Britney Spears 'lost the bright star in her eyes' during her heartbreaking conservatorship ... "I love my fans so much it's crazy!!! I think I'm gonna cry the rest of the day!!!!

It became hard for me to talk about Britney Spears around the time the #FreeBritney ... My relationship goes deeper than the average reader of the eye-roll-worthy headlines the media has plagued ...

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Britney Spears ... patch of dirt with his eyes closed. The teen wore a red shirt, baggy jeans and white sneakers in the social media slideshow. “Mine forever !!!” Spears, 43, gushed.