"I will not be performing my new show Domination," Spears wrote in an emotional post on Twitter which featured a picture of herself as a young child alongside her parents . GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File/Vivien Killilea
“I will not be performing my new show Domination,” she wrote in an emotional post on Twitter which featured a picture of herself as a young child alongside her parents.
The 1990s and 2000s icon had been due to kick off a series of concerts at the MGM resort in Las Vegas in February as part of a new residency in the city.
“I’ve been looking forward to this show and seeing all of you this year, so doing this breaks my heart,” the 37-year-old continued.
“However, it’s important to always put your family first… and that’s the decision I had to make.
“A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalized and almost died. We’re all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him.”
As a result, she said, she had decided to “put my full focus and energy on my family at this time.”
Reports indicated Spears’ father Jamie suffered a colon rupture but is expected to make a full recovery.
Spears had previously held a Las Vegas residency between 2013 and 2017.
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