Britney Spears apologizes for "pretending" to be OK for years in first post since conservatorship hearing

A day after Britney Spears asked a judge to end her conservatorship, the pop star took to Instagram to apologize for spending years "pretending" to be OK. Spears wrote in a caption that her life is anything but perfect.

"I apologize for pretending like I've been OK the past two years," she said, in an apparent reference to previous social media posts. "I did it because of my pride and I was embarrassed to share what happened to me, but honestly who doesn't want to capture their Instagram in a fun light." "I'm bringing this to people's attention because I don't want people to think my life is perfect because IT'S DEFINITELY NOT AT ALL," the 39-year-old singer added. "And if you have read anything about me in the news this week … you obviously really know now it's not !!!!"