Britney Spears Helped Me Through My Mental Health Struggles
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Britney Spears Helped Me Through My Mental Health Struggles

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LOADING ERROR LOADING In February 2007, pop singer Britney Spears was pushed to the brink of her sanity by the media. It started with listening and relistening to her new album from that year, 2016’s “Glory.” The carefree pop songs where Spears sounded genuinely happy helped mimic that emotion in me. To watch her 2006 appearance on “Dateline” with 2024 eyes is particularly harrowing: When Matt Lauer asks if she ever wishes the media would just leave her alone, she chokes back tears before replying, “Yeah.” To reexamine the timeline of Spears’ first decade of stardom is to chart a course of our own cultural failings, teaching impressionable young minds that mental health, especially when it comes to women, is something to demean and laugh at. The rest of the culture, those who hadn’t paid much attention to Spears since the days of singing “… Baby One More Time” and “Oops! Once Spears published her memoir, “The Woman in Me,” last fall, it brought me a great deal of peace — mostly because the high praise for the book felt like everyone with a heart and a mind was finally hearing what I always heard: a once-beloved woman in trouble, struggling with her mental well-being, trying to find a way back to herself in the public eye amid a land mine of restraints.

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Is Britney Spears okay? Fans react to her bizarre ‘I’m 5 and starting Kindergarten’ video on her 43rd birthday
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Britney Spears okay? Fans react to her bizarre ‘I’m 5 and starting Kindergarten’ video on her 43rd birthday

Live Mint  

Britney Spears' fans and social media users have flooded online platforms with reactions following the pop star's recent Instagram videos. The videos, shared on Spears’ 43rd birthday, include a dance to Nine Inch Nails' Closer and have triggered a wide variety of emotional and critical responses from fans and social media users. Fans question mental health and well-being One recurring …

Briney Spears opens up on trauma, says she suffers from ‘serious nerve damage’
10 months ago

Briney Spears opens up on trauma, says she suffers from ‘serious nerve damage’

Hindustan Times  

Britney Spears opened up about her health issues and deep-rooted emotional trauma on social media Wednesday. In a now-deleted Instagram post, the Toxic hitmaker confessed suffering from “serious nerve damage” that leaves her unable to “think sometimes.” The the years, the 42-year-old singer has sparked concerns about her mental health, which stemmed from her years-long “forced” conservatorship. Britney Spears claims …

Britney Spears' loved ones 'claim "violent" star should be placed under another conservatorship' as singer is accused of 'refusing medication, letting felon boyfriend run her life and taking drugs'
10 months, 1 week ago

Britney Spears' loved ones 'claim "violent" star should be placed under another conservatorship' as singer is accused of 'refusing medication, letting felon boyfriend run her life and taking drugs'

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears' loved ones are said to fear for her future if she doesn't enter another conservatorship, admitting it's been impossible to reason with the star about her latest erratic behaviour. Britney Spears' loved ones are said to fear for her future if she doesn't enter another conservatorship, admitting it's been impossible to reason with the star about her behaviour …

Fans react with horror to Britney Spears' meltdown amid new fears for her safety
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fans react with horror to Britney Spears' meltdown amid new fears for her safety

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears was the topic of discussion Thursday online after making headlines when she was taken out of the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles via ambulance, amid concerns she was experiencing a 'mental health crisis.' One fan said on Twitter/X that the pop star was 'probably spiraling' amid an episode of mental illness, adding, 'I honestly don't see this ending …

Britney Spears sparks 'mental health crisis' concerns at Chateau Marmont in LA as barefoot star is pictured wrapped in blanket and attended to by emergency services - in scene reminiscent of her 2008
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Britney Spears sparks 'mental health crisis' concerns at Chateau Marmont in LA as barefoot star is pictured wrapped in blanket and attended to by emergency services - in scene reminiscent of her 2008

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears sparked 'mental health crisis' concerns at the Chateau Marmont in the early hours of Thursday morning as shock photos showed the barefoot star wrapped in a blanket being escorted out to emergency services. A man was seen wheeling a stretcher with the star's belongings on it - with a fire truck Britney Spears sparked 'mental health crisis' concerns …

Britney Spears deletes her Instagram account amid 'worse mental and financial situation'
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Britney Spears deletes her Instagram account amid 'worse mental and financial situation'

Hindustan Times  

As Britney Spears cried injustice following settlement of a legal dispute with her father, the American singer has deleted her Instagram account. According to a TMZ report, some of her friends have claimed that Baby One More Time artist is "completely dysfunctional" and facing “worse financial and mental situation”. In a powerful Instagram statement, Britney responded to speculation about a …

Could Britney’s memoir offer a blueprint for today’s troubled pop stars?
1 year, 5 months ago

Could Britney’s memoir offer a blueprint for today’s troubled pop stars?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Challenging the conservatorship that allowed her …

Britney Spears memoir: A psychiatrist on self-disclosure and the harms.
55 years, 2 months ago

Britney Spears memoir: A psychiatrist on self-disclosure and the harms.

Slate  

In the days before Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me, was even released, I would scroll my social media feed and be hit with a series of headlines blaring about various anecdotes from the book: “Britney Spears Writes She Had an Abortion Because Justin Timberlake ‘Didn’t Want to Be a Father.’ ” “Britney Reveals Why She Shaved Her Head.” …

What was the deal with Britney Spears’s 13-year conservatorship?
1 year, 5 months ago

What was the deal with Britney Spears’s 13-year conservatorship?

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney …

Britney Spears Speaks Out On Her New Memoir's Multiple Bombshells
1 year, 5 months ago

Britney Spears Speaks Out On Her New Memoir's Multiple Bombshells

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Britney Spears has some thoughts about her upcoming memoir and the multiple bombshells she reveals in the book. !” On Friday, the singer posted a note on Instagram saying that the purpose of her new memoir, “The Woman in Me,” is “not to offend anyone.” She emphasized that the stories she recounts in the book are from …

Britney Spears’ ‘The Woman in Me’: 8 takeaways from a book full of fury
1 year, 5 months ago

Britney Spears’ ‘The Woman in Me’: 8 takeaways from a book full of fury

LA Times  

Britney Spears, freed from her conservatorship, is telling a lot of people what she thinks of them in her memoir, “The Woman in Me.” Takeaways The Woman in Me By Britney Spears Gallery: 288 pages, $33 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Four years later, …

Britney Spears in tears after fitness trainer told her to get ‘younger body back’
1 year, 11 months ago

Britney Spears in tears after fitness trainer told her to get ‘younger body back’

The Independent  

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Britney Spears allegedly has a 'manic' meltdown at a Los Angeles restaurant Friday night
2 years, 2 months ago

Britney Spears allegedly has a 'manic' meltdown at a Los Angeles restaurant Friday night

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears was seen having a 'manic' meltdown at a restaurant in Los Angeles on Friday night. TMZ is reporting the pop star, 41 suffered an upsetting mental episode after she and her husband, Sam Asghari, 28 arrived to Joey for dinner in the Woodland Hills area, along with their body guard. Frustrated by fame: Britney Spears reportedly had a …

Britney spears makes 'disturbing' comeback to Instagram | Watch video
2 years, 3 months ago

Britney spears makes 'disturbing' comeback to Instagram | Watch video

India TV News  

Pop icon Britney Spears shared a sexy Santa dance with fans as she made a dramatic return to social media -- before adding a 'disturbing' birthday cake-smearing scene into the mix. The One More Time singer bounced back to Instagram with a bang as she suggestively swooshed along to classic Christmas tune "Santa Baby" wearing a figure-hugging red suit paired …

Britney Spears leaves fans shocked after she says she won't perform live shows again; know why
2 years, 6 months ago

Britney Spears leaves fans shocked after she says she won't perform live shows again; know why

India TV News  

Pop star Britney Spears has said she might not perform in the near future as she feels "traumatised" by the 13-year conservatorship. The 'Toxic' hitmaker went on about the "worst" experience ever working with "offensive people" on her live shows in the past, and she suggested that she wouldn't return to the stage again because she's "stubborn" and wants to …

Britney Spears’ 22-minute conservatorship clip has her mother feeling ‘hopeless’
2 years, 7 months ago

Britney Spears’ 22-minute conservatorship clip has her mother feeling ‘hopeless’

LA Times  

Britney Spears, pictured at the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards, spoke out about her conservatorship in a new 22-minute audio clip. On Sunday, Britney Spears shed more light on her long-running conservatorship, which ended in November, and shared disturbing details about experiences that left her feeling “victimized” and “traumatized.” In a 22-minute voice memo originally posted as an audio-only video on …

Britney Spears Dishes on Facing Body Image Issues; Calls Herself 'Victim Of Societal Objectification'
3 years ago

Britney Spears Dishes on Facing Body Image Issues; Calls Herself 'Victim Of Societal Objectification'

News 18  

Singer and actress Britney Spears recently hit the headlines when she took a break from social media, and now that the Criminal songstress is back to Instagram she is sharing posts about her life. Recently, Britney shared a new post where she opened up about her body image issues and her family as well as the media’s role in perpetuating …

Britney Spears gets real about breastfeeding and her conservatorship
3 years ago

Britney Spears gets real about breastfeeding and her conservatorship

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears got real about breastfeeding and her conservatorship in a lengthy post shared to her Instagram account. He said "I'm Britney Spears and I call the shots from now on" and ever since that day I felt a huge part of my womanhood stripped from me. Doting mom: Spears shares her sons Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, …

Jamie Lynn Spears discusses suffering from OCD and anxiety 'where I couldn't function'
3 years, 2 months ago

Jamie Lynn Spears discusses suffering from OCD and anxiety 'where I couldn't function'

Daily Mail  

Jamie Lynn Spears has opened up about suffering from OCD, depression, and anxiety that grew so 'all-consuming' that she 'couldn't function' — and how her daughter's near-fatal accident spurred her to seek professional help. 'The anxiety was to the point where I couldn't function,' she said, while the OCD was 'to the point where the panic attacks were all-consuming' In …

How Britney Spears helped expose the war over women’s bodies in America
3 years, 4 months ago

How Britney Spears helped expose the war over women’s bodies in America

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Britney Spears celebrates an …

Britney Spears shares poignant message to fans about conservatorship: ‘I feel your hearts and you feel mine’
3 years, 5 months ago

Britney Spears shares poignant message to fans about conservatorship: ‘I feel your hearts and you feel mine’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The singer took to Twitter on Monday to praise …

Mara Wilson speaks out in defence of Britney Spears: ‘She needs to be able to live her life for herself’
3 years, 7 months ago

Mara Wilson speaks out in defence of Britney Spears: ‘She needs to be able to live her life for herself’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mara Wilson has shown her support for Britney Spears amid the …

Britney Spears says sorry for pretending to be ok, in first comment since US court hearing
3 years, 9 months ago

Britney Spears says sorry for pretending to be ok, in first comment since US court hearing

India Today  

Britney Spears has pretty much been in the news this week owing to her plea in a US court to end her longstanding conservatorship. Britney Spears, 39, wrote that she doesn’t want people to think her life is perfect since it is not. That was one of my mother’s best traits no matter how shitty a day was when I …

Britney Spears wants out of her 13-year conservatorship: ‘I’m so angry it’s insane’
3 years, 9 months ago

Britney Spears wants out of her 13-year conservatorship: ‘I’m so angry it’s insane’

LA Times  

Britney Spears has finally confirmed what many fans have long suspected: She wants out. A new doc shows why it’s so powerful Applying the rigor of “Frontline” to the story of her conservatorship, “Framing Britney Spears” is a pointed work of criticism aimed at celebrity culture. After a recess, Judge Brenda J. Penny had a few words for Spears, saying, …

Britney Spears documentaries criticise the media for treating her unfairly. She says they're doing 'the same thing'
3 years, 10 months ago

Britney Spears documentaries criticise the media for treating her unfairly. She says they're doing 'the same thing'

ABC  

Britney Spears spoke out on Tuesday about recent documentaries about her life and career, calling them "hypocritical" because they rehash her personal problems while criticising the media for reporting them the first time. Key points: Spears wrote that she had more 'amazing times' in her life than bad times But she says documentary makers are only fixated on the dark …

Britney Spears reacts to NYT documentary on her: 'Embarrassed by the light they put me in'
3 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears reacts to NYT documentary on her: 'Embarrassed by the light they put me in'

Firstpost  

The documentary Framing Britney Spears, by the New York Times, debuted on Hulu and FX in February. On Tuesday, 30 March, Britney took to her social media account and finally shared her thoughts on the documentary for the very first time. Taking to social media, on Wednesday, 31 March, Britney shared a video of dancing herself to Aerosmith’s ‘Crazy’ along …

Britney Spears is ‘embarrassed’ by documentary about her life: ‘I cried for two weeks’
3 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears is ‘embarrassed’ by documentary about her life: ‘I cried for two weeks’

LA Times  

Britney Spears did not appreciate how she was framed in “Framing Britney Spears,” according to a new Instagram post from the pop musician. Released last month, “Framing Britney Spears” examines the toxic ways in which the media circus descended on her as a rising star. “As the world keeps on turning and life goes on we still remain so fragile …

Britney Spears is 'working on allowing myself to not be so strong'
4 years ago

Britney Spears is 'working on allowing myself to not be so strong'

Daily Mail  

She took a trip down memory lane. Queen: Britney Spears reminisced on her beginning days in the spotlight as she shared a throwback snap to Instagram on Monday afternoon Britney simply stunned in a gorgeous red dress and matching diamonds for the 44th annual awards show where she was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for Britney, and Best Female …

Listen carefully to the reactions to ‘Framing Britney Spears’
4 years, 1 month ago

Listen carefully to the reactions to ‘Framing Britney Spears’

The Independent  

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Britney Spears: Jamie Lynn Spears defends ‘strong, badass, unstoppable’ sister
4 years, 8 months ago

Britney Spears: Jamie Lynn Spears defends ‘strong, badass, unstoppable’ sister

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jamie Lynn Spears has spoken …

Jamie Lynn Spears Defends 'Strong' Big Sister Britney Amid Mental Health Concerns
4 years, 8 months ago

Jamie Lynn Spears Defends 'Strong' Big Sister Britney Amid Mental Health Concerns

Huff Post  

Britney Spears’ sister, Jamie Lynn, is speaking up for the pop star amid growing concerns about her mental health, calling her a “strong, badass, unstoppable woman.” Fans of Britney Spears, who have long expressed concern for her well-being, have been particularly vocal of late due to the “Glory” singer’s eyebrow-raising Instagram activity and the renewed attention to her conservatorship, which …

In a time of crisis, Britney Spears has become our purest source of light
5 years ago

In a time of crisis, Britney Spears has become our purest source of light

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But there were those of us who saw something …

How Britney Spears inspired one of late night TV's best moments
5 years, 3 months ago

How Britney Spears inspired one of late night TV's best moments

LA Times  

The introduction to this Q&A appears in the list of our 100 favorite pop culture moments of the millennium. That same weekend, Craig Ferguson, then host of CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” marked 15 years of sobriety. A new doc shows why it’s so powerful Applying the rigor of “Frontline” to the story of her conservatorship, “Framing Britney Spears” is …

Britney Spears claims in never-before-seen letter she was silenced and threatened by her team
5 years, 9 months ago

Britney Spears claims in never-before-seen letter she was silenced and threatened by her team

Daily Mail  

Britney Spears claimed she was lied to and silenced by her team during the height of her troubles, which saw her children taken away and the 26-year-old star put on a psychiatric hold, in a never-before-seen letter obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com. Spears, who writes the letter in the third person, claims she was 'set-up' when she was placed on psychiatric …

Britney Spears breaks silence after checking into mental health facility
5 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears breaks silence after checking into mental health facility

The Independent  

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Britney Spears Gets Support From Loved Ones (Even Kevin Federline) For Seeking Treatment
5 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears Gets Support From Loved Ones (Even Kevin Federline) For Seeking Treatment

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Britney Spears’ family and friends know she’ll be stronger than yesterday after the pop star’s treatment at a mental health facility. Spears decided to seek help for emotional distress by checking in to an “all-encompassing wellness treatment” facility this week amid her father’s ongoing and “life-threatening” health issues, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday. Spears’ boyfriend of nearly …

Britney Spears checks into mental health facility after announcing music hiatus
5 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears checks into mental health facility after announcing music hiatus

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britney Spears has checked into …

Britney Spears checks into a health facility for self-care
5 years, 11 months ago

Britney Spears checks into a health facility for self-care

LA Times  

Britney Spears is taking time to care for herself after supporting her father and the rest of her family through his recent health struggles, which included a second surgery three weeks ago, The Times has confirmed. “We all need to take a little ‘me time,’” the pop star wrote Wednesday on Instagram, posting a picture that read, “Fall in love …

How Britney Spears' 'Toxic' helped a girl recover from brain surgey
9 years, 7 months ago

How Britney Spears' 'Toxic' helped a girl recover from brain surgey

Firstpost  

Britney Spears’s hit song Toxic helped a 7-year old girl recover after brain surgery and was part of all her therapies. Anyone who even remotely followed music in the early 2000s would instantly identify Britney Spears hit song Toxic. But for a teenage girl from Alabama, Britney Spears’ 2003 hit single is more than a song, it is the catalyst …

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