Kevin Federline

{{Short description|American rapper and entertainer (born 1978)}}

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| name = Kevin Federline

| image = Kevin Federline by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| caption = Federline in 2023

| birth_name = Kevin Earl Federline

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|3|21}}

| birth_place = Fresno, California, U.S.

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| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Britney Spears|2004|2007|reason=divorced}}
  • {{marriage|Victoria Prince|2013}}

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| partner = Shar Jackson (2000–2004)

| children = 6

| years_active = 1996–present

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed = yes

|instrument = Vocals

|genre = Hip hop

|label = Federation

|associated_acts = Britney Spears

|website =

}}

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Kevin Earl Federline, (born March 21, 1978),{{cite web|title=Kevin Earl Federline, born 3/21/1978|url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/kevin_earl_federline_born_1978_13608985|publisher=California Birth Index|access-date=May 21, 2014}} also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, actor, and DJ.{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/14928334|title=Kevin Federline's Latest Gig: Fashion Model|publisher=Today.com|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314085241/http://www.today.com/id/14928334|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Christina Aguilera, Kevin Federline back Britney Spears: 'She deserves ... freedom' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-06-29/britney-spears-conservatorship-christina-aguilera-kevin-federline |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} He is known for his two-year marriage to American singer Britney Spears and the public child custody battle that followed their divorce.{{Cite web |title=Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/britney-spears-and-kevin-federline-relationship-timeline-8362563 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=People.com |language=en}}Phares, Heather. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p759850|pure_url=yes}} Kevin Federline biography]. Allmusic: 2006 In 2006, Federline released a debut album, Playing with Fire, which was panned by critics as one of the worst albums ever released.{{Citation |title=Playing With Fire by Kevin Federline |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/playing-with-fire/kevin-federline |language=en |access-date=2023-01-10}} He has since made a number of television and film appearances, and also worked as a DJ.

Early life

Kevin Earl Federline was born on March 21, 1978, in Fresno, California, to parents Mike and Julie (née Story), a car mechanic and former bank teller from Oregon, respectively. Federline's parents divorced when he was eight years old; then he moved to Carson City, Nevada, with his mother, but returned to Fresno when he was 11, when he and his brother Chris moved to his father's house. In the ninth grade, Federline dropped out of high school (later earning a certificate of General Educational Development), and delivered pizzas for work.Dinh, Mai; Murphy, Janet, ed. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070505203519/https://people.com/people/kevin_federline/biography Kevin Federline biography (1986–2006)]. People.com

Career

= 1996–2004: Early career as a dancer =

In 1996, Federline moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in dance and began dancing with a nonprofit organization called Dance Empowerment. Federline lived in a one-bedroom apartment with six roommates. For a number of years, Federline worked as a backup dancer for Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Destiny's Child, Pink,{{Cite web |title=Pink on X: By the way that is the one and only Kevin Federline dancing behind me |url=https://twitter.com/Pink/status/1273143132222357508?lang=en |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Twitter |language=en}} and LFO.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r868665|pure_url=yes}} "Playing with Fire"]. Allmusic: 2006 He appeared as a Dirt Track Dancer in two episodes of the television sitcom Nikki (2001–2002) and as a dancer on The Drew Carey Show (2001). He also had an uncredited role as an Angel Dancer for Cher on the sitcom Will & Grace (2002).{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline {{!}} Actor, Cinematographer, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1549077/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-03-21 |title=25 Things You Never Knew About Britney Spears' Ex Kevin Federline |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/921968/25-things-you-never-knew-about-britney-spears-ex-kevin-federline |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=E! Online}} He appeared as a dancer in a commercial for department store chain Target.{{Cite web |title=Instagram post |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CXCLHGcFS5i/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=www.instagram.com}}{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline - Other works |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1549077/otherworks/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

Federline has appeared in several music videos as a dancer, including Christina Milian's "AM to PM" (2001), Pink's "Get the Party Started" (2001) and Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You" (2002). He also appeared as a dancer in the dance drama film You Got Served (2004). Federline has said that dancers often don't get enough credit for their work, telling People magazine: "There's nobody that gets less credit than somebody dancing."

= 2005–2009: Wrestling and musical debut =

Federline and his then-wife Britney Spears starred in UPN's reality television series Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (2005), which consisted of their home videos. The series chronicles the couple's relationship from their courtship, engagement and wedding. He was nominated for a Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star award for his role on Britney & Kevin: Chaotic at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. He portrayed a hunter in a commercial for Britney Spears's fragrance "Fantasy". Federline appeared on the cover and a 12-page shoot for L'uomo Vogue, an Italian version of Men's Vogue, shot by Steven Meisel.{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=Evening |date=2012-04-12 |title=Mr Britney Spears in Vogue |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/mr-britney-spears-in-vogue-7277587.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} He subsequently guest-starred as Cole "Pig" Tritt, an arrogant teenager who harasses investigators on a job, in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006).{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline to Appear on CSI |url=https://people.com/celebrity/kevin-federline-to-appear-on-csi/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} He also appeared on NBC's game show 1 vs. 100 (2006), along with the cast of Las Vegas. In June 2006, he teamed up with Richard Branson to launch a "Pennies for a Purpose" campaign, which aimed to save the U.S. penny from annihilation.{{Cite web |date=2006-06-21 |title=Kevin Federline helps kick off penny campaign in N.Y.C. |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20060622224248/kevinfederline/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Jun 20 |first1=Jen CarlsonPublished |last2=Mar 7 |first2=2006Modified |last3=2008Share |date=2006-06-20 |title=In Fed We Trust |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/in-fed-we-trust |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Gothamist |language=en}}

Federline initially released a download-only song, "Y'all Ain't Ready", and a physical single, "PopoZão" in 2006, shortly after his marriage to Spears. Following poor critical reaction, neither song was included on his debut album. Instead, the first official single was "Lose Control", which he premiered on the Teen Choice Awards show on the Fox network in late summer 2006. He released his debut album, Playing with Fire, on October 31, 2006, with the album being panned by critics. Federline has been signed to model for the Five Star Vintage line by the San Francisco-based Blue Marlin clothing company. The initial series of ads ran in August 2006 and was subsequently extended for Christmas 2006. The line he modeled for the fall 2006 was the top-selling line in Macy's, Kitson, and Lord & Taylor.http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur29529.cfm {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20061110150643/http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur29529.cfm |date=November 10, 2006 }} Eurweb.com

Federline appeared on WWE programming to promote his album, Playing with Fire, and participate in an angle. He first appeared on the October 16, and October 23, 2006, editions of WWE Raw, in which he got into physical altercations with WWE Champion John Cena. The following week, he came to the ring to aid Johnny Nitro in his match against John Cena. After Cena got in Federline's face, Federline slapped him hard. Federline appeared again during the November 5, 2006, pay-per-view event Cyber Sunday, hitting Cena with King Booker's World Heavyweight Championship belt and helping Booker win the Champion of Champions match that was organized between Cena, Booker, and Big Show. The next night, November 6, 2006, he challenged Cena to a match at the New Year's Day edition of Raw, which Cena accepted. He went on to win this no-disqualification match thanks to interference from Johnny Nitro and Umaga. Later in the night, after John Cena's main event match, Cena went after Federline and brought him into the ring and delivered his FU finishing move twice before cameras stopped rolling. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Federline was well-received backstage. Sources say he worked so well with the company and personnel that the WWE may give him a regular role on the company's show Raw in the near future.http://wrestlingexposed.com/headlines/19197.shtml {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712122945/http://wrestlingexposed.com/headlines/19197.shtml |date=July 12, 2007 }} Wrestlingexposed.com Other sources and wrestlers have spoken about Federline's generally good attitude backstage as well.{{cite web | url = http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/mickfoley4.php | title = One on One with Mick Foley | access-date=May 23, 2007 |date=March 2007}}

Federline starred in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company commercial during Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007, as part of its "Life Comes at You Fast" ad series. In the commercial, Federline initially appeared in a music video, rapping about living a high-flying lifestyle. Then reality sets in as Federline is shown now working in a fast-food restaurant with his manager yelling at him, the punchline of the ad being "Life comes at you fast".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRbNCjDsVs4 Nationwide Commercial – RollinVIP] Youtube.com The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Federline was paid $377,000 for the commercial, and made $15,000 for appearing at his 29th birthday party at Pure nightclub in Las Vegas.{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=2008-04-04 |title=Kevin Federline spends big in Vegas, billing Spears |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/kevin-federline-spends-big-vegas-108654/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} He also earned $50,000 for a number of Las Vegas club appearances in December 2007. Federline appeared on the December 2007 cover of Details magazine, and he was named 7th most-influential man under 45, a spot he shared with Larry Birkhead.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline Lands Cover of Details Magazine's 'Power List' |url=https://people.com/celebrity/kevin-federline-lands-cover-of-details-magazines-power-list/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} HuffPost reported three months later, that the December 2007 issue was on track to sell more than 75,000 copies, nearly 15,000 copies more than Federline's March 2005 cover issue.{{Cite web |date=2008-03-28 |title=K-Fed As Details Cover Boy Sells Big |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kfed-as-details-cover-boy_n_79734 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

Federline guest-starred as Jason "J-Fed" Federline in three episodes of The CW's television series One Tree Hill (2008).[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/federline%20to%20become%20one%20tree%20hill%20regular_1043949 BRITNEY SPEARS – FEDERLINE TO BECOME ONE TREE HILL REGULAR] He played Lollipop Love Dancer in The Onion Movie (2008), which was filmed in 2003, and a Canadian border guard in the comedy film American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009). In February 2009, he announced plans to start a children's clothing line.{{Cite web |author=W. W. D. Staff |date=2009-02-25 |title=YSL's Big Hit… Fancy Footwork for Posh… K-Fed's Fashion Foray… |url=https://wwd.com/feature/ysls-big-hit-fancy-footwork-honest-its-true-2031316-1527255/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}

= 2010–2022: Focus on DJing =

In 2010, Federline appeared on the seventh season of VH1's weight-loss reality television show Celebrity Fit Club.[http://snarkfood.com/fat-kevin-federline-signs-on-to-celebrity-fit-club/34738/ Kevin Federline Signs On to Celebrity Fit Club] He told Access Hollywood, that the reason for his weight gain was feeling depressed about his divorce from Spears and not feeling happy with himself.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline Blames Weight Gain On Depression |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/bl73g9/kevin-federline-blames-weight-gain-on-depression |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828143601/https://www.mtv.com/news/bl73g9/kevin-federline-blames-weight-gain-on-depression |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2023 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=MTV |language=en |quote=A number of things between, I mean, everybody knows what happened with me and Brit. I'm not going to say that's the total cause of it but, I mean, just not being happy with myself was probably the main part of my depression.}} While appearing on the show, Federline lost 30 pounds. In November 2011, on a weight-loss show in Australia called Excess Baggage (2012), he was hospitalized for what was called "heat stress". Filming was taking place in November which is the hottest time of the year in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.{{cite web|first1=Marisa|last1=Laudadio|first2=Liz|last2=Raftery|title=Kevin Federline Hospitalized While Filming Weight-Loss Show in Australia|url=https://people.com/tv/kevin-federline-hospitalized-for-heat-stress-in-australian-outback/|work=People|access-date=November 10, 2019}} On January 23, 2012, he suffered chest pains while filming the show.[http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/kfed-heart-attack-ruled-out-20120123-1qdu7.html K-Fed heart attack ruled out], The Age, January 24, 2012.

On March 7, 2015, Federline worked as a DJ at Heat nightclub in Orange Country alongside DJ Prophet.{{Cite web |date=2015-03-01 |title=You'll Never Believe What Britney Spears' Most Infamous Ex Is Up To Now |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a37162/federline-dj/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}} He also hosts club events regularly with his wife Victoria Prince, such as a fantasy football event in 2015, with Federline saying: "We take [fantasy football] so seriously that there are months of planning that go into the strategy of what your going to do with the other people. This is our 6th season. It's been same people from the beginning. We have a waiting list to get into our league."{{Cite web |date=2015-08-29 |title=Federline's fantasies play out at Strip club |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/federlines-fantasies-play-out-at-strip-club/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Britney Spears' Son Sean Preston Could Be the Next Big DJ |url=https://people.com/parents/britney-spears-son-sean-preston-dj/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} He was featured as an ice sculpture in fast-food restaurant chain Jack in the Box's television commercial in 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-05-06 |title=Current Celebrity Endorsement Ads - Adidas, Beats, Geico and Jack |url=https://blog.hollywoodbranded.com/current-celebrity-endorsement-ads-adidas-beats-geico-and-jack |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=blog.hollywoodbranded.com |language=en-us}}{{Citation |title=Jack in the Box Munchie Meal TV Spot, 'Merman: Why?' |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7hpe/jack-in-the-box-munchie-meal-merman-why |access-date=2023-08-28 |language=en}} In April 2016, Federline released a music video for his new song, "Hollywood" with rapper Crichy Crich.{{Cite web |last=Acclaim |date=2016-04-08 |title=Watch: Kevin Federline takes shots at Kanye and Amber drama in new track 'Hollywood' |url=https://www.acclaimmag.com/music/watch-kevin-federline-takes-shots-at-kanye-and-amber-drama-in-new-track-hollywood/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Acclaim Magazine |language=en-us}} Produced by Styles & Complete, the song was inspired by "the ridiculousness of Hollywood".{{Cite web |date=2016-05-06 |title=Crossing the Federline - Vegas Seven |url=http://vegasseven.com/2016/05/04/crossing-the-kevin-federline/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506030957/http://vegasseven.com/2016/05/04/crossing-the-kevin-federline/ |archive-date=May 6, 2016 }} In a 2016 interview with Vegas Seven, Federline said that he has been producing music for other artists. In 2018, he was a DJ at Three Wisemen club in Scottsdale, Arizona.{{Cite web |title=Saturday March 17th I'll be @ThreeWisemenAZ celebrating St Patties Day and my birthday.. come through and turn up 💨💨 |url=https://twitter.com/kevinfederline/status/970875518722621442 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Twitter |language=en}} He has also played DJ sets in Washington,{{Cite web |title=Did a 6 hr stretch djing last night for the first time.... Washington was lit af!!! |url=https://twitter.com/kevinfederline/status/853694019129323520 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Twitter |language=en}} Texas{{Cite web |title=Twitter status update by Kevin Federline |url=https://twitter.com/kevinfederline/status/749320736494366720/photo/1 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Twitter |language=en}} and California.{{Cite web |title=Twitter status update by Kevin Federline |url=https://twitter.com/kevinfederline/status/775351235557756928 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Twitter |language=en}} In June 2019, Federline performed a DJ set at Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.{{Cite web |last=Yomary |first=Tatayana |date=2021-02-05 |title=Britney Spears' Ex-Husband Kevin Federline Is a DJ — Plus, More on the Ex-Dancer |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/kevin-federline-now |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Distractify |language=en-US}}

In his first televised interview in over a decade, Federline and some of his family members appeared in a one-hour special interview on the Australian show 60 Minutes in September 2022.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Eliza |date=2022-08-09 |title=Kevin Federline on ITV: Biggest Bombshells About Britney Spears |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/kevin-federline-on-itv-biggest-bombshells-about-britney-spears/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}} In the interview, Federline discussed his family life, saying: "I want my sons to have the closest thing to a normal life that they can possibly have because it'll make them better people. They see me, so they know that if they really want to get away they know how to get away."{{Cite web |title=Inside Kevin Federline's Bombshell '60 Minutes' Interview |url=https://www.etonline.com/inside-kevin-federlines-bombshell-60-minutes-interview-on-britney-spears-conservatorship-190255 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}

Personal life

= Relationship with Shar Jackson =

In 2000, Federline began dating actress and singer Shar Jackson. He was engaged to Jackson, with whom he has a daughter, Kori Madison Federline (b. July 31, 2002), and a son, Kaleb Michael Jackson Federline (b. July 20, 2004).{{cite web |title=Details Magazine interview with Kevin Federline |url=http://stereogum.com/archives/details-the-kevin-federline-interview_001250.html |access-date=January 5, 2008 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216141732/http://stereogum.com/archives/details-the-kevin-federline-interview_001250.html |url-status=dead }} The couple separated shortly before their son's birth, as Federline ended things with Jackson for a relationship with pop singer Britney Spears. Jackson later commented that Federline's relationship with Spears "wasn't like just breaking up a relationship. It was like breaking up a family",[https://people.com/celebrity/britney-frolics-with-dancer-family-man/ Britney Frolics with Dancer-Family Man] People: April 28, 2004 but the pair sustained an amicable relationship, with Jackson complimenting his parenting.[https://people.com/celebrity/shar-jackson-defends-kevins-parenting-skills/ Shar Jackson Defends Kevin's Parenting Skills] People

= Marriage to Britney Spears =

After three months of dating, Federline and Spears announced their engagement in July 2004; they were married on September 18 in a nondenominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California, but became legally valid on October 6.{{cite web|date=September 20, 2004 |title=Pop Star Marries Dancer Kevin Federline in Quiet Private Ceremony |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/23/entertainment/main645138.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526023436/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/23/entertainment/main645138.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |access-date=March 3, 2007 |publisher=CBS News}}{{cite web |date=November 8, 2006 |title=Britney Spears's "Faux" Wedding |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/britney-spears/britney-spearss-faux-wedding |access-date=June 12, 2011 |publisher=thesmokinggun.com}} Due to the fact that Federline got into a relationship with Spears when his ex-girlfriend Shar Jackson was pregnant with Federline's second child,{{cite web |last=Traister |first=Rebecca |date=August 23, 2004 |title=Don't do it, Britney! |url=https://www.salon.com/2004/08/23/britney_9/ |access-date=October 15, 2017 |website=Salon}} the romance between Federline and Spears received intense attention from the media,{{cite web |last=Faber |first=Judy |date=August 23, 2007 |title=Shar Jackson May Take On Hip Hop |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shar-jackson-may-take-on-hip-hop/ |access-date=October 15, 2017 |publisher=CBS News}}{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Kevin Federline {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-federline-mn0000468143/biography |access-date=October 15, 2017 |publisher=AllMusic}} with Federline being seen as a "gold digger".{{cite web |last=Laudadio |first=Marisa |date=December 3, 2008 |title=Kevin Federline: My Side of the Story |url=http://people.com/celebrity/kevin-federline-my-side-of-the-story/ |access-date=October 15, 2017 |work=People}} The controversy of his breakup with Jackson, his relationship with Spears, the accusations of him being a "gold digger", and the disparity in fame between him and Spears all made Federline both a frequent target of ridicule and an extremely disliked celebrity. Federline and Spears have two sons together.{{cite web |date=September 21, 2005 |title=Britney Welcomes Home Sean Preston |url=https://people.com/celebrity/britney-welcomes-home-sean-preston/ |access-date=November 10, 2019 |work=People}}{{cite web |date=October 24, 2006 |title=Britney's Baby Name: Jayden James Federline |url=https://people.com/celebrity/britneys-baby-name-jayden-james-federline/ |access-date=November 10, 2019 |work=People Magazine}}

On November 7, 2006, Spears filed for divorce from Federline, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for both physical and legal custody of their two sons, with visitation rights for Federline.{{cite web |author=TMZ Staff |date=November 7, 2006 |title=Britney Spears Files for Divorce |url=http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/07/britney-spears-files-for-divorce/ |access-date=February 11, 2007 |work=TMZ}} The following day, Federline filed a response to Spears' divorce petition, seeking physical and legal custody of their children.{{cite web |date=November 8, 2006 |title=Kevin Federline Seeks Custody of Kids |url=https://people.com/celebrity/kevin-federline-seeks-custody-of-kids/ |access-date=November 10, 2019 |work=People}} According to a representative for Federline's lawyer, the divorce filing "caught Kevin totally by surprise".{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2006|title=Britney Spears: Hard at Work on New Album|url=https://people.com/celebrity/britney-spears-hard-at-work-on-new-album/|access-date=September 23, 2014 |website=People |language=en-US}} On December 4, 2006, MSNBC reported that Federline set up a home for himself and his family in the Hollywood Hills.[http://www.tmz.com/2006/12/04/britney-parties-for-her-bd-paris-drops-bff Britney Parties for Her BD, Paris Drops BFF] TMZ.com The pair reached a global settlement agreement in March 2007 and their divorce was finalized on July 30, 2007.{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=Steve |date=March 31, 2007 |title=Britney Spears agrees to divorce settlement |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spears-divorce-one-idUSKUA07972520070331 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=Reuters}}{{cite web |last=Hall |first=Sarah |date=July 30, 2007 |title=Britney, Kevin Back to Being Single |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/55767/britney-kevin-back-to-being-single |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193834/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=7d62035a-bdfa-4b47-aca8-937826e95306 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |website=E! News}}{{cite web |date=July 20, 2007 |title=Britney Spears, Kevin Federline Reach Divorce Settlement |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/britney-spears-kevin-federline-reach-divorce-settlement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106145652/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul30/0%2C4670%2CPeopleSpearsFederline%2C00.html |archive-date=November 6, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |publisher=Fox News |agency=Associated Press}} Members of Spears' family have been photographed in and out of his home and babysitting the boys while Kevin was out of town.Per http://x17online.com and various other sources.

On October 1, 2007, a court ruling granted Kevin Federline sole physical custody of his children, with legal custody to be decided. On the late evening of January 3, 2008, police were called to Spears' home after the singer reportedly refused to relinquish custody of her children to Federline (as told in Spears' memoir, because Federline was refusing to allow Spears to see her kids for lengthy periods and she feared that she wouldn't see them again).[https://people.com/celebrity/britney-spears-hospitalized-for-an-evaluation/ Britney Spears Hospitalized for 'An Evaluation']; People; January 4, 2008{{cite web|date=October 20, 2023|title=Britney Spears' book 'The Woman In Me' makes private details public, and public events personal|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justin-timberlake-ap-kevin-federline-los-angeles-sam-asghari-b2432897.html|work=The Independent}} Spears was taken from her home on a stretcher and hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. As a result of this, Federline was "awarded sole legal custody and sole physical custody of the minor children".

On July 26, 2008, court papers were filed stating Federline would retain sole legal and physical custody of the children while Spears would get visitation rights that would increase over time. In addition to this, Federline would receive $20,000 per month from Spears in child support as well as additional funds to cover any custody-related legal expenses.{{cite web |author=TMZ staff |date=July 26, 2008 |title=Britney Settlement Papers: Blow by Blow |url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/07/25/britney-settlement-papers-blow-by-blow/ |access-date=July 26, 2008 |publisher=tmz.com}}

= Marriage to Victoria Prince =

Federline was first linked to former volleyball player Victoria Prince in 2008, when the two were both on the same recreational bowling team, the Party Animals.[http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/17/brits-replacement-twice-the-size-half-the-crazy/ Brit's Replacement: Twice the Size, Half the Crazy] TMZ.com, December 18, 2008 Their first daughter was born in 2011.{{cite web|last=Hammel|first=Sara |url=https://people.com/parents/kevin-federline-welcomes-daughter-jordan-kay/|title=Kevin Federline Welcomes Daughter Jordan Kay |work=People|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2019}} They wed on August 10, 2013.{{cite web|last=Gray|first=Mark|title=Kevin Federline and Victoria Prince Marry|url=https://people.com/celebrity/kevin-federline-marries-victoria-prince/|work=People|access-date=August 11, 2013|date=August 10, 2013}} Their second daughter was born in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Leon |first1=Anya |title=Kevin Federline Introduces Daughter Peyton Marie |url=https://people.com/parents/kevin-federline-welcomes-daughter-peyton-marie/|website=People|access-date=November 10, 2019 |date=April 25, 2014}} In the summer of 2023, the family moved to Hawaii, because Prince was offered a job at a Hawaii university.{{Cite web |title=Britney Spears Will Allow Sons to Move to Hawaii with Kevin Federline |url=https://people.com/britney-spears-allow-sons-move-hawaii-kevin-federline-7506775 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} Prince played volleyball and graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2005.{{Cite web |last=Dizon |first=Bettina |date=2022-09-13 |title=Victoria Prince Played Volleyball in Her Youth - Facts about Kevin Federline's Second Wife |url=https://news.amomama.com/212094-victoria-prince-is-kevin-federlines-seco.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=news.amomama.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline and Wife Victoria Prince Enjoy a Beach Walk Together After Moving to Hawaii |url=https://people.com/kevin-federline-wife-victoria-prince-beach-walk-after-hawaii-move-8304232 |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

Filmography

= Film and television =

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! scope="col" style="width:30em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Role

! scope="col" style="width:30em"| Notes

2001

|The Drew Carey Show

|Dancer #7

|Episode: "Drew Gets Out of the Nuthouse"

2001–2002

|Nikki

|Dirt Track Dancer

|Episodes: "Home Sweet Homeless" (2001) and "Uneasy Rider" (2002)

2002

|Will & Grace

|Angel Dancer for Cher

|Episode: "A.I.: Artificial Insemination: Part 2"; Uncredited

2004

|You Got Served

|Dancer

|Film

rowspan="2" |2005

|The Fabulous Life of

| rowspan="2" |Himself

|Episode: "Britney Spears & Kevin Federline"

Britney & Kevin: Chaotic

|5 episodes; Also executive producer and cinematographer

rowspan="4" |2006

|MuchOnDemand

|Himself / Co-host

|1 episode{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline: The Pre-Split Interview |url=https://people.com/celebrity/kevin-federline-the-pre-split-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Britney & Kevin: Their Road to Breakup |url=https://people.com/celebrity/britney-kevin-their-road-to-breakup/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

|Cole "Pig" Tritt

|Episode: "Fannysmackin'"

1 vs. 100

|Himself / Mob Member

|Episode: "Episode #1.6"

WWE Cyber Sunday

| rowspan="2" |Himself

|Television special

2006–2007

|WWE Raw

|Recurring role; 7 episodes

rowspan="3" |2008

|The Onion Movie

|Lollipop Love Dancer

|Film

One Tree Hill

|Jason "J-Fed" Federline

|Recurring role; 3 episodes

Ernesto

|Himself

|Television film

2009

|American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

|Canadian Border Guard

|Film

2010

|Celebrity Fit Club

| rowspan="3" |Himself

|Contestant; 5 episodes

2012

| Excess Baggage

|Contestant; 4th place

2022

|60 Minutes

|Guest; 1 episode{{Citation |title=Sunday on 60 Minutes: Family Feud: 60 Minutes Season 2022, Short Video |url=https://www.9now.com.au/60-minutes/2022/clip-cl7hcka8l000i0js7oltx9jt1 |access-date=2023-10-24 |language=en}}

= Music videos =

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! scope="col" style="width:30em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:30em;"| Artist

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Role

!Notes

2001

|"AM to PM"

|Christina Milian

| rowspan="3" |Dancer

|

2001

|"Get the Party Started"{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Vinney |date=2021-07-07 |title=The Pink Music Video You Didn't Know Kevin Federline Was In |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/454633/the-pink-music-video-you-didnt-know-kevin-federline-was-in/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Nicki Swift |language=en-US}}

|P!nk

|

2002

|"Like I Love You"

|Justin Timberlake

|

2004

|"My Prerogative"

|Britney Spears

|Groom

|

2008

|"Pork and Beans"

|Weezer

|Dancer

|Uncredited

Discography

= Studio albums =

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|+

! rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" |Details

!Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
{{Cite web |title=Kevin Federline Chart History (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kevin-federline/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |website=Billboard}}
scope="row"| Playing with Fire

|

  • Released: October 31, 2006
  • Label: Reincarnate
  • Format: LP, CD

|151

= Singles =

  • "PopoZão" (2006)

= Other songs =

  • "Y'All Ain't Ready" (2005)
  • "Lose Control" (2006)
  • "Privilege" (2006)
  • "Rollin' V.I.P" (2007)
  • "Hollywood" (2016)

= Music videos =

  • "PopoZão" (2006)

= Guest appearances =

  • "You Should" (from the mixtape Optimus Rime by Ya Boy) (2008)
  • "Expectations" (from the mixtape Alien by Ya Boy) (2016)

References

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