Pink reflected on rising to fame alongside Britney Spears in the late 1990s, saying she wished shed helped out her pop contemporary when she was struggling.

During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live Thursday, the three-time Grammy winner was asked about Framing Britney Spears , the controversial New York Times documentary about Spears personal life.

I love Britney, and heres the thing about all of us voyeurs none of us know whats going on, Pink said. Were not there. And I would like to. I think we all would like to, and we feel this fierce protectiveness over her, for good reason shes a sweetheart. All I know is shes incredibly sweet, and I want her to be happy.

The singer told host Andy Cohen that watching the documentary made her wish shed reached out more to Spears, who is engaged in a legal battle with her father over a court-ordered conservatorship that limits her authority over her own finances.

I dont like feeling helpless or powerless, and I can only imagine how she feels, she said. She could have used some support. The media tore her apart, and the paparazzi are scum. I wish I couldve reached out and gave her a hug.