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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Netflix’s ‘Britney vs. Spears’ is honest, harrowing dive into confining conservatorship

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The documentary provides a stark, emotionally honest look into the horrors of Spears’ conservatorship through lenses of power and control.
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Culture Shot

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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Media’s the real womanizer: ‘Framing Britney Spears’ opens deeper conversations

The media is able to create an image for a person that takes on a life of its own: There’s Britney Spears and there’s “Britney Spears.”
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Film & Television

Friday, February 19, 2021
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‘Framing Britney Spears’ is crash course on pop star’s exploitation, media toxicity

While “Framing Britney Spears” might not be concrete enough to be used in court against Spears’ conservatorship, it could easily catalyze a reckoning of the abuse she faced at the hands of the media.
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