A documentary about Britney Spears – from her rise to fame to the tutelage under which she is now – is making headlines and attracting reactions from viewers, including other celebrities and artists.
The New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears”, which premiered on February 5, explains the rise of the Free Britney Movement. Although the movement was started by fans, it has expanded from people concerned about its guardianship to viewers, including celebrities, who care about the way Spears was treated in the media and allegedly treated by people close to her.
After watching the documentary, some Twitter users said they were “uncomfortable,” others said the documentary made them “Angry”. Actress and host Valerie Bertinelli called the documentary a “punch in the stomach”.
Singer Kacey Musgraves tweeted: “You guys are tormenting me that nobody knows if @Britney Spears it’s really fine. I really hoped that, if she weren’t, she could formally vocalize it in some way and that she would know us from the outside and really care about her well-being. “
Pop star’s father Jamie Spears has served as a 39-year-old Spears conservative since 2008 and recently became co-conservative of his finances when Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny appointed Bessemer Trust Co. to share the conservative role with him.
Spears has struggled to completely remove her father from her guardianship, and the documentary argues that she shouldn’t be in guardianship, as she is able to understand the guardianship and is able to work.
Many fans involved in the Britney Free movement believe Spears tries to send secret messages to ask for help through her Instagram, as she often posts somewhat bizarre videos with confusing captions.
On Tuesday, Spears ‘boyfriend Sam Asghari used his own Instagram to speak publicly about Spears’ father, writing: “Now it is important for people to understand that I have no respect for someone who tries to control our relationship and constantly throwing obstacles in our path. In my opinion Jamie [Spears] is a total d ** k. ”
The actor and model, 27, goes on to say that he will not go into details because he respects privacy. “But I didn’t come to this country to express my opinion and freedom,” said Asghari, who immigrated from Iran.
CBS News has contacted Spears’ lawyer Andrew Wallet, seeking comments from him and Spears on the documentary, the Britney Free movement and Asghari’s post, and is awaiting a response.
Other celebrities said they watched the documentary and hope that Spears will get rid of the tutelage. Actress Amber Tamblyn tweeted: “Framing Britney was a difficult vision, much like the documentary Winehouse, only we know how this story ended. I hope Britney will be released from that tutelage – ‘released’, as she says in her own words. It is disconcerting that any judge will continue to keep it. “
Comedian Fortune Feimster tweeted: “I watched the NYT professor about Britney Spears and it is SO confusing that they are not letting this very successful adult woman take charge of her own life. She made it very clear that she does not want her father to participate in her finances and life decisions. . That should be enough. “
Talk show host Tamron Hall said “it is an understatement” to call the documentary “moving”.
Miley Cyrus gave a shout out to Spears during his post-Super Bowl performance, saying, “We love Britney.”
Other celebrities, including Andy Cohen, Sarah Jessica Parker, Meghan McCain and Bette Midler, shared their support by sending a tweet “Free Britney.”
Actress and activist Jameela Jamil shared a petition for the judge to end the guardianship, which was signed by more than 100,000 people.
Jamil spoke out against what she calls “gas lighting” for women in the media, saying the media often portrays women as “irritating and hysterical”. Jamil said on Instagram on Tuesday that his theory applies to Spears.
Los Angeles attorney Lisa MacCarley, who specializes in estate planning, probate law and guardianship, sent a letter to more than 100 lawyers asking them to “contact the Los Angeles County probate department, especially the team of probate, and request that Judge Penny end the guardianship. “
In the letter, which MacCarley shared with CBS News, she writes that “Framing Britney Spears” “gave a subtle but powerful insight into the unconstitutional way in which Spears’ guardianship originally developed”. She tells her fellow lawyers that “We would be complicit in Ms. Spears’ notable violation of constitutional rights if we watch and do nothing.”
The ACLU has defended Spears in the past, sharing in August how they believe guardianship threatens their civil rights. Guardianship is established when a judge appoints a responsible person or organization – the “conservative” – to care for another adult who cannot care for himself or manage his own finances, according to the California court system.
“Guardianships limit a person’s civil liberties, which we at ACLU, of course, see as a central concern. But in addition, guardianships do not necessarily make people safer: They can result in financial, physical or emotional, “said the ACLU writes.
“Framing Britney Spears” also resurfaces old paparazzi videos and interviews in which the media seems to call Spears insensitive.