{"id":506160,"date":"2026-01-10T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/506160\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:53:10","slug":"britney-spears-says-shell-never-perform-in-the-us-again-due-to-sensitive-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/506160\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears says she\u2019ll \u2018never\u2019 perform in the US again due to \u2018sensitive\u2019 reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 cglitp\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/britney-spears-instagram-return-federline-b2861477.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britney Spears<\/a> has claimed she will never perform in the United States again, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/britney-spears-instagram-return-federline-b2861477.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citing \u201cextremely sensitive reasons.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pop star, 44, did however say she hopes to perform with her son in the United Kingdom and Australia \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spears has two sons with her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/features\/britney-spears-kevin-federline-memoir-claims-mental-health-b2852042.html\">ex-husband Kevin Federline<\/a>: 20-year-old Sean Preston Federline and 19-year-old Jayden James Federline. The musician was estranged from both children for some time, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/culture\/britney-spears-reunites-son-jayden-christmas-b2670113.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reunited with young son Jayden around Christmas 2024<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>On <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTRWeFhgI0s\/\">Instagram<\/a>, Spears posted an old tour photograph of herself sat on stage at a white piano. She captioned the image: \u201cSending this piano to my son this year!!! Interestingly enough, I dance on IG to heal things in my body that people have no idea about. Yup and it\u2019s embarrassing sometimes\u2026 but I walked through the fire to save my life\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cI will never perform in the U.S. again because of extremely sensitive reasons but I hope to be sitting on a stool with a red rose in my hair, in a bun, performing with my son\u2026 in the UK and AUSTRALIA very soon. He\u2019s a huge star and I\u2019m so humbled to be in his presence!!! God speed, little man!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-945559082-(1).jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Britney Spears, pictured in Beverly Hills in 2018, has said she will 'never' perform in the US again for 'extremely sensitive reasons'\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/>Britney Spears, pictured in Beverly Hills in 2018, has said she will &#8216;never&#8217; perform in the US again for &#8216;extremely sensitive reasons&#8217; (Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Last March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/culture\/britney-spears-son-jayden-instagram-video-b2713555.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she shared videos of Jayden rapping and playing the piano and described him as a \u201cgenius.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In one video, the \u201cToxic\u201d singer could be heard shouting in excitement, saying: \u201cMy son just played, oh my God! I felt it in my bones, and my heart, and my lungs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/britney-spears-sons-preston-jayden-b2434873.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spears published her memoir The Woman in Me in 2023<\/a>, she wrote as a dedication in the book: \u201cFor my boys, who are the loves of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That same year, Federline sought permission from Spears to relocate Preston and Jayden to Hawaii, where he and his wife, Victoria Prince, now live.<\/p>\n<p>His attorney later told People that Spears had \u201cconsented\u201d to the move, explaining that \u201cthe boys are ready to get away from the LA microscope.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Spears told the publication she has \u201calways faithfully supported her children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federline was granted sole custody of Preston and Jayden in 2008, the same year Spears entered a 13-year conservatorship that eventually ended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline-hearing-b1956495.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amid high-profile legal proceedings in 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/britney-spears-deletes-instagram-kevin-federline-memoir-b2857975.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spears temporarily deleted her Instagram account<\/a> following a public dispute over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/books\/features\/britney-spears-kevin-federline-memoir-claims-mental-health-b2852042.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federline\u2019s memoir.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his book, You Thought You Knew, Federline accused Spears of troubling behavior as a parent, such as watching their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/britney-spears-response-kevin-federline-book-memoir-b2846345.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then-teenage sons sleep with a knife in her hand.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":506161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[171,975,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-506160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115870905525170415","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}