Celebrity
The huge cultural moment almost didnt happen.
Britney Spearshas opened up about her relationship with fellow pop sensationMadonna, includingthatkiss at the2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
I thought to myself: I want a moment like that again this year.
With the kiss, should I just go for it?
she writes, adding that her VMAs kiss became a huge cultural moment.
During our shoot together, I was in awe of the ways Madonna would not compromise her vision.
She kept the focus on her, Spears writes.
Madonnas supreme confidence helped me see a lot about my situation with fresh eyes.
I think she probably had some intuitive sense of what I was going through, Spears writes.
I needed a little guidance at that time.
I was confused about my life.
She tried to mentor me.
Five years after her Madonna collab, Spears was placed in a13-year conservatorship in 2008.
The legal arrangementcame to an end in November 2021afterSpears testified in courtasking for her conservatorship to be terminated.
On Oct. 24, Spears released her much-anticipated memoirThe Woman in Me.
No more conspiracy, no more lies just me owning my past, present, and future.
This article was originally published onOct.
