Paris (AFP)
Two years after Britney Spears was freed from the guardianship that her father exercised over her, the 41-year-old singer is preparing to reveal exciting facts about this period of her life, in a book of memoirs that arouses great anticipation.
The book “The Woman in Me,” which was published in the United States by Simon & Schuster, has been released a few days ago in about twenty countries and has been translated into about ten languages. It will be one of the most anticipated publications in the world. Libraries this fall. As every time in such cases, the text of the book was surrounded with great secrecy by the publishing house, which, according to American media, paid more than $15 million to obtain the rights. The singer told People magazine, which published the first pages of the book of confessions, which is expected to have a strong impact, that “reliving all of these things was exciting, heartbreaking, and moving.” She added, “For all these reasons, I will read only a small part of the audio version of my book,” while actress Michelle Williams will read the rest.
Top sales
A few days before its release, the book reached the top of sales through the pre-order feature on Amazon in the United States and France, and the publication of promotional excerpts from the work caused many reactions, as the singer known for many hit songs, including “Toxic,” revealed, according to These excerpts are that she had an abortion, and she wrote, “It was one of the most difficult things I have ever experienced in my life,” adding, “If the decision had been up to me, I would never have done that.”
Britney Spears’s words come two years after ending the guardianship that her father began exercising over her in 2008, when she was going through a deep depression, due to her separation from her husband at the time, Kevin Federline, with whom she had two sons. Then Spears married again in June 2022 to Sam Asghari, before… The latter files for divorce from her after 14 months.
Broken life
The book also deals with the story of the rise of this star who comes from humble backgrounds, without hiding her setbacks, and for the artist’s fans, the memoirs give hope that they will understand the path of this broken life, as Spears began her artistic career at the age of twelve, with the “Mickey Mouse Club.” At the age of approximately 17 years, Spears achieved international fame with the song “Baby One More Time,” from an album bearing the same title that included songs that gained widespread fame, including “Crazy.” This was followed by eight other albums, the most famous of which was (Oops I Did It Again), which sold 25 million copies, or (In the Zone), which sold 10 million copies. Britney was distinguished by her remarkable artistic performances during concerts. She made huge world tours.
Photo hunters
At a stage during which she was the subject of intense follow-up by the public and constant pursuit by celebrity photo hunters, Spears went through a declining stage in her career in 2007, and pictures of her shaving her head in a hair salon were spread around the world, and in 2008, she was placed under the guardianship of her father, who remained in control. In all aspects of her life until 2021. In 2014, she began performing regular concerts in Las Vegas, which included more than 200 artistic performances in four years, but things deteriorated again in 2019 when she was forcibly admitted to a rehabilitation center, and this sparked a state of mobilization. Her fans, in addition to supportive press investigations, called for “liberating Britney.”
In 2021, after the singer asked the judges to “give her back her life,” the court issued a decision to end her guardianship.
