Earlier this week, Britney Spears’ former husband Kevin Federline stunned the world by speaking about his relationship with the pop icon for the first time in over a decade.

Federline revealed that Spears’ children have not seen her in several months, despite the fact that they live nearby.

The father indicated that the boys’ reluctance to spend time with their mother was at least partially a result of their humiliation over the photos that their mother posts on social media.

If you follow her on Instagram, then you’re probably aware that Britney enjoys posting nude and semi-nude pics on her page.

The photos are never in violation of the site’s content policy, and they’re generally quite popular with Brit’s followers.

But it seems her sons feel quite differently about the pics.

In the wake of Federline’s remarks, both Britney and her husband, Sam Asghari, clapped back against what they described as an insidious form of shaming from her ex.

Now, Asghari has doubled-down on his remarks with a blistering Instagram rant that was deleted shortly after it appeared on his page.

“Even if there was truth to her kids being ashamed of their mothers [sic] choices and positive body image they wouldn’t be the 1st teenagers emberrassed [sic] of their parents,” Asghari wrote, according to Page Six.

“The mere presence of a parent can humiliate a teenager.”

“Eventually if not already they will realize their mothers [sic] choices are harmless and an expression of a newly found freedom,” the actor continued.

“There is nothing to be embarrassed [sic] about just lots of things to be proud of,” he concluded.

It’s unclear why Asghari deleted the post, but fans are speculating that he and Britney have decided to handle Federline’s criticism privately.

“The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now,” Federline told UK tabloid the Daily Mail.

“It’s been a few months since they’ve seen her. They made the decision not to go to her wedding.”

Hw went on to claim that the boys made the decision as a result of “flak” they’ve received because of their mother’s Instagram content.

“I try to explain to them, ‘Look, maybe that’s just another way she tries to express herself.’ But that doesn’t take away from the fact of what it does to them. It’s tough,” Federline said.

“I can’t imagine how it feels to be a teenager having to go to high school,” he continued.

“They’ve had a lot of questions about it. I don’t know that I can answer all of them for them, but I just tried to explain to them that your mom needed help, you know, and the people were in play to try to make that happen, to make it better.”

Federline also received criticism for defending Britney’s father, Jamie Spears, and the conservatorship that gave him control over his daughter’s life.

“When Jamie took over, things got into order. He saved her life,” Federline told the Daily Mail.

Spears ended her father’s conservatorship last year after spending much of her adult life fighting for her freedom.

Britney wrote on Instagram that she’s “saddened” and “concerned” by Federline’s “hurtful” comments.

There’s no word yet on when or if the singer plans to reunite with her sons.

We’ll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available,

Sam Asghari Claps Back at Kevin Federline: Britney Spears’ Kids Love Her! was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip .