Kevin's ex: 'He's such a nice guy'

Nov 10, 2006, 13:50 GMT

Kevin Federline's ex-partner Shar Jackson has spoken out in his defense in the wake of his separation from wife Britney Spears.

The aspiring rapper has been openly ridiculed over his impending divorce from Britney and flop debut rap album, but actress Shar - who has two children by Kevin - thinks he should be given a break.

She told US TV show 'Inside Edition': "He's such a nice guy. He's made some mistakes but everybody else doesn't have the whole world pointing their finger at their mistakes.

"I don't understand why people take so much joy in other people's pain."

Shar and Kevin, 28, are the parents of 4-year-old daughter Kori, and 2-year-old son Kaleb.

The former backing dancer married Britney in 2004, while Shar was pregnant with his second child.

Shar - who previously starred in hit US teen show 'Moesha' - says Kevin doesn't pay her child support but, "does pay for their school, and they go to a very expensive private school".

Britney, 24, filed for divorce on Tuesday (07.11.06) and is seeking sole custody of their sons - one-year-old Sean Preston and eight-week-old Jayden James.

Kevin has filed counter papers seeking sole custody of the children himself.

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