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After eight years, apreviously censoredclipofBritney Spearsdiscussing herconservatorshiphas been released.
In 2016,Britneysat down for an interview onThe Jonathan RossShowto promote her ninth studio album,Glory.
Youre more in control of your music than before?
Yes, the singer replies, to which the host inquires, Why did it take you so long?
Why did you wait until now to do it?
Well, uhm, theres a lot of reasons.
But I wont get into the whole story, she responds.
It was, like, a thing since the conservatorship… Im in a conservatorship, she began.
I hope you know this, but you have millions of fans around the world, the host continues.
Do you draw strength from that?
Does that thought help you, or is it sometimes too much?
No, its so genuine, theMississippi-born starreplies.
Like, last night I performed, and the audience was… And they werent drunk or high!
Everyone was shocked the conservatorship was always there but never spoken about.
Shes really been through a lot.
A legend, an icon, and a nature force, one of them wrote.
This breaks my heart.
I KNEW once I heardGlorythat it was HER album.
Feel bad for her.
You know she was reprimanded hard after this interview, a fourth social media user speculated.
Britneywas freedfrom her long-running conservatorship in 2021.
I would honestly like to see my family, to be totally honest with you.
The conservatorship almost destroyed her, one fan wrote
