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Gaga, who has said she also struggles with
mental health issues including trauma from a sexual assault by a
music producer when she was only 19, spoke to Reuters about
Spears while attending the red-carpet premiere of the film
"House of Gucci" in Milan on Saturday.
"She is wildly talented, she is incredibly inspirational and I
am just so happy that we get to celebrate today, that she gets
to embark on a new phase of her life," Gaga said of Spears.
Spears won back her freedom on Friday after 13 years under a
conservatorship that controlled how she spent her money, when
she performed, who had access to her house and the medications
she took.
Her efforts drew international attention as fans pressed for her
release from the conservatorship and her situation was
highlighted in films.
Gaga, who created the Born this Way Foundation for people
struggling with mental health issues, said Spears, a former teen
phenom who became an international pop star, was not treated
well by the music industry after a breakdown in which she shaved
her head and soon after entered a rehab center.
In fighting to be released from the conservatorship, Spears
"authored her freedom," Gaga said. "She worked hard for this
moment and I hope she feels that.”
(Writing and additional reporting by Sharon Bernstein in
Sacramento, California; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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