Reese Witherspoon says Britney Spears was unfairly branded a bad girl while they were both young mothers chased by paparazzi
“I watched them chase Britney Spears, and she had two little children, and I had two little children. And I felt like there was this really unfair portrayal of her as a bad girl, but I was a good girl”
“She was a mother, a young mother trying to figure it out away from home, being chased like an animal. And what that kicks up inside your body and what it does for you is very traumatic”
“I just have incredible compassion for people that went through that time period and were portrayed a certain way by the media because of if they went to a nightclub versus they went to the playground”
“It was a very punishing time for women who were in the spotlight”
I am still baffled that just a few years ago, I had to jump through countless hurdles simply to covertly get cell phones to Britney Spears, one of the biggest stars in the world. And yet, with her own money, she was forced to pay the very people who controlled nearly every aspect of her life for 13 years. That is the world we live in.
You all may have helped free her from that situation, but no court ruling or legal victory can simply erase the emotional wounds inflicted over those years.
Britney sacrificed more than most people could ever comprehend for her children. She sacrificed her freedom, her identity, her career, her peace of mind, and ultimately so much of herself just for the chance to spend time with her boys.
Whatever anyone thinks they know about her today, they should never forget what she endured or why she endured it. She possesses a strength that most of us cannot even begin to fathom. #freebritney ❤️🙏
Britney Spears seemingly reveals that she’s done with music for good in latest lengthy post:
“I don’t want to be in the business and frankly the thought of the business … It’s not like it was when I was younger … My intention and mindset were in a completely different place when I used to perform… Not one time in those 15 years was it ever me and the way I used to think … I was shamed, embarrassed and forced to do all of it.”
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