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The Lowdown
Britney Spears is calling out her family again. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the pop star shared a meme image and opened her caption with “I will find a new family !!!” She aimed the post at her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, and her ex-husband Kevin Federline (@britneyspears on Instagram; Marie Claire Brasil).
Key Takeaways
- Britney posted to Instagram on Sunday, Nov. 1, with a caption that begins “I will find a new family !!!” (@britneyspears on Instagram; Marie Claire Brasil).
- In the caption, she says Jamie Lynn never let her hold her niece during two-week visits to Louisiana during the Covid pandemic (Marie Claire Brasil).
- She also says Kevin Federline wouldn’t let her use the bathroom when she went to his home to pick up her sons (Marie Claire Brasil).
- She brought up her father, Jamie Spears, who oversaw the conservatorship that ended in November 2021: “They made me feel like a slave,” she wrote (Marie Claire Brasil; E! News).
- As of publication, Jamie Lynn Spears and Kevin Federline haven’t responded publicly, and PCP found no statement from their representatives.
The Story
Britney’s latest post follows a familiar pattern: a meme image paired with a long caption. This one named names. According to Marie Claire Brasil, which first reported the post, she wrote that Jamie Lynn never let her hold her niece, Jamie Lynn’s younger daughter, when she visited the family in Louisiana for two-week stretches during the Covid pandemic (Marie Claire Brasil).
She then turned to Federline, the father of her two sons. She wrote that he wouldn’t let her use the bathroom when she came to his house to pick up the boys (Marie Claire Brasil).
The caption also brought up her father, Jamie Spears, who served as her conservator for most of the 13 years that the arrangement controlled her life and career. “They made me feel like a slave,” Britney wrote. She added that they did things in secret behind her back while all she did was work for her dad, according to Marie Claire Brasil’s report (Marie Claire Brasil).
The post is on Britney’s official Instagram account (@britneyspears on Instagram). PCP couldn’t retrieve a direct link to the post itself, so the account is linked here.
Has anyone responded?
Not yet. As of publication, neither Jamie Lynn Spears nor Kevin Federline had commented publicly on the post, and PCP found no statement from their representatives. Britney’s team has spoken for her in the past. When Federline’s memoir came out in October 2025, her representative said he and others were “profiting off her” and that “all she cares about are her kids” (E! News).
Not the first “new family” post
Britney has used this phrase before. On Oct. 14, 2025, about a week before Federline published his memoir, You Thought You Knew, she posted: “Only honor them if they have sacredly honored you !!! If not, you find a new family” (E! News).
Federline’s book included texts from Jamie Lynn about Britney. Jamie Lynn later unfollowed Federline on Instagram, according to Us Weekly (Us Weekly). The sisters have each written memoirs about their family. Jamie Lynn published Things I Should Have Said in 2022, and Britney followed with The Woman in Me in 2023 (Us Weekly).
The Background
Britney lived under a court-ordered conservatorship from 2008 until a Los Angeles judge ended it in November 2021. Her father, Jamie Spears, led it for most of that time (E! News). Since then, she has spoken openly about her family on social media and in The Woman in Me, which includes her account of a 2019 text exchange with Jamie Lynn (E! News). For more celebrity news, visit our Celebrity section.
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Singer · Songwriter
Britney Spears is an American pop singer and performer. She rose to fame with her 1998 debut single “…Baby One More Time” and became one of the best-selling music artists of her era.
Dancer · DJ
Kevin Federline is an American dancer, DJ and rapper. He worked as a backup dancer before his 2004 marriage to Britney Spears, and in 2025 he published the memoir You Thought You Knew.
Actress · Singer
Jamie Lynn Spears is an American actress and singer. She starred as Zoey Brooks in the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and later joined the cast of the Netflix drama Sweet Magnolias.
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More Context
- Instagram — @britneyspears on Instagram ↗
- Marie Claire Brasil — Marie Claire Brasil on Britney Spears’ Nov. 1 Instagram post (in Portuguese) ↗
- E! News — Britney Spears’ post on family amid Kevin Federline’s book release (Oct. 2025) ↗
- Us Weekly — Jamie Lynn Spears unfollows Kevin Federline after texts in his book (Oct. 2025) ↗