Paris Hilton praises Britney Spears as the 'sweetest soul' after suffering ...

Paris Hilton praises Britney Spears as the 'sweetest soul' after suffering ...
Paris Hilton praises Britney Spears as the 'sweetest soul' after suffering ...

Paris Hilton waxed poetic on her longtime friend Britney Spears for Time Magazine's profile of the popstar as part of their annual list of the world's 100 most influential people, which was released on Wednesday.

Hilton praised Britney's sweet soul in the face of adversity from the 'unforgiving and cruel' media apparatus to her 'pain' suffered under the longtime conservatorship that Spears has fought hard to end this year.

Britney is among the 100 stars, politicians, athletes, doctors, scientists and inventors in this year's list which sees Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on the cover. 

Best friends: Paris Hilton waxed poetic on her longtime friend Britney Spears for Time Magazine's profile of the popstar as part of their annual list of the world's 100 most influential people , which was released on Wednesday

Best friends: Paris Hilton waxed poetic on her longtime friend Britney Spears for Time Magazine's profile of the popstar as part of their annual list of the world's 100 most influential people , which was released on Wednesday

Paris and Britney used to run in the same Hollywood circle in the early aughts and were frequent club buddies at various LA hot spots.

The heiress penned a short piece on her friend noting that she has the rare opportunity to know the Toxic singer beneath her glittering on-stage persona. 

'When I think of Britney Spears, I see the sweetest soul. A mother. A friend. A fighter,' Paris wrote. 'A young woman who grew up in the tabloid culture of the 2000s, when the paparazzi machine was accepted, unforgiving and cruel.'

Hilton herself was likely speaking from experience as she too has been front and center over the years, with her celebrity feuds, handful of arrests and multiple engagements (and breakups) headline news. 

Support: Hilton praised Britney's sweet soul in the face of adversity from the 'unforgiving and cruel' media apparatus to her 'pain' suffered under the longtime conservatorship that Spears has fought hard to end this year

Support: Hilton praised Britney's sweet soul in the face of adversity from the 'unforgiving and cruel' media apparatus to her 'pain' suffered under the longtime conservatorship that Spears has fought hard to end this year

The heiress went on to describe how Britney has 'survived more than a decade of trauma and abuse from her conservatorship.'

Over the last year, Britney and her lawyers have fought to not only have her father Jamie removed as her conservator but to have the whole conservatorship ended.

At one point, the Circus singer herself made a public plea in court describing the 'abuse' she claims she dealt with while not being able to control her own life. 

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