Britney Spears has has taken to Instagram to apologise to her fans for not being more open about the trauma she has been experiencing over her conservatorship.

Spears said in a post on Instagram, 'I was embarrassed to share what happened to me.'

She has asked a judge to end the conservatorship which controls every aspect of her life including her money, her ability to carry another pregnancy and her career.

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