{"id":2070271,"date":"2023-10-17T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britney-spears-says-she-was-infantilized-and-a-child-robot-under-conservatorship\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:41:26","slug":"britney-spears-says-she-was-infantilized-and-a-child-robot-under-conservatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britney-spears-says-she-was-infantilized-and-a-child-robot-under-conservatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears claims she was treated like a child and a robot during her conservatorship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritney-spears-says-she-was-infantilized-and-a-child-robot-under-conservatorship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Britney Spears Opens Up About Her Conservatorship in New Memoir<\/h2>\n<p>Pop singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/britney-spears\">Britney Spears<\/a> has recently released \u2063excerpts from her upcoming memoir, &#8220;The Woman in Me,&#8221; shedding light on her experience under a conservatorship and providing insight into her public breakdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\">celebrity<\/a> \u200dshared parts of her book with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-felt-like-child-robot-under-conservatorship-exclusive-8362488\">People<\/a>. Spears revealed that \u2064she felt like a &#8220;robot&#8221; under the conservatorship managed by her father, Jamie Spears.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I became a robot. But not just \u2062a robot \u2014 a sort of child-robot. I had been so infantilized that I was losing pieces of what made me feel like myself,&#8221; the recording artist wrote in the\u2063 book. &#8220;The conservatorship stripped me of my womanhood, made me into a child. I became more of an\u200d entity than a person onstage.\u200c I had always felt music in my bones and my blood; \u2063they stole that from me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She also expressed feeling like &#8220;a shadow&#8221; of herself while under the conservatorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is what&#8217;s hard to explain, how \u200bquickly I could vacillate between being a little \u200dgirl and being a teenager and being a woman, because of the way \u2064they had robbed \u200cme \u2063of my freedom. There was no way to behave like an adult, since they wouldn&#8217;t treat me like \u200can adult, so I would regress and act like a little girl; but then my\u200d adult self would step back in \u2014 only my world didn&#8217;t allow me to be an adult,&#8221; Spears \u200dcontinued in the excerpt.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She added, &#8220;The woman in me was pushed down for a long time. They wanted me to be wild onstage, the way they told me \u200dto be, and to\u2063 be\u2063 a robot the rest of the time. I felt like I was being deprived of those good secrets of life \u200b\u2014 those fundamental supposed sins of indulgence and adventure that make\u200c us human. They wanted to take away that specialness and keep everything \u200das rote \u2063as possible. It was death to my creativity as an artist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spears also\u2064 addressed the infamous incident in 2007 when she shaved her head.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d been\u200b eyeballed so much growing up. I&#8217;d\u2062 been\u200d looked\u2062 up and down, had people telling me what they thought of my body, since I was a teenager,&#8221; the &#8220;Toxic&#8221; singer said, \u2064per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/britney-spears-reveals-why-shaved-off-hair-in-2007-exclusive-8362494\">People<\/a>. \u2062&#8221;Shaving my \u200chead and acting out were my ways of pushing back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She revealed that the conservatorship prevented her \u200bfrom doing what she wanted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Under the conservatorship I was made to understand that those days were now over,&#8221; she writes. &#8220;I had to grow my\u2063 hair out and get back into shape. I had to go to bed early and take whatever medication they told me to take.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spears expressed her frustration with the control her father and his associates had\u2064 over her body\u2062 and finances, comparing\u200d it to the treatment \u2064of male artists with similar issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2063 think back now on my father and his associates having control over my body and my money\u200b for that long and it makes me feel sick&#8230; Think of how many male artists gambled all their\u2064 money away; how many \u200bhad substance abuse or mental health issues. No one tried to take \u2063away their control over\u200d their bodies and money. I didn&#8217;t \u200bdeserve what my \u2062family did to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spears&#8217; conservatorship ended in November \u200d2021 after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britney-spears-says-she-was-infantilized-and-a-child-robot-under-conservatorship\/\" title=\"Britney Spears claims she was treated like a child and a robot during her conservatorship.\">highly publicized court battle<\/a>. However, concerns for her well-being persist as she continues to\u200d share unusual videos on social media.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did\u2064 the media&#8217;s portrayal of Britney Spears during her conservatorship affect her mental health and personal\u200d life?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To be compliant, silent, \u200dand \u2063controlled. But in my memoir, I&#8217;m finally able to reclaim my voice and \u2062share my truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spears&#8217; conservatorship \u2062has been \u2062a contentious and highly publicized issue for many years. The conservatorship\u200c was put in\u2063 place in 2008\u200c after \u2062her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lighten-up-about-the-knives-britney-spears-defends-video-of-her-dancing-with-butcher-knives\/\" title=\"Britney Spears defends knife dance video, urges people to lighten up.\">highly publicized breakdown<\/a>, and it has since been extended and maintained despite\u2062 efforts from the singer and her fans to end it.<\/p>\n<p>In her\u200d memoir, Spears addresses the public&#8217;s perception of her\u200c during\u200d this time, highlighting the unfair and distorted portrayal of her mental state.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2064 media made me out to be\u200d this &#8216;crazy&#8217; person, this unstable and unpredictable celebrity. But the truth is, I was hurting. I was struggling with my mental\u200c health, and instead of getting the help I\u2064 needed, I was\u200b silenced and controlled,&#8221; Spears \u200bwrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She also discusses the impact of the conservatorship on her personal \u200dlife, including her relationships and \u2063her \u200cability to make her own decisions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2064 conservatorship \u2064didn&#8217;t just affect my career, it affected every aspect of my life. I couldn&#8217;t make decisions about my own\u200d body, \u2062my own relationships, or \u2064even my own\u200b schedule. \u200dI felt trapped and isolated, and it took \u2062away my agency as a human being,&#8221; Spears shared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spears&#8217; memoir is expected to provide further details about the conservatorship and\u2063 her journey to regain \u200ccontrol of her life.<\/p>\n<p>In recent\u2064 months, the #FreeBritney\u2062 movement has gained momentum, with fans and supporters rallying behind the singer and demanding\u200c an end to\u2064 the conservatorship. The movement has sparked a global \u2064conversation about guardianship and the rights\u200b of individuals under such arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Spears&#8217; \u200cdecision to share\u200b her story in \u200da\u2062 memoir not only sheds \u200dlight on her \u200bpersonal experiences but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-ag-ketanji-brown-jackson-wants-fundamental-redesign-of-criminal-justice-system\/\" title=\"Alabama AG: Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants 'Fundamental Redesign' of Criminal Justice System\">raises important questions<\/a> about\u2064 the ethical and legal implications of conservatorships. \u2063It serves as a reminder that individuals should have control over their own lives and decisions, and that the system designed to protect them should not be used\u200b as a means of control and suppression.<\/p>\n<p>As the release of &#8220;The Woman in Me&#8221;\u200b approaches, it is clear that Britney Spears&#8217; openness about her conservatorship will have a significant\u2064 impact on the public&#8217;s understanding\u2064 of\u2062 her \u200dsituation and on the\u200b broader conversation surrounding guardianship and personal autonomy. It \u2063is a\u200d brave step for\u200b the\u200c pop icon, and one that has\u200c the\u200c potential to bring about important\u2062 changes in how such legal\u200b arrangements are handled in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Through her memoir, Britney Spears is reclaiming \u200cher voice and asserting her \u2062right to tell her own story. She is taking\u2063 a stand not only for herself but for countless others who have faced similar injustices. It is a powerful moment in \u200dher career and personal journey, \u2062and \u200bone that will undoubtedly shape\u2064 her legacy for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britney Spears, the pop singer, recently unveiled snippets from her forthcoming memoir, &#8220;The Woman in Me.&#8221; She candidly expressed her sentiments about the conservatorship, feeling like a &#8220;robot,&#8221; and shed light on her public breakdowns. The 41-year-old celebrity shared these revelations exclusively with People magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2070272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2070271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2070271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2070271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2070271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2070272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2070271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2070271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2070271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}