SonyaMany of us grew up with Britney Spears and watched her early successes in both her acting and singing arenas. She is one of the biggest stars globally. She then crashed and became fodder for many tabloids. We watched her spiral downward triple the speed it took for her to build up her wide eyed not-that-innocent persona. She slowly built back up her career and landed a long-term contract in Vegas. All the while the control behind the scenes started to surface. #FreeBritney was a call out of support from her fans as she continued to lead in entertainment news and her Instagram page was dissected daily. Was she trying to tell us something? Britney was not okay.
The world knows Britney Spears: performer, artist, icon. But in the last few years, her name has been publicly tied to another, more mysterious term: conservatorship. Britney vs Spears tells the explosive story of Britney’s life and her public and private search for freedom. Featuring years-long investigative work, exclusive interviews and new documents, this Netflix feature film paints a thorough portrait of the pop star’s trajectory from girl next door to a woman trapped by fame and family and her own legal status. It shows Britney’s life without utilizing the traumatic images that have previously defined her. Director Erin Lee Carr (How To Fix a Drug Scandal, Dirty Money) and journalist Jenny Eliscu work to delve deep into the tangled history of the conservatorship that has been in place for over 13 years. The film weaves a shocking timeline of old and new players, secret rendezvous and Britney’s behind the scenes fight for her own autonomy. Text messages and a voicemail as well as new interviews with key players make clear what Britney herself has attested: the full story has yet to be told.
Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming new documentary Britney vs Spears. The documentary will be available beginning September 28, 2021…