Britney Spears’ Ex, Kevin Federline, Releases Tell-All — It’s More Obvious Than Ever She Needed Conservatorship

Kevin Federline’s memoir, “You Thought You Knew,” hit shelves Tuesday — and if his claims hold water, the story of Britney Spears’ “freedom” may look a lot darker than her fans ever imagined.

In the bombshell book, Federline alleges Spears drank while pregnant and even used cocaine while breastfeeding their sons. If true, the revelations cast Spears’ post-conservatorship saga in a grim new light — suggesting the pop icon’s struggles ran far deeper than the narrative pushed by the “Free Britney” movement. (RELATED: REPORT: Britney Spears’ Ex, Kevin Federline, Accuses Her Of Standing Near Their Sleeping Children With A Knife)

US pop star Britney Spears leaves the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse after a child custody status hearing on May 6, 2008. Spears has been locked in a custody feud with her former husband Kevin Federline since the couple split in 2006. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Federline said watching Spears drink booze while pregnant “tripped the silent alarms” in his head, according to the Daily Mail. What shook him most, though, was realizing she may have breastfed their children while high on cocaine.

“If she could make a choice like that, what else was she capable of? And how many times had it happened before without me knowing?” he reportedly wrote.

The accusations land like a gut punch — not only for what they reveal about Spears’ apparent mental state, but for what they suggest about the risk her children may have unknowingly faced.

If true, Federline’s account forces a hard, uncomfortable reckoning. The end of Spears’ conservatorship was celebrated as a victory for personal freedom — a pop star reclaiming her life after years of alleged control and manipulation.

But his version of events hints at a darker truth, one that raises uncomfortable questions about why that system existed in the first place. As unsettling as it sounds, Spears may not have needed less protection — she may have needed more.

And lately, Spears herself seems to be reinforcing that perception.

Just a day before the memoir’s release, Spears appeared to acknowledge her struggles in a Monday Instagram post, writing, “I do feel like my wings were taken away and brain damage happened to me a long time ago 100 percent.”

She has repeatedly posted videos of herself dancing with knives and behaving erratically, and has admitted she no longer has close ties to her children.

Federline, who has raised their two sons, has received significant child support payments from Spears over the years. He said he signed a nondisclosure agreement after their 2007 divorce, but that the agreement has since expired — freeing him to speak publicly about their relationship, according to NewsNation.

The full truth about Britney Spears’ mental state may never be known. But even if a fraction of Federline’s claims prove credible, his memoir exposes something far more troubling than the public ever imagined — that the greatest danger Spears faces may be the one staring back at her in the mirror.