Britney Spears speaks about what comes next after a management role – The Hollywood Reporter

Britney Spears took to Instagram on Tuesday to further address the end of her management role and answer questions about what she’ll do with her new-found freedom.

“Let’s see, I’ve been in a conservatorship for thirteen years,” Spears said, speaking directly to the camera just a day after she announced she would be on “cloud 9” for the first weekend without not bound by its conservatorship.

“It’s really a long time to be in a situation where you don’t want to be. So I’m really grateful every day and can have my car keys, can be independent and feel like one and own an ATM card, seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles. Those are small things for us women but it makes a huge difference.”

The singer went on to emphasize that, while being free from the responsibility of protection is “really nice”, she does not consider herself a victim: “I lived with the victim my whole life as a child, that’s it. That’s why I’m out of the house and I’ve worked for twenty years, done my job. I’m here to be an advocate for people with real disabilities and real illnesses. I’m a woman. Women are very powerful, so I can only imagine what the system has done to those people.”

Spears said that she hopes her story will “make an impact and make some change” in the “corrupt system”. She also addressed the #freebritney movement, telling her fans: “You rock guys. Honestly, my voice has been muted and threatened for so long and I can’t speak or say anything and because of you guys and sense of knowing what’s going on and delivering that news. public for too long. You guys have brought awareness to all of them and because of you, I honestly think you guys have saved my life in some way, 100%. “

In the caption accompanying the video, Spears mentions sharing her story with Oprah Winfrey, but it’s unclear if an interview was confirmed. The Hollywood Reporter Have reached out to a Winfrey representative for comment.

Spears also reiterated how “embarrassed” she felt at not being able to drive her own car or use cash for her purchases. She called the conservatorship “disgraceful and degrading” and wrote that those who did this to her “all go to jail.” Spears added: “Yes, that includes going to mom’s church.”

Spears’ was first placed under management in 2008, which saw her father Jamie Spears exercise much control over the pop star’s finances and personal decisions. Conservatorship was terminated by Los Angles County Superior Court judge Brenda Penny on November 12, less than six months after Spears gave emotional testimony in court detailing how she felt the arrangement is abusive – and says she wants to “suit her family” and hires attorney Mathew Rosengart.

Check out Spears’ most recent Instagram video below.