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With Framing Britney Spears earning an Emmy nomination, director Stark dissects pop star’s conservatorship; says “all of us” responsible for her state
Britney Spears
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Samantha Stark
Running at one hour and 11 minutes, the focus of the documentary was to showcase the media’s harsh portrayal of her. “We’re looking back through the post #MeToo [lens] where women deserve agency and shouldn’t be humiliated.” During the making, Stark realised that Spears was in complete control of her life when she kickstarted her career, but things went awry as she climbed up the success ladder. “As people grow older, they become more in control of their life, but the opposite happened to Britney because so many people tried to take control away from her.” The director also learnt that she has been contesting the conservatorship as early as 2014. “We uncovered these court documents showing that Britney has been fighting against this in 2014, 2016, 2019 and now 2021, but she keeps being silent.” In her latest court hearing, Spears openly expressed her displeasure over father Jamie Spears handling her conservatorship.
While many came on camera to voice their displeasure over the conservatorship, few believed that the programme saved her. “We tried to get people to defend the conservatorship on record. A lot of people would give us information [off record], but they didn’t want to go on camera,” she explains.
Does she think Britney’s former partners, her father and the media have contributed to her current situation? “All of us [have]. There were so many people in the media competing over pictures of Britney’s scoops. How could anyone possibly stay sane with 60 men stalking her? She is going through this custody battle, a heartbreaking divorce, and, possibly also suffering postpartum depression, but the cameras were always in her face. She felt trapped in her home as well.”
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