"only one word: hurtful," britney spears stated after ex-husband kevin federline

claimed that the pair's  sons do not need to keep up a correspondence with her

britney spears and husband sam asghari are taking issue

with claims made through the pop musician's ex-husband, kevin federline.

Over the weekend, federline, 44, gave an interview

 to the daily mail, wherein he claimed that his  sons with spears, forty 

 sean preston, sixteen, and jayden james, 15 — are choosing no longer to see her. 

 Insisting that the teenagers love their mom, federline told the booklet,

the boys have decided they're no longer seeing her right now. 

 It's been a few months given that they've visible her. They made the decision not to visit her wedding ceremony."