Britney Spears Reveals Shocking Details in Upcoming Memoir: Abortion and Head Shaving
In her highly anticipated memoir, Britney Spears opens up about previously unknown aspects of her life, including an abortion she had while dating Justin Timberlake and the controversial decision to shave her head at a California hair salon in 2007.
The act of shaving her head was a rebellious act, a response to years of invasive media attention and tabloid scrutiny that had plagued her since her meteoric rise to fame in the late 1990s.
“Throughout my life, I was constantly under scrutiny. People judged and commented on my body from the time I was a teenager,” writes Spears in an exclusive excerpt from her book, “The Woman In Me.”
“Shaving my head and acting out were my ways of pushing back,” she reveals.
Spears delves into her nearly 14-year conservatorship, a legal arrangement that controlled every aspect of her life, from her career decisions to her finances. Under this arrangement, her father and a lawyer had complete authority over her.
“I was told that those days were over,” Spears writes, referring to the restrictions imposed on her during the conservatorship. “I had to grow my hair out, get back into shape, follow a strict schedule, and take medications as directed.”
More excerpts from “The Woman In Me” shed light on Spears’ experiences during the court-ordered arrangement that began in 2008. The memoir, published by Simon & Schuster, highlights the criticism and body-shaming she endured from her father, which started in her childhood and continued throughout the conservatorship.
These revelations echo Spears’ powerful testimony in 2021, where she successfully pleaded for freedom from the conservatorship, describing it as a form of abuse. She stated, “I have been in shock. I am traumatized.”
Reflecting on her childhood, Spears writes, “Feeling inadequate is soul-crushing for a child. My father ingrained that belief in me, and even after achieving so much, he continued to reinforce it.”
“I turned into a robotic, childlike version of myself. They infantilized me to the point where I lost my identity,” she continues. “The conservatorship stripped me of my womanhood. I became more of an entity than a person on stage. Music has always been my passion, but they stole that from me.”
Spears vividly recalls feeling like a mere shadow of herself while under the conservatorship. “Looking back, it sickens me to think that my father and his associates had complete control over my body and finances for such a long time,” she reveals. “Male artists faced struggles with money, substance abuse, and mental health, yet no one tried to take away their control. I did not deserve what my family did to me.”
Representatives for Jamie Spears’ attorney have been contacted for comment but have yet to respond.
The book also unveils surprising revelations about Spears’ high-profile relationship with Justin Timberlake during the 2000s, including an abortion she had during their time together. “At one point when we were dating, I became pregnant with Justin’s baby,” she discloses. “While it was a surprise for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin dearly, although he was not thrilled about the pregnancy.”
Representatives for Timberlake have not yet provided a comment.
A series of exclusive excerpts from “The Woman In Me” were released by Spears herself earlier this week. The memoir is set to be published in full next week.
Spears posted a video on X (formerly known as Twitter), revealing that her story will be available on October 24th. The short video features quotes from her memoir, but the full context is unclear.
Discussing Spears’ book on “CBS Mornings,” Wendy Naugle, the editor-in-chief at People magazine, commented on the star’s candor. She stated, “Spears writes very honestly and painfully in the book that the conservatorship was soul-crushing” and describes it as “her attempt to reclaim her own life and her own narrative.”
Naugle added, “She would try to be an adult, but they wouldn’t allow her. Instead, she regressed into a child. Becoming an adult is a process, and she was denied that process of becoming a woman.”
Exclusive excerpts from “The Woman In Me” will be available on People magazine’s platforms and “CBS Mornings” leading up to the memoir’s release.
An additional contributor to this article is Analisa Novak.
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