Kevin Federline shut down theories that he is moving to Hawaii with his and Britney Spears’ two sons to exploit a child support loophole.
“A lot of people say a lot of stupid things,” Federline — who shares Sean Preston, 17, and Jayden James, 16, with Spears — told a paparazzo who asked him about the claims outside of a McDonald’s on Monday in a video exclusively obtained by Pvnew.
Last month, Spears’ fans spread rumors that Federline was moving to the Aloha State so he could extend the number of years that she has to pay him child support.
In Hawaii, payments are notably ordered for children up to the age of 23 if they are enrolled full-time in either an accredited college or university or a vocational or trade school.
“He’s doing this because the courts can force her to pay child support up to the age of 23 in Hawaii,” one Twitter user surmised.
“Kevin desperately wanting to move to Hawaii is definitely child support related,” another agreed.
“He’s exploiting her for money,” a third netizen claimed.
One member of the Britney Army even went so far as to suggest that Federline was fleeing California just after being sued for owing his other minor children’s private school more than $15,000 in tuition.
“Kevin Federline gets sued for not paying for the education of his kids and then decides to move to Hawaii where he can apply to get child support until Britney’s boys are 23,” the critic tweeted. “It is painfully obvious Britney is still trapped and will be as long as so many people depend on her $$$.”
Spears, 41, previously paid Federline, 45, $20,000 a month in child support, but he demanded an increase to $60,000 a month in May 2018. He and the pop star, who has an estimated net worth of $60 million, reached a confidential agreement that August.
In most states, child support stops once a minor turns 18. However, payments can sometimes be extended to the age of 19 if the child is unmarried and still a full-time high school student.
Pvnew confirmed in May that Federline wanted to relocate his family so they could escape the publicity surrounding his famous ex. He also said his wife, Victoria Prince, got a job offer in Hawaii.
We then exclusively reported that Spears was OK with her sons moving.
“To her credit, Britney Spears will not interfere with and consents to the relocation,” her attorney, Mathew Rosengart, wrote in a letter to Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan.
Rosengart went on to blast the DJ for publicly dragging the Grammy winner over the past year instead of handling their issues in private.
“I was particularly concerned because your client previously — and appallingly — violated their privacy, while egregiously violating Britney’s privacy, by releasing a private video of Britney with her children, which was preceded by a tabloid television interview,” the former federal prosecutor wrote, referring to footage of Spears arguing with their sons and Federline’s bombshell ITV appearance last year.
Rosengart also scoffed at Kaplan’s claim that K-Fed wanted to protect his kids from the spotlight.
“It was also ironic [that you said] the children wanted to be ‘more sheltered from the media’s scrutiny.’ That is commendable. But [Federline’s] media interview did nothing to shelter them; instead, it publicized the issue in the media,” he wrote.
Rosengart concluded his letter by calling Spears a “loving and supportive mother.”
The “Gimme More” singer, who was freed from her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021, has been estranged from her sons for more than a year, and they did not attend her wedding to longtime partner Sam Asghari.
However, Spears did recently extend an olive branch to her children via Instagram by sharing a throwback photo of Jayden and gushing over Preston ahead of their move.
Spears and Federline were married from October 2004 to July 2007. He wed Prince, 40, in August 2013, while the “Toxic” singer and Asghari, 29, tied the knot in June 2022.
Federline also shares daughter Kori, 20, and son Kaleb, 18, with his ex-fiancée Shar Jackson as well as daughters Jordan, 11, and Peyton, 9, with Prince.
