Britney Spears Says She Felt Like 'A Science Lab' in Mental Health Facility: 'I Wanted to Get the F--k Out of There'

Paris Hilton stepped in to publicly support her long-time friend Britney Spears, after the singer uploaded a video of herself in tears to Instagram.Britney, 40, is known for being bold with the content she posts on social media, with many photos and videos displaying her vulnerability.In a recent post, the songstress could be seen dancing before she started to cry.READ MORE: Britney Spears fans beg ‘blink twice for help’ as she goes braless in car-crash clipShe was quick to point out that she wasn't upset and that it wasn't a "breakdown", but the "release that I've needed for a very long time".In the video, Britney could be seen spinning around and smiling as she danced, wearing a pair of tiny black shorts and a white tie-front crop top.She appeared joyful and energised for the most part, before holding her hands before her eyes and starting to cry at the end.She explained to her 42million followers that she was ok and it was just a "spiritual experience". She typed out a caption that read: "It’s been a while since I’ve cried on camera !!! It’s not a breakdown a**holes, it’s a release that I’ve needed for a very long time now !!! Spiritual experience for sure !!!For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. "I think I need to do that way more !!! Psss… bawling !!! End pssss …"Her fans praised her for being open, with one writing: "Awww babe.

Simon Cowell once unsuccessfully attempted to buy Britney Spears’ ‘‘…Baby One More Time’ off Max Martin with a Mercedes, a recent interview has revealed.Revealing the story on the podcast of his America’s Got Talent co-star Howie Mandel, Cowell details the story, beginning from how had received a phone call from a contact who had played him ‘… Baby One More Time’ through the wire.His contact had informed him that the song was written by the Swedish producer for TLC, who had passed on the future mega-hit. Upon hearing the track, Cowell – who had been working at the time with a boyband named 5ive “on the verge of breaking” stateside – turned desperate in trying to get the song from Martin.

“… Baby One More Time” being originally sung by anyone else. But if pop impresario Simon Cowell had gotten his way, those infamous lyrics would have been delivered by one of his former UK boy bands — and not One Direction, either.

THEY spent years feuding over the title of Pop Princess and now the battle between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera has reared up again. The two became music enemies when they were both titans of pop during the 90s after meeting as teenage cast members of the All New Mickey Mouse Club.

Britney Spears could have been the future queen of England! In an interview from 2002, Spears told talk show host Frank Skinner that she and William had a "cyber relationship" and the pair communicated via email during their teenage years.The then 20-year-old pop star revealed that she invited the Prince of Wales to dinner while she was visiting London, but he never showed. "We exchanged e-mails for a little bit and he was supposed to come and see me somewhere but it didn't work out," she said at the time, per the Daily Mail.

Britney Spears' ex-husband is again in trouble with the law. Jason Alexander, who famously married Britney in Las Vegas in 2004, is wanted by California police after skipping out on a court date in Napa County. The pop star's ex was set to appear in front of a judge in wine country on Tuesday, Sept. 13 on two felony charges of grand theft and buying/receiving stolen property, TMZ said.

Britney Spears, 40, has spoken out on her relationship with her sons, Jayden, 15, and Preston, 16, in a now-deleted social media post.The pop star said she is “not willing to see” them until she feels “valued” after the teenagers made a series of claims about her and criticised her racy Instagram pictures.Jayden recently said in an interview on ITV that he is hoping Britney will get "mentally better”.He also claimed "she should come to the realisation of whatever it is that stops her loving her family".Britney’s youngest son went on to claim that her racy Instagram posts were "something to get attention" and pointed out they may never stop.In her now-deleted statement, Britney admitted she was “angry” at her child over the explosive claims.She also highlighted how she "was desperate" to see her 16-year-old boys, but should've valued herself "way more" in hindsight.The singer added: "All I know is my love for my children is more than anything, and I'm sorry if I ever hurt you guys in any way. Jayden and Preston, I adore you...“I’m so blessed to even call you mine.

Britney Spears was recently called out for “body shaming” and referenced pop pal Christina Aguilera in her comment, which may have led the singing sensation to unfollow the Toxic singer.Brit recently took to Instagram to share a picture of black text on a colourful pastel background.The quote read: “I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.” READ MORE: Britney Spears says she's 'not willing to see' her sons until she feels 'valued'The pop star then explained herself in the caption: “I wish I could have chosen the nannies for my children…my dancers… I mean, if I had Christina Aguilera’s dancers, I would have looked extremely small,” with dancing emojis.The caption continued on to question her followers as to “why she shouldn’t talk about it” and asked her fans if any of them thought Brit’s “confidence would have been a bit better” if only she could have decided “where she lived, what she ate, who she called on the phone, who she dated and who was on stage with her”.Despite her reference to her conservatorship, which was terminated in November 2021, many of her 42million followers were left unimpressed with her comments.However, one may have been more affected than most and it appears Britney’s comments could have driven Aguilera to unfollow her, despite backing her throughout her conservatorship battle.Spears has previously publicly accused Christina of not supporting her throughout her struggle, which led Aguilera to speak out about the issue.Back in January 2022, she told radio host Enrique Santos that “it was a subject she wanted to be careful of” as she “didn’t want to speak out of turn” because she had “so much respect and admiration for Britney”.However, she made it clear that she

Britney Spears took to Instagram Tuesday evening with multiple posts, one in which she wished her sons a happy birthday, the other in which she wept as she danced in what she described as a therapeutic process.The Grammy-winning singer, 40, posted an image in which she was posed between both of her sons (with ex-husband Kevin Federline, 44), who celebrate their birthdays this week. Preston is set to turn 17 on Wednesday, while Jayden turned 16 on Monday.The Oops!...

Britney Spears took to Instagram recently to comment on her complicated relationship with her sons Jayden and Preston, both 16.The Gimme More singer, 40, apologised to her sons after Jayden shared his concerns over her social media behaviour. Jayden appeared on ITV, where he stated: "It's almost like she has to post something on Instagram to get some attention."READ MORE: Britney Spears slams son Jayden and says her dad needs to be 'jailed for life'In a now-deleted post, Britney, who was in a 13-year-long conservatorship that ended last November, told her followers she was "angry" by Jayden's comments.The mum-of-two added that she would "not be willing to see" her sons – whom she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline – until she feels "valued".The Oops!...

Britney Spears is apologizing to fellow singer Christina Aguilera, after sharing some controversial words about her dancers, causing Christina to unfollow her on Instagram, as fans pointed out that the “fat shaming” comments were “not the move.”“By no means was I being critical of Christina’s beautiful body, it is what it is !!! I flew to see her show once and the main thing I noticed was the difference of our people on stage !!!” Britney said, in reference to her previous post that claimed that if she had “Christina Aguilera’s dancers” she would have “looked extremely small.”“By no means did I even mention Christina,” Britney wrote, adding that she “was inspired by her show and she is a beautiful woman of power … Thank you @xtina for inspiring me !!!”The singer also explained that her comments come as a result of her own insecurities and is asking people to be “understanding” as she figures out “this new life I’m living.”“To be honest, I’m not trying to be critical of anybody. What I posted is a projection of the insecurities I deal with all the time as a result of how my parents and the media have treated me,” she declared.

Britney Spears' ex-husband, Jason Alexander. is currently wanted by police after missing his most recent court date. Per the Napa County Superior Criminal Court, Alexander did not show up for his 8:30 a.m.

Britney Spears took to Instagram this past weekend with an apology for her sons Jayden and Preston after the former expressed frustration over her social media activity earlier this month.Jayden, 16, speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com and ITV, was critical of her frequent social media posting in a new interview, saying, 'it's almost like she has to post something on Instagram to get some attention.'The Grammy-winning singer, 40, who has 42 million followers on the platform, said in a post she later deleted that she was 'angry' about the comments, and was 'not willing to see' her sons until she feels 'valued.' The latest: Britney Spears, 40, took to Instagram this past weekend with an apology for her sons Jayden and Preston after the former expressed frustration over her social media activity earlier this monthThe Oops!... I Did It Again vocalist said she 'was desperate' to see Jayden and Preston, 16, but should have valued herself 'way more' in hindsight.'All I know is my love for my children is more than anything and I'm sorry if I ever hurt you guys in any way,' she said, adding that she was told they had 'blocked' her.

Britney Spears is denying she body-shamed Christina Aguilera in an Instagram post that included a Rodney Dangerfield quote.The «Toxic» singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to clarify comments that reportedly led Aguilera to unfollow the singer from the social media platform. In her most recent post, Spears said, «By no means was I being critical of Christina’s beautiful body, it is what it is!!! I flew to see her show once and the main thing I noticed was the difference of our people on stage !!!»Spears added, «By no means did I even mention Christina, look at my post!!! I was inspired by her show and she is a beautiful woman of power … Thank you @xtina for inspiring me !!!»In her post from Monday, Spears' post included a Dangerfield quote that read, «I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.» In the caption, Spears referenced the lack of freedom in her 13-year conservatorship, saying, «I wish I could have chosen the nannies for my children … my dancers … I mean if I had Christina Aguilera’s dancers I would have looked extremely small.»A post shared by Channel 8 (@britneyspears)A post shared by Channel 8 (@britneyspears)«I mean why not talk about it ??» she added.

Britney Spears has denied 'body shaming' Christina Aguilera and her dancers, instead insisting that her post was just a 'projection' of her own insecurities.In a Tuesday post, the 40-year-old singer walked back on her comments, and praised Aguilera's 'beautiful' body and thanked the singer for inspiring her.It comes after the Beautiful singer is said to have unfollowed Spears for suggesting that her back-up dancers were bigger in size than her own.'By no means was I being critical of Christina's beautiful body, it is what it is !!!' Spears clarified in her post.

Britney Spears has responded to criticism after a comment she made regarding Christina Aguilera’s dancers, saying she would ‘never intentionally body shame anybody’.In a recent Instagram post, Britney, 40, shared a picture of a quote that read: ‘I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people,’ before writing in her caption: ‘If I had Christina Aguilera’s dancers I would have looked extremely small.’Several of her fans interpreted this part of her caption as the Toxic singer body-shaming Christina’s dancers, with one saying they felt ‘disappointed’ in the musician.In a new statement, she’s since addressed the backlash, emphasising that she was ‘by no means’ being ‘critical of Christina’s beautiful body’.‘I flew to see her show once and the main thing I noticed was the difference of our people on stage !!! By no means did I even mention Christina, look at my post !!!’ she continued.‘I was inspired by her show and she is a beautiful woman of power … Thank you @xtina for inspiring me !!!’Britney stressed that she was ‘not trying to be critical of anybody’, outlining how what she posts on social media is a ‘projection of the insecurities’ that she deals with in her life.‘I would never intentionally body shame anybody because I know what it feels like … I struggle with this because of how I feel about myself, not because I hate how anybody looks …’ she stated.A number of Britney’s fans commented on the post expressing their support for the star, with one writing: ‘Yes Britney! Spread the love!’‘Thank you for saying this.

"I would never intentionally body shame anybody because I know what it feels like … I struggle with this because of how I feel about myself, not because I hate how anybody looks."I feel like my family knew I was insecure and people were trying to purposefully feed into this insecurity by not letting me have a choice in the people who were on stage with me."I appreciate you all being understanding with me as I figure out this new life I’m living !!!"Many social media users rushed to the comments to praise the singer for apologising and addressing the situation.

Britney Spears is walking back her claims about Christina Aguilera!

Drew Barrymore chose a classically elegant ensemble for her appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon Monday. The 47-year-old donned a black evening gown, tuxedo jacket and sheer elbow length gloves for her sit-down with the late night host. The actor's auburn tresses were styled in long, loose layers.During the sit down, the star revealed how her friendship started with Britney Spears, adding they have a lot in common.  Elegant: Drew Barrymore, 47, choose a classically elegant ensemble for her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday, choosing a black gown with a tuxedo jacket and sheer gloves Friends: When asked about her attendance at Britney Spears' June wedding, Drew answered they become friends 18 months ago. 'We had some secret exchanges.