“… Baby One More Time” being originally sung by anyone else. But if pop impresario Simon Cowell had gotten his way, those infamous lyrics would have been delivered by one of his former UK boy bands — and not One Direction, either.
29.08.2022 - 19:49 / justjared.com
Over the weekend, Britney Spears made headlines when she uploaded a 22-minute audio recording in which she revealed several new details about the conservatorship she was put under in 2008.
In the clip, which was uploaded to her official YouTube account and subsequently deleted, the 40-year-old singer spoke out about her family’s alleged role in the arrangement and the impact the #FreeBritney movement had in ending the conservatorship.
Click through the slideshow to see some of the biggest bombshells from her recording…
“… Baby One More Time” being originally sung by anyone else. But if pop impresario Simon Cowell had gotten his way, those infamous lyrics would have been delivered by one of his former UK boy bands — and not One Direction, either.
Britney Spears could have been the future queen of England! In an interview from 2002, Spears told talk show host Frank Skinner that she and William had a "cyber relationship" and the pair communicated via email during their teenage years.The then 20-year-old pop star revealed that she invited the Prince of Wales to dinner while she was visiting London, but he never showed. "We exchanged e-mails for a little bit and he was supposed to come and see me somewhere but it didn't work out," she said at the time, per the Daily Mail.
Many of us may have dreamed of being a real life prince or princess at some point in our lives, but pop icon Britney Spears almost made it a reality as she struck up a cyber romance with Prince William at the height of her fame. The 40 year old singer, had aspirations to become a literal ‘princess of pop’ as she began chatting to the royal online when they were both teenagers, but sadly things fizzled out before they could make things official.
Kevin Federline is speaking out about his ex-wife Britney Spears and the pop star's 13-year-long conservatorship. In an interview with "60 Minutes Australia," Federline claims that the "Toxic" singer’s father Jamie Spears "saved her back then." In the sit-down interview, Federline was asked if he believes Jamie "saved" Spears’ life, to which he responded, "100%," adding, "I feel like he [Jamie] saved her back then." Kevin Federline claims Jamie Spears ‘saved’ Britney Spears during her conservatorship. (Getty Images/AP File) Spears' conservatorship, which was overseen by Jamie, came to an end in November. During the interview, Federline said he was never involved in her conservatorship. "I wasn’t involved in any of it, so I really don’t know how the conservatorship came about.
Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline sat down for an interview with where he got candid on his whirlwind romance with the pop star, what led to their separation, advocating for his sons and where he stands on Spears' highly controversial conservatorship. Federline and Spears were married from 2004 to 2006 and share two sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15. After their separation, Spears went through a highly publicized mental health battle that prompted her family to place her under a legal conservatorship that lasted for 13 years. Following her conservatorship being terminated in November 2021, Britney has been vocal about the financial and emotional abuse she claims she suffered during this time.
Britney Spears’ son Jayden thinks her dad had her best interests at heart by enacting a conservatorship against the singer. The aspiring musician, 15, echoed his father Kevin Federline’s belief the controversial legal action was beneficial for Britney in an interview for a 60 Minutes Australia show on his family’s rifts. Shown in the country on Sunday night (03.
Less than one year after Britney Spears’ conservatorship was terminated, Kevin Federline and sons Sean Preston and Jayden James are speaking out about their relationships with the singer.
Elton John has a lot to celebrate this week; not only has his new collaboration with Britney Spears, Hold Me Closer, clinched this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart (3) and landed the UK’s best-selling single of the week, but the Official Charts Company can reveal that his greatest hits collection Diamonds has now passed the impressive 1 million chart units mark in the UK too.
Britney Spears‘ 15-year-old son Jayden James Federline is speaking out for the first time about his relationship with his famous mom.
Britney Spears has posted — and deleted — an unsettling video to her YouTube account about her 13-year-long conservatorship.
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Britney Spears has accused her family of having "literally killed" her by placing her under a restrictive conservatorship for more than a decade. In a 22-minute audio message published to her YouTube channel but subsequently deleted on Sunday, the Toxic singer slammed her dad Jamie and her mother Lynne for the legal arrangement brought in following her 2008 breakdown that lasted until November 2021. "How did they get away with it?" Spears, who recently returned to music with an Elton John duet on Hold Me Closer, asked.
Britney Spears has shared a new lengthy voice memo online about her conservatorship and life since it came to an end last year.Last November, Britney was finally freed from her conservatorship after 13 years after an extensive campaign from lawyers and fans. In July 2021, Britney called the conservatorship “abusive”, and that September, the star’s father was suspended from his role as her conservator, with the conservatorship ending after Jamie filed paperwork agreeing with his daughter’s wishes for it to end.Spears has been publicly critical of her family since September, saying, “I know the conservatorship is about to be over but I still want justice!!! I’m only 5’4″ and I’ve played the bigger person my entire life… do you now how hard that is???”Now, she has taken to Twitter to post – and then delete – an extensive voice note about the conservatorship.“I’ve had tons of opportunities — Oprah, interviews — to go on a platform and share the hardships and just really anything that’s going on in my mind,” Spears said on the Sunday evening post (August 28). “I really don’t think any of that is relevant, getting paid to tell your story.
Britney Spears’ side of her conservatorship in a 22-minute video that makes bombshell claims against her family. The video only has sound, but no picture, and does not show the singer’s face talking on-camera. The video, which was quickly made private and no longer available for the public to see, was initially posted onto YouTube with a link shared on the pop star’s Twitter account. (Spears’ Instagram was recently deactivated, and over the past few days, she has been posting more regularly on her Twitter.) Variety has reached out to a representative for Spears to verify the authenticity of the YouTube message.
Britney Spears is finally speaking out in her own words to reveal the truth about what has been happening in her life since 2008.