JAKARTA - Britney Spears' steps to have a career freely facing a long way. The journey was captured in a New York Times documentary called Framing Britney Spears released February 5 on streaming service Hulu.
Through this documentary series, a flashback of the conservatorship case that Britney Spears has experienced since 13 years ago is shown. Just to refresh the memory, Britney is under the conservatory that her father, Jamie Spears has managed since 2008.
This legal rule allowed her father to manage Britney's finances as well as the personal things in Britney's life. However, the controls crossed the line where Britney is now trapped in it.
This problem arose on social media, starting with the #FreeBritney campaign conducted by Britney fans, The Britney Army. They protest outside the courtroom all the time.
“My client said she was afraid of her father. She will not appear again if her father is still in charge of her career”, Britney's lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III told judges in 2020.
Britney lost the conservatory cancellation trial to her father. Meanwhile, the court did not provide an update regarding the petition or the repeal of the conservatory. Her father is listed as still a legal guardian until September 3, 2021.
Britney Spears' Personal Life
Britney launched various hits in the 1990s and made her name as the big pop singer of her time. Changes in the concept of music are also in the media spotlight. At a time when she was popular with ... Baby One More Time who was very young and cheerful turned into an adult when promoting Oops! ... I Did It Again.
Her performance came under media criticism. Apart from that, her relationship with Justin Timberlake is also related to this image.
Britney and Timberlake dated from 1998 to 2002. At the time they broke up, Timberlake released a track called Cry Me a River. Although he never confirmed, fans suspect that the song hints at the cause of the breakup of the two pop stars.
The music video uses a model that looks similar to Britney Spears. This song becomes a narrative as if Britney was not loyal to Timberlake. When interviewed by ABC in 2003, Britney answered the rumors.
“You made him (Justin Timberlake) hurt, you did something that made him feel hurt and tormented. What are you doing?" asked the interviewer in an interview that aired in Framing Britney Spears.
"I think everyone has a side of them that makes them feel something… and I'm not saying he's wrong but technically, I'm not saying he's right either", Britney replied.
In 2006, Jessica Biel's husband released the song What Goes Around… Comes Around. Again, fans suspect this song is an allusion to Britney who is facing her second divorce and struggles to be free from alcohol dependence.
The pop couple's romance has become lame compared to their image. When Timberlake is formed as a hurt man, Britney is considered a 'criminal'. So that the questions sent to Britney often smelled misogynistic and cornered.
Early 2007, Britney had to lose her favorite aunt and undergo rehabilitation in Antigua. In no time at all, she had her hair cut all over in Los Angeles. That's when his father got the power to manage Britney's life.
Signal for Britney
Samantha Stark, director and producer of Framing Britney Spears said, this documentary is a signal to Britney that there are many people who know the problem she is experiencing.
"But there is a narrow circle around her (Britney) so we don't know if she knows (about the documentary). We didn't get a "no" from her. We never got anything from her", said Stark to launch Variety.
This caused Britney or her family members not to appear in this documentary. Her father was never seen in public, and Jamie admits that he was not always there beside Britney.
The conservatory case became mysterious because fans never heard from Britney's mouth about this incident.
Why does Britney Remain Silent?
The conservatory incident caught people's attention. The hashtag #FreeBritney continues to go on trending on social media. But judging by Britney's social media, the singer seems to be enjoying her life because she often uploads videos of her dancing on the internet.
However, Britney could not talk about her problem. "This is a standard for lawyers so that their clients do not speak to the media while they are going through the process", she explained.
In fact, in recent years, Britney has never spoken to the media to just promote songs. Stark believes that the interview process that has been conducted in the last five to 10 years has been under the control of her staff.
“We hear from a lot of people on news portals that if you want to interview Britney, their team has to have the final interview result. Many news portals disagree with that - you can't see journalists asking how Britney is. The only thing you can see is an Instagram account".
The other side of Britney in this documentary can at least change the view that Britney deserves special treatment from those around her. Turning 39 years old and under the supervision of parents is a difficult thing.
Britney may have saved the lives of 90's teenagers with her work. But above all, now, the fans will help Britney gain her freedom.
Framing Britney Spears documentary can be watched below.
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