Britney Spears Hasn’t Forgotten Kelly Clarkson’s Comments On Her 2007 Mental Breakdown

It’s no secret that sometime in 2007, after splitting with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, Britney Spears began exhibiting some questionable characters. It was public knowledge back then, and as a result, 2007 has since come to be remembered as the year that Britney unraveled in a public breakdown… During that period, Kelly Clarkson had an interview where she said she thinks Britney’s issues back then were a part of publicity stunt. Britney who made no comment about what Kelly said back then has finally broken her silence on the issue.

Brief On Britney’s 2007 Mental Breakdown And Kelly Clarkson’s Response To It

At the time, the “Baby One More Time” singer shaved off her long hair while standing in a public hair salon, had her parenting abilities questioned after being seen driving with her infant son seated on her lap, and also hitting on a paparazzo’s car with an umbrella.

By early 2008, Britney was hospitalized under a temporary psychiatric assessment ruling on two occasions. This ultimately led to the implementation of her conservatorship, which meant that her personal and financial decisions were overseen by her family until she was eventually released from the court order in November 2021.

So, just a matter of weeks before Britney entered her conservatorship in February 2008, Kelly Clarkson was questioned about the behavior of her fellow musician during an appearance on The Bert Show on Q100 Atlanta on Jan. 30.

In response to being asked whether she had been “following” Britney’s “craziness” in the media, Kelly answered in the negative, telling the hosts that she doesn’t “really watch TV” or read magazines.

“Man, but wouldn’t it be funny if she’s just totally screwing with everyone?” she asked the hosts. “Because it’d be real funny if she were like, ‘Just kidding!’”

Kelly then went on to mention the timing of Britney’s Blackout album, which was released four months prior to this, highlighting that the singer hadn’t done many promos for the record. “I mean, think about it. She’s done no press for her album — which I love, by the way,” Kelly said. “She’s done no press, just gets so much press off all this other stuff.”

Britney Spears’ – Response To Kelly Clarkson’s Comments

After 14 years, Britney is finally having her say on the matter. On Instagram, the mom of two shared a brief statement, seemingly about the old interview.

“‘I don’t forget’ … don’t you just wish she would say she’s kidding ???” Spears wrote. “Clarkson … in a world where bullying has been heartbreaking, I’ve had my share … Can we get an AWW ??? Psss … I’m not kidding … play on friends, play on !!!”

The post inspired fans to do a little digging, and later theorizing that Spears’ use of “Aww” was a reference to a Twitter interaction she’d had with Kelly back in 2012. “Awww @Kelly_Clarkson this is beautiful girl!” Spears wrote on Twitter in response to a video of Kelly covering her 2004 hit “Everytime.”

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