Britney Spears is sharing her plans for life after her 13-year conservatorship.
The pop star's conservatorship was officially terminated last Friday following a ruling from Los Angeles judge Brenda Penny. Now, the "Toxic" singer is letting fans know what she wants to do with her newfound freedom.
"The first main question that you guys have been asking me is, What am I gonna do now that the conservatorship's over with?" Spears says in a self-filmed video that she posted to Instagram yesterday. "I've been in the conservatorship for 13 years. It's a really long time to be in a situation you don't want to be in. So I'm just grateful, honestly, for each day, and being able to have the keys to my car and being able to be independent, feel like a woman, and owning an ATM card, seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles. It's the little things for us women, but it makes a huge difference, and I'm grateful for that. It's nice."
She continues, "But, I'm not here to be a victim. I lived with victims my whole life as a child. That's why I got out of my house, and I worked for 20 years and worked my ass off."
Other than relishing in everyday pleasures, Spears adds that she has other ambitions on her mind—including advocating for people who may be stuck in a similar situation as she was in her own conservatorship.
"I'm here to be an advocate for people with real disabilities and real illnesses," she says. "Hopefully, my story will make an impact and make some changes in the corrupt system."
She concludes the video by thanking her fans who brought the #FreeBritney movement to the forefront of the public's attention. "You guys rock, honestly," she says. "My voice was muted and threatened for so long. I wasn't able to speak up or say anything. ... Because of you, I honestly think you guys saved my life."
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