Britney Spears says she had her first glass of red wine after 13 years: 'That's long enough'

• Britney Spears revealed on Instagram that she had her "first glass of red wine" last weekend.
• "I've waited 13 years … that's long enough!!!" she wrote.

Britney Spears said she's been happily "indulging" since the end of her 13-year conservatorship last November.

In a lengthy Instagram caption on Wednesday, the 40-year-old singer said she enjoyed her "first glass of red wine" last weekend.

"I've waited 13 years … that's long enough !!!" she added.

Alongside the photo of flowers, which Spears credited to Instagram user @meldaorcan, she also addressed "hateful" critics of her recent posts, particularly connected to a video shared on Tuesday that shows the singer dancing to Madonna's 2000 song "Nobody's Perfect."

"I'm sure it looks weird me dancing to @madonna so much," Spears wrote, adding three shrug emojis. "I see it … I'm INDULGING."

The "Toxic" songstress even addressed her family, whom she has repeatedly criticized for allowing her to remain in the strict conservatorship maintained by her father, Jamie Spears.

"The sarcasm of me me me … my family taught me well by their actions … to be selfish and love thyself ... play on," Spears wrote. "In a world where we all have the right to speak … drive … buy alcohol … party … have cash … I apologize for INDULGING in front of the masses … and dancing a touch slower !!!"

Spears's 13-year conservatorship was terminated last November after she told a Los Angeles judge that she'd been "traumatized" by the arrangement.

As explained by Insider's correspondent Kim Renfro, the conservatorship, helped put into place by Jamie, was a legal framework that took control of Spears' personal and financial decisions. In 2008, Spears' father filed a request to end the conservatorship about a week after Spears' new lawyer told him to turn over 13 years' worth of documents related to how the conservatorship had been managed.

The weekend following its official termination, Spears said she celebrated with her "first glass of champagne."

"I felt like I was on cloud 9 the whole time," she wrote on Instagram in November 2021. "I'm celebrating my freedom and my B day for the next two months !!!!!!!!!!! I mean after 13 years … I think I've waited long ENOUGH !!!!"