Little details are emerging about Britney Spears’ first cogent, rational interview in two years. Britney sat down with OK! Magazine at her home to talk about the ups and downs in her life, but more importantly about how things are going now and her plans for the future. Her dad Jamie sat through the whole thing as well, and though he’s been very media shy (which is probably a good thing, and why he’s gotten a good deal of credibility in the press and with the court – no one has accused him of profiting off of Britney’s situation) he did talk a little bit about his new relationship with his daughter.
In what might be a revealing answer about her own childhood, Spears said that she doesn’t necessarily want her sons, Jayden and Preston, to pursue a career in the entertainment business. “I’d rather not,” Spears told OK!. “But but I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to. I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.”
Spears’ father and conservator Jamie was also present for the interview. He’s proven to be press shy and reserved, but he took the opportunity to reveal the dynamic between Kevin Federline and the Spears family. He says that in terms of custody, “Kevin is all for everything. He wants her to have 50/50 custody. He wants them to raise these kids together. Kevin’s heart is right.”
Jamie Spears also reveals that his relationship with Britney has improved, but at the end of the day she’s still capable of being manipulative to get her way. “It’s wonderful. (The relationship) is new for both of us. She sometimes calls me 50 times a day and asks me things that light my life up. But like all daughters, she is very manipulative and cunning. So she gets what she wants a lot.”
[From MSNBC’s The Scoop]
I think from the phrasing that Jamie is saying Britney can still work her dad to get what she wants the way a lot of girls can. I don’t think he was implying that she was especially manipulative in any kind of psychologically deviant way. Considering how reserved he is, one would think that if that were the case he would have kept it to himself.
A lot of stars say they don’t want their kids to go into show business, but I’ve got to say that in Britney’s case that’s a big relief to hear. Since she’s made some less-than-well-thought-out choices in the past – especially regarding her parenting decisions – it’s good to hear that she won’t push her sons into the limelight. They’ll certainly have enough of it in the coming years. The rest of the interview will be published on Friday.
Here’s Britney Spears spending the day shopping around Robertson Blvd at Diavolina boutique on Sunday afternoon. Images thanks to Fame.
Good move Britney! I would hate to see your beautiful boys in the limelight all
the time, having the paparazzi chase
them like the have been chasing u! I know that a lot of celeb parents do not want to see their kids in the biz b/c it can just ruin your life.
Good idea.
She’s 26, mother of two and calls her dad 50 times a day? Sounds more like a 5yr old to me, oh wait…
Gotta love it ‘Britney’s new life’….that would be the one on industrial strength psychotropic meds, I assume 😕
The 50 calls a day doesn’t surprise me. At the office where I work, we have wives, fiances and children who call their parent at least 20 times a day. Always amazes me that they can’t make it through the day without talking every half hour.
She may be 26 but I’d bet you anything she didn’t have her father’s undivided attention as a young girl or teen. She has it now, she’s trying to learn how to function in the world with what would appear to be a serious illness, so let her call her dad. At least he seems to be giving her good advice and not egging on her bad behavior. I hope she continues to improve!
Then quit effing posing for magazine cover photos with them, Brainiac !!
We hope they stay out of the biz, too. If those kids have any brains, they’ll become emancipated as soon as they realize what a nutjob they have as a mom.
I’m still waiting for her and Jessica Simpson to fade out already.
That picture of her on the cover is the most genuinely happy I’ve seen her look in a long, loooooooooong time. It’s nice to see her getting her shit together…
Describing his daughter as cunning and manipulative doesn’t sit right with me. What a creepy set of parents Britney has..
Agree with Ugh here. On the one hand, it actually sounds like it came straight from her father’s mouth ie. a real quote, unlike Brit’s “..but I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to. I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.” which is pure OK!speak. Although we know what he means, the terms ‘manipulative and cunning’ come across as harsh and cynical. Still, maybe he’s just one of those people who call a spade a spade. Anyway, big improvement all round so good for Brit.
She seems to do better with less exposure. Hope she doesn’t relapse with the increase in press coverage.
Agreed Geronimo. She seems to be doing much much better. That is a really cute cover picture
Jamie Spears: “like all daughters, she is very manipulative and cunning.”
I agree too, that does not sound good in my opinion. He does sound very harsh, especial when he generalizes that all girls (daughters) are that way.
Also, it does not matter how much he praises K-Fed, I still think he played a huge part (and many ways is responsible for) in Britneys breakdown.
On the upside, Britney’s hair actually looks good.
She seriously needs to stop pimping out her kids on magazine covers and just go away.
vdantev, I know some parents pimp their kids just as much. You usually have no problem with it.
This is supposed to project a certain image. White for serene, long dress for modesty and maturity, the boys for family oriented. Hmmm, it will work since it has worked on me to a certain extent. Better than that picture of her shaving her hair and attacks paps with an umbrella.
I hope she recovers well in time. Obviously she is on strong meds. Also most of her words at edited into OK ‘speak’.
“That picture of her on the cover is the most genuinely happy I’ve seen her look in a long, loooooooooong time. It’s nice to see her getting her shit together… ”
To me, she still looks exceptionally sad, but like she’s trying to look happy.
I think it’s sweet. Her dad has basically saved her and really, when you’re that big who can you trust? I never liked her music, but I am rooting for this bitch, all the way.
( think about it, this chick has had her babies taken away, the whole wold laughing at her, all the mud slinging….and she didn’t kill herself, which the majority of us would of for a hell of a lot less. Her power and strengh is amazing and because of it she’s now got my lifelong admiration.)
I have reservations about Jamie Spears. Kevin is making a fortune from Britney–between alimony and child support. Makes me really question his “heart” being in the right place (more like next to his wallet), and “like ALL DAUGHTERS she is manipulative and cunning.” Nice attitude to women. Do not judge ‘all daughters’ by yours. So, what? Sons are never manipulative and cunning?
And let’s not forget Jamie is making quite a lot of money taking care of Britney (I remember reading about it on TMZ)–a lot more than he was making as a cook or whatever he was doing before this.
I give him credit that his overseeing Britney’s life HAS had a positive effect on hers, but as a parent I would have been there long before the situation became so desperate, and I wouldn’t need to make a huge salary to take care of my own kid (after all, he’s living in her house, driving her cars, eating her food)
Everyone is always blaming Lynn Spears for Britney’s troubles, but where was her Dad when her life was melting down around her? Why did he show up only when things were as bad as they could get?
Czarina, here’s my take….I would guess that that’s maybe why he and the Mrs. got a divorce (disageements with the children/industry) and he asked for 2g a week, I would think that would be about par for being a private chef, which I believe he was for a Maloof family member. That’s less then 10g a month and many, many people make 120g a year, personal chef’s included. Remember, when Britney was at her peek, too many were making $$$ off her, I don’t think a “simple” southern man would of had much pull against that sort of machine.
I think the biggest problem that led to Brit’s breakdown is that she never could hear the word “no” – no one offered her guidance when she was young and her ego couldn’t stand for it as she got older. That’s a problem that stems from childhood, and I can’t help but wonder how Jamie feels about being her primary caretaker now when he was absent for so many years.
I agree that Jamie has had an overall positive effect on Brit (though keeping her sedated on mood suppressants can’t hurt) but alluding to the fact that he gives in to her whims is what got Britney into this state in the first place.
Cara; It’s hard to argue unless we knew what Jamie Spears was making before he started taking money from his daughter. I highly doubt he was making $120,000 a year, but I really don’t know.
Still…$120,000 a year…to look after your own child??? And that’s money he doesn’t have to spend on food, a place to live, a car to drive, etc.
I guess, to me, there is something wrong with a father who would abdicate responsibility for YEARS and then show up at the last minute and make a big income out of the deal.
His defending Federline also makes me distrust him.
But I definately agree with you about rooting for Britney. I am not a fan (have hardly listened to her music except if it happened to come on the radio), but I think she has been treated so much like a giant-ATM-with-legs by the people who should have been caring for her, that I truly hope she finds some kind of peace of mind.
Czarina…like your name. I was going on for example, when we get privey to divorces of the wealthy and elite, it is not uncommon for people with a hell of a lot less wealth then the Maloof fam, to demand 120 a year for a personal chef expence (way can’t I spell that?). But I don’t know. It’s no biggie and I certainly don’t want to riff over someting so silly. I’ll move on.
Peace.
Cara; For myself, I might disagree with someone, but I always consider it an ‘intellectual’ disagreement–never anything personal. So, definately peace!
I have to agree with Geronimo’s take that he’s a guy who calls a spade a spade. I know a girl who is very whiney, gets her parents to bail her out of everything, even though she’s an adult and is extremely manipulative, but in their family she’s being a middle child. So…yeah.
I think with the being nice to K-Fed, it’s more in his favor to say good things about him in the press, especially if custody/alimony/ child support comes up again. They can say they were conned, were cooperative to his wants and needs, etc.
Although I am a bit confused about why he was so absent from his children’s lives, I do have to say that Lynn Spears does not seem like a woman who after the divorce would make seeing the kids easy, regardless of what the decree said. She also seemed to always be the fame centered one, and I always got the impression that Jamie was not as gung-ho about it. I don’t know. I think that a lot of this is the mom’s fault. a guy can only be as effective of a parent as the parent with physical custody will let them be, especially when one parent lives out of state, and that DOES happen in divorced families, like it or not.
You want your kids to stay out of showbusiness? Then why sell their souls to the tabloids idiot! This woman will always be a skank
Good idea. She probably doesn’t want to raise her children under the limelight because she learned that being scrutinized from a very young age can be damaging.
I don’t really understand why people are so sh*tty toward Britney Spears. Sane, she probably is not but she actually seems human. At least she has a full range of emotions and a personality, unlike all the other androids.
I realized that since she’s started dating Kevin Federline, that people have been unnecessarily catty. Kevin Federline’s a dog, but most of those people only mocked her because she didn’t want up marrying Justin Timberfake or some other wealthy douche. God forbid she not marry someone famous.
Then they split up and still, everything was HER fault. While I don’t think she made the best mothering decisions, at least she seems to f-ing LIKE her children in contrast to the damned mannequins who aren’t even attached to their children.
And so what if she still talks to her parents everyday? Fifty is a lot, but like I said, at least she has one warm bone in her body unlike all the other reptiles.
That’s the best decision a celebrity can ever thing about. There are better things in this world than show-business!
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