Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean said while he is ‘elated’ that ’ conservatorship has ended, it should’ve have happened much sooner.
The 44-year-old singer said the arrangement, which prevented Britney from having control over much of her life, including her finances, ‘shackled’ her from enjoying the things she had worked hard for.
‘I am elated for her,’ he told PA news. ‘This has been a long time coming and she deserves to be free. And she deserves to live her own life.
‘She’s a human being. She’s a mother. She deserves to be living the life that she chooses to lead. Nobody should be shackled from living the life that they worked their ass off to have.
‘She earned every single thing that she owns. She did that. No-one else did.’
Following years of protests from her fans and supporters, last November, Britney .
The end of the conservatorship saw mother-of-two, , regain access to her estimated £45 million estate.
AJ added: ‘When I got the news, I was literally in the studio with a buddy of mine and my phone was blowing up and I’m like, “What is going on?’ And when I saw it I was like, “Hell yes. Thank God. Good for her.”‘
‘It sucks that it took this long and it shouldn’t have. But she has such a great support team. Her fans love her.
‘She has got people like us that are in the industry that have been family and friends for years. And we all supported her. And I’m really, really happy for her.’
AJ, who formed the Backstreet Boys with Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, has been for the band’s .
The group has been rehearsing in Las Vegas ahead of the gigs, which were postponed due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
He said the band had been ‘reconnecting’ after lockdown.
Their upcoming performances include one at London’s O2 Arena on November 6.
The DNA World Tour kicks off this week at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas before the band visit Europe in October and November.
