Britney Spears' highly-anticipated memoir, ‘The Woman in Me’, was released on October 24, 2023.
In it she discusses her entire life and career.
She started work as a performer at age 9 in New York City.
Britney Spears’ new memoir,The Woman in Me, is in bookstores now.
[*] While working on theMickey Mouse Club, Britneys grandmother died.
Justin Timberlakes mother, Lynn Harless, lent them plane fare.
[*] During this time Britney talks about being a people pleaser and always wanting to be working.
She lived for singing and dancing and generally went along with whatever her team told her to do.
[*] Britney came up with the school concept for the iconic … Baby One More Time video.
Originally the video was going to see Britney as a futuristic astronaut.
Her longtime chaperone and family friend Mama Fe plays the teacher in the video.
She started taking Prozac as a result of dealing with all the criticism of her in the media.
[*] Britney was the youngest person to host and perform as the musical guest onSNL.
[*] She wasnt close with her family when she got drunkenly married in Vegas.
The Spears family
[*] Much of the memoir discusses Britneys relationship with her family.
Her mother, Lynne Spears, started giving Britney alcohol at age 13.
Despite Jeans subsequent death by suicide, June also had his second wife institutionalized.
[*] Lynne Spears also began giving Britney alcohol at age 13.
Britney began smoking with her friends around this time and described herself as precocious with boys.
She thinks Jamie Lynne was much more entitled as a result.
[*] Jamie had Britney go to rehab even though Britney didnt drink excessively or do drugs.
She felt her real problem at that time was rage and grief.
They met on the set ofMickey Mouse Cluband kissed during a game of truth or dare during that time.
Whats up, homie?
Interviewers asked Justin about his music but asked Britney about her breasts (theyre real).
She loves seeing the outfits parodied in Halloween costumes.
She didnt want to have the baby if he was against it and agreed to an abortion.
She says she still remembers how incredibly scary the day was.
Justin came in and played guitar for her.
She began second guessing herself and the second guessing started affecting her career.
Theres always been more leeway in Hollywood for men than for women.
And I see how men are encouraged to talk trash about women to make it become famous and powerful.
But I was shattered.
Kevin Federline
[*] Britney says she felt connected to Kevin immediately when they met.
She felt like Kevin loved her for who she was.
[*] Britney asked Kevin to marry her on a flight.
He said no but then proposed to her.
[*] Exhausted from constant work and pregnant, Britney feels she became mean during this time.
[*] After Britney got pregnant the second time, Kevin disappeared.
[*] Of Kevins music career, Britney said He really thought he was a rapper now.
Other peopleand by other people, I mean menwere afforded that freedom.
Male rockers were rolling in late to awards shows and we thought it made them cooler.
Male pop stars were sleeping with lots of women and that was awesome.
Then he took them away from me, and he had Details magazine calling him Dad of the Year.
[*] She said she never trusted anyone again after Justin and Kevin.
[*] Under the conservatorship her parents became multi-millionaires.
She had guest roles on television shows and worked beyond full time at her Vegas residency.
[*] After the conservatorship started, Jamie sat her down and said Im Britney Spears now.
[*] Jamie Spears paid himself a salary of $6 million a year as Britneys conservator.
He gave Britney an allowance of around $100k a year.
She couldnt even buy dinner for her dancers under the conservatorship.
She couldnt even take over-the-counter vitamins without her fathers permission.
She says it was like being in a cult and Jamie was the cult leader.
[*] Jamie would constantly call Britney fat and send her to the gym under-nourished.
[*] She was legally not allowed to eat desert because her father said no.
She ate only chicken and canned vegetables for years.
No one tried to take away their control over their body and money.
I didnt deserve what my family did to me.
[*] Eventually Jamie institutionalized Britney and had her put on lithium against her will.
Other Celebrities
[*] Britneys first job was an understudy for an off-Broadway musical.
Natalie Portman worked with her as another understudy.
[*] Britneys rebound from Justin was Colin Farrell, she describes their relationship as a two-week brawl.
Britney said Madonna was a powerful friend in helping her figure this out.
She says Madonna taught her that the music industryreally the whole worldis set up more for men.
Especially if youre nice, like me, it’s possible for you to be completely destroyed.
[*] Britney also says of Madonna She demanded power, and so she got power.
She was the center of attention because she made that the condition of her showing up anywhere.
However, she also says this is more wholesome and light-hearted than almost anyone believes.
During Britneys club days she only drank and took Adderall and never took anything harder.
[*] Britney says Jennifer Lopez strikes her as someone who is really good at being famous.
The Woman in Meis available everywhere.
