Kevin Federline to publish memoir on fame and fatherhood

A forthcoming memoir by Kevin Federline, Britney Spears’s former husband, is set to pull back the curtain on a highly public life, with a release scheduled for October 21, 2025. Federline’s book, You Thought You Knew, promises an intimate look at his rise to fame, his experiences as a husband and father, and the personal costs of living under constant scrutiny. The announcements have been met with quick, pointed reactions from Sam Asghari, Spears’s current partner, who privately suggested that Federline has become a “professional father” in a jab that quickly became a talking point online.

Federline, who was married to Spears from 2004 to 2007, father to Sean Preston and Jayden James, and later remarried Victoria Prince with whom he has two daughters, has long been a central figure in the public narrative surrounding Spears and her family. The memoir’s publicly described scope includes Federline’s ascent to fame, his experiences as a parent, and the emotional toll of living in the glare of celebrity. In announcing the project, Federline’s team characterized the memoir as extremely intimate and transparent, aiming to chronicle not only the highs of his career but also the...