Britney Spears Accuses Dad of Using Her Image for His ‘Cash Flow,’ Claims He Told Her ‘I’m Britney Spears Now’

Britney Spears claims her father, Jamie Spears, only saw her as a vehicle for his “cash flow”.

The pop icon, 41, reveals in her upcoming memoir The woman in me that during her conservatorship, which began in 2008 amid personal struggles, she was considered “too sick to choose her own boyfriend, yet somehow healthy enough to appear on sitcoms and morning shows, and to perform in front of thousands of people on the other side of the world.” of the world every week.”

“From that moment on, I began to think that he saw me as being put on earth for no other reason than to help their cash flow,” Britney writes of her father’s control when he began custody. She claims he told her, “I’m Britney Spears now.”

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Jamie Spears; Britney Spears.

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Britney — who also says Jamie often body-shamed her — writes that during conservatorship, she “went from a lot of partying to a full-on nun.”

“Security guards passed me prepackaged envelopes of medication and watched me take them. They put parental controls on my iPhone. Everything was scrutinized and controlled. Everything,” the “Hold Me Closer” singer writes.

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Britney Spears on the cover of PEOPLE.

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The woman in me comes nearly two years after Britney was released from court supervision, which lasted 13 years. The conservatorship was terminated in November 2021 after Britney gave an impassioned public hearing in court in June 2021.

According to a press release from Gallery Books, Britney’s memoir will reveal “for the first time her incredible journey (and) the strength at the core of one of the greatest female artists in pop music history” and “illuminate the enduring power of music and love — and the importance of a woman telling her own story.” story, on its own terms.”

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The woman in me is Britney Spears.

In an exclusive email interview with PEOPLE, the “Lucky” musician reflected on her life after conservatorship.

“I admit that learning this new freedom is challenging at times,” she said.

The pop superstar also spoke about the importance of being able to tell her story on her own terms.

“For the past 15 years or even at the beginning of my career, I sat while people talked about me and told my story for me. “Once I got out of my custody, I was finally free to tell my story without repercussions from the people who were in charge of my life,” she told PEOPLE.

Britney will release her long-awaited memoir on October 24 through Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

For an exclusive excerpt and interview with Britney Spears, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.

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