Christina Aguilera has said she has "respect and admiration" for Britney Spears after she was criticised by the singer.
Last year, Spears voiced her disappointment with Aguilera for "refusing to speak" about her 13-year conservatorship.
The conservatorship came to an end last November after campaigning from fans and court cases.
Speaking last November at the red carpet at the Latin Grammys, a reporter asked Aguilera about her thoughts on the end of the conservatorship.
However, Aguilera's publicist interjected, saying: "No, we’re not doing that tonight. I’m sorry."
Now, in a new interview, Aguilera was asked whether she had spoken to Britney recently.
"I mean I would love to, I would always be open to that," she said.
"It’s a subject that I definitely want to be careful of because I’d never want to speak out of turn about somebody that I have so much respect and admiration for."
Aguilera added, "Every woman deserves to feel empowered and to own that for themselves however they see fit."
"Growing up in this business can be freaking crazy, so you know if anybody gets that and understands what that means at that time coming up you know it definitely would be her and I.
"I will always be here to reach out to whatever, I love to be able to connect like that with other women. It’s very important now more than ever, now that we do have the ability to connect, that that happens and that we always feel unified."
