On Monday, December 1st, Britney Spears turned 43. That same day, the iconic pop star shared the news that’s she’s now officially an expat, as she has moved to Mexico.
In a video posted to Instagram, Spears explained her decision to leave the United States was made in an effort to escape from the paparazzi. “It really kind of hurts my feelings that the paparazzi make my face look like I’m wearing like a white Jason mask. It doesn’t even look like me,” she said. “They’ve always been incredibly cruel to me, the paparazzi and pictures and the way they’ve illustrated me to be in some of it.”
“I know I’m not perfect at all,” she continued. “But some of it is extremely mean and cruel, and that’s why I’ve moved to Mexico.” Check out the full video below.
In addition to celebrating her birthday and announcing her relocation, Monday also marked the end of Spears’ marital status with Sam Asghari, as a California court declared her officially single, according to E! News. The couple had previously begun their split in 2023.
Earlier this year, Spears made it clear that she “will never return to the music industry,” dispelling rumors that she was working on new music. Revisit our review of her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, which goes in depth into her generational trauma and years dealing with the paparazzi, here.