· The pop icon posted a long Instagram message claiming she suffered “brain damage a long time ago 100-percent” due to her time under the conservatorship.
· She described being “illegally forced to not use [her] feet or body to go anywhere” for four months, calling it a traumatic experience that “murdered and destroyed” her sense of logic and mindfulness.
· Spears revealed she was unable to dance or move for five months, adding that returning to dancing reminded her how to “fly.”
· The message referenced the film Maleficent, comparing her sense of lost autonomy to Maleficent’s stolen wings.
· She wrote that “people are incredibly cruel” and that she has kept parts of her experience hidden because it remains “incredibly painful and sad.”
· The post came as her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, promotes his memoir You Thought You Knew, which contains new claims about their relationship.
· Spears called the allegations in the book “garbage” and said sharing her story publicly is her way to bring “substance to the table.”