From CNN: “Britney Spears broke her silence in a court hearing on WednesdayĀ regarding herĀ court-ordered conservatorship that has been in place for nearly 13 years.
. . . She said she felt she had been forced to perform, was given no privacy and was made to use birth control, take medication and attend therapy sessions against her will.
Spears said on Wednesday that she was put on lithium, despite her objections.
. . . Britney Spears said she has expressed her frustration about her medical care and management of her career to her dad but that she felt like he ‘loved’ the control he had over her.
. . . ‘I thought I might become happy because I’ve been in denial,’ she said. ‘I’ve been in shock. I am traumatized. You know, fake it til’ you make it. But now I’m telling you the truth, OK. I’m not happy. I can’t sleep. I’m so angry it’s insane and I’m depressed.’
. . . She pleaded with the judge to take her concerns seriously.
‘The last time I spoke to you…made me feel like I was dead, like I didn’t matter, like nothing had been done to me, like you thought I was lying,’ Spears said. ‘I want to be heard. I’m telling you this again so that maybe you understand the depth and degree and the damage…I want and deserve changes going forward.’
. . . Spears ended her comments by saying, ‘Basically this conservatorship is doing me way more harm than good. I deserve to have a life. I’ve worked my whole life,’ she said, asking for the conservatorship to end. ‘I feel ganged up on, I feel bullied, I feel left out and alone. I’m tired of feeling alone. I deserve to have the same rights as anybody.'”
Audio and transcript of full court statement ā