Christina Aguilera spoke out in favor of Britney Spears on Tuesday, June 29. In a long series of tweets, the singer passionately defended her former co-star, rival and fellow pop star.
“The last few days I’ve been thinking about Britney and everything she’s going through,” Xtina tweeted alongside a photo of the couple during their days at the Mickey Mouse Club. “It is unacceptable that a woman, or a human being, wishing to control her own destiny is not allowed to live her life as she wishes.
“To be silenced, ignored, intimidated or deprived of support by those close to you is the most exhausting, devastating and demeaning thing imaginable. The mental and emotional damage that this can cause to a human mind should not be not be taken lightly, ”she continued.
Aguilera then spoke about Britney’s horrific revelation during her recent guardianship hearing that she is legally unable to remove her IUD without permission, and was told she was not allowed to marry or have another baby, saying, “Every woman should have the right to her own body, her own reproductive system, her own privacy, her own space, her own healing and her own happiness.”
Of course, Britney and Xtina rose to fame simultaneously in the late 1990s as double leaders of the teen pop genre, with the media often pitting them against each other as rivals. Aguilera defeated Spears for Best New Artist at the 2000 Grammys. Britney shocked the world in 2001 when she released “I’m A Slave 4 U”; Christina asked everyone to tighten their pearls with “Dirrty” a year later.
In fact, the media piled up on Aguilera during its Stripped era in the same way they constantly dragged Spears through mud. By the time they performed with Madonna at the 2003 VMAs, Her Madgesty’s onstage kiss with Brit grabbed the headlines while Xtina was relegated to sloppy second.
On Twitter, Christina clarified that she was “not behind the closed doors of this very complex and personal but public conversation” or aware of inside information, but wrote that hearing Britney speak “to me. leads to believe that this person I already knew that I lived without compassion or decency on the part of those in control. “
Finally, she concluded her thoughts by sharing a message directly with Britney: “To a woman who has worked under conditions and pressure most unimaginable about, I promise you that she deserves all the freedom she can get to live her life the most. happy. My heart goes out to Britney. She deserves all the TRUE love and support in the world. “
