She made the decision to tell her own story rather than conduct interviews.
On Sunday, Britney Spears made the decision to post a 22-minute audio tape to her YouTube channel in which she details her experiences while still being under conservatorship by her father, Jamie Spears. The video has since been removed.
“I woke up this morning and I realized there’s a lot going on in my head that I haven’t shared with anyone,” Spears can be heard saying in a clip that didn’t show any pictures or even herself acquired by Variety.
The “Princess of Pop” went on to say that she preferred to tell her own story rather than accepting several interview chances that were presented to her, such as an interview with Oprah.
“I’ve had tons of opportunities…but I’m here to open myself to others and shed a light on it. I get nothing out of sharing this. I have offers lots and lots of money, to me, it’s beyond a sit-down, proper interview.”
She continued: “Honestly to this day, I don’t know really what I did, but the punishment of my father, I wasn’t able to see anyone or say anything. None of it made sense to me.”
Spears added that she was prohibited from meeting friends or using her own car, and that she had to work and tour for 15 years. Additionally, she was uncomfortable asking for help because her phone had also been tapped.
At that time, she further had have a long-running residency in Vegas, but she said in court that she was coerced into performing and didn’t want to take part in her 2018 European tour.
She was also angry over the fact that her mother, brother, and even her friends supported the situation and chose to ignore hers. As a matter of fact, her parents were both involved in establishing the conservatorship.
“It was demoralizing,” the singer remarked. “You also have to understand, it was like 15 years of touring and doing shows. And I’m 30 years old, living under my dad’s rules. And while all of this is going on, my mom’s witnessing this, my brother, my friends — they all go along with it.”
The majority of the assertions she made in the audio clip corresponded to those she had renounced during the court proceeding for the termination of her father’s conservatorship.
As we previously reported, Spears’ conservatorship has been ended after nearly 14 years without additional mental assessments to be granted.
Reactions to Britney Spears Uploads A 22-Minute YouTube Video Detailing Her Conservatorship
Britney Spears dropping an unlisted YouTube video detailing the severity of the conservatorship during the VMAs is a brilliant power move and she continues to deserve so much better from us.
Britney Spears dropping an unlisted YouTube video detailing the severity of the conservatorship during the VMAs is a brilliant power move and she continues to deserve so much better from us.
— Brandon Lewis 🔜 #TIFF22 (@blewis1103) August 28, 2022
In a world where celebrities make huge press conferences/tv specials/ interviews about the smallest scandals for profit, Britney Spears took to Youtube to detail her literal human trafficking abuse of 13 years for free. What a woman. ❤️#JusticeForBritney
In a world where celebrities make huge press conferences/tv specials/ interviews about the smallest scandals for profit, Britney Spears took to Youtube to detail her literal human trafficking abuse of 13 years for free. What a woman. ❤️#JusticeForBritney
— Monalisaney81 (@monalisaney81) August 29, 2022
Britney Spears discussing not being interested in the money she could get for an exclusive interview, the monstrous conservatorship, the projects she liked and how manipulative her team/family are all on a voice note uploaded on YouTube, is is just NEXT LEVEL BOSS B*TCH!!
Britney Spears discussing not being interested in the money she could get for an exclusive interview, the monstrous conservatorship, the projects she liked and how manipulative her team/family are all on a voice note uploaded on YouTube, is is just NEXT LEVEL BOSS BITCH!!
— Christopher Carreón (@ChrisRdzC) August 28, 2022