What Britney Spears Tells Us About the Exploitation of Hollywood Child Actors
Born on the set of “Raising Arizona,” retired child star Sabra Boyd looks at how Spears’ conservatorship speaks to the abuse that threatens many young performers.
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‘Britney vs Spears’ Review: Netflix Doc Gets at the Heart of Spears’ Tragic Confinement
Who acts in the best interest of Spears when everyone is financially invested in her interests?
‘Controlling Britney Spears’ Review: NYT Documentary Rehashes Trauma to Create Further Exploitation
When does the documenting of Spears’ trauma start to become its own form of exploitation?
‘Framing Britney Spears’: There Are a Million Stories Like Spears’, We Just Don’t Know Them
Writer Liz Day said doing the documentary has raised the question of whether conservatorships are working at all in the way they’re intended.
‘Black Widow,’ Britney Spears, and When Families Fail to Protect Their Most Vulnerable
Cate Shortland’s MCU film illustrates why the pop star’s case affects all women, long after the credits roll and the curtains come down.
Zach Galifianakis Shares His Two ‘SNL’ Sketch Pitches for Britney Spears That Flopped
One sketch involved Ferrell as a security guard installed inside Spears’ navel.
‘Framing Britney Spears’ Filmmakers Say There’s More Than Enough Material for a Followup
Interest in Spears’ life and story is buzzing since the debut of the New York Times documentary on Hulu, sparking questions about a possible sequel.
Netflix Working on a Britney Spears Documentary — Report
Yesterday, TMZ reported that Spears herself was working on a documentary, though considering the legalities of her conservatorship this seemed dubious from the start.
‘Framing Britney Spears’ Doesn’t Bring Up Disability and That’s a Problem
Spears is physically able-bodied, beautiful, and successful. It’s not what disability narratives have historically prized throughout the years.
‘Tiger King’ Fans Go Crazy Over Connection Between Netflix Series and Britney Spears
One of the singer’s definitive pop culture moments has ties to the drama at the center of Netflix’s breakout documentary series.
‘Corporate Animals’ Review: Demi Moore Is a Cannibalistic CEO in ‘The Office’ Meets ‘The Descent’
Demi Moore plays a CEO with a penchant for cannibalism in an absurd but almost insultingly slapdash comedy about how the American workforce is eating itself.
‘Britney Ever After’ Trailer: Lifetime’s Britney Spears Biopic Traces The Tumultuous Life of a Pop Superstar
Spears reportedly did not approve nor contribute to the biopic in any way.
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