Britney Spears has finally broken her silence about the controversial documentary that exposed her mistreatment by the media, relationships, and the ongoing conversation regarding her conservatorship.

Back in February, the world was gripped by the Framing Britney Spears documentary, which followed the singer's career from the Mickey Mouse Club to now.

Throughout the show, viewers were left shocked by a number of concerning issues - such as how the young singer was treated in interviews and TV appearances, and how she has been subjected to a court-ordered conservatorship for the past 12 years.

Now, in a new Instagram post, Spears has spoken about the Hulu documentary for the very first time.

Writing alongside a minute-long video of her dancing, the 39-year-old singer starts by saying: "My life has always been very speculated..."

She then adds: "For my sanity I need to dance to @iamstevent every night of my life [...] to feel wild and human and alive!!! I have been exposed my whole life performing in front of people".

"It takes a lot of strength to TRUST the universe with your real vulnerability cause I've always been so judged... insulted... and embarrassed by the media... and I still am till this day," Spears adds.

Then, the 'You Drive Me Crazy' singer addressed the recent documentary, writing: "As the world keeps on turning and life goes on we still remain so fragile and sensitive as people!!!

"I didn't watch the documentary but from what I did see of it I was embarrassed by the light they put me in ... I cried for two weeks and well .... I still cry sometimes !!!! I do what I can in my own spirituality with myself to try and keep my own joy ... love ... and happiness."

Britney concluded the post by writing: "Every day dancing brings me joy !!! I'm not here to be perfect ... perfect is boring ... I'm here to pass on kindness".

Through the post, the singer also used an abundance of emojis and exclamation marks.

The post came just hours after Spears concerned fans on Instagram when she shared a black-and-white photograph showing a Victorian-era woman wearing a long dress, who has turned away from the camera, holding a small skull-headed child in her arms.

She captioned the post: "Devil is in the details …. wouldn’t want this baby to hit me one more time !!!!" Complete with devil and laughing emojis.

The post led to many people in the comments section voicing their concern for the singer.

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Britney Spears has hit out at the documentaries made about her "traumatizing" past, calling them "negative" and "hypocritical".

In 2008, Britney was placed into a legal conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie, who has managed her finances ever since and has the final say on a wide range of her personal life decisions.

Britney's situation was brought to public attention more than ever before after the New York Times released their documentary about her life behind closed doors, titled 'Framing Britney Spears'.

It was yet another documentary that highlighted the singer's rise to stardom, as well as her public breakdowns.

Spears suffered a series of psychiatric breakdowns in 2007 and 2008 following her split from husband Kevin Federline, each of which was highlighted in the documentaries.

But Britney has now given her take, slamming the docs for "highlighting the most negative and traumatizing times" in her life.

In a lengthy Instagram post alongside a video of her dancing in her home, the singer wrote:

"Geez. 2021 is definitely way better than 2020 but I never knew it was gonna be like THIS!!!! So many documentaries about me this year with other people’s takes on my life… what can I say… I’m deeply flattered!!!!

"These documentaries are so hypocritical … they criticize the media and then do the same thing ????? Damn … I don’t know y’all but I’m thrilled to remind you all that although I've had some pretty tough times in my life...

"I've had waaaayyyy more amazing times in my life and unfortunately my friends … I think the world is more interested in the negative !!!! I mean … isn't this supposed to be a business and society about THE FUTURE ???? Why highlight the most negative and traumatizing times in my life from forever ago ????"

Elsewhere in the post, Spears gets in a dig at her former makeup artist, Billy Brasfield, who told PageSix in March that the singer is not in control of her social media.

Britney was quick to shut that down, writing: "I don't actually talk to Billy B AT ALL so I’m honestly very confused."

She concluded her lengthy post: "PSSSSS no paparazzi guy … I didn't want you and your crew following me around!!!!"

Per TMZ, Britney filed an application to the courts to remove her father as her co-conservator last year, but her appeal was denied.

Britney's conservatorship has kickstarted the #FreeBritney movement, which argues that she should be allowed to be in charge of her own life without legal constraint.

Celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Andy Cohen have all backed the campaign on their respective social media pages.

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Taylor Swift fans have slammed an interviewer after a recently resurfaced video video of him roasting the star has gone viral again.

Taking to TikTok, a clip of Taylor Swift's interview from 2012 while appearing on the British talk show hosted by Jonathan Ross has recently gone viral again - but maybe not for the right reasons.

The 34-year-old appeared on the show to discuss an array of different topics including the origin story of the 'Swifties', singing the national anthem at an NBA game, and why she hates talking about her love life.

And obviously, the latter is where things went wrong thanks to a few jokes thrown about by Ross.

When discussing her new (but now old) single 'We Are Never Getting Back Together', Ross said: "...It's a great song and I guess it's about... a breakup... a specific breakup?" to which Swift replies back with: "Yes, but not like a compilation of all of them."

"You've had a few, as we've said," Ross hits back, also adding: "Do you think, Taylor, that you... do get into relationships too readily? Do you think you give up too much of yourself too soon? Would this be why this keeps happening?

Swift responds with: "I don't know."

She also states that a lot of people do think that about her, to which Ross yells: "That's because you've had so many f****** breakups!"

The audience roars with laughter, as does the 'Love Story' singer, but she then starts explaining that thinking too much into it ruins the authenticity of the situation, which is why she avoids that.

That specific section was reposted to TikTok just a day ago where it garnered a lot of attention, with many wondering why the interviewer would be so harsh.

"She just believes in love and wants to be loved," one user wrote while another added: "such an awful thing to say to someone tho like why ask her that."

A third also chimed in with: "Jonathan Ross wouldn't sit there and conduct an interview with a man in the same way. Most songs are about past relationships and experiences. Why is that always honed in on it esp. with her music?"

Others also commended Swift for her responses with this one user writing: "She’s a hopeless romantic. Omg I love her! She’s so cute!"

Another also commented: "No man can handle her that’s why. They can’t stand being involved with a woman more powerful than them!"

Swift has found great success writing about her relationships over the past decade and she doesn't plan on slowing down any time soon.

Her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, is currently available to listen on all major music streaming platforms.

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John Mayer has directly responded to an expletive-laden message from a Taylor Swift fan who told him to go "choke on something".

Over the last few days, the internet has seen fans of the former country star share their excitement over the release of her new album Red (Taylor's Version), which is a re-recording of her original 2012 album titled Red.

And while many devoted Swifties have been expressing their excitement in pretty harmless and non-toxic ways, a section of the 'All Too Well' singer's fanbase has been targeting some of her famous exes.

Swift is re-recording her first six albums so that she can own her own music after Scooter Braun acquired her previous label Big Machine Records, which meant he was in control of most of her work.

After Red, the 31-year-old Grammy winner will be recording Speak Now, which features the song 'Dear John', widely thought to be about her 2009 relationship with John Mayer, when she was 19 and he was 32.

The song accuses a man named John of playing "dark twisted games" despite Swift's young age at the time of their romance.

Some Swifties still feel aggrieved by the fact that Mayer allegedly broke Swift's heart and have been swarming the 'Gravity' singer's Instagram inbox.

Taking to TikTok, a user, who goes by the handle @hoeforlouaylor, shared a screenshot in a now-deleted video showing one of the direct messages she sent him on Instagram.

She wrote: "F*** yourself you ugly b**** I hope you choke on something."

She then added: "Answer me you b****".

To her surprise, Mayer actually responded, writing: "Hi Alondra, I’ve been getting so many messages like these the past couple days. I’m not upset, I just tend to have a curious mind and feel compelled to ask. Do you really hope that I die?"

Alondra then sent the singer a voice note apologising for her harsh words and explained in a separate message: "My friend literally dared me to do that. She's a Taylor fan and like so am I. It was a dare. I'm sorry. I did not expect you to see."

Mayer appeared understanding, asking: "So it's a fun thing people are doing without taking into account that I might see it and be affected by it?"

Alondra responds: "Yeah, I guess nobody really thought you would see it or answer since you are famous and don't interact with random people. again, very sorry!!"

Mayer then assures her: "There was some healing here today! It's 100 percent okay, Go forth and live happy and healthy."

In any case, Swift is currently promoting her new album Red (Taylor's Version). A real fan favorite on the original Red album is the track 'All Too Well' and while it never became a single, it did go on to become one of the most popular songs in Swift's catalog.

It is rumored to be about the three-month relationship she had with actor Jake Gyllenhaal at the end of 2010 when he was 29 and she was 20.

'All Too Well' was originally 10 minutes long, and had to be cut down to just over five minutes. The new version of the song has retained the original parts of the track and those which had to be cut.

Swift also made a short film to accompany the new 10-minute version, with Dylan O'Brien playing an older man dating a young woman played by Sadie Sink.

Considering the age gap between O'Brien and Sink is identical to that between Swift and Gyllenhaal, fans felt that this confirmed that the song was indeed about her whirlwind romance with the Brokeback Mountain actor.

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Britney Spears has had an interesting several days on social media - following the backlash from her body-shaming post this week, the 'Toxic' singer has received support from her fans after uploading a video of herself crying while dancing.

The 40-year-old has become somewhat of a cultural icon in recent years, as her 42 million followers seem to love her energetic improvised dance videos. This week, however, fans got a little more than they bargained for when Spears burst into tears halfway through her routine.

Posting the clip to her Instagram page, Spears captioned it: "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 !!! I think I need to do that way more !!! Psss… bawling."

Many of her followers - including her new husband, Sam Asghari - sent messages of support, while others appeared to express concerns about her mental health.

"Awww babe," one person wrote, "There are so many of us here that support you in whatever you need to do for your journey! We can't even fathom what it must feel like to be trapped for over 13 years. You have come leaps and bounds! We adore you."

"If we don't release our tears they build up and are stored as pain. I am in awe of how you process your emotions so gracefully," another commented.

Spears' husband, Sam Asghari also posted a message of support to his new bride, saying: "Vulnerability=strength=lioness."

Though, not all comments offered support - many users seemed to be worried about the singer's mental health, with one user commenting: "Looks like a cry for help....."

"I'm not perfect. And I'm a big fan of Britney… But watching this with no audio actually made me shiver. It's not the first time, but, goodness gracious… if you love this woman stop encouraging this behavior. We need a new movement. This woman needs help before it's too late [sic]," someone else wrote.

"Try watching this video without audio, the range of emotions in 1 minute is seriously scaring me," said another person, while someone else chimed in with: "All these videos are so bizarre! You can't blame people for being concerned."

The post came mere hours after Spears wished her sons - Jayden James, 16, and Sean Preston, 17 - a happy birthday in a now-deleted Instagram post.

Her two sons, who she shares with her ex Kevin Federline, have not seen their mother in months after saying they were embarrassed by her constant social media posts in the wake of her terminated conservatorship.

As previously reported, Jayden joined his father - who received roughly $1 million after his divorce from Spears and continues to receive more than $20,000 a month in alimony from her, per Newsweek - in a TV interview to discuss his severely fractured relationship with his mother.

Jayden also defended his grandfather, Jamie Spears, who controlled Britney as her conservator for 13 years - controlling every aspect of his daughter's financial and medial affairs. "They are not bad people. They know what we are going through now. They want our future to be what we want it to be. They just want to watch over us," Jayden stated in his interview.

He also added that his mother's risqué uploads on Instagram bothered him, saying: "It's almost like she has to post something on Instagram to get some attention. This has gone on for years and years and years, and there's a high chance that this will never stop, but I'm hoping for me that she will stop."

Following the interview, which was aired on ITV in the UK, Spears maintained that she did the best she could as a mother to her sons, despite being limited by her conservatorship.

In since-deleted audio messages, the 'Circus' singer said she feels she has "no purpose anymore," amid the damaged relationship she has with her sons.

While Spears has become the butt of harmless jokes about her improvised dancing and lengthy captions on social media, we have to explore the wider picture.

The media failed Britney for over a decade - we are to blame for allowing the constant hate and misogynistic vitriol that was directed at the mom-of-two for years. Now, we have to ask ourselves the question: how will we prevent this from happening again?

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