NEWSBritney Spears Clarifies Recent Body Shaming Post, Claims She Wasn't 'Being Critical' Of Christina Aguilera's Dancers
Britney Spears is trying to dig herself out of a hole following a recent Instagram feud with Christina Aguilera.
The Princess of Pop posted a long rant to social media on Monday, September 12, where she seemingly body shamed the "Genie in a Bottle" singer's back-up dancers, noting that she "would have looked extremely small" next to them.
Less than 24 hours later, after the 41-year-old "unfollowed" Spears and was flooded with backlash from fans, the "Circus" singer had returned with another lengthy note to clarify her words.
"By no means was I being critical of Christina’s beautiful body, it is what it is!!!" began the 40-year-old pop star. "I flew to see her show once and the main thing I noticed was the difference of our people on stage!!! By no means did I even mention Christina, look at my post!!!"
"I was inspired by her show and she is a beautiful woman of power … Thank you @xtina for inspiring me!!!" Spears continued.
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The music icon then explained that her fixation on body sizes probably stems from her past experiences.
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"To be honest, I’m not trying to be critical of anybody," Spears declared. "What I posted is a projection of the insecurities I deal with all the time as a result of how my parents and the media have treated me… I would never intentionally body shame anybody because I know what it feels like…"
"I struggle with this because of how I feel about myself, not because I hate how anybody looks…" added the mom-of-two. "I feel like my family knew I was insecure and people were trying to purposefully feed into this insecurity by not letting me have a choice in the people who were on stage with me. I appreciate you all being understanding with me as I figure out this new life I’m living!!!"
