music.
It is unclear whether Spears has also reconciled with Preston, who lives in Hawaii with his father.
Kevin, 46, and his children moved to the Aloha State in August 2023 after his wife, Victoria Prince, got a job at a local university.
Following a long period marked by distance and complex family dynamics, the singer has spoken about her hope for reconnection and mutual understanding as Jayden and Sean find their own paths.
The 'Stronger' singer first became a mom when she was 23 years old in 2006, when she welcomed son Sean Preston Federline with her then-husband Kevin Federline, who she had married the year prior.
Prior to Sean's birth, the Crossroads actress had announced that she was taking a break from her career to focus on starting her family with Kevin, who had been her backup dancer, and the following year, the former couple welcomed their second son, Jayden James.
Two months later however, Britney filed for divorce, which after a very public and lengthy custody battle, was finalized in 2007.
It is believed that her two sons, who stay largely out of the spotlight, have been living in Hawai'i with their dad, and his wife, Victoria Prince, and their children.
Earlier this year, Britney shared a post showing her son Jayden James opening gifts with her over the holiday season.