Britney Spears criticises parents over conservatorship

Pop star Britney Spears has said she remains “bitter” about the years she spent under a conservatorship, writing on Instagram that she worked seven days a week for 15 years but was unable to travel freely to visit friends.

Pop star Britney Spears has said she remains “bitter” about the years she spent under a conservatorship, writing on Instagram that she worked seven days a week for 15 years but was unable to travel freely to visit friends.

In a post on Sunday, Spears reflected on her experiences under the court-ordered arrangement, which began in 2008 and ended in 2021. She also criticised her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, and referred to people who had described her as “crazy”.

“A sweet, innocent girl who used to be famous and believed everything she was told,” Spears wrote, describing her younger self.

She said she felt victimised not by the idea of dying and becoming an angel, but by what she described as the suppression of her intelligence and her ability to think independently.

“Yes, I’m bitter,” she wrote, recalling the years she said she spent working without being able to travel freely to see friends.

Spears also reflected on travelling alone in recent years, saying she had begun to question whether spending so much time by herself was healthy. She added that she wanted to stop questioning herself and let her “own legs and spirit” guide her.

“Maybe there is a God,” she wrote, before adding that she needed “a new pair of shoes”.

The post came days after Spears shared photographs and videos of a visit to Dollywood, the theme park in Tennessee, with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. She described the outing as a family trip and called the park “absolutely adorable”.