Here are quotes and news updates about the marriage of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.
- Britney about her marriage to Kevin: "I think I married for the wrong reasons. Instead of following my heart and doing something that made me really happy, I just did it for the idea of everything."
Source: Emmet Sullivan. "Britney got Married 'For the Wrong Reasons'." People.com. 11/19/08. - Kevin about life with Britney, 9/2006: "I would be lying if I didn't say it was tough. I think the expectation is real high for me you know, it's like you see my wife here she is this huge superstar everybody loves her, all of her music is just hits after hits and it's hard to compete."
Source: Tmz.com - 6/15/06: When asked by Matt Lauer "What is it about Kevin that makes you love him?", Britney replied, "He’s very simple. Women complicate everything. He’s so simple. His simplicity and just he’s like a boy. He just, you know, and he cares. He cares so much and his—his heart is awesome. He has a really big heart and I love that."
- 5/10/06: Britney said on Dave Letterman that she is pregnant again.
- 1/08/06: Dismissing rumors of their marriage being in trouble, Britney and Kevin traveled to Las Vegas on 1/5/2006 for a night out together. Britney's mom, Lynne, remarked that Kevin is a doting dad who changes diapers.
- 12/07/05: People Magazine reported that Britney and Kevin were back together after each taking a small break from one another due to a large argument. "This has happened before. They always work it out."
- An Insider on their squabbles with each other, 12/07/05: "This has happened before. They always work it out."
Source: People Magazine - Unknown friend, about rumored separation: “Brit’s had all she can stand of the problems with Kevin. She explained to him that the split would be temporary, that it would give them some breathing room to sort out their problems.”
Source: US Weekly magazine - Shar Jackson, about Kevin's parenting skills, November, 2005: "C'mon, kiddo, did you think things were going to be different?"
Source: US Weekly magazine - Britney, about the UPN.com Series, April 2005: "I am so excited about the series. From the day that Kevin and I met, there have been constant rumors and inaccurate speculation about our lives together. I feel that last year the tabloids ran my life and I am really excited about showing my fans what really happened rather than all the stories, which have been misconstrued by journalists in the past. As I mentioned before, I am now going to be expressing my personal life through art. This series will show us falling in love and all the adventures that went on overseas during the European leg of my Onyx Hotel tour. It's going to be an exciting ride." Kevin feels this project will speak for itself. Simply put, he says, "It is a documentation of love."
- Britney, in an interview with People: "I definitely want to have some kids. I see myself with four or five."
- Shar: "You should never blame the other woman, never. After I meet her and everything is cool, we can be one big happy family."
- Britney, when asked why she and Kevin had not obtained a marriage license prior to their wedding: "...in a real sense, in a spiritual sense, we're married ... I believe you also marry in your heart and that means much more than a piece of paper." Source: MTV.com
- Britney on rumors about problems in their marriage and that Kevin is said to be flying to Las Vegas without Britney for drinking, gambling and lap dances and that he is not wearing his wedding ring: February, 2005, "We're going to be together for ever. We know that, and that's the only thing that matters."
Source: ITV.com
