Britney Spears is spending some time with her younger son.
On Monday, Nov. 11, a source tells PEOPLE that the pop star, 42, recently reunited with her and ex Kevin Federline's son Jayden James, 18. The teen has been visiting his mom in Los Angeles and the mother-son duo hung out in her home, the source shares.
"Spending time together has made her happy," the insider adds.
Page Six was first to report the reunion.
Spears and Federline also share son Sean Preston, 19. In May 2023, the singer "consented" to both their children moving to Hawaii with their father, Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told PEOPLE at the time.
"It's an opportunity for Kevin and his wife, and the boys are ready to get away from the L.A. microscope," he said.
Another source confirmed to PEOPLE that the former dancer first reached out to his ex-wife earlier that month for permission to move. "Britney has always faithfully supported her children and wants them to be happy," the insider said.
The boys now reside with their dad, wife Victoria Prince, and their two children — Peyton, 8, and Jordan, 11. Federline cited additional professional opportunities for himself as a result of the move and a job offer for Prince from a Hawaiian university.
While appearing on the cover of PEOPLE in October 2023 to promote her memoir The Woman in Me, the pop star called motherhood a "dream." She said of raising her sons, “Starting a family was my dream come true. Being a mom was my dream come true.”
Growing up, Preston and Jayden often accompanied their mom on tour and visited during her Las Vegas residency. In 2021, Spears explained on Instagram, "I had my babies very young … at all the pools we went to on tours, all the babies flocked to me because I always brought the most toys 🧸🪁🪀. I really am a baby mamma 😜😜😜 !!!!"
Federline and Spears co-parent their boys, which the former backup dancer admitted can be complicated. "When you are co-parenting, you have to be willing to give up some of the things you would really like to do," he told Bravo's Personal Space in 2017.
Source: People
Today marks the end of Britney Spears' child support payments to ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Spears, who has been paying $20,000 monthly since their 2008 custody agreement, supported their two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.
With both children now reaching adulthood, the financial obligation has officially concluded.
If you're a fan of the long-running series "How I Met Your Mother," you know that pop star Britney Spears memorably pops up in the third season of the beloved CBS sitcom ... so how did that happen, and how did Spears' guest role basically save the show?
During a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) in 2013, Carter Bays, who created "How I Met Your Mother" alongside Craig Thomas, was asked if any of the show's guest stars had ever specifically asked to join the series. Apparently, Spears did just that. "We got a call a few weeks after the writers' strike [in 2007] ended saying that Britney Spears wanted to be on our show," Bays responded. "And she specifically wanted to be in the episode 'Ten Sessions,' which sent a chill down our spines, because that's the one where we meet Stella [Zinman, a love interest for Josh Radnor's Ted Mosby]."
As Bays put it, he was a little worried about what Spears' request might mean. "I immediately imagined Britney playing Stella and had a minor panic attack, because it's such a big role and needed a proven, experienced actress like Sarah Chalke [the 'Scrubs' alum who ultimately played Stella]. But to her credit, Britney liked the character of Abby and wanted to play that part. So we said sure! And by golly, she put our show on the map. It can't be overstated. Britney Spears rescued us from ever being on the bubble again. Thanks, Britney!"
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Zoe Saldaña is open to working on a sequel to the road trip comedy-drama “Crossroads,” in which she starred alongside Britney Spears.
While playing a game of Variety‘s “Know Their Lines,” Saldaña weighed in on whether or not she would reprise her role as Kit from the 2002 film. She also shared a few conditions she believes the hypothetical sequel should meet.
“Why not?” Saldaña said. “But I feel like it would only work if Britney comes back and plays her character again. And Taryn Manning does as well, and Anson Mount. And that we write realistic sort of scenarios for them. That would be beautiful.”
Saldaña noted the rise in popularity of sequels over time and how “we’ve been living the last 20 years in the world of sequels.” She added, “Usually, you thought that sequels were only for action movies or superhero movies, and now, sequels can live in all kinds of genres.”
“Crossroads” follows three childhood friends — Lucy (Spears), Kit (Saldaña) and Mimi (Taryn Manning) — who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. Anson Mount, Kim Cattrall and Dan Aykroyd also starred in the coming-of-age film.
“It was so fun, but it was also, like, the first time that I was around a big pop star,” Saldaña said of Spears, who made her feature film acting debut in “Crossroads.” “And she was just so sought after, and yet, she was so down to earth and kind and approachable.”
She continued, “And I loved that the whole sort of, like, immediate production was all women. Producers, the filmmaker, casting director, the cast — being around an all-woman kind of world gave me just a nice little kick. I was like, ‘Oh, I wanna be like this all the time.'”
Watch Saldaña’s full “Know Their Lines” video below.