Britney Spears says she is lucky to be alive after family treatment, expresses fear
The 44-year-old pop star posted on Instagram Wednesday about family isolation and exclusion, stating she feels fortunate to have survived their actions.
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Britney Spears, 44, posted a lengthy reflection on Instagram Wednesday addressing her family relationships, accumulating over 76,000 likes within the first 10 hours. The post accompanied an image of a baby's hand grasping an adult's finger and included a note that she had not danced for a month due to breaking her toe twice.
In the message, Spears wrote about the human need for connection and the harm of isolation. "As people, all we really want is to feel connected to each other and never feel alone," she stated. "For those of you in your family that have said to help you is to isolate you and make you feel unbelievably left out … they were wrong."
Spears emphasized the importance of maintaining bonds despite past hurt. "We can forgive as people but u don't ever forget. Yearning and longing for contact is always crucial," she wrote.
The pop star, who has 42.2 million Instagram followers, expressed deep concern about her family's treatment of her. "I'm incredibly lucky to even be alive with how my family treated me once in my life and now I'm scared of them," Spears said. She added that she finds it strange how circumstances have unfolded, referencing divine intervention.
Spears indicated frustration with accountability within her family. According to reports, she stated that family members will never assume responsibility for their actions toward her. She also expressed feeling frequently misunderstood, suggesting that regardless of what she communicates, family members do not take responsibility.
The post comes after Spears temporarily closed her Instagram account in November following a public dispute with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, father of her two children. The account was reactivated shortly after, and her posts have continued to attract significant media attention.
Spears' public statements have increasingly focused on themes of isolation, loneliness, and the need for human connection, topics that have emerged repeatedly in her recent public communications.