Britney Spears has been enjoying the official end of her 13-year conservatorship, and the pop star has been living her best life on Instagram. On Thursday, Spears shared a photo and a video of herself In a short-sleeve blush-colored top with rose emojis in the captions. Fans were thrilled to see the singer in such good spirits, obviously enjoying the fact that her life was her own again.
These posts came after Spears shared a heartfelt video on Nov. 17 thanking her fans for their support of the #FreeBritney movement. In her first Instagram video statement since a judge ordered the conservatorship be terminated last Friday, the pop star shouted out the #FreeBritney movement specificallyย for raising awarenessย of her situation.
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“The #FreeBritney movement โ you guys rock,” the “Toxic” singer said. “Honestly, my voice was muted and threatened for so long, and I wasn’t able to speak up or say anything… I honestly think you guys saved my life, in a way. 100 percent.” Spears’ conservatorship was put in place in 2008 and saw herย father, Jamie Spears, take control of her entire estate.ย
“I’ve been in the conservatorship for 13 years. That’s a really long time to be in a situation you don’t want to be in,” Spears continued in her video, which she said was just a “hint” of what she would say on an upcoming tell-all with Oprah. It’s the “little things”ย that make the biggest difference, the “Overprotected” artist continued, from having the keys to her car and owning an ATM card, “seeing cash for the first time” and “being able to be independent and feel like a woman.”
Spears continued she hoped her story would “make an impact and make some changes in the corrupt system” of conservatorships. “I’m not here to be a victim,” she added. “I lived with victims my whole life as a child, that’s why I got out of my house and I worked for 20 years… I’m here to be an advocate for people with real disabilities and real illnesses.”
In Spears’ caption, she called her conservatorship “demoralizing and degrading,” saying her family members “should all be in jail” for unmentioned “bad things” they did to her over the years, including her “churchgoing mother” Lynne Spears. “I’m used to keeping peace for the family and keeping my mouth shut … but not this time …” she concluded. “I have NOT FORGOTTEN and I hope they can look up tonight and know EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN !!!!”