More celebs speak out in support of Britney Spears following release of documentary

[diocharl]

#FreeBritney
- Sarah Jessica Parker (@SJP) February 7, 2021

Following the premiere of the Hulu/FX documentary "Framing Britney Spears" which gave the general public an all-encompassing look into the many trials and tribulations of the iconic artist, ranging from the sexist treatment she received from the media at the start of her career to her

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[marthasback]

One thing that I felt the documentary failed to mention was her record label's role in all of this. In 2007 especially. She was not well, clearly. The fact that they expected an album promo campaign out of her is nuts. They're the ones who booked her on the VMAs, after okaying the release of Gimme More. She didn't rehearse, but they threw her on stage anyways. Her management had to quit following the VMAs because they couldn't get in touch with her. Her damn kids get taken away / she gets booked for her hit and run, and the label's concern is that the album leaked early. One look at the Gimme More video and it's clear it should have been left on the cutting room floor. Still, they insisted she release an album.

Even though Blackout is an absolute classic, Britney was not into it back then. Most of the album was recorded before shit hit the fan, and they struggled to get what remained recorded in early 2007 because Britney was so all over the place / not focussed on music. The way her label pushed it out in the middle of everything is fucking psychotic.

[diocharl]

Hmmm I'm not sure about that because we know that Britney has always loved working and making music. She decided to go on a mini tour just a couple of months after the headshave and rehab just because she missed performing. I'm sure working towards an album was a welcome distraction from everything else - up until a point. And we know from JIVE's then CEO who testified at the last Sam Lufti lawsuit that although Britney didn't have a team around her, she spoken to him directly about album matters such as the tracklist, cover etc. So from all accounts she was quite involved in putting the album together.

Now the VMAs remains a sketchy situation. If I remember correctly the idea to perform there came from her then entertainment lawyer and the label wasn't particularly fond of it. They demanded a full run-through before the VMAs with Britney present and Brit performed the routine well. It was only when she got to Vegas that the whole thing fell apart.

[marthasback]

Kelly Clarkson's manager, Jeff Kwatinetz, got dumped after My December, and jumped right in with working with Britney. He was only around for a couple months, Summer 2007. I'm pretty sure he was the one who set up the VMA performance, but don't quote me.

As for Britney speaking with Jive directly, it might have been a "yes" or a "no" here or there but she sure as hell wasn't sitting down for the hours of meetings needing to ready a release like that or losing any sleep over tracklistings

I am a lifelong Britney fan and truly go back and forth about the post-2008 music. I recently re-read the 2008 Rolling Stone article and they mention that she recorded 3 songs in 3 years. The music seems to be important to her when there is someone behind her pushing her / booking the studio, but she doesn't seem to prioritize it when she's left to her own devices. I think she's into it when it's done and loves performing, but making music isn't something that drives her entire being like most other musicians. All accounts of her in the studio are "she comes in, records her vocals in 20 minutes and leaves, ever the professional"

[queer_bee]

Yeah they didn’t include a lot of vital details which lead to her downward spiral. I feel the same way re the 2007 VMAs.

They also didn’t discuss how Paris Hilton badly influenced Britney to party hard in 2006 and this was actually the reason why Britney was targeted by the papz even more. Instead, they showed Paris in a positive light towards the end of the doc - she gave a message for Britney sending her love and regards. Fuck Paris.

[marthasback]

Paris rewritten as Britney's former bff is truly so fucking stupid. She's the Britney equivalent of the girl who you party with in college for 2 weeks before finding real friends. She was there for 2 weeks in 2006, and they've crossed paths once or twice since. I doubt Paris has had her number since 2008.

It's so weird how many people who are complaining about the paprazzi of the 2000s are the same people who iconized the photo of Britney / Paris / Lindsay taken by x17