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Rebecca Cook

Will.i.am shares update on close friend Britney Spears's 'hurdles' amid fan concerns

Will.i.am has shared an update on Britney Spears after he attended the pop star's wedding over the summer to Sam Asghari.

During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, The Voice UK judge was asked about the songstress, just days after she went on an expletive-filled rant about the entertainment industry.

The Black Eyed Peas singer told co-hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls that the star ‘still has hurdles’, following her 14-year conservatorship.

He said: “I’m so happy for Britney. Sam is awesome. She’s found an angel, somebody to really champion her fight.

“I’m so happy she was able to break free from the situation she was in. She deserves the best. She’s a sweetheart. A great contribution to popular music.

The Voice UK judge was asked about the songstress (ITV)

“We’ve done cool things together and I’m so happy that she’s on this new journey and shining. She still has hurdles, but we all are there to support her.”

Ed replied: “It must be such a relief for her long-term friends to finally see her getting stability and happy, but also singing. Are there any plans for you and Britney getting together?”

Will.i.am teased: “There’s been things in the works. Things we’ve done in the past. I can’t reveal. I live a very private life.”

“He says on national television,” Susanna then joked as Ed added: “Our appetites are whetted.”

The 40-year-old didn't hold back on Sunday as she distanced herself from any return to the entertainment business.

“I’m so happy for Britney. Sam is awesome. She’s found somebody to really champion her fight." (FilmMagic)

She stated she would ‘rather stay home and shit in my f***ing pool than join the entertainment business’.

Brit hit out at how she was controlled during the height of her career, insisting Jennifer Lopez would not have been forced to undergo the treatment she did.

Taking to Instagram, Britney started her lengthy post: “After 14 years of telling me no to what I wanted... it's ruined for me... but that wasn't the worst part... the worst part was my family locking me up in that place for 4 months...

“Jesus f***ing Christ... I'd like to see somebody tell Jennifer Lopez to sit down 8 hours a day 7 days a week... no car, own security of 5 years telling me at my own door I can't walk outside for 4 months...no door for privacy... and watched me change naked and shower…

“Pssss... you say do what you want to do now," she added. "Really 14 years later after being humiliated... it's WAY too late for that... again I'd rather stay home and s*** in my f***ing pool than join the entertainment business.”

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