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Britney Spears has openly shared that she feels “lucky to be alive” after enduring difficult treatment from her family.
On Wednesday, the pop icon took to Instagram, expressing, “As human beings, our ultimate desire is to feel connected and not experience loneliness.”
Spears pointed out, “For those in your family who claim helping you means isolating you and making you feel incredibly excluded… they were wrong. While we can forgive, we never truly forget.”
At 44, the “Toxic” singer reflected, “The need for connection is always essential! I consider myself incredibly fortunate to be alive given the way my family treated me at one point, and now I find myself fearful of them.”
Spears also touched on the mysterious nature of divine intervention, noting, “It’s strange how God works in mysterious ways. My friends, what message do you think He is conveying today?”
“Because to be totally honest with you, no matter what he says, they will never take responsibility for what they did.”
The hitmaker concluded that she hadn’t “danced in a month,” saying, “I broke my toe twice!”
A rep for Britney wasn’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.
Britney was entangled in a 13-year conservatorship under her father, Jamie Spears, from 2008 to 2021, giving him control over her finances, medical decisions and personal and professional proceedings.
Before her conservatorship ended, she testified against her father, claiming that he forced her to embark on her 2018 “Piece of Me” tour and Las Vegas residency.
The Grammy winner claimed Jamie drugged her with a “very strong” drug known as lithium when she wasn’t cooperating during rehearsals for her residency.
Britney also stated Jamie forced her into rehab and threatened her not to see her kids — Sean Preston Federline and Jayden James Federline — if she didn’t cooperate.
Additionally, the “Circus” singer shared she was required to be on birth control and prohibited from getting married or having another baby.
Britney vulnerably opened up about her conservatorship in her 2023 memoir, “The Woman in Me,” claiming that her sole purpose was “for no other reason than to help [her family’s] cash flow.”
Court filings showed Jamie awarded himself around $6 million throughout the years of Britney’s conservatorship.
Britney remains estranged from Jamie, with an insider telling Us Weekly in September that there was no chance of reconciling despite the latter’s health issues.
However, she’s worked on “rebuilding” her bond with her mom, Lynn Spears, over the years, though the source told the outlet their relationship is “very fragile” with communication “every few weeks.”
As for Britney and her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, their relationship has reportedly been on the mend following their famous feud in 2022.
The “Criminal” singer is closest to her brother, Bryan Spears, who moved in with her shortly after her split from ex-husband Sam Asghari in August 2023.