Britney Spears 'Excited' To Resume Career After Conservatorship Ended, But It's Not A 'Priority': Report
KEY POINTS
- Britney Spears "wants to make music and perform again" after her conservatorship was terminated, a report says
- Spears reportedly never intended to step away from her music career
- She has been on an "indefinite work hiatus" since January 2019
Britney Spears wants to return to her music career, but she's not in any rush, according to a report.
After 13 years, the "Toxic" singer, 39, is finally free from her conservatorship. On Friday, the same day Spears regained control of her personal life and her money, an unnamed source told Page Six that the pop superstar "wants to make music and perform again," but it's "not her top priority right now and hasn't been for a while."
"It’s never been her intention to step away from her career altogether. People around Britney spoke for her and said she was retiring, but they were putting words in her mouth," the insider added. "The only thing she’s said is that she would not work again under her father’s control, but now that he’s out as her conservator, she’s willing and even excited to get back to it one day."
Back in July, Spears made it clear that she would not perform again unless she was free from her father, Jamie Spears, who was the conservator of her estate.
"For those of you who choose to criticize my dancing videos ... Look, I'm not gonna be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what I wear, say, do or think!!!!" she wrote in an Instagram post.
Spears added that she couldn't make her own decisions under the conservatorship and was not allowed to add new songs to her shows.
"I'd much rather share videos from my living room instead of onstage in Vegas where some people were so far gone they couldn't even shake my hand and I ended up getting a contact high from weed all the time ... which I didn't mind but it would have been nice to be able to go to the motherf-----g spa," she wrote.
Spears has been on an "indefinite work hiatus" as of January 2019. At the time, she was checked into a mental health facility. Her new album and planned second Las Vegas residency "Britney: Domination" was also postponed until further notice due to her decision to take a break.
In March last year, Spears' 15-year-old son, Jayden, said in an impromptu Instagram Live session that his mom remained unsure about a comeback. He also shared that he hadn't seen his mom working on new music.
"I haven't seen her do a lot of new music at all," the teen previously said, according to Page Six. "I remember one time I asked her, 'Mom, what happened to your music?' and she was, like, 'I don't know, honey. I think I might just quit it.'"
In July, Spears' longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, quit, claiming the singer had plans to "officially retire."
However, TMZ reported Friday that Spears now wants to get back into the studio, though she has not yet picked producers or writers to work with.
According to Page Six's source, Spears wants to make her music comeback but will only do it "on her own terms — something she hasn't been able to do in nearly 14 years."
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