Britney Spears Claims Father Jamie Forced Strict Diet of Canned Vegetables and Chicken

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Britney Spears claims that her father Jamie enforced a strict diet in her new memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ as of late.

The book, which hit the shelves on October 24th, details the life of the Pop Princess and how she claims she was treated under her conservatorship.

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears during The 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Party at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears during The 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards – Clive Davis Pre-GRAMMY Party at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by L. Cohen/WireImage)

She claims her dad was “always” telling her she looked “fat” and so he put her on a “strict diet.”

“The irony was that we had a butler—an extravagance—and I would beg him for real food,” Britney writes, noting that she would plead at times for a hamburger or ice cream.

Honoree Britney Spears (L) and Sam Asghari attend the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 12: Honoree Britney Spears (L) and Sam Asghari attend the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by J. Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

Spears claims that her requests were allegedly denied due to ‘strict orders’ from her father.

“So for two years, I ate almost nothing but chicken and canned vegetables,” Spears claims.

“Two years is a long time to not be able to eat what you want, especially when it’s your body and your work and your soul making the money that everyone’s living off of.”

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Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears leaves the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse on March 10, 2008. The divorce between Spears and Kevin Federline and their battle for custody of their children has already cost the singer about a million dollars, Spear's lawyer Stacy Phillips said on March 10, 2008, and called on the presiding judge in the case to limit the allowance Spears has had to give Federline to pay his lawyers to 175,000 dollars, warning she was not an "open checkbook." AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears leaves the Los Angeles County Superior courthouse on March 10, 2008. The divorce between Spears and Kevin Federline and their battle for custody of their children has already cost the singer about a million dollars, Spear’s lawyer Stacy Phillips said on March 10, 2008, and called on the presiding judge in the case to limit the allowance Spears has had to give Federline to pay his lawyers to 175,000 dollars, warning she was not an “open checkbook.” AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

The “Toxic” singer continues, “Two years of asking for french fries and being told no. I found it so degrading.”

Britney went on to add that it was someone else depriving her of the food she really wanted. She even admits that she felt like ‘[her] body wasn’t [hers] anymore.”

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 22: Britney Spears attends Sony Pictures' "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" Los Angeles Premiere on July 22, 2019 in Hollywood, California.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 22: Britney Spears attends Sony Pictures’ “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” Los Angeles Premiere on July 22, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

“I felt scared,” the “… Baby One More Time” singer admits. “I’ll be honest, I was f–king miserable.”

Despite the diet, Britney pointed out that she found herself gaining weight and the diet had the ‘opposite effect’ of what Jamie allegedly wanted.

“Even though I wasn’t eating as much, he made me feel so ugly and like I wasn’t good enough,” the “Slave 4 U” singer claims. “Maybe that’s because of the power of your thoughts: whatever you think you are, you become.”

Singer Britney Spears performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 presented by Capital One at Staples Center on December 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 02: Singer Britney Spears performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2016 presented by Capital One at Staples Center on December 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Jamie’s reps have not commented on the situation as of now.

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“My body was strong enough to carry two children and agile enough to execute every choreographed move perfectly onstage,” she adds. “And now here I was, having every calorie recorded so people could continue to get rich off my body.”

Singer Britney Spears (2nd,L) and family (L-R), father Jamie, brother Bryan and mother Lynne celebrate with Jamie Spears's partners (not shown) George and Phil Maloof and John Decastro, at the launch party for their new Palms Home Poker Host software held at the one of a kind Hardwood Suite at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Singer Britney Spears (2nd,L) and family (L-R), father Jamie, brother Bryan and mother Lynne celebrate with Jamie Spears’s partners (not shown) George and Phil Maloof and John Decastro, at the launch party for their new Palms Home Poker Host software held at the one of a kind Hardwood Suite at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Images)

Britney says that “no one else” but her found it “outrageous” that her diet was being so micromanaged.

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