New Tattler as of today and lurker on the Britney thread.
As a Britney stan there was nothing new or revelatory in the documentary but for me it did achieve 2 key things; firstly it has brought about a discussion about the media’s abhorrent treatment of women and secondly it has of course brought #FreeBritney in the mainstream, even my Mum is talking about it!
There’s such a big story to tell and Britney’s story has many, many layers.
Personally, I would have liked to unpick Jamie Spears more and his past – there was a meagre passing mention of his bankruptcy and substance abuse during Britney’s childhood. Think about the pressure Britney would have been under, she was the breadwinner when her alcohol and violent (according to reports) Dad remortgaged the house and reinvented a new career when it suited him. I would say that household was a tough one to group up in to say the least.
Also her 2004 knee injury which happened on the set of the ‘Outrageous’ music video with Snoop Dogg. I think this was not only a career but ultimately a life-changing moment for Britney. I am not a dancer but by all accounts injuring your knee is one of the worst injuries you can get – sadly her dancing has not been the same since this. This precipitated what became a downward spiral for her.
As a fan and a realist for me of course I would love this conservatorship to be over. But I will be very honest, a big part of the Britney that I grew up and loved died somewhere from 2007 onward. Her interviews after her ‘breakdown’ show a very uncomfortable, socially anxious person who finds it hard to even complete a sentence. It is like she is dead behind the eyes. This has been really sad to watch and imo has gotten worse over the last five years.
I don’t think I would even want to know the cocktail of prescription medicine she is on but it is clear she is highly medicated and by all accounts (in her Mum Lynne’s book) she did A LOT of recreational drug use back in the day. I think the meds she is on is playing a huge part into how she is functioning or barely functioning.
The sad reality is if Britney’s entire conservative ended tomorrow, I don’t think she would be able to cope and manage her own life. Look at her life choices, even going back to her Las Vegas wedding in 2004, the company she has chosen to keep whether it’s her ‘cousin’ Ali or Paris Hilton and Linsday Lohan (sorry I don’t like them, they were all users), dating Adnan the photographer, Sam Lutfi. I am just showcasing how when SHE was in control she was getting things very wrong on a basic level. I appreciate this was her rebelling but let’s be honest some of this was so self-destructive and I could give more examples here.
With all my ramblings, I don’t know what the solution is. As a first-step if Jamie Spears is removed from the conservatorship that would be a very welcome first step. I also wish she had a more supportive and loving family, I use to have hope that Jamie-Lynne and Lynne would step-up but deep down I think her Mum was a stage Mum and Jamie-Lynne has just been disappointing.
why was everyone so cruel to you.
this. She obviously has mental health issues and I personally think is ‘stuck’ in her teenage years and would probably struggle in the adult world. Her Father needs to go but who would take over? Everyone around her seems to be users, she was (and still is) everyone’s meal ticket. As someone who has had mental health issues in the past and been medicated, the medication is a welcome relief but does leave you a bit ‘dead behind the eyes’ and emotionless. She lost her sons and her way and ‘freeing’ her could cause more harm than good if they don’t have the right person looking out for her.
I mean it’s all such bs anyway. What kind of man is her father if he can’t even turn round and say ‘I love my daughter and if she wants me to step down then I will’. I understand what you are saying her entire team have huge ? Over their heads I don’t trust one of them!!
. I have hope for Britney I truly do. There’s people who do care for her in the industry. Like I said before regarding the voice Mail that really did kick the free Britney movement off was supposedly set up by someone in the industry who’s good friends with Britney.
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