Britney Spears' meltdown: A look back

Britney’s meltdown began almost immediately after she filed for divorce from K-Fed in November 2006. Although the former backup dancer got a bad rap (and was a bad rapper … “Popo Zao” anyone?), once Britney lost it, Kevin stepped up and became the more fit parent to their two sons. And the law agreed. In October 2007, the singer lost physical custody of Jayden James and Sean Preston, and then three months later, Federline was given sole custody ... more 

Britney’s meltdown began almost immediately after she filed for divorce from K-Fed in November 2006. Although the former backup dancer got a bad rap (and was a bad rapper … “Popo Zao” anyone?), once Britney lost it, Kevin stepped up and became the more fit parent to their two sons. And the law agreed. In October 2007, the singer lost physical custody of Jayden James and Sean Preston, and then three months later, Federline was given sole custody after Britney barricaded herself in her bathroom with Jayden and refused to turn him over even after police showed up (inset photo). Now that Britney has stabilized, she shares custody with Federline, who welcomed his fifth child, a daughter named Jordyn, with his longtime girlfriend Victoria Prince in August 2011. Three months later, he was hospitalized for “heat stress” while filming the weight loss show “Excess Baggage” to shed the 85 pounds he re-gained following a February 2010 appearance on VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club." less