Britney's now free and is exposed in every way
Nude photo posts raise concern for star after lifting of her father's legal conservatorship
SIX months on from being freed from her conservatorship, Britney Spears says she finally has her life back.
For 13 years, the pop princess lived under suffocating restrictions that controlled every aspect of her life. They went as far as to cover her own fertility, forcing her, she claimed, to have IUD birth control fitted.
Her father, Jamie Spears, famously oversaw his daughter's conservatorship and she fought to have it lifted.
Following the star's successful battle to release herself from his control, her dad responded by saying it was “frankly, a loss for Britney”, much to the scorn of her fans.
“Mr Spears loves his daughter Britney unconditionally,” his spokesman said.
“For 13 years, he has tried to do what is in her best interests, whether as a conservator or her father... For anyone who has tried to help a family member dealing with mental health issues, they can appreciate the tremendous amount of daily worry and work this required.”
To Britney's fans, her father was the bad guy throughout it all.
His repeated warnings about her fragility led to accusations his only concern was controlling her fortune.
Since her release from the conservatorship, Britney has slowly been building herself back up.
The 40-year-old is now pregnant with her third child and preparing to marry for a third time, to toyboy personal trainer Sam Asghari.
However, recent weeks have seen fans and supporters become increasingly worried for the Baby One More Time singer over her erratic behaviour.
Several instances have caused concern, none more so than this week when she posted naked full-frontal pictures to her 41 million followers on Instagram.
Although some took the “photo dump” as a sign she was trying to “regain control of her lost youth”, even her loyal fans have expressed fears for her.
On Monday, Britney published nine photos in quick succession.
The images show her covering her naked breasts with her hands, while an emoji love heart hides her genitals.
Each photo, taken on holiday before she fell pregnant, was very similar, just with different filters.
The singer captioned her first post, which contained six nude shots: “Photo dump of the last time I was in Mexico BEFORE there was a baby inside me.”
It was wholly right the singer was given her life back, so to speak. Still, despite the best intentions of the #freebritney movement, none of them knew the extent of her mental health problems.
While fans were quick to paint her father as the evil controller, ultimately, it was through evidence and with a court's agreement that Britney had some legal protections in place.
Given her present behaviour, the conservatorship appears to have been a protection, although in need of rewriting. But maybe, despite all the hate he received, her father was right to fight for her as he did.
Because, at the moment, those advising Britney do not appear to have her or her teenage sons' best interests at heart.
To Britney’s fans, her father was the bad guy .... warnings about her fragility led to accusations his only concern was controlling her fortune