When Britney Spears was thrust into the spotlight, she became known as the undeniable princess of pop and saw swift success.

The singer, 42, began her sensational career in 1992 after showing off her vocal range in a singing competition at the age of 10 and even going through a brief TV stint on The Mickey Mouse Club before signing a record deal with Jive Records in 1997 and creating chart-topping hits.

By 1998, the Baby One More Time songstress seemed to have it all, with millions of record sales, blonde bombshell looks, money and a superstar boyfriend in Justin Timberlake.

 

Her career soon became defined by some of the biggest songs in history and iconic moments in pop culture. However, as popularity around her songs continued to soar, fans became more and more obsessed with her personal life, and soon the fallout from the pressures of fame began eclipsing Britney’s glittering image.

Britney Spears’ rollercoaster 25-year career has been defined by some of the biggest songs in history, defining moments in pop culture and her turbulent personal life (pictured 2018)

Most recently, Britney sparked ‘mental health crisis’ concerns at the Chateau Marmont as shock photos showed the barefoot star wrapped in a blanket being escorted out to emergency services – pictured with security and felon ex Paul Richard Soliz (left in blue)

FEMAIL has laid bare all of the tumultuous times the star has faced – from public meltdowns to relationship turmoil (seen with third ex-husband Sam Asghari)

Behind the scenes of the global popstar’s performances, things were quickly unraveling and she soon became the center of a rollercoaster lifestyle that left fans desperate to know every sordid detail about her life.

They witnessed Britney’s mental health crumble right before their eyes as her behavior became increasingly worrying.

In 2007, the single mom suffered her first of many very public breakdowns, which tainted her girl-next-door image forever.

After even having lost temporary custody of her child, Britney was then placed under a legal conservatorship, which gave her father, Jamie Spears, ultimate control over her finances and put an end to her freedom as knew it.

In the years that followed, Britney’s mental health spiral, with failed marriages and imploding familial relationships leaving her scarred.

Her turbulent life was put on full display for the world to see, with fans’ fears for the pop star’s wellbeing growing.

Now, Britney has once again sparked concerns after she was photographed at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Thursday morning as shocking photos showed the barefoot star wrapped in a blanket being escorted out to emergency services.

Just hours later, she took to Instagram to label the news as ‘fake,’ and also claimed she had twisted her ankle and declared she was moving to Boston.

Following this latest incident, FEMAIL has laid bare some of the star’s most tumultuous moments that have played out in public – from meltdowns to that infamous moment that caused her to be put under a conservatorship.

In scenes reminiscent of her 2008 meltdown, she was seen clad in her underwear, clutching a pillow and appearing distressed as she left the hotel

The blonde beauty was seen at the Chateau Marmont in the early hours of Thursday morning as concerning photos showed the barefoot star wrapped in a blanket while she was escorted to emergency services.

In scenes reminiscent of her 2008 meltdown, Britney, who has sparked worry due to her recent behavior and has been reported to be ‘completely dysfunctional,’ was seen clad in her underwear, clutching a pillow and appearing distressed as she left.

She appeared to be topless and looked disheveled as she held the pillow to her chest, with her security surrounding her and felon ex Paul Richard Soliz, who is her former housekeeper.

It’s been claimed the pair got into a massive argument and that a woman matching Britney’s description was ‘harassing and threatening hotel employees and guests.’

A man was seen wheeling a stretcher with the star’s belongings on it – with a fire truck also seen at the Hollywood hotel.

And fears heightened when Britney posted a concerning Instagram message, in which she claimed the photos were of ‘body doubles’ and said she was ‘getting stronger every day.’

Paul (left) was seen walking alongside a barefoot Britney amid the emergency call

A man was seen wheeling a stretcher with the star’s belongings and medical equipment on it – with a fire truck also seen at the Hollywood hotel

Britney appeared disheveled as she walked out of the hotel in underwear and a blanket

A fire truck was seen pulling a stretcher out at the hotel

She wrote: ‘Most of the pics are body doubles and I think most know that!!! I would like respect at this time for people to understand I am getting stronger everyday!!! Truth sucks so can someone teach me how to lie???

‘Goddesses out there, I’m reaching my higher power and furthermore, I hope you guys are too!!! I need a new toothbrush right now!!! PS … I need an espresso. !!! PSS … Not sure why I feel the need to share this … I guess I’m just a girl and I’m on my period so I’m bitchy… s**t!!! (sic).

‘I also twisted my ankle last night and paramedics showed up at my door illegally.

‘They never came in my room but I felt completely harassed. I’m moving to Boston!!! Peace.’

DailyMail.com has contacted Britney’s representatives for comment.

LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey told DailyMail.com: ‘Emergency services received a call at 12.42am with reports of an adult female injured.

‘At 1am an ambulance arrived on the premises. I can confirm no-one was transported. Services left the scene at 1.17am. The police department were not called.’

Britney wandered in the background with her entourage at the hotel

The Chateau Marmont is a celebrity hotspot on Sunset Boulevard

Fire services were seen arriving at the famous hotel

The 42-year-old pop star took to Instagram on Thursday afternoon to share a lengthy statement with some explosive claims including that the paramedics arrived at her room at the legendary Sunset Boulevard hotel ‘illegally’

Spears arrived at the hotel late Wednesday night – with police called after a ‘disturbance’ with a woman matching the singer’s description reportedly ‘harassing and threatening hotel employees and guests,’ according to TMZ.

Attending officers found no signs of trouble and left.

The pair then returned to their room about 11pm where they ‘partied and drank.’ The pair are said to have got into a ‘huge physical altercation’ in which Britney ‘may have hurt her leg.’

It’s been claimed that Britney was ‘screaming and out of control in the hallway of her suite’ with and ‘several guests’ thinking she was having a mental breakdown, so paramedics were called.

However, Britney didn’t enter the ambulance and is said to have left with her security and without Paul.

‘Furious’ Britney CRACKS windshield of Mercedes G-Wagen before speeding off with her ex in April 2024

In April 2024, Britney was seen trying to keep a low profile alongside felon ex Paul as they sat inside a Mercedes SUV on the side of a road, as per photos obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.

Paul sat behind the steering wheel while Britney tried to hide her face by slouching down on the red leather seat.

At one point, Britney – who sported a pair of blue jeans and a white top – kicked up her tan heels onto the dashboard, and left a bulging crack on the windshield on her side of the car.

Britney held her smartphone in her hand while also sporting a pair of white-rimmed shades.

The singer’s former housekeeper also dressed down in a blue, plaid button-up as the pair prepared to drive off to their next destination.

At one point, the star – who donned a pair of blue jeans and white top – kicked up her tan heels onto the dashboard, and cracked the windshield on her side

Earlier this year in February, the Toxic hitmaker shut down rumors that she was dating Paul in an Instagram video.

Alongside a reel of the star showing off her dance skills, Britney penned that she was a ‘hopeless romantic understanding that being single is awesome.’

At the time, an insider had informed Us Weekly that ‘Britney and Paul are definitely together,’ while adding, ‘He’s still in the picture.’

A separate source also claimed to the publication that the pair had taken short trips to Santa Barbara together, and added that her former housekeeper also spent the night at her home.

‘She doesn’t like it when he leaves. [Britney] feels as though she deserves more attention, but he has to be there for his kids,’ they said.

And last year in September, another insider told DailyMail.com that Britney and Paul weren’t dating, but revealed they had a ‘short fling.’

In the past year, the popstar has posted naked photos and worrisome knife videos on social media

Two months ago, Britney stripped naked and caught the attention of her tons of followers in an Instagram post

The pop star left nothing to the imagination while posing nude for her 42.5 million followers

Two months ago, Britney stripped naked and caught the attention of her tons of followers in an Instagram post.

The pop star left nothing to the imagination while posing nude for her 42.5 million followers.

She turned away from the camera and looked over her shoulder before flashing her bare bottom.

Leaving her long blonde tresses to blow in the sea breeze, Britney flashed her gorgeous smile as she posed up a storm for the picture.

She simply captioned the post with a tulip emoji and, as always, ensured the comments were switched off.

However, it wasn’t the first time the Toxic songstress has sparked concern with her Instagram posts.

In September 2023, she left fans wincing after she shared a clip of herself performing a dangerous dance with huge kitchen knives.

Britney regularly strips off and poses for racy Instagram snaps

Britney has been active on Instagram as she shared a new dancing video that showed her with two knives in her hands

Britney also uploaded a provocative video as she gyrated on a small platform with a hot pink pole set in the middle

She employed two knives as props in the silent clip as she shared a new video with her followers.

The hitmaker was scantily clad in swimsuit bottoms and a crop top as she appeared in the foyer of her California home while whizzing the two kitchen utensils in a dizzying piece of improvised choreography.

Britney assured fans in the caption: ‘I started playing in the kitchen with knives today!!! Don’t worry they are NOT real knives!!!’

The singer bared her toned abs in the low-rise white bottoms and displayed her cleavage in a deep-cut orange top with white polka dots.

She wore a dark choker around her neck and uploaded two variations of videos. In one, her long blonde locks were pulled into a loose, half-up/half-down look with bangs framing her face.

The second snippet showed the Womanizer hitmaker with her hair completely free as it fell around her in loose waves.

A week before, she uploaded yet another provocative video of herself – this time as she donned a sizzling pink bikini.

Things heated up in January 2023 when Britney had an explosive meltdown at a restaurant 

The popstar was seen having a ‘manic’ meltdown at a restaurant in Los Angeles in 2023

The popstar was seen having a ‘manic’ meltdown at a restaurant in Los Angeles in 2023.

At the time, TMZ reported the pop star suffered an upsetting mental episode after she and her then-husband, Sam Asghari, 28, arrived to Joey for dinner in the Woodland Hills area, along with their bodyguard.

The Piece Of Me singer was apparently triggered when restaurant patrons whipped out their cell phones and began snapping unwarranted photos and videos of her.

Footage obtained by the outlet shows Britney trying to cover her face with a menu to keep prying eyes at bay.

Eyewitnesses alleged the Grammy winner became increasingly upset and began ‘yelling’ and speaking in gibberish, which prompted her spouse to storm out.

The former Disney star left the venue a few moments later with her bodyguard, who then returned to pay the bill.

In 2007, Britney went down a spiral and shaved her head, which prompted her to be placed under a conservatorship 

In 2007, Britney infamously shaved her head at a hair salon in Tarzana, a suburb of Los Angeles, one day after she left a rehab facility in Antigua. Britney later re-entered treatment.

As she was in the midst of going through a painful divorce with Kevin Federline and was constantly in the public eye, the mother-of-two had a breakdown and let her anger out on her hair.

As a result, a year later she was put under a court-ordered conservatorship in 2008, which granted her father, Jamie, and a lawyer total control over her financial and personal affairs.

Britney also revealed that due to the conservatorship she was prohibited from keeping the look as she wrote in her memoir, The Woman In Me: ‘Under the conservatorship I was made to understand that those days were now over.

‘I had to grow my hair out and get back into shape. I had to go to bed early and take whatever medication they told me to take.’

In 2007, Britney infamously shaved her head at a hair salon in Tarzana, a suburb of Los Angeles, one day after she left a rehab facility in Antigua. Britney later re-entered treatment

In November 2006, Spears filed for divorce from Federline just two months after welcoming son Jayden James – citing irreconcilable differences (pictured 2004) and she claimed the emotions from the divorce made her have many meltdowns

She wrote: ‘I’d been eyeballed so much growing up. I’d been looked up and down, had people telling me what they thought of my body, since I was a teenager.

‘Shaving my head and acting out were my ways of pushing back.’

In February 2008, Britney was placed under the controversial conservatorship which was meant to be a temporary measure but ended up as permanent by the end of the year.

An insider previously claimed to The New Yorker that Britney previously had a multi-million dollar fortune in the early 2000s, but it had been whittled down to only ‘a few million dollars’ when her conservatorship was established in 2008.

The arrangement doled out a $2,000-per-week allowance for the songstress, but her father paid himself about $16,000 a month to run the conservatorship, and her former court-appoint attorney Samuel Ingham III was paid a yearly salary of $520,000, according to the publication.

Also in 2008, Britney was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after police arriving at her house – after she locked herself in a bathroom with her sons and refused to turn them over to Federline

Also in 2008, Britney was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after police arriving at her house – after she locked herself in a bathroom with her sons and refused to turn them over to Federline – noticed she appeared to be under the influence.

Federline was given sole legal and physical custody, and Britney was placed on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold and committed to the psychiatric ward of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

In March 2019, Andrew Wallet resigned as co-conservator of her estate after 11 years and Britney entered a psychiatric facility amidst stress from her father’s illness that same month.

The Free Britney movement gained momentum that year after it was claimed her conservatorship was originally due to end in 2009 and that Jamie had canceled the residency due to Britney’s refusal to take her medication.

Celebrities including Cher and Miley Cyrus lent their support to the movement.

In February 2008 she was placed under a conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie (pictured together), and attorney Andrew Wallet – which gave them complete control of her assets and worth and would continue for 13 years

Protesters attend the #FreeBritney March starting in Plummer Park on July 18, 2021 in West Hollywood, California – the conservatorship was later terminated in November 2021

That conservatorship has been the subject of intense media scrutiny, heightened by the release of the 2021 documentary Framing Britney Spears, which in turn led to the growth of a worldwide movement – played out largely online – to end the conservatorship, under the hashtag ‘Free Britney.’

Four months after the documentary was screened, Britney broke her silence during a legal hearing in which she asked the judge to bring the conservatorship to an end, proclaiming: ‘I just want my life back.’ She added: ‘It’s enough and it makes no sense at all. I’m done.’

Britney shocked her fans when she testified in June 2021 that her conservatorship, which was put in place in 2008, prevented her from getting married or even having another child.

‘I want to be able to get married and have a baby,’ she said during a conservatorship hearing in 2021.

‘I was told right now in the conservatorship, I’m not able to get married or have a baby, I have an IUD inside of myself right now so I don’t get pregnant.’

Her wish was granted six months later, in November 2021, when a judge officially terminated the conservatorship.

Britney was fed up with paparazzi in 2007 and attacked a photographer’s car with an umbrella 

Days after shaving her head, Britney attacked a paparazzi photographer’s car with an umbrella.

She was driving through a Mobil gas station in Tarzana in a silver Mercedes with her cousin at the time, and being relentlessly pursued by photographers.

Her cousin, Alli Sims, begged the photographers to leave her alone, but Britney snapped, leaping out of the car screaming ‘f*** you!’ and swinging the umbrella like an axe.

She used it to stab photographer Daniel ‘Dano’ Ramos’s Ford Explorer, cracking the windows and leaving dents in the body, before dropping the umbrella and fleeing.

Britney later apologized via statement on her website, explaining the outburst was down to a character she was auditioning for.

Days after shaving her head, Britney attacked a paparazzi photographer’s car with an umbrella

‘I apologize to the pap for a stunt that was done 4 months ago regarding an umbrella,’ she wrote. ‘I was preparing my character for a role in a movie where the husband never plays his part so they switch places accidentally.

‘I take all my roles very seriously and got a little carried away. Unfortunately I didn’t get the part.’

She said in her memoir: ‘With my head shaved, everyone was scared of me, even my mom.

‘Flailing those weeks without my children, I lost it, over and over again. I didn’t even really know how to take care of myself.’

Britney gave an even more intimate look into her life at the time as she continued: ‘I am willing to admit that in the throes of severe postpartum depression, abandonment by my husband, the torture of being separated from my two babies, the death of my adored aunt Sandra, and the constant drumbeat of pressure from paparazzi, I’d begin to think in some ways like a child.’

Britney was photographed driving with her son in her lap in 2006

 

The first signs of the star’s declining mental health came in February 2006 when she was pictured driving with her then five-month-old son Sean Preston on her lap

Britney’s declining health was front and center in 2006 when she was pictured driving with her then five-month-old son Sean Preston on her lap while holding the wheel with one hand.

Britney was being followed by photographers when she stopped off near her home in Malibu, California, and sent her minder into a Starbucks for some drinks.

At first, she was unrepentant and said: ‘I had a horrifying, frightful encounter with the paparazzi while I was with my baby.

‘I was terrified they would put us in danger. I instinctively took measures to get my baby and me out of harm’s way.”

Her comments prompted widespread criticism.

She later took partial responsibility, saying: ‘I made a mistake and so it is what it is, I guess.’

Britney broke down in an interview with Diane Sawyer in 2003 after her breakup with Justin Timberlake 

In an infamous interview with Diane Sawyer in 2003, Britney burst into tears

During the emotional interview, conducted after she had split with her boyfriend at the time, Justin Timberlake, she was given an aggressive line of questioning from Diane

In an infamous interview with Diane Sawyer in 2003, Britney burst into tears.

During the emotional interview, conducted after she had split with her boyfriend at the time, Justin Timberlake, she was given an aggressive line of questioning from Diane.

The journalist grilled Britney over ‘what she did’ to cause the split, and confronted her with semi-naked pictures of the singer that she had posed for, which many fans have now claimed was sex-shaming.

Diane continued to press the songstress about her relationship with Justin and questioned if she was faithful.

She even read out quotes the singer had given where she had claimed to have slept with only one person.

In 2021, she claimed she was ‘forced’ into giving Diane an interview by her father Jamie and management, despite being in a vulnerable state at the time and not wanting to speak.

The troubled pop star posted a lengthy note to her Instagram account where she called out legendary broadcaster Diane for making her cry, and for conducting the chat with a ‘you’re in the wrong’ agenda.

In her memoir she writes: ‘I felt like I had been exploited and set up in front of the whole world….’