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Britney Spears apologises to fans for “pretending like I’ve been OK”

By | Published on Friday 25 June 2021

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Following her public statement in court earlier this week – calling for the conservatorship that puts control of her affairs into the hands of others to be brought to an end after thirteen years – Britney Spears has told fans on Instagram that she has been “pretending like I’ve been OK the past two years”.

Speaking in court, Spears referred to various positive Instagram posts she has made in recent years, especially as the #FreeBritney campaign gained momentum with fans calling for the conservatorship to be ended. She admitted that in those posts she has “lied and told the whole world ‘I’m OK and I’m happy'”.

“It’s a lie”, she went on. “I thought … just maybe if I said that enough, maybe I might become happy, because I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in shock. I am traumatised. You know, fake it till you make it. But now I’m telling you the truth, OK? I’m not happy. I can’t sleep. I’m so angry it’s insane. And I’m depressed. I cry every day”.

Writing in a new post on Instagram, she now says: “I believe as people we all want the fairy tale life and, by the way I’ve posted, my life seems to look and be pretty amazing. I think that’s what we all strive for! … I don’t want people to think my life is perfect because it’s definitely not at all”.

“If you have read anything about me in the news this week, you obviously really know now it’s not”, she goes on. “I apologise for pretending like I’ve been OK the past two years. I did it because of my pride and I was embarrassed to share what happened to me. But honestly, who doesn’t want to capture their Instagram in a fun light”.

“Believe it or not, pretending that I’m OK has actually helped”, she concludes. “I feel like Instagram has helped me have a cool outlet to share my presence – existence – and to simply feel like I matter despite what I was going through and, hey, it worked”.

In court, Spears called the conservatorship – which has placed her personal and financial affairs under the control of her father and others since 2008 – an “abusive” set up that “makes no sense whatsoever”. She also accused those tasked with caring for her of overworking her in order to enrich themselves.

Calling for the conservatorship to be brought to an end, she said she feels she deserves “a two to three year break”, and to have “the same rights as anybody does, by having a child, a family, any of those things, and more so”.



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