Framing Britney Spears

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it typical for a non-celebrity to be forced into a conservatorship if they have mental issues?

If so, I have never heard of it....

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor girl

Poor little rich girl. And as with her predecessor in that role, the money is tearing her family apart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poor girl

I agree, it's sad but I think people, specifically her fans need to understand that they do not know Britney , nor do they ave have access to the whole of her story meaning legal and medical records, and it's concerning that they think it's their duty to rescue her.

One of the women behind the Free Britney movement acknowledged that, and said that they would be happy to back off if Britney asked them to, of her own free will.

Maybe it’s not their duty to rescue her, but there’s potentially a lot to be concerned about here, and Britney isn’t allowed to do a damn thing about it. If she is that bad off she should NOT be allowed to be pimped out to Vegas venues to create revenue for her conservators!

Is a mentally ill woman likely to do that though? She's mentally ill and severely so, of course, she doesn't think there's anything wrong. She hasn't had the show in years, so maybe at the time she had it they thought she was more stable than she was, but isn't. Half of y'all aren't old enough to remember what it was like before the conservatorship., suffice it to say odds were pretty high Britney would be dead by now.


I think it's a huge problem that you and her stans think it's appropriate to behave like this, and demand things and shows just how badly the lines have been blurred.


This event even about mental health and being concerned about those rights if it were you all would go lobby your politicians. This is about some weird cult-like worship of a celebrity that you all think is infallible and delusions of it goign back to 2001 with Britney touring the globe.

I didn't watch it and know nothing about her situation now, but she was in a seriously bad way back then. I loved the Craig Ferguson Late Night Show and he did a wonderful monologue from 2007 about this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGLzpt3caHw

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor girl

I agree, it's sad but I think people, specifically her fans need to understand that they do not know Britney , nor do they ave have access to the whole of her story meaning legal and medical records, and it's concerning that they think it's their duty to rescue her.

One of the women behind the Free Britney movement acknowledged that, and said that they would be happy to back off if Britney asked them to, of her own free will.

Maybe it’s not their duty to rescue her, but there’s potentially a lot to be concerned about here, and Britney isn’t allowed to do a damn thing about it. If she is that bad off she should NOT be allowed to be pimped out to Vegas venues to create revenue for her conservators!

Is a mentally ill woman likely to do that though? She's mentally ill and severely so, of course, she doesn't think there's anything wrong. She hasn't had the show in years, so maybe at the time she had it they thought she was more stable than she was, but isn't. Half of y'all aren't old enough to remember what it was like before the conservatorship., suffice it to say odds were pretty high Britney would be dead by now.


I think it's a huge problem that you and her stans think it's appropriate to behave like this, and demand things and shows just how badly the lines have been blurred.


This event even about mental health and being concerned about those rights if it were you all would go lobby your politicians. This is about some weird cult-like worship of a celebrity that you all think is infallible and delusions of it goign back to 2001 with Britney touring the globe.

I didn't watch it and know nothing about her situation now, but she was in a seriously bad way back then. I loved the Craig Ferguson Late Night Show and he did a wonderful monologue from 2007 about this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGLzpt3caHw

That’s a great monologue. He would probably be appalled at BS’s autonomy being removed from her for this many years, given his stance on people taking control of their own problems and seeking and receiving help freely. He hit rock bottom and friends helped him get the therapy he needed. I guess there wasn’t enough money at stake and/or he wasn’t female enough for his family to decide to hijack his life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor girl

I agree, it's sad but I think people, specifically her fans need to understand that they do not know Britney , nor do they ave have access to the whole of her story meaning legal and medical records, and it's concerning that they think it's their duty to rescue her.

Yours is the defense of the patriarchy. Why not allow her to do an interview? How can someone performing the biggest show in Las Vegas night after night not be of stable mind to handle her affairs? Why wasn’t the lawyer she had retained able to see the admitting docs of the hospital? Also, her brother’s patronizing response is very telling.

The whole thing is revolting.

[Anonymous]

I have zero interest in watching this show and have never been much of a Britney follower, but agree with the PP that she’d be dead now had her father not intervened. She’d also be broke. The fact that K Fed got custody of her kids says all we need to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Poor girl

I agree, it's sad but I think people, specifically her fans need to understand that they do not know Britney , nor do they ave have access to the whole of her story meaning legal and medical records, and it's concerning that they think it's their duty to rescue her.

Yours is the defense of the patriarchy. Why not allow her to do an interview? How can someone performing the biggest show in Las Vegas night after night not be of stable mind to handle her affairs? Why wasn’t the lawyer she had retained able to see the admitting docs of the hospital? Also, her brother’s patronizing response is very telling.

The whole thing is revolting.

The brother's statements were pretty incriminating. The situation doesn't pass the smell test- while BS appears troubled, I have trouble thinking that her father is best suited as conservator given his history of financial mismanagement and lack of involvement in her life and career. Even if we don't know the whole story, it's hard to justify the concept that the only suitable conservator in the world for BS is her previously deadbeat dad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have zero interest in watching this show and have never been much of a Britney follower, but agree with the PP that she’d be dead now had her father not intervened. She’d also be broke. The fact that K Fed got custody of her kids says all we need to know.

No it doesn’t. You’re misinformed, so perhaps shouldn’t be commenting.

[Anonymous]

Weirdly voyeuristic and faux-helpful/“educational,” like that podcast that was about “finding” Richard Simmons. Disappointing. Reporters who do these sorts of pieces are truly self-absorbed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have zero interest in watching this show and have never been much of a Britney follower, but agree with the PP that she’d be dead now had her father not intervened. She’d also be broke. The fact that K Fed got custody of her kids says all we need to know.

Can you explain why her father is so uniquely qualified to serve in this role in a way that no one else, including professional conservators, would be able to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have zero interest in watching this show and have never been much of a Britney follower, but agree with the PP that she’d be dead now had her father not intervened. She’d also be broke. The fact that K Fed got custody of her kids says all we need to know.

My lifelong BFF taught her sons in the valley outside of LA. She had nothing but very nice things to say about both Britney and Kevin. Kevin is the primary parent, he is very involved and serious with their sons. Britney is very pleasant and sweet but seemed a bit immature and more of a weekend parent. Kevin was the one doing the homework with the boys, checking on their tests, conferencing with teachers, etc. He was the stability. Britney is a lovely person, but the boys were better off primarily with Kevin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have zero interest in watching this show and have never been much of a Britney follower, but agree with the PP that she’d be dead now had her father not intervened. She’d also be broke. The fact that K Fed got custody of her kids says all we need to know.

My lifelong BFF taught her sons in the valley outside of LA. She had nothing but very nice things to say about both Britney and Kevin. Kevin is the primary parent, he is very involved and serious with their sons. Britney is very pleasant and sweet but seemed a bit immature and more of a weekend parent. Kevin was the one doing the homework with the boys, checking on their tests, conferencing with teachers, etc. He was the stability. Britney is a lovely person, but the boys were better off primarily with Kevin.

Gosh, can you imagine if someone reported on your parenting like your loose lipped friend blabbed to you and probably everyone else? And OF COURSE she was a “weekend parent” as you put it. She doesn’t have primary custody. That tends to cut a person out of the loops. JFC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it typical for a non-celebrity to be forced into a conservatorship if they have mental issues?

If so, I have never heard of it....

Yes.

No. It's not typical for anyone. The overwhelming majority of conservatorships are due to incapacity (usually dementia) from age related illnesses

[Anonymous]

Here are the convincing parts for me that the conservatorship needs to be challenged or significantly changed:

- Britney’s father was never a big part of her life or career and made statements in the past about his daughter bankrolling his life.
- The conservatorship is highly unusual for someone in her circumstances according to the interviewed lawyers. The lawyers themselves have written that she’s “high-functioning.”
- Britney said she does not want her father in charge. She wants a third party. If she is indeed “high-functioning” enough to maintain her career, she should have a say in who makes the decisions. Especially because she’s not asking for a random person who may cheat her. She’s asking for a professional conservator. Seems pretty damn smart to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it typical for a non-celebrity to be forced into a conservatorship if they have mental issues?

If so, I have never heard of it....

Yes.

No. It's not typical for anyone. The overwhelming majority of conservatorships are due to incapacity (usually dementia) from age related illnesses

In fact, her father claimed that she did have dementia (at what- 25?) in order to score the conservatorship.