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TwitterIt's Kevin Federline's turn: It was the kids over Britney
Britney Spears had her chance to speak out about her painful split from Kevin Federline on her MTV documentary, "Britney Spears: For the Record."
Not that she said much about it, other than feeling devastated and lonely and wishing she'd just gone back to Louisiana after they split.
Now it's KFed's turn at bat. And he speaking out in People magazine.
Keep in mind that Kevin has long been accused of marrying Britney for her money. And he tried and failed to create a rap career for himself using her fame as a springboard.
When they divorced, he ended up getting major spousal support and still gets mega-bucks in child support from Britney for their two sons, of whom he has legal custody. Brit has visitation rights.
Is it a shocker that he says that his children became more important to him than Britney? Can you say meal tickets?
Kevin, 30, is raising their sons Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, and he also has two kids, Kori, 6, and Kaleb, 4, with his ex-girlfriend Shar Jackson, 32.
So what happened? Why did Kevin and Britney divorce?
Find out his answer after the jump ...
"For me, I'd become more concerned with my children," he tells People. "Not that I ignored Britney, but my kids are always most important ... I mean, we were having complications. I didn't give her an ultimatum, but I was trying to work stuff out with her, and she didn't even talk to me or anything and went behind my back and filed [for divorce]. [I was] completely blindsided."
He insists he did not fight for his kids so he could get her money. Gosh, what a silly question. He says that he told his lawyer right off the bat, "that I would spend every last dime that I had to make sure that my children are OK."
So how did he feel that night in January when Britney locked herself in the bathroom with their son, Jayden, and was taken to the hospital, strapped on a gurney?
"That's the mother of my children. Just because I'm not in love with her doesn't mean that I don't love her. I'm definitely rooting for her. There's nothing more that I want than for her to be in the best health and doing what she loves to do."
Of course, he does. If she's working and making money, the money pit will never dry up!
OK, call me cynical. What do you think? Are you suspicious of Kevin Federline's monetary motives?
Or is he really just a devoted dad to his precious little breadwinners, er, babies?
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Top photo: Kevin Federline with his sons on the cover of People. Credit: People
Bottom phot: Kevin Federline at Pure nightclub celebrating his birthday last year. Credit: WireImage
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Awwww E...........
Cut the guy some slack. He's just a dad.
Of course, having Brittany funding the kids and his life style can't hurt.
But one thing is clear, at the time he was awarded cuxtody of the children, he was the best option.
My daddy always said "It's just as easy to marry rich, as to marry poor."
I should have taken his advice.
The man is garbage. Britney was highly impulsive and immature when she stole this garbage from Shar. But her bi-polar breakdown in no way makes him anything more than the garbage he is.
He's also not man enough to admit that he was doing drugs, drinking, and cheating on her when she filed for divorce. I for one am holding out for a great karmic equalizer to hit this man before his life is over.
I can't badmouth the man. Britney was going through some stuff, (we all do at that young age, she just had to make her mistakes in front of the world). I think after having 2 kids back to back, she was probably going through hormonal hell and was really messed up. I think it was responsibile of him to man up and take the kids so she could work things out for herself. That's called being a good father. And since they are her kids, why shouldn't he get support from her? I know many good fathers who take their kids after a divorce and get no support from the mothers. For some reason, society only sees things the mothers way, and sometimes that's just not the way it is.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Britney is on the right track and she has access to her kids. Everybody makes mistakes and she's obviously learned from them and moved on. Just because two people can't get along as husband and wife doesn't mean they're bad parents.
Thank you cory, I agree. He was so using her for her fame and money and when she had her breakdown he acts all holy and wonderful so he could cash in. When Britney gets better and asks for joint custody, will Kevin fight like hell because that is some money from his meal ticket?
ITS EASY AND CLEAR.. BRITNEY'S LIFE WOULD HAD BEEN BETTER WITHOUT KEVIN,, its possible that he's now doing the right thing in trying his best in keeping the kids safe he's acting like a dad..but at some point before he was just after fame and money..
Yeah, Federline is really taking care of those babies in between dumping them on a nanny, Shar Jackson, and now a new girlfriend all on
Britney's dime. So much for Federline spending his last dime on the kids. He didn't have a dime to spend. I hope Britney gets custody back because this guy is a loser.