Britney Spears bares all on Instagram: Her most moving posts amid conservatorship battle
“Framing Britney Spears” documentary, all eyes have been on the pop singer with interest in – and speculation about – her well-being and the 13-year conservatorship that controls her finances and important life decisions.
In June, Spears broke her silence on the case while appearing in Los Angeles court remotely via telephone.
“I’m not here to be anyone’s slave,” Spears said, calling the conservatorship “abusive” and asking the court to end it. “I’ve lied and told the whole world I’m OK and I’m happy. It’s a lie. I thought that maybe if I said it enough, I would maybe become happy because I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in shock. I am traumatized … I’m so angry it’s insane. And I’m depressed.”
won the right to choose her own attorney, Mathew Rosengart, who swiftly attempted to remove her father Jamie Spears as her conservator. While Jamie Spears hasn’t officially been removed, in August, he agreed to step down, a victory for the 39-year-old.
Prior to the June hearing, Spears rarely spoke out about her career and personal life, but she has since become more vocal on social media.
Here’s a look back at the most poignant remarks the pop star has made to fans since the renewed interest in her life and legal situation.
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Aug. 17: Spears explains meaning behind topless pics
While Spears’ Instagram is more often videos of herself dancing, there has also been an uptick in selfies of the star partially nude, covering her breasts with her hands.
On Aug. 17, she shared more of such photos, but instead of commenting with some emojis, this time she explained the reasoning behind the intimate shots.
a judge ruled she’s allowed to hire her own lawyer in her ongoing conservatorship case.
“Coming along, folks … coming along,” she wrote, captioning videos of herself performing cartwheels and horseback riding on Instagram. “New with real representation today … I feel GRATITUDE and BLESSED !!!!”
Spears also thanked her “awesome fans” for their support and shared the tag many of them have used as a rallying cry in their movement to end her conservatorship: “#FreeBritney”
Spears’ boyfriend Sam Asghari also used the hashtag. “Internet is about to explode,” he wrote in the comments, “#freebritney”
May 3: Spears calls documentaries ‘hypocritical’
Spears sounded off against the “many documentaries about me this year with other people’s takes on my life” in an Instagram post on May .
“what can I say … I’m deeply flattered !!!!” she said, captioning a video of herself dancing. “These documentaries are so hypocritical … they criticize the media and then do the same thing”
Though Spears said she’s had “waaaayyyy more amazing times” in her life, she added that “the world is more interested in the negative.”
“Why highlight the most negative and traumatizing times in my life from forever ago ????” she asked, noting that her sights are set on the future. The pop star said she has plans to travel this summer, visit different dance studios and install a miniature koi pond in her backyard.
Spears also addressed speculation that her Instagram is run by someone other than her. In a Page Six article published March 31, Billy Brasfield, whom the outlet identifies as Spears’ former makeup artist, claimed that he had recent text exchanges with the pop star and that “the content (of her posts) is her, but … the words are NOT how she feels.” According to BBC, the “The Battle for Britney” documentary includes an interview with Brasfield.
But Spears says Brasfield’s claims aren’t true.
“PSSSS I don’t actually talk to Billy B AT ALL so I’m honestly very confused,” she wrote. “This is my Instagram !!!!”
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March 30: Spears was ’embarrassed’ by ‘Framing Britney’ narrative
Nearly two months after the release of “Framing Britney,” Spears acknowledged it directly for the first time on March 30, revealing in a now-deleted Instagram post she “cried for two weeks” and still cries “sometimes” over the documentary.
“As the world keeps on turning and life goes on we still remain so fragile and sensitive as people !!! I didn’t watch the documentary but from what I did see of it I was embarrassed by the light they put me in,” she wrote, adding that her “life has always been very speculated … watched … and judged really my whole life.”
Spears said she’s focused on “keep(ing) my own joy… love… and happiness,” especially through dance: “It takes a lot of strength to TRUST the universe with your real vulnerability cause I’ve always been so judged… insulted… and embarrassed by the media… and I still am till this day.”
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March 9: Spears calls for kindness and ‘deep healing’
Reflecting on a year of “craziness” due to the novel coronavirus, Spears called for others to use self-care tactics, such as meditation, prayer and “any kind of hobby that brings joy” in a March 1 Instagram post. She promised to “devote myself to lots of tea and healing.”
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Feb. 9: Spears says she’s focused on being ‘a normal person’ in wake of documentary
Following the documentary’s release, Spears said on Twitter and Instagram Feb. 9 that she’s focused on being “a normal person.”
“I’ll always love being on stage,” Spears captioned a throwback video of herself performing “Toxic” three years prior. “But I am taking the time to learn and be a normal person… I love simply enjoying the basics of every day life!”
Spears advised her fans to take what they see with a grain of salt, reminding her devoted followers that “each person has their story and their take on other people’s stories.
“We all have so many different bright beautiful lives,” she wrote. “Remember, no matter what we think we know about a person’s life it is nothing compared to the actual person living behind the lens!”
Contributing: Erin Jensen, Maria Puente, Charles Trepany
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