Britney Spears Absent from Family Graduation Reunion

Jayden and Sean allegedly became estranged from Spears in 2022, and they moved to Hawaii with their father the following year.

Last year, Federline released the memoir You Thought You Knew, in which he spoke about how his sons developed a strained relationship with their mother after she allegedly 'emotionally traumatiz[ed]' them.

However, Spears reportedly reconciled with Jayden in 2024, prior to her loving posts about him. 

On February 12, she was photographed taking a spin around  while she appeared to be talking on the phone, which is illegal in California under the 'No Touch' law (Vehicle Code 23123.5).

She was not charged in relation to the incident. 

It was, however, not an isolated incident for Spears, who, in recent months, was filmed  after a night out. At the time, sources feared she was 'spiraling' amid the release of her ex-husband 's memoir. 

Her history with the police also includes being cited for a hit-and-run (misdemeanor) after hitting a parked car in 2007. This was dismissed after Spears paid an undisclosed sum to the owner, it was reported at the time. 

She was also cited for driving without a valid California driver's license in 2008, which was later dismissed by a judge. 

In 2023, law enforcement visited Spears's home regarding a video involving knives, but no charges were filed.

Spears has had very public personal struggles for nearly two decades. 

In 2007, the star famously suffered a harrowing breakdown after exhibiting worrying behavior in the months leading up to her

The then 25-year-old had fans concerned after she shaved her head and attacked a paparazzi's car with a green umbrella, before she checked into a rehab facility.

The Toxic singer suffered another setback after a disastrous performance at the 2007 , when her performance of Gimme More was heavily criticized by both fans and critics alike.

Then, in January 2008, she was put under lockdown at a facility after refusing to hand over her young son to her ex-husband . 

More recently, Spears has been open about issues with her family, as in early February, when she claimed she is 'scared' of them and 'lucky to be alive' in a bombshell social media post. 

The pop superstar had lashed out at her family once again, four years after she was liberated from her .

The hitmaker claimed that her relatives will 'never take responsibility' as she criticized them for 'isolating' her. 

'I'm incredibly lucky to even be alive with how my family treated me once in my life and now I'm scared of them,' the singer wrote in a lengthy caption.

'They will never take responsibility for what they did,' she wrote, adding, 'We can forgive as people but u don't ever forget.'

Spears has had a contentious relationship with her family members for years following her 13-year conservatorship that ended in November 2021. 

The pop star and her father have remained at odds since finally settling their long-running legal battle over the infamous conservatorship that controlled nearly every aspect of her life for more than a decade.

Spears’ conservatorship officially ended in 2021, following an outcry from fans and the explosive #FreeBritney movement.

She has previously described her father as 'controlling,' insisting she still struggles with trust around him.

Family insiders say the tension remains, making rare milestones like Saturday’s graduation all the more complicated.

Even with the rest of the Spears clan celebrating, it seems old wounds are far from healed between father and daughter.