Celebrities
Sinead Butler
Nov 20, 2021
Britney Spears has called out fellow pop star, and former Mickey Mouse Club co-star Christina Aguilera, for “refusing to speak” about her conservatorship.
Aguilera had been walking the red carpet for the 22nd Latin Grammys in Las Vegas and just as the interviews were winding down, a reporter asked her whether she had been in communication with Spears following the recent ruling to terminate her controversial conservatorship after 13 years.
In response, a member of Aguilera’s team quickly shut down this line of questioning and said: “No, we’re not doing that tonight, I’m sorry.”
As this was happening, Aguilera can be seen pulling a sad face before she replied: “I can’t but I’m happy for her,” and proceed to walk away.
However Billboard’s Jeff Benjamin said it was unfortunate that Spears shared an “out of context” clip as in the full version, viewers can see that the question is only asked once Aguilera’s publicist said they are leaving.
While we know Britney is in a vulnerable place, it's unfortunate to see her post an out of context clip of Christin… https://t.co/fxvtWO42Ub— Jeff Benjamin (@Jeff Benjamin) 1637373156
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Spears’s fans were angry after the singer took to Instagram to post the interview on her story and wrote a paragraph slating her former co-star for “refusing to speak” about conservatorship, asking “why is it such a hard topic for people to talk about?”
Britney Spears calls out Christina Aguilera for walking away from a question about her conservatorship ending. https://t.co/Lib6FcE4iC— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1637371940
Spears wrote: “I love and adore everyone who supported me… but refusing to speak when you know the truth, is equivalent to a lie !!!! 13 years being in a corrupt abusive system yet why is it such a hard topic for people to talk about ???
“I’m the one who went through it !!!! All the supporters who spoke up and supported me, thank you… yes I do matter !!!!!’
In another story post, Spears sang the praises of another fellow pop star Lady Gaga for openly slamming the conservatorship during an interview.
“I’ve been watching this for a long time, and the way she [Spears] was treated in this business was wrong and the way that women are treated in the music industry is something that I wish would change.”
Britney Spears thanks Lady Gaga for her kind words and support on her Instagram story. https://t.co/4nNgZgPp15— Pop Daylight (@Pop Daylight) 1637374423
Gaga goes on to describe how Spears “will forever be an inspiration to women and to people all over the world.”
Spear appeared to be touched by Gaga’s kind words and wrote: “Thank you @LadyGaga for genuinely taking your time to say something so kind. You made me cry !!! I love you !!!”
People have since taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on the beef between Spears and Aguilera.
Britney really warned about coming for peoples neck after the conservatorship, she’s starting with christina 💀 https://t.co/8F5K1ZKtYP— thicc 🙏🏻 (@thicc 🙏🏻) 1637398875
britney dragged christina aguilera on her ig story… https://t.co/3eZGHYCGx3— mary (@mary) 1637371644
*Christina Aguilera dodges question about Britney Spears conservatorship* Britney Spears: https://t.co/FQkkWu1iEY— Public Enemies Podcast (@Public Enemies Podcast) 1637375016
Christina Aguilera: - I can’t. But I’m happy for her… Britney Spears: - https://t.co/LgD5TAgxUU— Agustin Gil (@Agustin Gil) 1637374504
Not Britney dragging Christina https://t.co/5M6NgHpeL4— Michael (@Michael) 1637371922
Oh to be a fly on the wall when Christina opens Britney's Instagram story tonight. https://t.co/gaMupXLKH8— SHANE REACTION (@SHANE REACTION) 1637372262
i thought there's gonna be a collab but no they're fightinggg pls noooo not britney and christina https://t.co/gSGCyV5Jm5— . (@.) 1637389593
britney coming for christina like https://t.co/NxecQfSdla— barbra streisand’s cloned dogs (@barbra streisand’s cloned dogs) 1637383832
It’s not the first time Spears and Aguilera have feuded, as rivals in the late 90s and early 2000s the pair exchanged choice words about each other over the years, so fans of the two singers were quick to give their reaction to this latest update.
Who would have thought this feud would be reignited in 2021?
britney coming for christina like https://t.co/NxecQfSdla— barbra streisand’s cloned dogs (@barbra streisand’s cloned dogs) 1637383832
Christina v Britney round 2 https://t.co/Egx4QTg5ut— Malcolm XL (@Malcolm XL) 1637372714
me sitting under my side by side britney and christina posters https://t.co/tcNyOBKaP9— jam (@jam) 1637372939
Me After watching hundreds Britney & Christina fued video essays in 2014 to now finally witnessing the beef in acti… https://t.co/6NMHnmsiZE— The MESSY Stan (@The MESSY Stan) 1637373477
Not Britney and Christina drama in 2021… World War 3 is upon us I fear https://t.co/gA7R4xt4dD— pierce (@pierce) 1637371933
Britney & Christina beefing!! Hello 2000s!!— David (@David) 1637378245
The Britney VS Christina war starting up again, what a throwback. Millennial gays, get your frosted tips and puka shell necklaces— Spider-Man: No Way Homo (@Spider-Man: No Way Homo) 1637377276
Elsewhere, some took Aguilera’s side and defended her brief response to the question about Spears, noting that her team had just said the interviews were done before a reporter asked the question about Britney.
While others also pointed out that Aguilera has previously been vocal about Spears’ conservatorship and posted a Twitter thread in support of her in June this year - before the conservatorship was terminated.
These past few days I’ve been thinking about Britney and everything she is going through. It is unacceptable that… https://t.co/MMAtdGSeP6— Christina Aguilera (@Christina Aguilera) 1624927271
*whispers* britney i love you but christina did speak up for you https://t.co/5wuqzxD9oe— joe (@joe) 1637403371
Christina said she was happy for Britney despite being pulled away so she could prepare for her performance and the… https://t.co/8CM3GD7PqD— Geraint Ramon (@Geraint Ramon) 1637373399
It's tone-deaf from Britney to criticize Christina for not talking about her during an event where she had to do mu… https://t.co/9Nx7tSAkls— Jeniffer L. Estrada (@Jeniffer L. Estrada) 1637376819
Christina's manager/publicist was already ushering her to go inside and shutting down the interview before the ques… https://t.co/OXh7pYKAV5— ♠♥♣♦LunarSkye♦♣♥♠𓆩♤𓆪 (@♠♥♣♦LunarSkye♦♣♥♠𓆩♤𓆪) 1637372514
christina aguilera has always been supportive of britney spears. xtina made a whole thread about her conservatorshi… https://t.co/l8uKX8jceS— 2000s (@2000s) 1637374742
No... I am not choosing between @xtina and @britneyspears but man, Christina has publicly condemned the conservator… https://t.co/wPCECBGzpY— Mikey Bustos (@Mikey Bustos) 1637390515
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