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3500 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
With this lineup, Sony is betting heavily on ongoing games, and it has 12 live-service titles in production right now, on top of Bungie’s Destiny franchise. These include Haven’s Fairgame$ and a multiplayer Horizon title from Guerilla.
“By expanding to PC and mobile, ... |
3501 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
These include Haven’s Fairgame$ and a multiplayer Horizon title from Guerilla.
“By expanding to PC and mobile, and… also to live services, we have the opportunity to move from a situation of being present in a very narrow segment of the overall gaming software market,... |
3502 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
For the companies at the top, total domination is the goal.
Even still, Tencent is bigger than both Sony and Microsoft. Tencent is not a console manufacturer, so it isn’t a household name among most players, but it’s one of the largest companies in the world, and it w... |
3503 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Even still, Tencent is bigger than both Sony and Microsoft. Tencent is not a console manufacturer, so it isn’t a household name among most players, but it’s one of the largest companies in the world, and it wields a ridiculous amount of financial power in video games. ... |
3504 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Tencent owns a portion of Bloober Team, Bohemia Interactive, Don’t Nod, Epic, Paradox Interactive, PlatinumGames, Remedy Entertainment, Roblox and Ubisoft, among others. It has a majority stake in Supercell, Grinding Gear Games, Klei Entertainment, Tequila Works, Techl... |
3505 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Tencent owns a portion of Bloober Team, Bohemia Interactive, Don’t Nod, Epic, Paradox Interactive, PlatinumGames, Remedy Entertainment, Roblox and Ubisoft, among others. It has a majority stake in Supercell, Grinding Gear Games, Klei Entertainment, Tequila Works, Techl... |
3506 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
It has a majority stake in Supercell, Grinding Gear Games, Klei Entertainment, Tequila Works, Techland, Yager Development and others. It fully owns Riot Games, Funcom, Sharkmob, Turtle Rock Studios, and, of course, others. It also runs multiple internal development com... |
3507 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
It fully owns Riot Games, Funcom, Sharkmob, Turtle Rock Studios, and, of course, others. It also runs multiple internal development companies, including the Level Infinite and Tencent Games publishing labels.
Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
Sure, Sony has a stake... |
3508 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
It also runs multiple internal development companies, including the Level Infinite and Tencent Games publishing labels.
Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
Sure, Sony has a stake in Epic, but Tencent’s is bigger. This investment alone means any time you buy a game bu... |
3509 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
Sure, Sony has a stake in Epic, but Tencent’s is bigger. This investment alone means any time you buy a game built on Epic’s Unreal Engine, Tencent (and Sony) is getting a cut. Tencent is the biggest investor in games, with thousand... |
3510 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Tencent is the biggest investor in games, with thousands of tendrils across the industry — if you played something this year, Tencent was probably involved.
On a smaller scale, companies like Netflix and Devolver Digital have also dabbled in acquisitions recently. Dev... |
3511 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
On a smaller scale, companies like Netflix and Devolver Digital have also dabbled in acquisitions recently. Devolver started buying studios in 2020, and it now owns Croteam, Dodge Roll, Doinksoft, Firefly Studios, Nerial and System Era Softworks. Annapurna Interactive ... |
3512 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
On a smaller scale, companies like Netflix and Devolver Digital have also dabbled in acquisitions recently. Devolver started buying studios in 2020, and it now owns Croteam, Dodge Roll, Doinksoft, Firefly Studios, Nerial and System Era Softworks. Annapurna Interactive ... |
3513 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Netflix launched its Games division in 2021, and it’s already purchased four studios, including Oxenfree developer Night School and Alphabear company Spry Fox.
Night School co-founder Sean Krankel told Engadget in June that the move to Netflix was a boon for the studi... |
3514 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
“A small subset of teams are good to go for the next 10 years, but others have these peaks and valleys, and we were somewhere in between,” Krankel said. “We weren't in danger of anything going sideways. But we were at a spot where we're like, it would be cool to tether... |
3515 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
“We weren't in danger of anything going sideways. But we were at a spot where we're like, it would be cool to tether to somebody who has a similar vision, and somebody that we could work with that would like, de-risk us.”
Netflix
This is the short-term benefit of bei... |
3516 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
But we were at a spot where we're like, it would be cool to tether to somebody who has a similar vision, and somebody that we could work with that would like, de-risk us.”
Netflix
This is the short-term benefit of being bought by a larger company, but there are downs... |
3517 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Having a corporate overseer can result in rigid production timelines, hindering a studio’s ability to pivot, and despite all of the promises otherwise, developers may be forced to adhere to a specific tone, vibe or game-development structure. Owned studios are held acc... |
3518 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Having a corporate overseer can result in rigid production timelines, hindering a studio’s ability to pivot, and despite all of the promises otherwise, developers may be forced to adhere to a specific tone, vibe or game-development structure. Owned studios are held acc... |
3519 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Owned studios are held accountable by people outside of the actual development of a game, and the bigger the company, the further away its bosses are from the creative process.
The most extreme negative outcomes for an acquired indie studio are, of course, layoffs and... |
3520 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
The most extreme negative outcomes for an acquired indie studio are, of course, layoffs and closures. We saw a lot of these in 2023.
Layoffs
The post-acquisition power dynamic is playing out in public and in real-time. It’s estimated that more than 9,000 people in vi... |
3521 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
It’s estimated that more than 9,000 people in video games were laid off this year and the firings affected teams of all sizes. This is a crisis amount of cuts. In 2022, just 1,000 video game jobs were lost, according to layoffstracker.com.
The Embracer Group provides ... |
3522 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Embracer has spent the past few years acquiring prominent midsize studios, including Gearbox Software (Borderlands), Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider), Eidos-Montreal (Deus Ex) and Square Enix Montreal (Deus Ex Go). In the past decade, Embracer grew its portfolio to cover... |
3523 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
In the past decade, Embracer grew its portfolio to cover more than 100 game studios, including Volition (Saints Row), Coffee Stain (Goat Simulator), Free Radical Design (TimeSplitters) and Zen Studios (Pinball FX). The holding company also secured the rights to The Lor... |
3524 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
The holding company also secured the rights to The Lord of the Rings in 2022, promising to turn it into “one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world.”
Volition
In June 2023, Embracer announced a six-year, $2 billion funding deal had fallen through, and it was g... |
3525 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
The holding company also secured the rights to The Lord of the Rings in 2022, promising to turn it into “one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world.”
Volition
In June 2023, Embracer announced a six-year, $2 billion funding deal had fallen through, and it was g... |
3526 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Since this announcement, Embracer has shut down Volition, Free Radical Design and Campfire Cabal, it divested Goose Byte and it’s fired developers at Saber Interactive. More than 900 people lost their jobs during these moves. Meanwhile, Embracer’s share price rose by 1... |
3527 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
More than 900 people lost their jobs during these moves. Meanwhile, Embracer’s share price rose by 11 points in November.
This wasn’t the only layoff round of the year. Unity lowered its headcount three times in 2023, affecting about 900 jobs. In its quarterly financi... |
3528 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
More than 900 people lost their jobs during these moves. Meanwhile, Embracer’s share price rose by 11 points in November.
This wasn’t the only layoff round of the year. Unity lowered its headcount three times in 2023, affecting about 900 jobs. In its quarterly financi... |
3529 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
This wasn’t the only layoff round of the year. Unity lowered its headcount three times in 2023, affecting about 900 jobs. In its quarterly financial results in November, Unity reported a yearly revenue increase of 69 percent and it told investors, “We continued to mana... |
3530 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
According to developers that are still there, Sony executives are attempting to use this upheaval to wrest more control of the studio from Bungie founders and leaders.
Epic Games fired roughly 830 people this year, or 16 percent of its staff. This included significant... |
3531 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Epic Games fired roughly 830 people this year, or 16 percent of its staff. This included significant job cuts at Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys that Epic purchased in 2021.
Mediatonic
“For a while now, we've been spending way more money than we earn,” CEO Ti... |
3532 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
This included significant job cuts at Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys that Epic purchased in 2021.
Mediatonic
“For a while now, we've been spending way more money than we earn,” CEO Tim Sweeney wrote about the layoffs. He continued, “I had long been optimisti... |
3533 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Mediatonic
“For a while now, we've been spending way more money than we earn,” CEO Tim Sweeney wrote about the layoffs. He continued, “I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unreali... |
3534 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
He continued, “I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”
Electronic Arts was one of the first video game companies to institute significant layoffs this year, with a redu... |
3535 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
EA later cut jobs at Dirt and F1 studio Codemasters, which it purchased in 2021 for $1.2 billion. EA culled an estimated 1,130 jobs in 2023.
CD Projekt RED and Sega each laid off about 100 people in the past 12 months, while Ubisoft fired an estimated 255 employees. M... |
3536 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
EA culled an estimated 1,130 jobs in 2023.
CD Projekt RED and Sega each laid off about 100 people in the past 12 months, while Ubisoft fired an estimated 255 employees. Microsoft cut 10,000 jobs across its businesses early in the year, and that included about 100 peop... |
3537 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
EA culled an estimated 1,130 jobs in 2023.
CD Projekt RED and Sega each laid off about 100 people in the past 12 months, while Ubisoft fired an estimated 255 employees. Microsoft cut 10,000 jobs across its businesses early in the year, and that included about 100 peop... |
3538 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Microsoft cut 10,000 jobs across its businesses early in the year, and that included about 100 people at Halo studio 343 industries.
343 industries
These are just some of the biggest names in layoffs in 2023. Looking back on the carnage, it feels like a warning — as ... |
3539 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
343 industries
These are just some of the biggest names in layoffs in 2023. Looking back on the carnage, it feels like a warning — as consolidation efforts increase, more game studios will be controlled by just a handful of companies, and they’ll be vulnerable to move... |
3540 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Looking back on the carnage, it feels like a warning — as consolidation efforts increase, more game studios will be controlled by just a handful of companies, and they’ll be vulnerable to moves like mass layoffs and closures. We’re laying the foundation for the future ... |
3541 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
We’re laying the foundation for the future of video games right now, and consolidation only makes the industry smaller and more generic, as accountants, investors and shareholders push for low-risk concepts, rather than innovation and change.
What will rampant consoli... |
3542 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
What will rampant consolidation mean for all of these acquired studios in five years’ time? What will it mean when these teams aren’t shiny, new investments any longer, and the people at the top are ready to get lean again? Remember that many of the shuttered studios l... |
3543 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
What will it mean when these teams aren’t shiny, new investments any longer, and the people at the top are ready to get lean again? Remember that many of the shuttered studios listed above were purchased within the past three years.
Being acquired is a cost-benefit an... |
3544 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Remember that many of the shuttered studios listed above were purchased within the past three years.
Being acquired is a cost-benefit analysis for smaller studios, where the benefits are immediate and the costs are potential. It’s easy to say that won’t happen to us. ... |
3545 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Being acquired is a cost-benefit analysis for smaller studios, where the benefits are immediate and the costs are potential. It’s easy to say that won’t happen to us. But it can happen, and it does, and as consolidation increases, bulk layoffs are only going to occur m... |
3546 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
But it can happen, and it does, and as consolidation increases, bulk layoffs are only going to occur more often.
Unions
Unionization is one approach that can help protect the livelihoods of people in the video game industry, and there was progress on this front in 20... |
3547 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Unions
Unionization is one approach that can help protect the livelihoods of people in the video game industry, and there was progress on this front in 2023. Developers at multiple studios now have union support, from small indies to AAA powerhouses.
Microsoft is cur... |
3548 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Developers at multiple studios now have union support, from small indies to AAA powerhouses.
Microsoft is currently the home of the industry’s largest union, with representation for more than 300 quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media. ZeniMax is the parent compan... |
3549 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Microsoft is currently the home of the industry’s largest union, with representation for more than 300 quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Media. ZeniMax is the parent company of Bethesda, id Software and Arkane, and Microsoft purchased the whole caboodle for $7.5 bil... |
3550 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Microsoft formally recognized the ZeniMax union this January and the parties started negotiating in April. In December, Microsoft announced it would hire 77 contract workers as full-time employees under the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union. The deal guaranteed a pay ra... |
3551 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
Microsoft formally recognized the ZeniMax union this January and the parties started negotiating in April. In December, Microsoft announced it would hire 77 contract workers as full-time employees under the ZeniMax Workers United-CWA union. The deal guaranteed a pay ra... |
3552 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
The deal guaranteed a pay raise, paid holidays and sick leave, and a copy of Starfield, the game they helped ship.
Bethesda Softworks
“We are now stronger at the bargaining table and are working to secure a fair contract for all workers — direct employees and contrac... |
3553 | Video games in 2023: Acquisitions, layoffs, unions
The deal guaranteed a pay raise, paid holidays and sick leave, and a copy of Starfield, the game they helped ship.
Bethesda Softworks
“We are now stronger at the bargaining table and are working to secure a fair contract for all workers — direct employees and contrac... |
3554 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
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3555 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
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3558 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
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In her forthcoming memoir, The Woman in Me, Britney Spears is expected to reflect on some of the most pivotal moments in her life, including her relationships.
Over the years, the pop star’s l... |
3559 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Over the years, the pop star’s love life has continued to make headlines. Most recently, her ex-husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce after only 14 months of marriage. Spears is also the mother of two children – Sean, 18, and Jayden, 17 ... |
3560 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Most recently, her ex-husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce after only 14 months of marriage. Spears is also the mother of two children – Sean, 18, and Jayden, 17 – who she shares with her second ex-husband, Kevin Federline.
According t... |
3561 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
According to a press release for The Woman in Me, Spears’ memoir is “a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope”. Spears’ book is also expected to cover the high-profile legal battle... |
3562 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Spears’ book is also expected to cover the high-profile legal battle to end her conservatorship, which was dissolved in November 2021 after 13 years.
Throughout her time in the spotlight, specifically during the ‘90s and 2000s, Spears h... |
3563 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Throughout her time in the spotlight, specifically during the ‘90s and 2000s, Spears has been in some heavily publicised romances. Unsurprisingly, fans are anticipating that Spears will detail some of her relationships in The Woman in Me... |
3564 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Throughout her time in the spotlight, specifically during the ‘90s and 2000s, Spears has been in some heavily publicised romances. Unsurprisingly, fans are anticipating that Spears will detail some of her relationships in The Woman in Me... |
3565 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
From Justin Timberlake to her now ex-husband Sam Asghari, here’s everything we know about Britney Spears’ relationships and rumoured romances.
Justin Timberlake: 1998 to 2002
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Spears’ first highly public relationship was... |
3566 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Justin Timberlake: 1998 to 2002
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Spears’ first highly public relationship was with her co-star in the Mickey Mouse Club, Justin Timberlake. The pair made many appearances together while dating, including the iconic moment... |
3567 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Justin Timberlake: 1998 to 2002
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Spears’ first highly public relationship was with her co-star in the Mickey Mouse Club, Justin Timberlake. The pair made many appearances together while dating, including the iconic moment... |
3568 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
The pair made many appearances together while dating, including the iconic moment Spears and Timberlake wore matching, all-denim outfits to the American Music Awards in 2001.
They broke up in 2002, shortly after Timberlake and his boy b... |
3569 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
They broke up in 2002, shortly after Timberlake and his boy band NSYNC released their hit tune, “Cry Me a River”. At the time, the music video for the song – which featured a woman with blonde hair - sparked rumours that he and Spears br... |
3570 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Although the former couple never acknowledged the breakup rumours, the 2021 Framing Britney documentary addressed some of the public scrutiny that Spears faced during the 2000s. Following the documentary’s release, Timberlake came under ... |
3571 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Following the documentary’s release, Timberlake came under criticism for the way he acted following his breakup with Spears.
He later issued an apology to Spears on Instagram, writing: “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concer... |
3572 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
He later issued an apology to Spears on Instagram, writing: “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond. I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spok... |
3573 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right. I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited f... |
3574 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right. I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited f... |
3575 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism.”
In June 2021, he also shared his support for Spears after she testified publicly in a bid to end her cons... |
3576 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
In a Los Angeles court hearing at the time, Spears alleged that she had been forced to take lithium against her will. She also claimed that the team managing her conservatorship had prevented her from having another baby by refusing to r... |
3577 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
In a Los Angeles court hearing at the time, Spears alleged that she had been forced to take lithium against her will. She also claimed that the team managing her conservatorship had prevented her from having another baby by refusing to r... |
3578 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
“After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time. Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was,” Timberlake wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “What’s happening to her is just not ... |
3579 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was,” Timberlake wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “What’s happening to her is just not right. No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her ow... |
3580 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
“What’s happening to her is just not right. No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body.”
Wade Robson: 2001 to 2002
Shortly after her breakup from Timberlake, Spears was rumoured to be dating Wade Robson... |
3581 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
However, neither Spears nor Robson confirmed these rumours.
Colin Farrell: 2003
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Back in 2003, Farrell and Spears made headlines when they were spotted holding hands at the premiere of The Recruit, sparking speculation t... |
3582 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
However, neither Spears nor Robson confirmed these rumours.
Colin Farrell: 2003
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Back in 2003, Farrell and Spears made headlines when they were spotted holding hands at the premiere of The Recruit, sparking speculation t... |
3583 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Colin Farrell: 2003
(Getty Images)
Back in 2003, Farrell and Spears made headlines when they were spotted holding hands at the premiere of The Recruit, sparking speculation that they were dating. However, during an interview with Enter... |
3584 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
However, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the time, the actor specified that he and the singer were just friends.
“She’s just a mate,” Farrell told the outlet, as reported by People in 2003. “Seriously, we just met a we... |
3585 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
“She’s just a mate,” Farrell told the outlet, as reported by People in 2003. “Seriously, we just met a week ago, [we’re] having a laugh.”
Jason Alexander: 2004
Jason Alexander was Spears’ first husband, tying the knot at a wedding chap... |
3586 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
However, only 55 hours after the nuptials, they annulled the marriage.
In 2022, Alexander made headlines when he tried to attend Spears’ wedding to Asghari, as could be heard saying in a video that he was going to crash the nuptials. “S... |
3587 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
However, only 55 hours after the nuptials, they annulled the marriage.
In 2022, Alexander made headlines when he tried to attend Spears’ wedding to Asghari, as could be heard saying in a video that he was going to crash the nuptials. “S... |
3588 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
In 2022, Alexander made headlines when he tried to attend Spears’ wedding to Asghari, as could be heard saying in a video that he was going to crash the nuptials. “She’s my first wife, my only wife,” Alexander reportedly told security. “... |
3589 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
“She’s my first wife, my only wife,” Alexander reportedly told security. “I’m her first husband, I’m here to crash the wedding.”
After he was arrested for trespassing, vandalism, and battery, a security guard later revealed in court tha... |
3590 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
“I’m her first husband, I’m here to crash the wedding.”
After he was arrested for trespassing, vandalism, and battery, a security guard later revealed in court that when Alexander crashed the wedding, he also tried to enter Spears’ bedr... |
3591 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Kevin Federline: 2004 to 2007
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Kevin Federline and the “Gimme More” singer first met at a club in 2004, before they went on to start their relationship. After just three months of dating, the two tied the knot in Septembe... |
3592 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
After just three months of dating, the two tied the knot in September of that year during a surprise wedding ceremony. Weeks before their one-year wedding anniversary, they welcomed their first child, son Sean Preston.
In 2006, they wel... |
3593 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
After just three months of dating, the two tied the knot in September of that year during a surprise wedding ceremony. Weeks before their one-year wedding anniversary, they welcomed their first child, son Sean Preston.
In 2006, they wel... |
3594 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Weeks before their one-year wedding anniversary, they welcomed their first child, son Sean Preston.
In 2006, they welcomed their second son, Jayden James. At the time, Federline was already a father to his daughter Kori Madison, now 20,... |
3595 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
At the time, Federline was already a father to his daughter Kori Madison, now 20, and son Kaleb Michael, 18, with ex-fiancée Shar Jackson.
Spears went on to file for divorce from Federline in November 2006, citing “irreconcilable differ... |
3596 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
Spears went on to file for divorce from Federline in November 2006, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. In the couple’s initial divorce settlement, they were granted joint legal and physical custody over th... |
3597 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
In the couple’s initial divorce settlement, they were granted joint legal and physical custody over their two children. While it appeared they were on good terms after their separation, things took a turn in 2018 when Federline requested... |
3598 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
While it appeared they were on good terms after their separation, things took a turn in 2018 when Federline requested an increase of $20,000 a month more child support payments from Spears.
After months of court discussions, Federline r... |
3599 | From Justin Timberlake to Sam Asghari: A timeline of Britney Spears’ relationships
After months of court discussions, Federline rejected Spears’s child support proposal and instead doubled his request to $40k a month. A settlement was finally reached between the two parties in September 2018, with Spears increasing her... |
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