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Britney Spears pregnant with 3rd child at 40

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Neverafrownwithgoldenbrown · 11/04/2022 20:43

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DoorWasAJar · 11/04/2022 23:12

@veevee04

I hope presumably now she's off her meds while pregnant she's getting lots of psychological help. I think her previous pregnancies triggered her MH struggles last time. I wish all the best but I hope she's getting adequate support this time.
I think it’s more likely being used and abused that triggered ‘MH struggles’ (normal trauma response)

It’s gross to see people pretending they care about her MH. Just let her live her life as she pleases, for goodness sake!

BulletTrain · 11/04/2022 23:14

also I’m not defending Justin I’m just saying the media was obsessed with them before they broke up , albeit more so her than him

Yes... but they were obsessed in a different way. She went from golden girl Miss America collaborating with Madonna, Pepsi ads, the perfumes, a movie, to the woman who'd cheated on poor sad Justin. It was the Dianne Sawyer interview where she cried that did it.

DoorWasAJar · 11/04/2022 23:14

@AlwaysLatte it’s gross, isn’t it? Trying to police a stranger’s life while pretending to be so concerned for them. Everyone seems to think they’re an armchair psychiatrist

BorderlineHappy · 11/04/2022 23:15

There was a reason for her conservatorship to last so many years and have so many conditions.

Yes her abusive dad and family kept her locked up.
She was their meal ticket.

I'm happy for her she deserves to have some normality and a baby that she can actually get to raise.

DoorWasAJar · 11/04/2022 23:18

@Emmelina

Good for her. But I do hope someone is still looking out for her mental health - she’s not properly on top of it herself going by her Instagram. While the conservatorship she was under was abusive, her needs were being taken care of.
Her needs?! I hope you’re joking!
Giraffesandbottoms · 11/04/2022 23:22

I think it’s more disturbing people who think it’s a positive to have baby brought into this shitshow. Poor baby. Hope people remember their take on this in a few year’s tim

Giraffesandbottoms · 11/04/2022 23:22

Time

SalmonEile · 11/04/2022 23:25

@BulletTrain the Madonna collaboration came after the split with sad Justin lol
Even when they kissed on stage the camera deliberately cut to him to capture his reaction to make a better story
She was never really Americas golden girl , people were obsessed with her sex life, her body, her age from the time the rolling stone pics were done

PanicInState · 11/04/2022 23:25

All the best to her. Good on her for doing what she wants. Her posts have been concerning and she probably does need to get out more and live a little, not a fan of the partner he's very suss and has also made some extremely concerning, unusual posts under her pics/videos.

But I'm glad the control is gone from her life, should have happened many years ago. But it's definitely had an obvious effect that needs to be dealt with.

Hope it all works out for her. She deserves it.

C25kBecky · 11/04/2022 23:26

@Scianel

I follow her on insta and I'm really not seeing what everyone else is seeing with the "very unwell" stuff.
Exactly. I notice no-one actually says what is wrong with her IG, just bandwagon jumping 'she's obviously unwell'.

I don't think she is. Not like people are trying to say. I think we see what she wants us to see, she has a very dry sense of humour sometimes, and also, she doesn't give a fuck anymore and GOOD FOR HER. I personally love the posts where she's told her family to kiss her ass and get fucked. Why should she keep what they did all under wraps? They put all kinds of personal info out into the media about her.

And so what if she does have some issues? Half of the Internet seems to, and no one questions them having kids, so, so what if she does? There are a lot of posts I read on the Internet where I think those people really shouldn't be raising kids, but she's got untold money and help, unlike half the Internet.

sillysmiles · 11/04/2022 23:32

For those who thought there was any good in the conservatorship listen to Laura Richards assessment of it LINK
The conservatorship was never about protecting Britney, but about making sure her money was controlled by her father.

SalmonEile · 11/04/2022 23:33

@BulletTrain also, not nit picking - but her first perfume came out in 2004 and was pretty popular, she was also still with Pepsi in 2003 - apparently she chose to go with Pepsi instead of Clear Channel for sponsorship and that affected her radio plays because Clear Channel had influence

BanditoShipman · 11/04/2022 23:40

@Mumofboys109

I don’t know about her mental health or her parenting but why is no one talking about how her fashion and hair hasn’t moved on since the year 2000. Chokers and gypsy crop tops. Yikes.
Of all the things you could have said and you chose to post this?? Nice Hmm
Cornishjam1162 · 11/04/2022 23:42

I'm surprised that nobody has leaked anything about her so called significant mental health issues. Isn't her MH diagnosis still a secret after 18 years? I saw one BS rumour about her having early dementia which was obviously false.

If she is as unwell as people say she is then she would still be in a conservatorship of some sort, her dad just wouldn't be in charge of it.

Would those insisting she's very unwell like to enlighten us as to what is actually wrong with her?

ElenaSt · 11/04/2022 23:44

That might explain why she has been posting naked pictures of herself, desperate for praise for her figure before she puts in weight during her pregnancy.

I haven’t read the story but I wonder if she has had fertility treatment to ensure she has a girl this time?

WithANameLikeDaniCalifornia · 11/04/2022 23:47

@Horst

Rich men made money off her being “crazy” they made her Preform when she didn’t want to and let her have no say what so ever in her life. Rich white men making money off a sick yet talented white girl. She’s going though her rebelling stage again sure but she’s wanted a baby for ages. She’s had years of not being able to say what she wanted or do what she’s wanted of course it’s not all spewing out she’s got years to catch up on and make up for.

We don’t stop people with bipolar or any mental health issue from having babies or any disabilities why alm the hate for a rich white women who’s been controlled by a while old man.

What's your obsession with saying white? Confused
OrangutanLibrarian · 11/04/2022 23:48

@ElenaSt

That might explain why she has been posting naked pictures of herself, desperate for praise for her figure before she puts in weight during her pregnancy.

I haven’t read the story but I wonder if she has had fertility treatment to ensure she has a girl this time?

Nasty
WomblingWilma · 11/04/2022 23:52

Never really been a fan, nor has DD so don’t follow her. She’s always been very childlike in her voice and mannerisms. I thought long before her MH problems became apparent that there was something not right about her.

I only looked at her Instagram after reading about the conservator controversy. It is very strange, she makes the same movements, just standing there moving from side to side flicking her hair about, pushing her bottoms down with her thumbs. The close up pic just of her cleavage Hmm. The naked pics of someone in her position and her age. I bet her sons are mortified.

As I read the announcement. I thought here she goes.

I imagine all the fans protesting and cheering her on fighting for her ‘freedom’ may realise what a mistake they made very soon. It is abundantly clear her father was trying to protect her but some people just love a bandwagon to jump on.

I bet her Dad will not be happy to say ‘I told you so’. Poor him and poor baby.

VeryMuchFlaggingMinty · 12/04/2022 00:19

@Scianel

I follow her on insta and I'm really not seeing what everyone else is seeing with the "very unwell" stuff.
Me neither.

She comes across a bit immature and inclined to say what she thinks without any filters, but I would assume that's a result of basically having her adult life stunted by the restrictions of the conservatorship rather than anything more sinister.

Obviously her MH and wellbeing are going to need to be looked after considering what she's been through and her history of pregnancy related depression, but that's no different to thousands of other women.

GiantHaystacks2021 · 12/04/2022 00:41

Yep, knew she'd be pregnant soonest.

Good for her.............. I hope.

AlwaysLatte · 12/04/2022 00:54

@DoorWasAJar
Trying to police a stranger’s life while pretending to be so concerned for them. Everyone seems to think they’re an armchair psychiatrist
This!!

Skiptheheartsandflowers · 12/04/2022 00:55

It is abundantly clear her father was trying to protect her

Yes, getting your allegedly unwell adult daughter to do a long series of shows in Vegas is definitely trying to protect them. All for her own good. Hmm

Marvellousmadness · 12/04/2022 01:01

Poor baby
Britney doesnt seem well. At all.

Quirkyme · 12/04/2022 01:11

@Giraffesandbottoms

Her mental health is in tatters. She needs help and this is probably not going to be a good thing.
I agree.
Mumofboys109 · 12/04/2022 01:12

@BanditoShipman of all the people ripping into her mental health and parenting and you focus on my comment… about her style. ? Really..

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