Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean opens up about his heartbreaking interactions with Britney

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From one '90s superstar to another, AJ McLean made it clear that he is Team Britney during a recent interview with Andy Cohen.

The Backstreet Boys singer called Britney Spears' conservatorship "asinine," "insane" and "completely brutal" while speaking on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live on July 14. "My thoughts and my prayers are with her. I am 100 percent team Britney," he shared. 

AJ then explained that Britney is "pretty much my neighbor" and doesn't live very far from him. In fact, he sees her "often" because they both go to the same shopping center in the Los Angeles area.

"There's this amazing cupcake shop that she goes through, that I go to," he said. Though they don't usually chat when he runs into her, AJ revealed why his most recent interaction with the "Toxic" singer was so heartbreaking for him. 

"The last time I saw her, it broke my heart," AJ began. "Last time I saw her, she was with a gentleman. I'm assuming it was security or maybe a driver."

The "I Want It That Way" artist was there because his wife had asked him to get some cupcakes for a birthday party for one of his daughter's friends. 

"Went in, she was there, she looked right at me and I was like, ‘Hey, it's AJ,'" he recalled. "And she just kind of had this glass face. Like, she just didn't know who was there. It took her a minute. And then she realized it was me, and we hugged and we talked for a brief moment, but I could just see that this wasn't her. Like, I'm not looking at the person I knew from years and years ago." 

During his interview, AJ also gave his thoughts on other restrictions the pop star said she has been enduring.

For example, the boy bander said it "really grinds my gears" that Britney allegedly isn't allowed to "stay in contact" with anyone from her AA meetings or fellowship due to her conservatorship.

She told the judge in June, "I have a friend that I used to do AA meetings with. I did AA for two years. I did three meetings a week. I've met a bunch of women there. And I'm not able to see my friends that live eight minutes away from me, which I find extremely strange," according to the transcript of her testimony published by Variety.

After saying he is also part of a sobriety program, AJ remarked, "That is BS to me, because that's the whole core of what we do in this program is fellowship."

As he put it, "We lean on each other, we look up to each other for support and... if somebody were to take that from me, it would really be difficult for me to stay sober, honest to god... I just wish [that] for her, honestly."

AJ slammed another part of Britney's situation that he said "really irks me," pointing to her testimony that she cannot remove her IUD to have another baby, despite her wishes to do so.

"That, to me, is physical abuse. Just the whole thing to me is just, it's grotesque," the Dancing With the Stars alum reflected. "I really feel in my heart that she's going to break free of all of this, and I really hope that she does. She's a sweetheart." 

Source: E! News

[Oxic]

 I hate everything.

[britney_rocks]

This world suck

[Universal]

I just want her to be free and happy once and for all  

[Arianna]

I love this! I randomly met him at LAX once and he was super sweet!

[PokemonSpears]

[dfffff]

WTF

[SloppyToppyGoddess]

So do you think thats the "dementia" not being about to recognize him for a min or she was heavily medicated? Like someone had said before, they isolate, medicate and then liquidate the assets of the conservatee

[frank194]

Bueno pero esta historia no favorece mucho a Britney, suena como que ella esta muy perdida mentalmente y no pudo reconocerlo. Esta historia no ayuda a demostrar que Britney es una persona mentalmente estable = / 

 

 

[PZHSB]

Sounds like me when I’m trying to avoid someone i know in public. 

[VanillaCandlez]

Just now, SloppyToppyGoddess said:

So do you think thats the "dementia" not being about to recognize him for a min or she was heavily medicated? Like someone had said before, they isolate, medicate and then liquidate the assets of the conservatee

I would assume she was heavily medicated and / or distressed. When you’re going through distress, it can be like the world zooms out and you get lost in a bubble inside your mind

[HairFullOfSecrets]

2 minutes ago, PZHSB said:

Sounds like me when I’m trying to avoid someone i know in public. 

Or maybe she just didn't remember him 

 

Anyways he seems nice

[SloppyToppyGoddess]

1 minute ago, VanillaCandlez said:

I would assume she was heavily medicated and / or distressed. When you’re going through distress, it can be like the world zooms out and you get lost in a bubble inside your mind

That makes sense. I really pray that when she is free, that the world, her family and trauma of her life will not hinder the quality of a free life she gets to live. I cant think of one living modern star that has had this type of chaotic life. 

[car]

The scary part that I’m worried is rhay the conservatorship actually DID do damage that wasn’t there initially… :(

[Sgt Spears deputy]

5 minutes ago, SloppyToppyGoddess said:

That makes sense. I really pray that when she is free, that the world, her family and trauma of her life will not hinder the quality of a free life she gets to live. I cant think of one living modern star that has had this type of chaotic life. 

There were some. But Brit is the only and first one who survived ...

[Bro96]

11 minutes ago, PZHSB said:

Sounds like me when I’m trying to avoid someone i know in public. 

Hahhaahahaha

[Britneylandia]

Guys keep in mind that this is a person who has been abused for 14 years, isolated from the whole world, insulted, humiliated, over medicated against her will, threatened and forced to work! It’s like she’s been kidnapped! Like a circus animal who goes from the stage to the cage! She’s a victim! She’s traumatized and probably will always be! Don’t expect her to go back to primney and be perfectly fine as soon as the conservatorship ends, she’s going to have issues for a while or even forever after all this mess!

I just hope she gets to be free and live her life happily and in her own terms, I hope she heals as much as possible, surrounded by people who support and genuinely love her.

FREE BRITNEY!!!

 

[TheWomanInKnee]

bsb over here:

Alex's forgot that:

-He lost a lot of weight (Last year)

-He is bold now LOL and is changing his look old the time,the nails the clothes that he used now

-Plus he is a dad now so of course it was what the well are you doing here? (For Brit)/ omg how my team didn't stop him?

Howie is the only one who looks the same 

 

[Naes614]

Not gonna lie I have done this to a friend from high school. It took me a minute to even know who I was talking to. I did the whole “hey how’s it going also!” Lol 

[FemmeFataleBrit]

I appreciate him speaking about but I really don’t think people should mention things like ‘She didn’t recognise me’. I hope Team Con doesn’t use that to push their dementia narrative.