Britney Spears has spent most of her life in the public eye since she first came to prominence as a teenage pop singer.
Marriages, parenthood, mental health problems, family dissolution, and acrimonious legal disputes have all been depicted in the harsh light of the camera.
Others have stood with her in the spotlight as well, including Kevin Federline, a former backing dancer.
Following a brief romance that began in 2004, Kevin spent two years as Britney’s husband and the father of her two children, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden, 15.