The hit documentary arrives on Sky and Now TV, and explores the feeding frenzy that has surrounded the pop star since she was 10 years old. Framing Britney Spears will air on Sky Documantaries tomorrow at 9pm and will be available to stream on NowTV from that time as well. The story from all was that back then, Spears was very much in control. The creators behind 'Framing Britney Spears' are working on a documentary about Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl performance when Justin Timberlake ripped her costume on national TV. In the past few years, there has been a lot of reassessment of the way those in the public eye are treated in the media, and now social media. Stark says she has spoken to many early insiders for the documentary, including Kim Kaiman, a former marketing executive at Jive Records, the label Spears was signed to in her early years; Kevin Tancharoen, a dancer who directed the star's Onyx Hotel tour when he was just 19, and former stylist Hayley Hill. It comprehensively showcased the overt and systemic misogyny Spears (and by extension any young, female performer) faced and faces, within the industry as well as beyond. "So I hope people really take a look at that and about how we treat young women. Like many aspects of Spears' story, it is impossible to know the full truth of what is actually going on behind closed doors. This was a well-curated assemblage of interview footage and commentary from people there at the time – one who had worked with most big boybands noted that not one of their members was ever scrutinised to anything like the degree Spears was. After that, it will be available to watch on demand on NOW TV. Britney Spears and Jamie Spears (Credit: Britney Spears/Instagram) Framing Britney Spears will air on Tuesday at 9pm on Sky Documentaries and is also available for those with the NOW TV entertainment pass. Framing Britney Spears: The court battle, the ... - Sky News But it only served to fuel interest. The betrayal of Britney Spears: how pop culture failed a superstar. Jamie Spears has reportedly described the movement as "a joke", but celebrities including Cher and Miley Cyrus have backed the fans. Entertainment reporter She's not speaking. “It depends.”. ", We all remember the images of Spears's shaved head and holding the umbrella. In Framing Britney Spears, a new documentary by The New York Times, director and producer Samantha Stark aims to fill in some of the gaps about the conservatorship and the ongoing court battle. With that understanding came empowerment. In an Instagram post, the 39-year-old singer said she didn't watch the whole of "Framing Britney Spears". “Well,” she says. While clearly an unusual step, it seemed from the outside at least to be working to some extent, if not completely harmonious; Spears went on to release four more albums and held a multimillion-dollar residency in Las Vegas under the order, also known as a guardianship. Spears’ conservatorship won’t be easy to terminate. It just felt so normalised. Framing Britney Spears is the controversial new documentary about the pop princess which has caused shockwaves across the pond. "I hope people also look at how they participated in the media coverage of her. Framing Britney Spears is now available to watch on Sky Documentaries on NOW TV. It’s also a measure of her celebrity that the documentary was made at all. And we don't even know if she controls her Instagram, you know?". ', Framing Britney Spears presents a different view of the star, pictured in 2000, to the one many think they know. You don't get that from those frames and those tabloid covers. Arguably the biggest pop star of her era, at that time in her life she was also a mother to two young boys, her eldest not long turned two years old. "I really hope that when people watch this, they take a step back and reassess their view of who Britney is as a person and as an artist and a woman," she says. The first-run airing on the FX channel had 265,000 same-day viewers, but it was available on Hulu the same day as the broadcast premiere. "And no matter where she goes, they're blocking her. 'She attacked a paparazzi, she's crazy'.". @gemmapeplow, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. And that's quite a contradiction to now.". She had control over her image, her videos. Framing Britney Spears: Where to Watch, What Channel is It On? Pic: AP. Stark says that while mystery still surrounds Spears' conservatorship, she hopes Framing Britney Spears will encourage people to look at the bigger picture. Of course, the first person you want to speak to when making a documentary about Britney Spears is the woman herself. The superstar’s life in the spotlight and current legal issues are explored like never before on Sky Documentaries. The journalist says that through the course of her research, she herself has been checking Spears' Instagram page "every day for updates, because it really appears to be the only way she can connect to the world. “The only thing he ever said to me was: ‘My daughter’s gonna be so rich she’s gonna buy me a boat,’” recalled Spears’ record marketing director. Social media had instantly filled with advice on how and where to watch the programme illegally online and everyone who wanted to has done so – easily at first, as someone posted the entire thing on YouTube almost the minute the official broadcast was over, and with slightly more difficulty after it was taken down. On the days hearings take place, fans will surround the court building, #FreeBritney placards held aloft. But that proved impossible. "I didn't then, nor do I now, understand what a conservatorship is," Culotta says in a clip. It's really a unique situation that somebody who is 26 was put in one of these.". Stark was in court for the hearing in November. Culotta shares the story of her time with the "smalltown girl from Louisiana" and says she agreed to the interview to remind people why the world "fell in love" with the star. Examining the star’s rise and fall and raising questions about her conservatorship and rights, the New York Times Presents film has been a big topic of conversation since it aired in the US earlier in February 2021. "So it was kind of surprising when he came in 2008 and then was a huge part of her life because he was in charge of making decisions.". CREDIT: Sky. "One of the reasons [the documentary] is called Framing Britney Spears is we wanted to know what was outside of those frames and give you a different idea, because I think a lot of people think, 'Oh, she shaved her head, she's crazy'. he measure of Britney Spears’ celebrity can be taken by the fact that Sky has brought the New York Times documentary about the singer’s life to the UK so quickly after it became a huge hit and talking point in the US. Number one, I hope people come away with a new understanding of Britney Spears. Social media had instantly filled with advice on how and where to watch the programme illegally online and everyone who wanted to has done so – easily at first, as someone posted the entire thing on YouTube almost the minute the official broadcast was over, and with slightly more difficulty after it was taken down. Framing Britney Spears, Sky Documentaries review - the rollercoaster ride of the former teen icon The struggle to survive the sexism and savagery of showbusiness. A point to ponder. From 16th February at 9pm, Framing Britney Spears will be available to watch on Sky Documentaries. "Those are just some theories that a lot of media picked out and it was repeated over and over, that's not the majority of the people.". Watching footage of Spears surrounded by paparazzi makes for uncomfortable viewing, especially around the time of her reported breakdown. "It was kind of like she was breaking her silence because she hadn't accepted interview requests for years.". The complicity of us all in feeding the frenzy that has surrounded her for 30 years, and the power we hand to the men in charge remain, even and especially as we assure ourselves that a sober documentary cannot be part of it. "She was going through a custody battle during this time and I think we forget that Britney was a mother. ", A conservatorship in the US is most often used for elderly people with dementia, says Stark. "It's easy for people to make fun of that," says Stark. This investigation was done relatively poorly, given the power and resources of the NYT, even in these journalistically straitened times. Politeness wins out. The film premiered on the streaming site on Tuesday, 16th February at … "The idea is that people will try to take advantage of people with Alzheimer's and get them to sign over their money to them or change their wills. 'Framing Britney Spears' Gets U.K. Release on Sky - Variety “Framing Britney Spears” Breaks Records for Sky “Framing Britney Spears” has broken Sky Documentaries’ ratings record less than 24 after it was aired. And that was a huge thing.". Framing Britney Spears is available on Sky Documentaries or with a contract-free NOW TV Entertainment Pass for £9.99 a month, a 7-day free trial is available for new users. “And that’s all I’m going to say about Jamie.”. She had control over her music. It's so mean-spirited and there was so much glee in her suffering. "There's a lot of interviews with her from a very young age where she talks about wanting to be a mother. Framing Britney Spears | Trailer | Sky Documentaries - YouTube The world needed to know) and virginity (she grew up in the Bible belt and her image initially traded in all-American dream-girl tropes) followed as she grew up. You can see bafflement, discomfort and a desire to be polite chase across the child’s face. Spears pays for an attorney she wasn't able to choose. Pic: FX Networks, The #FreeBritney protests have gathered momentum in recent months, Former insiders say Spears was in control back in the early days of her career. While some records from court have been made public, many are sealed and some hearings have taken place in private, making it "really hard as a journalist to try to figure out how this all happened and why", says Stark. Then came the notorious – heavily papped – head-shaving breakdown, which only stoked the fire. Grab your 7 Day Free Trial and start watching Framing Britney Spears instantly. But in recent years, the voices of fans questioning the legal ruling, calling to #FreeBritney, have been growing louder. ", Framing Britney Spears is out now on FX Networks and Hulu in the US, Framing Britney Spears: The court battle, the protests, and the 'glee in her suffering', 'Why can't Britney make basic decisions? Rehearsal footage shows a young Spears replying loudly but calmly to an unheard voice: “I am not a diva. Would we do that today? To express their support, they have gathered outside the Los Angeles court where Spears has begun a push to get her father replaced as conservator by an independent administrator. In Australia, the first broadcast on the Nine Network attracted 484,000 unique viewers and was the tenth most watched television program of the day. Now, the pair are locked in a bitter court battle. ", But as filming was under way, the conservatorship became the bigger story. That seems like it was her biggest goal. His lawyer recently said: “Jamie Spears has diligently and professionally carried out his duties as one of Britney’s conservators, and his love for his daughter and dedication to protecting her is clearly apparent to the court.”, What the documentary did provide was a reconstruction of Spears’ career through a modern, post #MeToo lens. But the NYT was unable to verify the source of the anonymous voicemail that, claiming to be from a paralegal who had worked on the case, had given so much impetus to the movement. "What we've heard is that journalists who interview her do so under watch from her team and it's very regulated... [With] Britney, there's this cone of silence around her.". The ostensible motivation of Framing Britney Spears is to investigate the controversy surrounding the conservatorship (a kind of imposed power-of-attorney-on-steroids) given to her father, Jamie, after Spears was involuntarily committed to a hospital psychiatric ward in 2008. It mostly pulled together the information already out there – either generally, about this extreme form of control over a person’s life and assets, or specifically, about Spears’ circumstances. ", Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker. There are many villains in Framing Britney Spears (Sky Documentaries, Tuesday), the New York Times’s wrenching and unflinching documentary about the public victimisation of … Questions about her breasts (implants? “Anytime there’s that amount of money to be made, you have to question the motives of everyone close to that person.” #NYTPresents: Framing Britney Spears premieres Feb. 5 on @FXNetworks and @Hulu. "Britney was shamed for her sexuality at a very young age," but learned, Stark was told, that she would never please everyone. In August 2020, a Los Angeles court heard Spears' request to end her father's strict control. She pays for her conservators. Pic: FX Networks, The star toured the world but has not performed live for several years. A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears), Many dismiss the fans and the #FreeBritney movement, but Stark says they are raising valid and vital questions about the conservatorship system. And by the near-certainty that it was already too late. No implants? I definitely understand why you would look at her Instagram and want to know what she's thinking. I just know what I want.”. While legal proceedings are taking place, it is standard for those involved not to speak out publicly. "Guess I can't see no harm, in working and being a mama/ And with a kid on my arm, I'm still an exceptional earner/ You want a piece of me," she sang. Pic: FX Networks, Spears has been one of the most famous women in the world since she was a teenager, Former assistant and family friend Felicia Culotta speaks out in the documentary. "Especially for somebody Britney's age and somebody capable of so much that I know first-hand she's capable of.". "It's so constant that there's like a huge circle of almost all men around her all the time," says Stark. "Why did no one say anything or condemn any of this coverage of her back then? If you're not a Sky subscriber you can also watch the documentary on NOW TV. "I heard that over and over from people," says Stark. "She knew exactly what she was doing. But the hours, days, months leading up to those freeze-framed moments are rarely considered. "A lot of it when you look at it through a 2020 lens - it was 2020 [when the documentary was made] - it's so appalling, misogynistic, surprising that, you know, late-night hosts are making fun of a teenager's breasts. And, you know, this was a mother who wasn't able to see her kids, for whatever reason, at that time. And by the near-certainty that it was already too late. "I think a lot of people think Britney was a puppet and so many of the people we talked to are like, that is totally not true," says Stark. One of the most talked-about documentaries of 2021 so far, Framing Britney Spears – which explores themes of fame, exploitation, mental health and the media – is finally being shown on UK television. Framing Britney Spears review – a sobering look at sexism and celebrity. Spears has been a star in the celebrity firmament since, alongside the likes of a tiny Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling, she was cast in The Mickey Mouse Club, Disney’s all-singing, all-dancing children’s TV show, in 1992 at the age of 11. And so a child of somebody with Alzheimer's can file to have this so that they can control the money so the person's not taken advantage of. Nor was there anything else offered to solidify the long-felt discomfort and “common sense” distrust of Jamie’s motivations. As one interviewee puts it in the trailer for the documentary: "Anytime there's that amount of money to be made, you have to question the motives of everyone close to that person. "It's important to always put your family first," said her post on Instagram, adding: "We're all so grateful that he came out of it alive." ‘Framing Britney Spears’ is available on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV now. Framing Britney Spears, Sky Documentaries review - the rollercoaster ride of the former teen icon . "She has travelled with Britney, been really close with Britney, slept in the same hotel room with her as her chaperone when she was younger, and was still working in Vegas when she was doing her residency," says Stark. She is clearly capable of making the decision not to perform. A face that fans may recognise is that of Felicia Culotta, Spears' family friend and former assistant, who appeared as the teacher in the ....Baby One More Time video. She went supernova at 16 with her debut single (and album), … Baby One More Time, and has remained a superlative performer and tabloid fodder ever since. In one court filing, Mr Ingham said she welcomed the "informed" support of her fans and described the media and social media scrutiny of the case as "reasonable". At the beginning of 2019, Spears announced an "indefinite work hiatus", revealing her father had been in hospital and "almost died" due to health problems. And once the “bad boyfriend” years, marriage(s) and pregnancies followed, so did paparazzi pursuits and tabloid narratives about promiscuity, unfit motherhood and all the vicious rest. And it wasn't that long ago. Many have done their own investigative work, and there are even theories that Spears is trying to send messages through social media, that certain colours in her Instagram pictures or her video dances have different meanings. Whether they came from Spears herself or songwriters capitalising on the interest around her, the words were a bleak truth, belied by catchy electro-pop. "Since she entered into this conservatorship in 2008, it's been really hard to interview her," says Stark. But Stark says she does not know whether Spears is even aware of attempts to make contact. "For hours, they had been following her car as she was trying to get to [ex-husband] Kevin Federline to have him let her in so she could see her kids," says Stark. Is there a conflict of interest? One moment from one of her earliest TV appearances – on the TV show Star Search, belting out Love Can Build a Bridge at the age of 10 with preternatural power, musicality and poise – could stand for the whole. Britney Spears broke her silence on a documentary that changed the conversation around her. Stark says she has been told father and daughter are not on speaking terms. After her barnstorming performance, the sexagenarian host Ed McMahon tells her she has pretty eyes and asks if he could be her boyfriend. Spears herself has not appeared for the sessions and statements are made through her court-appointed lawyer, Samuel Ingham. After the documentary's release, Britney's father Jamie appeared in court to regain full conservatorship over Britney's estate. There are many questions. At another hearing in November 2020, her lawyer told the court the star was scared of her father and will never resume her singing career while he has power over it. What Spears herself thinks of the movement again is hard to say. Singer Britney Spears said she cried for weeks over a television documentary that examined her meteoric rise to fame as a teenager, the ensuing media scrutiny and her widely publicised breakdown. But years as a teen idol took their toll. The sixth episode of The New York Times Presents series, Framing Britney Spears premiered Friday, February 5th … Framing Britney Spears ends on a particularly painful note, where it's revealed that the filmmakers weren't even sure if their requests to interview Britney ever reached the star. There is nothing stranger, of course, than the recent past – nor, in certain areas, more appalling. The explosion of celebrity culture was explored in December in the BBC documentary series Celebrity, and Spears' friend, Paris Hilton, shared her own experiences of living with the paparazzi in her documentary, This Is Paris, last year. More than 220,000 viewers tuned in to watch the UK premiere of the documentary on Tuesday night. Stream live and on demand to your laptop, TV, iPad, iPhone and other devices. Not long afterwards, Spears was placed under a court-sanctioned conservatorship, her father, Jamie Spears, running the show. The measure of Britney Spears’ celebrity can be taken by the fact that Sky has brought the New York Times documentary about the singer’s life to the UK so quickly after it became a huge hit and talking point in the US. "It feels impossible to get in touch with her directly and so we asked, many times, everyone around her that we could possibly find, we had a spreadsheet of hundreds of people... and it's just really unclear if she actually saw the requests, if she had the opportunity to see them, given the restrictions around her.". In the United Kingdom, its first broadcast averaged over 200,000 viewers on then-months-old channel Sky Documentaries, tripling the channel's previous viewership record. In November 2007, just months after images of her shaved head and umbrella attack on a paparazzi car had made front pages around the world, Britney Spears was back in the charts with album Blackout and the single Piece Of Me. pic.twitter.com/Nr8GbWypTJ, "We went through hundreds of hours of archival footage, we went through every newspaper article, photos, everything, and it's hard to find Jamie in any of them at the beginning of her career," she says. Most of this had already been done by a group of fans who began a successful (in terms of its virality and traction-gaining) online protest campaign under the hashtag #FreeBritney. Culotta and other interviewees gave a description of Spears as "one of the kindest, most non-judgemental people", a "stop-and-smell-the-roses kind of girl" who "wants to see the good" in everyone. Framing Britney Spears will air on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV at 9pm on Tuesday. Pic: FX Networks, Spears has two sons with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. The Sky Lodge: This was one of the hottest places to party at this year’s Sundance festival, so why not own a piece of it? by Adam Sweeting Wednesday, 17 February 2021. One of the biggest documentaries of the year is coming to the UK tomorrow, with Framing Britney Spears landing on Tuesday. "Originally we pitched it as a look back at media coverage of Britney," she tells Sky News. The hit documentary arrives on Sky and Now TV, and explores the feeding frenzy that … What was supposed to be a temporary order has now been in place for 13 years, with many aspects of the star's life, career and finances - she is reported to be worth about $60m (£43m) - out of her hands. A response to the intense press hounding that had followed her since she released her debut single ...Baby One More Time as a pigtailed schoolgirl aged 16 in 1998, the lyrics told a story of a woman desperate to reclaim her privacy, a star known to the world as "Mrs Oh my God, that Britney's shameless!".
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