Britney Spears is getting ready to share her side of the story.
The “Toxic” singer, 40, has signed a $15 million book deal with publishing house Simon & Schuster for a tell-all memoir, PEOPLE confirms.
The news of the book deal — first reported by Page Six — comes three months after a judge terminated Britney’s 13-year conservatorship.
A rep and lawyer for Britney Spears have not responded to requests for comment. Simon & Schuster did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Over the last several months, the pop star has been vocal about her estrangement from her family, including dad Jamie, mom Lynne and sister Jamie Lynn (who recently released her own memoir).
“This message is to my family … for hurting me deeper than you’ll ever know !!!” she wrote on social media in October. “I know the conservatorship is about to be over but I still want justice !!!” (Jamie, Lynne and Jamie Lynn have all denied any wrongdoing.)
Britney who has claimed she face conservatorship abuse over the last decade — is still entangled in legal battles with Jamie, who requested she continue to pay his legal fees despite her conservatorship being terminated last November.
Jamie, 69, filed court documents in December 2021, demanding his daughter’s estate pay his legal team for “ongoing fiduciary duties relating to the winding up of the Conservatorship of the Person and Estate.”
Britney filed documents in response in January, alleging that Jamie had violated California’s standards of conduct with his financial misconduct while acting as her conservator. (Jamie has insisted he only had Britney’s best interest at heart during the duration of the conservatorship.).
During a court hearing to discuss the legal fees on Jan. 19, Los Angeles Judge Brenda Penny did not make a decision regarding Jamie’s request and instead decided it would be discussed in a July 27 hearing.
Last week, the “Stronger” singer shared a letter she received from the United States Congress, which was signed by Congressmen Charlie Crist and Eric Swalwell and included an invitation to meet, on her Instagram account.
The letter, dated Dec. 1, 2021, started by congratulating Britney and her lawyer Mathew Rosengart for their recent “historic victories.”
What is Britney Spears’ net worth? Spears’ net worth is estimated to be about $60 million, per Forbes. Most of her assets (over $56 million) are reportedly in the forms of investments and real estate, with just under $3 million in cash.
Britney has been under a conservatorship helmed by her father, Jamie Spears, since the singer’s infamous breakdown 12 years ago, which resulted in hospitalization and rehab. Though the stigma surrounding Spears’s mental health battles has followed the singer since 2007, her career never faltered.
Britney accuses her father of enriching himself, raking in more than $6 million from her estate during her conservatorship. In addition to being paid $16,000 a month for his role as Britney’s conservator, Jamie also received a percentage of his daughter’s tour gross revenues.
