EXCLUSIVE Why Britney Spears really made a wild adoption announcement amid fears over her reunion with son Jayden

Daily Mail​

15-07-2025

Her Instagram account is an eclectic mix of bizarre dance videos and pictures of babies and hyper realistic dolls alongside chaotic captions littered with emojis.
So, it is no surprise Britney Spears ' latest social media post sparked confusion.
The troubled singer, 43, who is mom to sons Sean Preston, 19, and Jayden, 18, with Kevin Federline, told followers she had 'adopted a beautiful baby girl' named Lennon London Spears.
Baffled fans questioned how she could have been cleared by authorities, while others suggested she had purchased another doll or even a dog.
Now, one insider has told Daily Mail she was simply 'trying to be funny' and garner a reaction.
'Britney was just having fun when she announced that she would be adopting a girl,' our source confirmed. 'She did it for a laugh, she isn't adopting a daughter, and it also doesn't mean anything else like her getting a dog. She was just trying to be funny and see who would bite.'
Spears, who is known to jest on her social media, told her followers: 'I want to let you guys know I adopted a beautiful baby girl!!! Her name is Lennon London Spears.'
It was followed by a series of winks and silly-faced emojis as well as the news that she had allegedly 'decided to move to Italy.'
The since deleted post came days after fans spotted a baby carrier in the background of one of her recent dance videos.
'She's obviously taking about a new doll or dog and not an actual human being,' one fan wrote, while another said she was 'trolling.'
In January she announced she was planning on expanding her family through adoption.
'I've decided I'm going to adopt a baby girl !!!! I'm actually serious !!!' she said in a since deleted post.
The singer, who has been working on healing her relationship with her youngest son Jayden, is somewhat obsessed with babies and lifelike dolls.
In April, a member of her entourage was pictured carrying a doll, wrapped in a pink blanket, as they landed in Mexico for her vacation.
The singer, 43, released a statement announcing her shocking news, which also saw her claim she was relocating to Italy
It came one month after she posted a picture of a baby's hand and wrote: 'The baby reminds me to get my nails done !!! How unbelievably adorable.'
Another post from December showed a baby wearing jewellery. She wrote: 'OMG OMG OMG unbelievable wow.' She also shared a picture of a baby holding up a middle finger while drinking from a bottle.
She has flaunted her doll collection before, dancing with one in a post from October 2021 in which she introduced fans to Brennan.
'Her nursery is beautiful and her name is Brennan … we even look alike!!! My first [girl emoji]!!! I'm turning 40 this year … age is nothing but a number but seriously … growing up is the dumbest thing you'll ever do so PLAY ON MY FRIENDS !!!!'
Spears has been largely estranged from her sons who moved to Hawaii with their dad Federline in 2023.
Following their divorce in 2007 – and a highly-publicized mental breakdown that led to Spears being placed under a 13-year conservatorship by her father Jamie Spears – Federline was granted sole custody of the two boys in 2008.
Over 17 years, she paid more than an estimated $5 million in child support, but those monthly payments came to an end last September when Jayden turned 18.
Two months later, it was reported that Jayden was 'back in California' where Spears lives, though it was unclear if he was staying at her $7.4 million estate in Thousand Oaks.
Last month, photos exclusively obtained by the Daily Mail showed Jayden and his mom driving around Los Angeles in the $200,000 silver Mercedes SL 63 AMG+ whip she gifted him.
At the time, a source claimed to the Daily Mail that Spears' team was 'worried about her relationship with Jayden.
'Jayden is her rock right now and if there was ever anything that broke this bond Britney would be crushed,' they said. 'He is all she talks about. She is helping his career and providing for him financially. He is living large now.'
Her latest adoption post follows a series of mishap admissions. She recently revealed she almost hit her house with a new car she just bought. She also claimed to have burned her bathroom down and 'ran like a maniac back to the house because there was a pie in the oven'.
Months prior she told fans she was left with a facial burn after her fire 'blew up in my face.'