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Topics: Britney Spears, Celebrity, Entertainment, Instagram
Jen Thomas
Topics: Britney Spears, Celebrity, Entertainment, Instagram
Nothing gets past eagle-eyed Britney Spears fans, and they have excitedly noticed a name change.
One of Britney's sons, Sean Preston, who previously went by Sean Preston Federline has made a big change online following a difficult few months for her.
Spears was arrested by California Highway Patrol on March 4 for driving under the influence, with police saying she was 'driving erratically at a high rate of speed' and 'showed signs of impairment and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests'
In the wake of her arrest, her 20-year-old son has updated his social media profile.
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He has also repeatedly been seen spending time with his mother since her arrest.
His name on Instagram now shows as Sean P Spears, revealing he has dropped his father's surname, from Kevin Federline.
Sean and his brother, Jayden James, were photographed on a boat with their popstar mum, and shared pictures online.
The happy family were seen smiling on board the boat, with Spears looking delighted to be stood with her sons, who both wore matching white tshirts.
It had previously been reported that Sean refused to spend the festive season with her, instead choosing to be in Louisiana with his grandma Lynne Spears, his aunt Jamie Lynn Spears and others.
Following her arrest for DUI, the family seem to be rallying together.
Police said after the incident: “At approximately 8.48pm, a black BMW 430i was reported to the CHP’s Ventura Communications Centre for driving erratically at a high rate of speed on southbound US-101 near the Borchard Road exit in Newbury Park.”
The star was arrested for 'driving under the influence of a combination of drugs and alcohol', before being taken to Ventura County Main Jail, north west of Los Angeles.
Spears is due in court on May 4 relating to the arrest.
Fans were concerned when Spears deleted her Instagram profile following the arrest.
It wasn't long though before she returned to the platform, and has been busy sharing the happy family photos.
In addition to the boat pics with Sean, the singer also previously shared two videos of herself and Jayde, 19, last month too.
Fans are hoping that the appearances and the name change is a sign that she has the support they so desperately want for her.
Her agent shared a statement which read: "This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life."
He added: "Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well-being."