After Britney Spears Claimed That Comments She Made About Her Conservatorship Were Cut From A 2016 TV Appearance, The Never-Before-Seen Footage Has Finally Aired

In November 2021, Britney Spears's controversial conservatorship was officially terminated after 13 years of every aspect of both her professional and personal life being largely controlled by her father, Jamie Spears, and lawyers.

Britney Spears in elegant red dress with hair styled up, wearing a sparkling choker, at a formal event

In the memoir, Britney recalled any effort that she made to publicly speak about her situation being silenced, and made specific reference to a chat show appearance that she made in 2016.

Britney Spears with long blonde hair in a mesh-patterned top sits on a sofa during a talk show, cityscape background visible

And now, over a year later, this report has been proven true, with ITV recently airing the previously unseen clip for the first ever time.

Talk show set; Jonathan Ross in suit interviewing Britney Spears in black dress with cityscape backdrop

“It was, like, a thing since the conservatorship… I’m in a conservatorship, it’s the third year of me being under that,” Britney then explains.

Britney Spears with long hair in a black netted top speaking during a TV interview with a cityscape backdrop

“And I felt like a lot of the things were planned for me to do, and, you know, being told what to do, and I was like: ‘For this one, I want to make it my baby, and I want to do it myself,’” she goes on. “And I was very strategic about the way I did it, and that’s why it means so much to me.”

The audience responds with cheers for Britney, and Jonathan replies: “I suspect it will connect to people more when they know it’s coming so much from you.”“And you seem in a really good place right now,” he adds. “Would that be a safe thing to say?”“Yes, sir,” Britney answers. “So you’re pretty happy? Pretty sorted?” Jonathan pushes, to which Britney laughs nervously before repeating: “Yes.”

“That’s good to know,” Jonathan tells her. “Because, I hope you know this, but you have millions of fans around the world. I know you know that, but I hope you know that they feel love to you, they feel protective of you, they want to see you thrive. Do you draw strength from that? Does that thought help you, or is it sometimes too much?”

“No, it’s so genuine,” Britney immediately replies. “Like, last night I performed, and the audience was… The ones in Vegas are so far back, and [last night] they were right there in front of [me], and it was so much more personal. And they weren’t drunk or high! It was so intimate, they were so present and so there with me, so it was really nice.”Britney has not publicly commented on this footage finally making it to air. 

You can watch the unseen clip in full below — let us know what you think in the comments!

ITV / Via reddit.com

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