Britney Spears has opened up about feeling "controlled" and "abused" during her conservatorship, which ran from 2008 to 2021. The pop star shared on social media that she felt unable to speak up and was restricted in various aspects of her life. Britney expressed that she only felt beautiful during a photoshoot with Ellen Von Unwerth and criticized the conservatorship for making her feel demoralized and bullied. She emphasized that she was never a star in the conservatorship and felt abused by the system.