There's a Catch-22 for people who attempt to terminate a conservatorship, Day explains. What makes Spears' conservatorship unusual – other than her extraordinary fame – is that these legal arrangements are typically designed for older people, often with dementia, who are incapable of making informed decisions or physically taking care of themselves. New York Times senior story editor Liz Day, who works on the paper's branded FX docuseries "The Weekly," says she was drawn to making a film about Spears because, she wondered: "How could the same person be able to perform at a very high level in Las Vegas as a superstar doing sold-out shows, making millions of dollars, but at the same time we're being told that she is so vulnerable and at-risk that she needs this very intense layer of protection?" Now it's the subject of a feature-length documentary from a team of journalists at The New York Times, which premiered Friday on FX and FX on Hulu in the United States.ĭirected and produced by Samantha Stark, "Framing Britney Spears" charts Spears' rise from plucky "Star Search" contestant to queen bee of "TRL," as well as the high-profile unraveling that turned her personal troubles into a national punchline and culminated in the controversial conservatorship.Īpplying the rigor of a "Frontline" episode to a narrative that has been shaped by thinly sourced gossip and anonymous hearsay, "Framing Britney Spears" is also a pointed work of cultural criticism that might make some viewers feel guilt about idly gawking at pictures of Spears on Perez Hilton circa 2007.īy retelling her story from the vantage point of 2021 – at what we hope is a time of greater sensitivity to mental health issues and a heightened post-#MeToo understanding of the misogyny that pervades much of celebrity culture – the documentary encourages viewers to reconsider their ideas about Spears, her chaotic tabloid persona and her fervently devoted fans.
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