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On Tuesday, Britney Spears shared on Instagram pictures from a visit to Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park in Nashville, with her sons Sean (21) and Jayden (19). In the post, she expressed surprise at not knowing about Dollywood before and called it "so incredibly cool and exciting." Despite the extremely hot weather, Spears wore a denim mini skirt and striped top while keeping a low profile with a mask and sunglasses; her sons were dressed casually in white t-shirts and pants. The caption included enthusiastic praise for the park, finishing with "DOLLYWOOD IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! 🌹🌹🌹". Sean and Jayden are from Spears' marriage to ex-husband Kevin Federline, which ended in divorce in 2007 after two years.
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Britney Spears gushed over a “family outing” with sons Sean and Jayden Federline to Dolly Parton’s theme park, Dollywood.
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The “Stronger” songstress took to Instagram on Tuesday with a photo of herself arm in arm with Sean, 21, and Jayden, 19, as they posed outside the late country legend’s Nashville landmark.
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In the pic, the Grammy winner, 44, wore a denim mini skirt and a casual striped top with sandals.
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winner → wear → sandals
The “Toxic” songstress kept a low profile in a face mask and a pair of sunglasses.
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songstress → keep → sunglasses
Sean and Jayden both wore simple white t shirts, pants, and white sneakers for the outing.
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Sean → wear → outing
Spears gushed in the caption, confessing she “didn’t know this place existed” and calling it “so incredibly cool and exciting”
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The pop princess noted that the weather was “extremely hot” and wrote that her skirt was “too big” for her before exclaiming, “family outings!!!”
She concluded the post, “DOLLYWOOD IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! 🌹🌹🌹”
Spears welcomed sons Sean and Jayden with ex-husband Kevin Federline, whom she divorced back in 2007 after two years of marriage.
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Though Spears and her sons have navigated a number of tough moments as a family, they’ve been “trying to find a way to mend a bond between their mom,” Federline said during a November 2025 “Talk Shop Live” appearance.
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“They absolutely love their mom, right?
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I mean, they always, always have, always will,” Federline added.
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“It’s instilled in them.
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And I’ve always wanted for them to have a connection with their mom, the way I have with my mom.”
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In April, Sean seemingly ditched the name Federline on Instagram and replaced it with his mother’s surname, going by “Sean P Spears” on the platform.
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Sean → ditch → platform
Later that month, following Spears’ widely publicized DUI arrest on March 4, her sons were said to have been supportive of the legendary singer.
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“She’s been spiraling the last couple of years.
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And things weren’t going great, and now with the boys reentering her life, fully, this was a great opportunity,” an insider told Page Six at the time, adding that it was “wonderful” for her to reconnect with them.
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The source noted that Spears’ sons “are her whole world” and an “absolute gift.”
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Sean and Jayden, meanwhile, were in Los Angeles with her “because they’re her sons and want to be, and they just want the best for her,” the source divulged.
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Spears’ brief rehab stint in April following her arrest “was 100 percent Britney’s decision,” the source explained.
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The singer ultimately pleaded guilty to a lesser “wet reckless” charge on May 4 and was ordered to attend and complete a three month alcohol school in addition to a one year informal probationary grant.
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Her Nashville outing with Sean and Jayden comes over a month after Parton’s death at the age of 80 on Aug. 25.
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Back in 2021, amid Spears’ famed conservatorship battle – which ultimately ended in November 2021 – Parton called the “Boys” singer “a wonderful artist” and a “wonderful girl” during an interview with Andy Cohen.
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“I only wish her the best,” the “Jolene” hitmaker gushed at the time.
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