Britney Spears is ready and finally able to share her story in her own words. Her memoir, The Woman in Me, comes out on October 24 and if the excerpts shared prior to the book's release are any indication of what else is in the book, get ready for some bombshells. For so long, Britney Spears has been tabloid fodder. Her behavior—like the time she shaved her hair off in 2007—has been judged, ridiculed, and used to paint a picture of her as an unhinged person. So much so that in February 2008, her father petitioned the courts to give him control of Britney's life through a conservatorship.
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That conservatorship lasted for 13 years. During that time, even if Britney had wanted to tell her side of the story, she couldn't without her father's permission. Think about that for a second, she was a grown woman of 26 with two children and an incredibly successful career when the conservatorship went into effect and she was not allowed to control her own narrative. All that changed when the conservatorship ended following a court ruling in November 2021. Now that Britney can speak and advocate for herself, she's not holding back. Keep reading to see why she shaved her head back in 2007 and more.