60 Minutes Australia is under fire from Britney Spears’ legions of fans, after teasing a revealing interview this Sunday with the pop star’s ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Federline, the father of Spears’ two teenage children, has made headlines recently after releasing secretly recorded videos of Spears arguing with his children.
“This isn’t even the worst. I hope our kids grow up better than this,” Federline captioned the video, but later deleted the posts when fans were quick to report the invasion of Spears’ privacy.
“Pop princess Britney Spears faces another family feud”. 60 minutes he announced alongside a teaser for the “explosive exclusive interview” with Federline posted on social media this week.
The teaser features clips from Britney’s iconic music videos along with candid footage of her and Federline as a couple, as well as a new interview with K-Fed himself.
“I was mortified for her, I really was. I still feel bad for her,” Federline is shown saying.
“It was amazing … until it wasn’t,” he continues, before revealing that the couple’s sons Sean, 16, and Jayden, 15, haven’t seen their mother in “a couple of months “.
But Nine’s decision to platform Federline, especially given his recent public actions against Spears, has not gone down well on social media, with fans flooding the show with thousands of angry tweets. Many shouted 60 minutes to use the music and vision of some of Britney’s hits to promote the interview:
The story is the same on the 60 Minutes Facebook page, where my favorite comment under the teaser, from writer Renee Eaves, reads: “He pushed a woman to her breaking point and is clearly doing some horrible things to bring her down well. after she was released from the prison life she was living in. Why, why, there’s some media giving her some ** air time.”
“Why should anyone waste their time with him? He’s been a sponge for years and he’s just as bad as the rest of his family,” reads another top commenter.
Federline’s interview comes as the newly married Spears is enjoying her first professional success since being released from her guardianship: a duet with Elton John hold me closerhis first new music release since 2016, is topping the charts worldwide this week.
And, unlike Federline’s televised explanation, Spears surprised fans earlier this week when she uploaded a 22-minute audio file to YouTube, in which she spoke at length about the trauma of living under tutelage and explained why she was telling her story. in such a discreet way.
Spears revealed that she had had “tons of opportunities” to share her story, including an offer from Oprah Winfrey. But she says she thought it was “a bit silly” to be paid to open up about her difficulties.
“For me, it goes beyond a sit-down interview,” he said.
“I’m sharing this because I want people to know, I’m only human. I feel like a victim, and how can I fix this if I don’t talk about it?”
“Right now I have an amazing song with one of the most brilliant men of our time, and I’m so grateful. But if you’re a weirdo and introvert like me, who feels lonely a lot of the time and needed to hear a story like mine today to know you’re not alone, know this: My life has been far from easy, and you’re not alone.”