Friday, 5 January 2007

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Britney Spears: I've been far from perfect

The singer says she plans to come back bigger and better than ever

In a new posting on her Web site, Britney Spears addresses her own missteps – "I know I've been far from perfect," she says – as well as her future as a single woman.

"I am now more mature and feel like I am finally 'free,' " she declares.

"The last couple of years have been quite a ride for me," writes the 25-year-old pop princess, whose party presences over the holidays were widely reported. "The media has criticized my every move and printed a skewed perception of who I really am as a human being."

In her own defense, she says, "Behind every decision I have made in my public life there always seems to be an apparent contradiction. I have come to terms with that which is why I usually don't pay much attention to it."

With an apparent reference to her two-year marriage to Kevin Federline, from whom she filed for divorce on Nov. 7, she writes: "The last couple of years have been very enlightening for me and now that I've had the time to be 'me,' I've been able to sit down and think about where I want to go with myself as an entertainer with absolutely no strings attached."

Of her upcoming CD, which is reportedly half-completed, Spears goes on to say, "I've been working so hard on this new album and I can't wait for you all to hear it and to go on tour again! I would like to exclusively tell you that I am working hard to release the new album sometime later this year, but the date is of course not certain yet."

Moving ahead, she says, "I look forward to coming back this year bigger and better than ever, and to also reaching out to my fans on a more personal level. I noticed today that one of my biggest fansites (the 6-year-old "World of Britney") is shutting down soon and I want you all to know that I do understand all the reasons that went behind making that decision, and I am sad to see it closing.

Regarding disillusionment by some of her fans, she writes, "If I were you I'd be unhappy too if I had to read what I've been reading every day. But trust me, I get it. I know I've been far from perfect and the media has had a lot of fun exaggerating my every move, but I want you all to know that I love my fans so much, and I appreciate everything you have done for me, so Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!"

She signs the message, "Love, Britney."

Spears's posting comes just after her manager, Larry Rudolph, told USA Today that the singer was facing up to her future after her recent spate of negative press.

"She understands what's going on right now, and she calls it her 'rocky moment,' " said Rudolph. "Britney knows exactly what she needs to do. ... She's taking all the right steps. Britney Spears will be back and absolutely at the top of the entertainment industry very soon."