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ACTIVIST: What do we want?
ALL: Free Britney!
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ALL: Now!
ACTIVIST: What do we want?
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ALL: Free Britney!
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ALL: Now!
ACTIVIST: What do we want?
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‐ This is "Free Britney 102,"
where we explore issues
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related to the Free Britney
movement.
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The Free Britney movement
is advocating
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for the end of Britney Spears'
conservatorship.
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‐ I need everyone who is
scrolling right now
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to stop and watch this video.
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‐ Britney Spears
needs our help.
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Since 2008, she has been
under something called
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a legal conservatorship
by her father.
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ACTIVIST: Now,
a conservatorship literally
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gives someone else
the control of your life.
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They decide what you can
and can't do,
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and it's usually used
for elderly people
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who don't have
the necessary brain function.
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‐ But a functioning woman
that's been working nonstop,
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it just‐‐
it doesn't make any sense.
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‐ Dear Britney,
my name is Elizabeth Denon,
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and I'm 29 years old.
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‐ My name is James Miller,
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and I'm from Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
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‐ My name is Jasmine.
I'm 28,
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and I am a Scorpio
from New Jersey.
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‐ Dear Britney.
‐ Dear Britney.
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‐ Dear Britney.
‐ I'm so nervous.
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I'm, like, sweating.
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‐ Your whole situation
is consuming me now.
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I can't believe that
it's just been this long
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and I didn't know.
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BRITNEY: When I first started,
I didn't know
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what I was doing,
but every day you learn more,
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and you gain
more wisdom from that.
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‐ Why is she still in this?
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Why is her dad making
all of her decisions?
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BRITNEY: I am
where I am today‐‐
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it's because
I do have control.
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You know, you have to.
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Otherwise you get
sucked in by people.
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‐ I have always viewed the
situation as something that
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I don't think would have ever
happened to a man in America.
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BRITNEY: Trust me,
there are days that I have‐‐
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I struggle with myself.
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‐ I am familiar with
the lawyers on the case.
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They care deeply for Britney.
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‐ I trust the system.
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I believe the law is aimed
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at actually protecting
the conservatee.
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BRITNEY: There are things
out there that have been said
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about me that aren't
completely true.
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‐ We stand up for you,
Britney Spears,
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and we won't stop
until you reach freedom.
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BRITNEY: There's a lot that
people don't know about me
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that I want them to know.
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ACTIVIST: Growing up,
I struggled with
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anxiety and depression,
and Britney Spears is the one
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who made it okay to struggle
with those things.
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ACTIVIST: She gave me
permission to be myself
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growing up as a gay boy
in suburban Virginia,
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and Britney gave me
the power to be who I am.
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ACTIVIST: She even shaved
her hair off.
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Hey, I shaved my hair off too
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because I didn't want nobody
touching me.
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And they still didn't get it.
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LIZ: Britney is in the midst
of a legal battle right now.
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She's been
in a conservatorship
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for the past 12 years.
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‐ Free Britney!
‐ Justice for Britney.
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‐ There's been a lot
of speculation as to whether
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this is in Britney's
best interests,
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and is this good for her?
Is this what she wants?
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‐ All right, so today
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we have a conservatorship
hearing for Britney Spears.
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Apparently, conservator
of the estate is Jamie Spears.
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ALL: Boo!
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Jamie out!
Jamie out!
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LIZ: Her dad has been in
charge of her money
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for the last 12 years,
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and a few months ago
Britney's lawyer said
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Britney wants someone else
to be in charge of her money
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and wants Jamie, her father,
to step down.
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Britney's father so far
has refused to step down.
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‐ But this time
it just feels different.
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I'm so excited.
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‐ I feel‐‐
I feel really hopeful.
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‐ Hey, guys, it's Megan.
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The judge has not made
any decisions yet,
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but we did wanna
give you a quick update.
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Britney has told Ingham
on multiple occasions
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that she's scared of her father
and that she refuses to work
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until he is no longer
in control of her career.
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LIZ: To understand
where Britney is now,
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we should understand
how she got here.
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[objects thumping faintly]
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‐ Okay.
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These are letters to me
from the fans.
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So if I got this many,
you can imagine‐‐
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oh, the ones that Britney got
would fill up the entire room,
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would fill up the entire room.
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[delicate music]
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Yeah.
Sorry.
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[laughs]
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That was pretty cool.
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You know, I don't know that I
ever really had any definition
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on what I was supposed
to do with Britney.
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For a long time
they called me her chaperone,
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and then at one point
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they wanted
to call me her partner,
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and we didn't think
that sounded right.
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I definitely was
not her mother,
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and I wasn't her big sister,
so we settled on assistant.
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♪ ♪
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I wanna give you a tour
of my tiny, little home.
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Britney's mother
helped decorate
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because she's so proud
of her sweet baby.
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50,000 in Austria.
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This is 5 million
at this point.
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These are more.
[laughs]
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This is the first one
I got, y'all.
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This is when
"...Baby One More Time"
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was a multi‐platinum album.
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You have to sell a million
copies in the United States
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for an album to be platinum.
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It can go platinum
many, many, many times.
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This is 11 million copies.
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[laughs]
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To be honest, I didn't then,
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nor do I now understand
what a conservatorship is,
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especially for somebody
Britney's age
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and somebody capable of so much
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that I know firsthand
she's capable of.
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She was a small‐town girl
from Kentwood, Louisiana.
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LIZ: Can you describe
Kentwood, Louisiana?
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FELICIA: Just a tiny,
sleepy little town,
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very hospitable and humble,
unpretentious.
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We are who we are.
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We're not wealthy,
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but we're wealthy
in many other ways.
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We are definitely in‐‐right in
the middle of the Bible Belt.
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Britney sang in the choir.
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She grew up going to church
every Sunday.
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So I've known her
since she was five.
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You know, by then
we all knew her talent
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was just extraordinary.
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I will say the one reason that
I agreed to do the interview
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is so we could remind people
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of why they fell in love
with her in the first place.
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‐ From Kentwood, Louisiana,
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here is ten‐year‐old
Britney Spears.
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[cheers and applause]
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[The Judds' "Love Can
Build a Bridge" playing]
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‐ ♪ Love can build a bridge ♪
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♪ Between your heart ♪
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‐ If you think about her
coming from such a small town,
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you know, she clawed her way
into the industry
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right from the beginning.
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‐ ♪ Oh, anything ♪
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♪ Keep believing in the power ♪
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‐ I noticed last week you have
the most adorable, pretty eyes.
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Do you have a boyfriend?
‐ No, sir.
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‐ Why not?
‐ They're mean.
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[laughter]
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‐ Boyfriends?
You mean all boys are mean?
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I'm not mean.
How about me?
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‐ Well, it depends.
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[laughter]
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HAYLEY: Of all the things
that she could be asked about,
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because what else could
we possibly talk to a woman
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or a girl about?
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There's so much more to her
that everybody's missing.
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[light dramatic music]
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NANCY: Her parents reached out
to me by letter,
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and the letter said
something like,
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"We have no idea
what to do with this child.
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Help us.
What do we do?"
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I replied and said,
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"Well, I would love
to meet her in person."
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They took the train
from Louisiana to New York
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'cause I don't think
they could afford to fly.
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Her parents were
working people.
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Her mom was just so sweet,
so proud of her daughter,
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and her dad too was very
proud of‐‐proud of Britney,
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and he was more concerned with
the financial aspect of it.
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How was he gonna be able
to make this happen?
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Could he make it happen?
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But I know he wanted
to make it happen for her.
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And we came up with a plan.
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Lynne and Britney would come to
New York for a period of time.
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Britney could study voice
in New York,
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and study dance in New York,
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and do some acting
and audition.
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She was a funny, sweet,
wonderful little girl.
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I‐I loved her.
I love her still.
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‐ ♪ And I ain't had no loving
since God knows when ♪
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NANCY: Jamie visited
from time to time
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and was anxious to see
this time be worthwhile
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so that he could justify
the money
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that it was costing
to do this.
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‐ There was a time where
you were struggling to really
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make ends meet,
and you saved all the money
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you could to get
singing lessons for Britney.
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How did you manage
to do all of that?
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‐ It was really hard.
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A lot of times we would rob
from Peter to pay Paul.
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You know,
it was really hard.
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NANCY: All this led to
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"The Mickey Mouse Club"
audition,
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and she nailed it.
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‐ We've got a girl that enters
a strange dimension
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of sight and sound
as she crosses over
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into the Teenage Zone.
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♪ I know a place,
and nobody ♪
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‐ Britney just loved it,
and when it ended,
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it was devastating.
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BRITNEY: After
"The Mickey Mouse Club,"
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I went home for,
like, two years,
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and I was completely normal.
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I went to high school,
and I did‐‐I played basketball.
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I was just, you know, really
involved with my school.
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NANCY: And we started
looking for auditions,
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but it‐‐financially,
it would have been
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very difficult for them
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to come back and forth
to New York.
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It was a tough time.
It was a tough time,
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and it was really,
"What are we going to do now?"
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And I know that the idea of
singing was interesting to her.
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I remember her
making a demo tape.
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FELICIA: Before I worked
with Britney,
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I was a nanny in New York.
Lynne called.
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She said, "Well, Britney and I
are gonna be in the city,
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and we'd love for you
to have dinner with us,"
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and I said,
"Oh, that sounds great."
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And Lynne said, "Felicia,
I had an ulterior motive
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for inviting you to dinner,"
and I said, "What?"
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She said, "Britney got
a record deal today,
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"and I can't travel with her
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"'cause Jamie Lynn's
in the first grade,
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but‐‐can you travel with her?"
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And I said,
"Oh, my gosh, Lynne,
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"well, I quit my job yesterday.
I guess I can,
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but I'll do it
for three months,"
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and that was, mm,
about 23 years ago.
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[light music]
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KIM: She had plans
to come to New York
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to meet people at the label.
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She came into my office
with her chaperone.
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Her parents were in Louisiana.
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She had a younger sibling
that was still in school
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and had to be taken care of,
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so Felicia was really
sitting in for the parents.
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I remember Britney came in,
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and I was really impressed
with the fact
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that she was so serious
and so focused,
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and I thought,
"This is the style.
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"This is a girl
that's coming from strength,
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"your friend that you
kind of idolize a little bit,
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"but that at the end of the day
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has the same kind of hopes
and dreams that you do."
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‐ Mama, come here.
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Aww, y'all look so pretty.
This is my mom right here.
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And this is my brother's
girlfriend.
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This is my little sister.
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LIZ: Jamie, Britney's father,
wasn't around very much
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when Britney was growing up.
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We know that Jamie
was struggling with alcohol,
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and he later goes to rehab.
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He drifts in between
construction, being a cook,
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tries to open a gym business
that didn't work out,
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and later ends up
filing for bankruptcy.
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He doesn't seem to be
a big presence in her life.
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KIM: Her mother would do
whatever it took,
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personally
and for the family's sake,
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for Britney to be a star.
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Lynne supported Britney.
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I wanna say Lynne because
I never talked to her father.
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The only thing
Jamie ever said to me was,
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"My daughter's
gonna be so rich,
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she's gonna buy me a boat."
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That's all I'm gonna say
about Jamie.
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‐ Hi, I'm Britney Spears,
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and I'm so happy
to be here today
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in Langhorne,
so thanks for coming out.
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The name of this song is
"Thinkin' About You."
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KIM: There's a lot of work
that goes into the preparation
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for an album release.
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Kids go to school.
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Kids go to the mall,
so how do we reach those kids?
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‐ Hi, what's your name?
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And this next song
is my first single,
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and it's called
"...Baby One More Time."
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FELICIA: We'd be in
the middle of the mall,
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and people would slowly stop
and gather and watch,
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and then when it was over,
we would go shopping.
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[Britney Spears' "...Baby
One More Time" playing]
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‐ ♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪
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♪ ♪
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‐ But then as she became
a little more popular...
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‐ "...Baby One More Time."
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[crowd screaming]
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‐ People really started
coming to the malls
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to seek out where we were.
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‐ ♪ That something
wasn't right here ♪
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♪ Show me how you
want it to be ♪
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WESLEY: The video shows up.
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Quite famously,
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she is in
a schoolgirl's uniform.
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She owns the hallways
at this school,
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and the song is‐‐
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is obviously sexual in nature.
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‐ Teen singing sensation
Britney Spears.
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‐ ♪ 'Cause I need to know now,
oh, because ♪
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WESLEY: If you're
12 or 13 years old,
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you're seeing a person
who reminds you
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in some ways of you.
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It isn't the sex part
that seems cool.
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It's the control
and command over herself
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and her space that seems cool.
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‐ She's so cool.
I love her.
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I love the way she moves
and she grooves.
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KIM: She just captured
that dichotomy so well
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of what a teenage girl is.
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Teenage girls wanna be adult
women, but they also are kids.
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BOTH: We love Britney!
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REPORTER:
Well, congratulations.
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Your single is exploding.
‐ BRITNEY: Thank you.
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KIM: There's no bigger star in
pop music than Britney Spears.
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BRITNEY: It's so exciting.
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It's really exciting.
I'm very flattered.
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INTERVIEWER: Are you even
surprised at how fast
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this has happened to you?
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‐ Oh, my goodness, yeah.
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It's, like, all of a sudden,
you know?
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O‐‐it seems like overnight,
just boom,
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you're just‐‐you're famous.
It's weird.
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FAN: Britney! Britney!
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KIM: You have to remember
one really important thing.
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This is boy band time.
This is not about girls.
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Girls don't sell.
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So it really was a phenomenon.
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FELICIA: We still were
those people
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from Mississippi, Louisiana.
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We were fresh,
and everything was new.
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She was so humbled
by everything.
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One of the first things
that she did
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when she just was
getting famous was she‐‐
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we were home for Christmas,
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and she wanted to go get
$10,000 in $100 bills,
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and she just drove
through Kentwood
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and gave out $100 bills,
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And it wasn't,
"Hi, I'm Britney Spears."
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It was, "Merry Christmas."
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‐ I'm joined now by the one
and only Britney Spears.
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Dave Holmes is outside with
just, uh‐‐just a boatload
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of some of your biggest fans,
I can imagine.
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‐ Oh, my God.
Everyone say hi to Britney.
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ALL: Hi, Britney!
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‐ Britney played MTV, 1999,
perfectly.
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She was in the studio
for "TRL" a lot.
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She produced excellent videos.
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‐ These are my best friends,
and they travel with me.
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DAVE: She seemed very
approachable to the audience,
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so they could
really connect with her
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in a way that has
never really been severed.
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‐ ♪ Ooh, baby, baby,
oops, I did it again ♪
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INTERVIEWER: You sold over
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20 million copies
of your last album.
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ANNOUNCER:
Pepsi has a new voice...
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ANNOUNCER:
Britney has Got Milk,
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Clairol, and Polaroid.
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BRITNEY: I know all the ins
and outs of what I'm doing.
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I know about all the contracts
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and all the deals
I'm about to do.
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I'm not just some girl
who's listening to my manager.
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♪ Oh ♪
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ALL: ♪ I'm not that innocent ♪
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MICHAEL: I mean,
I know she's aiming
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for the little kids market
or whatever.
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She needs to back off and put
a pair of blue jeans on,
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no shoes, and just sing,
you know?
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INTERVIEWER: To many,
you are a contradiction.
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On the one hand,
you're a sweet,
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innocent, virginal type.
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On the other hand, you're
a sexy vamp in underwear.
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‐ I wouldn't say in underwear.
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WESLEY: I mean, the thing that
I find fascinating
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about Britney Spears' arrival
at this moment
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is that she comes
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in the midst of
the Clinton‐Lewinsky scandal.
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ANNOUNCER: President Clinton
had an affair with...
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ANNOUNCER:
A sexual relationship
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with a former White House
intern, Monica Lewinsky.
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WESLEY: And it's this really
charged moment in the country
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where we are
talking about sex in a way
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that we had never been
talking about sex,
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or hadn't been for a long time.
401
00:17:13.840 --> 00:17:15.803
‐ See, that brings up
the age‐old question for guys.
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Who do you want, the nice girl,
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00:17:17.598 --> 00:17:19.602
the pretty girl
you can take home to Mom,
404
00:17:19.602 --> 00:17:21.271
or the cheap, slutty girl
you know puts out?
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00:17:21.271 --> 00:17:23.402
Everybody goes for Monica!
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00:17:23.402 --> 00:17:28.119
WESLEY: An exponent of that
interest in that relationship
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00:17:28.119 --> 00:17:32.001
bled over into our interest
in Britney Spears in some way.
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HAYLEY: I think a lot
of people were, like,
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uncomfortable with,
you know, her sexuality.
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INTERVIEWER: A lot of talk
about your sexy Lolita look,
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especially after
the "Rolling Stones" story.
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BRITNEY: Well, I think
we're all girls,
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and, I mean,
it's a part of who we are.
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You'd be lying if you said
you didn't like to feel sexy.
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You know what I mean?
You're a girl.
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INTERVIEWER:
Everyone's talking about it.
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‐ What?
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‐ Well, your breasts.
‐ My breasts?
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INTERVIEWER: You seem to get
furious when a talk show host
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comes up with this subject.
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‐ I'll say this.
422
00:18:03.690 --> 00:18:07.030
You know, I worked with all
the boy bands, all of them,
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and not one of the boys
was ever under any scrutiny.
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‐ It certainly is a paradox,
isn't it, the way she works?
425
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HOST: And the way she dresses.
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00:18:15.464 --> 00:18:17.217
‐ She doesn't seem
that innocent.
427
00:18:17.217 --> 00:18:19.179
HAYLEY: That's when
she just really started
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becoming more free
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00:18:21.643 --> 00:18:24.524
and less concerned
with pleasing everybody,
430
00:18:24.524 --> 00:18:26.736
which is also, like,
a whole 'nother metaphor
431
00:18:26.736 --> 00:18:28.657
for what women do, right?
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At some point in our lives,
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we stop trying
to please everybody.
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‐ Turn the music up.
Up.
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MAN: You're such a diva,
Britney.
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‐ I'm not a diva.
MAN: You're such a diva.
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00:18:37.716 --> 00:18:39.010
‐ I'm not a diva!
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00:18:39.010 --> 00:18:40.681
I know what I like,
and I know what I want.
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KEVIN: She was definitely in
control of a lot of decisions.
440
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That idea that Britney
is a puppet
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who just gets moved around
and told what to do
442
00:18:50.199 --> 00:18:52.871
is incredibly inaccurate.
443
00:18:52.871 --> 00:18:56.044
When I was involved
in all of those years,
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we would present
a lot of ideas.
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She would have to like them,
446
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and she would have
to approve them.
447
00:19:03.225 --> 00:19:04.604
She was very creative.
448
00:19:04.604 --> 00:19:07.610
She was the one who knew
what she wanted to do,
449
00:19:07.610 --> 00:19:09.447
and she would
make that happen,
450
00:19:09.447 --> 00:19:11.659
or her people would make
that happen for her.
451
00:19:11.659 --> 00:19:13.078
That's how I got hired,
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is because
she just told somebody,
453
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"No, I want him to do it."
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And it happened
within an hour.
455
00:19:18.297 --> 00:19:19.759
Okay, that's a no.
456
00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:21.346
She was the boss.
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00:19:21.346 --> 00:19:24.352
‐ [screaming]
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That is gonna be fucking cool
every night, man.
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00:19:29.194 --> 00:19:31.574
That's gonna...
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‐ You just‐‐
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00:19:38.087 --> 00:19:40.801
‐ Well, you just‐‐that's why
I am where I am today,
462
00:19:40.801 --> 00:19:43.055
is because I do have control,
you know?
463
00:19:43.055 --> 00:19:45.477
And you just‐‐you just control
what you do.
464
00:19:45.477 --> 00:19:47.063
You know, you have to.
465
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Otherwise, you get sucked in by
people that are not necessary.
466
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[crowd screaming]
467
00:19:52.658 --> 00:19:54.662
I'm just doing
my thing right now,
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00:19:54.662 --> 00:19:55.997
just, you know, having fun.
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WESLEY: We don't have
royalty here.
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We've got‐‐we've got
famous people.
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What was interesting about
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00:20:01.174 --> 00:20:02.511
the Britney Spears‐Justin
Timberlake relationship
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was that we hadn't
really had a kind of,
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00:20:06.101 --> 00:20:09.483
you know,
American couple in a minute.
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00:20:09.483 --> 00:20:11.487
‐ He said I love you to you
when you‐‐
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‐ He did.
I know, I saw.
477
00:20:12.823 --> 00:20:14.368
LIZ: And when they
got together,
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00:20:14.368 --> 00:20:15.996
I think a lot
of people thought
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it was just totally perfect,
480
00:20:17.541 --> 00:20:19.002
and they wanted to know
everything
481
00:20:19.002 --> 00:20:20.839
about their relationship.
482
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‐ Am I a virgin?
483
00:20:23.010 --> 00:20:25.766
[laughter]
484
00:20:25.766 --> 00:20:28.020
[delicate music]
485
00:20:28.020 --> 00:20:29.815
Um, yes, I am a virgin,
486
00:20:29.815 --> 00:20:32.362
and I definitely wanna try
and have sex till I'm married.
487
00:20:32.362 --> 00:20:35.702
I just wanna wait for
that special someone, so...
488
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[quietly]
Thank you.
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DAVE: They break up.
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Justin sort of made it seem,
491
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rightly or wrongly,
like she had cheated on him.
492
00:20:46.849 --> 00:20:51.359
It really seemed like he took
control of the narrative.
493
00:20:51.359 --> 00:20:55.074
WESLEY: The way that people
treated her,
494
00:20:55.074 --> 00:20:56.661
to be very high school
about it,
495
00:20:56.661 --> 00:21:00.335
was, like,
she was the school slut,
496
00:21:00.335 --> 00:21:02.714
and he was, like,
497
00:21:02.714 --> 00:21:04.385
the school quarterback
or whatever,
498
00:21:04.385 --> 00:21:07.933
and he essentially
weaponizes the video
499
00:21:07.933 --> 00:21:12.108
for one of his singles
to incriminate her
500
00:21:12.108 --> 00:21:13.862
in the demise
of the relationship.
501
00:21:13.862 --> 00:21:15.740
‐ ♪ Tell me you love me ♪
502
00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:18.746
♪ Why did you leave me
all alone? ♪
503
00:21:18.746 --> 00:21:20.750
[song slows, stops]
504
00:21:20.750 --> 00:21:24.425
‐ It was a revenge,
pure male revenge fantasy.
505
00:21:24.425 --> 00:21:26.052
STAR: Justin Timberlake
is in the house,
506
00:21:26.052 --> 00:21:27.806
and I just wanna ask you
one question.
507
00:21:27.806 --> 00:21:29.727
Did you [bleep]
Britney Spears?
508
00:21:29.727 --> 00:21:31.731
[laughter]
509
00:21:31.731 --> 00:21:33.066
Yes or no?
510
00:21:33.066 --> 00:21:34.235
JUSTIN: Oh, man.
STAR: Come on, man.
511
00:21:34.235 --> 00:21:36.490
JUSTIN: Okay, I did it.
STAR: Yeah!
512
00:21:36.490 --> 00:21:38.578
‐ Well, you know, misogyny.
I don't know.
513
00:21:38.578 --> 00:21:39.997
What can you say
about misogyny?
514
00:21:39.997 --> 00:21:43.045
There's a whole infrastructure
to support it,
515
00:21:43.045 --> 00:21:48.055
and when it's time
for people to come,
516
00:21:48.055 --> 00:21:51.019
in a misogynistic culture,
for a woman,
517
00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:53.983
there's a whole apparatus
ready to do it.
518
00:21:53.983 --> 00:21:56.989
[soft melancholy music]
519
00:21:56.989 --> 00:22:02.124
♪ ♪
520
00:22:02.124 --> 00:22:04.797
DIANE: I have to ask a
couple of things about Justin.
521
00:22:04.797 --> 00:22:06.801
‐ Okay, of course.
522
00:22:06.801 --> 00:22:08.763
‐ He has gone on television
523
00:22:08.763 --> 00:22:12.980
and pretty much said
you broke his heart,
524
00:22:12.980 --> 00:22:18.115
you did something
that caused him so much pain,
525
00:22:18.115 --> 00:22:20.244
so much suffering.
526
00:22:20.244 --> 00:22:21.622
What did you do?
527
00:22:21.622 --> 00:22:23.751
KEVIN: Her image
was being painted as,
528
00:22:23.751 --> 00:22:27.592
"Oh, what did you do
to cause the breakup?
529
00:22:27.592 --> 00:22:30.974
You must have done something,
not him."
530
00:22:30.974 --> 00:22:32.477
‐ Britney Spears has upset
531
00:22:32.477 --> 00:22:34.314
a lot of mothers
in this country,
532
00:22:34.314 --> 00:22:36.819
starting with the wife
of the governor of Maryland.
533
00:22:41.662 --> 00:22:43.416
‐ Oh, that's horrible.
534
00:22:43.416 --> 00:22:45.336
DIANE: Well, she‐‐
‐ That's really bad.
535
00:22:45.336 --> 00:22:46.672
‐ Because of the example
for kids
536
00:22:46.672 --> 00:22:48.133
and how hard it is
to be a parent.
537
00:22:48.133 --> 00:22:50.764
‐ Well, that's really sad
that she said that.
538
00:22:50.764 --> 00:22:52.058
Ew.
539
00:22:52.058 --> 00:22:57.193
I'm not here to, you know,
babysit her kids.
540
00:22:57.193 --> 00:23:02.829
‐ There's just that invisible
line that seemed to exist then
541
00:23:02.829 --> 00:23:06.002
that nobody knew how to handle,
542
00:23:06.002 --> 00:23:08.674
and nobody knew how
to help her handle it.
543
00:23:08.674 --> 00:23:11.847
‐ You've had a year that would
test a lot of people.
544
00:23:11.847 --> 00:23:15.563
‐ It was pretty rough, yeah.
Um...
545
00:23:15.563 --> 00:23:18.193
Oh, my goodness, hello.
546
00:23:18.193 --> 00:23:21.325
Ew.
Strong Britney.
547
00:23:21.325 --> 00:23:25.875
Um, yeah, it was a weird time.
548
00:23:27.211 --> 00:23:29.048
Ew, I'm embarrassed.
549
00:23:29.048 --> 00:23:31.470
Can we stop this?
550
00:23:37.816 --> 00:23:38.943
‐ Don't you think
it's something
551
00:23:38.943 --> 00:23:40.070
you really want
to do all the time,
552
00:23:40.070 --> 00:23:42.032
to be onstage,
dancing and singing?
553
00:23:42.032 --> 00:23:45.498
‐ I do that for fun.
That's not my life, you know?
554
00:23:45.498 --> 00:23:48.796
I see myself in the future
with my kids and my husband,
555
00:23:48.796 --> 00:23:53.306
and maybe do this on the side.
556
00:23:53.306 --> 00:23:56.144
Okay, I wanna introduce
you guys to my friend, Kevin.
557
00:23:56.144 --> 00:23:58.231
He's so cute.
558
00:23:58.231 --> 00:24:00.904
Hi.
559
00:24:00.904 --> 00:24:02.699
I feel like
I've been missing out.
560
00:24:02.699 --> 00:24:04.076
‐ Okay.
561
00:24:04.076 --> 00:24:06.080
‐ I feel like I've been
missing out on life.
562
00:24:06.080 --> 00:24:08.419
‐ Like, what part of life?
‐ Life.
563
00:24:08.419 --> 00:24:10.924
‐ I don't think I was
at all surprised
564
00:24:10.924 --> 00:24:13.053
when she and Kevin got engaged.
565
00:24:13.053 --> 00:24:15.182
ANNOUNCER: The announcement of
Britney's sudden engagement
566
00:24:15.182 --> 00:24:16.852
had the whole country talking.
567
00:24:16.852 --> 00:24:20.025
‐ She told me,
and then I remember her saying,
568
00:24:20.025 --> 00:24:21.570
"I gotta call my mama,"
569
00:24:21.570 --> 00:24:23.532
and I'm like,
"Absolutely you do."
570
00:24:23.532 --> 00:24:24.868
ANNOUNCER: But what do they
think about this guy,
571
00:24:24.868 --> 00:24:26.120
Kevin Federline, first of all?
572
00:24:26.120 --> 00:24:27.582
JESS: Well, Lynne Spears says
573
00:24:27.582 --> 00:24:29.753
that the two
have good karma together.
574
00:24:29.753 --> 00:24:31.089
LORA:
According to reports,
575
00:24:31.089 --> 00:24:32.926
the house you see behind me
here in Studio City
576
00:24:32.926 --> 00:24:35.598
is where Britney Spears
tied the knot Saturday night.
577
00:24:35.598 --> 00:24:39.021
[crowd screaming]
578
00:24:39.021 --> 00:24:41.443
[dramatic music]
579
00:24:41.443 --> 00:24:43.531
♪ ♪
580
00:24:43.531 --> 00:24:45.368
‐ My name is Brittain Stone,
and I was
581
00:24:45.368 --> 00:24:48.123
the photography director
of "Us Weekly"
582
00:24:48.123 --> 00:24:49.918
for about a decade.
583
00:24:49.918 --> 00:24:51.588
When I had
a really healthy budget,
584
00:24:51.588 --> 00:24:54.428
it'd be $140,000
a week on imagery.
585
00:24:54.428 --> 00:24:58.436
Extrapolate that over the year,
you know, $7 to 8 million,
586
00:24:58.436 --> 00:25:00.440
but, you know,
spending millions of dollars
587
00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:02.610
on pictures,
that just, you know,
588
00:25:02.610 --> 00:25:05.073
quintupled the amount of money
that was out there,
589
00:25:05.073 --> 00:25:07.286
which meant there were
a lot more photographers
590
00:25:07.286 --> 00:25:10.460
coming in and doing it.
591
00:25:10.460 --> 00:25:12.797
DANIEL: I never wanted to be
considered a paparazzi.
592
00:25:12.797 --> 00:25:15.303
I've always wanted
to be a filmmaker,
593
00:25:15.303 --> 00:25:17.766
but it sucks you right in,
and there's‐‐
594
00:25:17.766 --> 00:25:20.480
it's hard to get out of it
once you start making
595
00:25:20.480 --> 00:25:23.986
the kind of moneys
that these guys were making.
596
00:25:23.986 --> 00:25:25.615
ANNOUNCER: Photos of Britney
can sell
597
00:25:25.615 --> 00:25:27.494
for up to $1 million each.
598
00:25:27.494 --> 00:25:29.664
[ambient music]
599
00:25:29.664 --> 00:25:31.418
♪ ♪
600
00:25:31.418 --> 00:25:32.837
‐ Guys, be nice.
Guys, be nice.
601
00:25:32.837 --> 00:25:34.591
Everybody's gonna
get their shot.
602
00:25:34.591 --> 00:25:35.802
DANIEL: In the beginning,
603
00:25:35.802 --> 00:25:38.098
when paparazzis
were following Britney,
604
00:25:38.098 --> 00:25:39.935
you could tell she enjoyed it.
605
00:25:39.935 --> 00:25:42.440
[indistinct chatter]
606
00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:44.235
PAPARAZZO: Britney,
talk to me, baby girl.
607
00:25:44.235 --> 00:25:47.282
DANIEL: She would give it up,
the shots, waving.
608
00:25:47.282 --> 00:25:52.669
She was very friendly,
a sweetheart of a girl.
609
00:25:52.669 --> 00:25:54.464
It was like she needed us,
and we needed her.
610
00:25:54.464 --> 00:25:56.343
We both needed each other,
611
00:25:56.343 --> 00:25:58.597
and it was a great
kind of relationship.
612
00:25:58.597 --> 00:25:59.975
‐ There's a party at my house.
613
00:25:59.975 --> 00:26:01.478
PAPARAZZO: All right,
let's go, let's go!
614
00:26:01.478 --> 00:26:03.691
‐ Yeah, Britney, let's do it!
PAPARAZZO: Yeah!
615
00:26:03.691 --> 00:26:04.985
PAPARAZZO: Thank you,
Britney.
616
00:26:04.985 --> 00:26:06.488
We love you, man, for sure.
617
00:26:06.488 --> 00:26:09.201
‐ Well, there was always
a little bit of a hunger
618
00:26:09.201 --> 00:26:12.667
for the unposed photographs.
619
00:26:12.667 --> 00:26:14.838
BRITNEY: Sometimes people's‐‐
their‐‐
620
00:26:14.838 --> 00:26:16.341
you know,
their personal life
621
00:26:16.341 --> 00:26:18.512
becomes bigger
than their work.
622
00:26:18.512 --> 00:26:22.520
‐ As we had more of that kind
of material in the magazine,
623
00:26:22.520 --> 00:26:24.900
you know,
the sales just went up.
624
00:26:24.900 --> 00:26:27.237
ELLEN: Britney Spears
and Kevin Federline!
625
00:26:27.237 --> 00:26:29.033
LIZ: Britney then makes
an announcement
626
00:26:29.033 --> 00:26:30.912
that attracts
even more paparazzi.
627
00:26:30.912 --> 00:26:33.208
‐ And now, the baby,
that's very exciting.
628
00:26:33.208 --> 00:26:35.295
Now, you have to be
really excited about that.
629
00:26:35.295 --> 00:26:37.800
‐ Yes, ma'am.
‐ The last‐‐yeah.
630
00:26:37.800 --> 00:26:40.222
[cheers and applause]
631
00:26:41.975 --> 00:26:43.395
You don't look pregnant.
632
00:26:43.395 --> 00:26:46.234
DANIEL: Once she started
having her kid
633
00:26:46.234 --> 00:26:48.697
with Kevin Federline,
634
00:26:48.697 --> 00:26:50.242
it exploded.
635
00:26:51.912 --> 00:26:54.751
‐ Keep him‐‐keep him in line.
Keep him back.
636
00:26:54.751 --> 00:26:56.838
DANIEL: Everyone wanted
a piece of Britney.
637
00:26:56.838 --> 00:26:58.384
The tabloids were paying
a lot of money.
638
00:26:58.384 --> 00:27:00.220
‐ Back away now.
639
00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:01.807
‐ We wanna know
what she's buying.
640
00:27:01.807 --> 00:27:04.896
‐ We're "People Magazine."
WOMAN: Oh, okay.
641
00:27:04.896 --> 00:27:07.902
‐ And almost immediately,
there's the perception
642
00:27:07.902 --> 00:27:10.783
from the tabloids that Britney
is an unfit mother.
643
00:27:10.783 --> 00:27:12.286
‐ Pop star Britney Spears
644
00:27:12.286 --> 00:27:13.914
is defending her actions
this morning
645
00:27:13.914 --> 00:27:16.252
after photos surfaced
of her driving
646
00:27:16.252 --> 00:27:18.590
with her infant son
in her lap on Monday.
647
00:27:18.590 --> 00:27:20.928
‐ The headline of
"The New York Post" yesterday,
648
00:27:20.928 --> 00:27:23.434
Britney tripping outside
a New York hotel Thursday
649
00:27:23.434 --> 00:27:25.980
while holding her
eight‐month‐old son in one hand
650
00:27:25.980 --> 00:27:28.151
and a glass of water
in the other.
651
00:27:28.151 --> 00:27:29.946
‐ Britney Spears
is on the hot seat.
652
00:27:29.946 --> 00:27:32.952
[soft dramatic music]
653
00:27:32.952 --> 00:27:39.214
♪ ♪
654
00:27:39.214 --> 00:27:40.593
MATT: You were photographed,
I guess,
655
00:27:40.593 --> 00:27:43.390
by the paparazzi again,
pursuing you.
656
00:27:43.390 --> 00:27:46.605
And there was Sean
on your lap in the car.
657
00:27:46.605 --> 00:27:47.857
‐ Yeah.
658
00:27:47.857 --> 00:27:49.694
‐ Take me through
what happened there.
659
00:27:49.694 --> 00:27:51.072
‐ I went to Starbucks,
660
00:27:51.072 --> 00:27:52.950
and I see a bunch of
photographers, and I'm scared,
661
00:27:52.950 --> 00:27:54.286
and I wanna get out
of the situation,
662
00:27:54.286 --> 00:27:55.915
and my baby's crying.
663
00:27:55.915 --> 00:27:59.464
They're coming up on the‐‐
you know, the sides of the car,
664
00:27:59.464 --> 00:28:01.927
which is a scary situation
for me, you know?
665
00:28:01.927 --> 00:28:03.764
And they're banging
on the windows,
666
00:28:03.764 --> 00:28:07.855
and that's not something
I want my baby to‐‐you know‐‐
667
00:28:07.855 --> 00:28:10.276
so I get my baby
out of the car, and I go home.
668
00:28:10.276 --> 00:28:13.659
So I mean‐‐and I just feel like
they're taking cheap shots.
669
00:28:13.659 --> 00:28:15.955
[soft ambient music]
670
00:28:15.955 --> 00:28:18.000
♪ ♪
671
00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:20.631
MATT: We've got all these
legitimate people weighing in,
672
00:28:20.631 --> 00:28:23.470
saying, "You know what?
That's dangerous,
673
00:28:23.470 --> 00:28:25.433
and she put her child at risk."
674
00:28:25.433 --> 00:28:28.020
You saw the questions
that were being asked:
675
00:28:28.020 --> 00:28:30.108
"Is Britney a bad mom?"
676
00:28:30.108 --> 00:28:32.989
‐ Mm‐hmm.
That's America for you.
677
00:28:32.989 --> 00:28:35.160
[laughs]
678
00:28:36.663 --> 00:28:39.001
LIZ: Britney has two kids
almost back‐to‐back.
679
00:28:39.001 --> 00:28:40.838
She has her second baby
680
00:28:40.838 --> 00:28:44.011
just about a year
after having her first baby.
681
00:28:44.011 --> 00:28:46.182
There's a lot of speculation
over whether
682
00:28:46.182 --> 00:28:48.479
Britney and Kevin
have marital problems,
683
00:28:48.479 --> 00:28:50.273
and then a few weeks
after giving birth
684
00:28:50.273 --> 00:28:54.657
to her second child,
she files for divorce.
685
00:28:54.657 --> 00:28:58.206
Britney files for sole custody
of their two kids.
686
00:28:58.206 --> 00:29:01.546
The very next day, Kevin files
for sole custody himself.
687
00:29:03.717 --> 00:29:06.598
And in her book,
Britney's mother, Lynne,
688
00:29:06.598 --> 00:29:08.017
writes that she thinks
Britney was suffering
689
00:29:08.017 --> 00:29:11.232
from postpartum depression.
690
00:29:11.232 --> 00:29:14.531
‐ You know, the main thing that
people became fascinated with
691
00:29:14.531 --> 00:29:15.866
was her sort of unraveling.
692
00:29:15.866 --> 00:29:18.204
Fascinating to not just,
you know,
693
00:29:18.204 --> 00:29:19.666
your typical
celebrity fan base,
694
00:29:19.666 --> 00:29:21.043
but just to anyone.
695
00:29:21.043 --> 00:29:23.256
MAN: Let him through.
696
00:29:23.256 --> 00:29:25.386
ANNOUNCER: Britney and Paris
hooked up
697
00:29:25.386 --> 00:29:27.431
with party girl Lindsay Lohan.
698
00:29:27.431 --> 00:29:29.017
PAPARAZZO: There we go.
PAPARAZZO: There we go.
699
00:29:29.017 --> 00:29:31.356
JOE: She's basically
starting to lose interest
700
00:29:31.356 --> 00:29:34.362
in the very
carefully‐managed image
701
00:29:34.362 --> 00:29:36.198
of Britney Spears
as a pop star,
702
00:29:36.198 --> 00:29:37.910
and at the same time...
703
00:29:37.910 --> 00:29:39.539
‐ Hey, we can't see, guys.
704
00:29:39.539 --> 00:29:41.000
JOE: That tabloid culture,
705
00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:42.587
they're reaching
the height of their power.
706
00:29:42.587 --> 00:29:44.256
ANNOUNCER: Britney Spears
must be paying
707
00:29:44.256 --> 00:29:46.553
the babysitter overtime.
708
00:29:46.553 --> 00:29:48.390
‐ The goal is not to sort of‐‐
709
00:29:48.390 --> 00:29:51.396
with these kinds of imagery,
be negative about people.
710
00:29:51.396 --> 00:29:54.902
It was to enjoy their lives
711
00:29:54.902 --> 00:29:58.242
in a somewhat
aspirational/relatable way.
712
00:30:01.081 --> 00:30:02.460
PAPARAZZO: Oh.
713
00:30:02.460 --> 00:30:03.920
GUARD: Watch out, watch out.
PAPARAZZO: Whoa, guys.
714
00:30:03.920 --> 00:30:05.841
GUARD: Let her out.
GUARD: Come on, go, back up.
715
00:30:05.841 --> 00:30:08.012
BOTH: Back up, back up,
back up.
716
00:30:08.012 --> 00:30:10.266
GUARD: Let her out,
let her out, let her out.
717
00:30:10.266 --> 00:30:13.315
GUARD: Let her walk.
718
00:30:13.315 --> 00:30:15.234
CLERK:
Watch your step, guys.
719
00:30:15.234 --> 00:30:17.072
Breaking everything!
720
00:30:17.072 --> 00:30:18.408
GUARD: Move back.
721
00:30:18.408 --> 00:30:19.827
PAPARAZZO:
Are you okay, Britney?
722
00:30:19.827 --> 00:30:21.498
PAPARAZZO:
Come this way, Britney.
723
00:30:21.498 --> 00:30:22.917
PAPARAZZO: Over here,
Britney, your car's here.
724
00:30:22.917 --> 00:30:24.337
PAPARAZZO:
You okay, Britney?
725
00:30:24.337 --> 00:30:26.131
GUARD: You need to move.
You need to move.
726
00:30:26.131 --> 00:30:27.968
PAPARAZZO: Careful.
FAN: Britney!
727
00:30:27.968 --> 00:30:29.430
FAN: I feel you!
728
00:30:29.430 --> 00:30:32.102
They shouldn't harass you
like that, Britney Spears.
729
00:30:32.102 --> 00:30:33.605
GUARD: Let her out,
let her out, let her out!
730
00:30:33.605 --> 00:30:35.609
PAPARAZZO: Hi, Britney,
how you doing today?
731
00:30:35.609 --> 00:30:36.903
You look gorgeous.
732
00:30:36.903 --> 00:30:38.155
GUARD: Come on, man.
733
00:30:38.155 --> 00:30:40.577
Hey, move it!
stop, stop, stop it!
734
00:30:40.577 --> 00:30:42.288
PAPARAZZO: Relax, relax.
735
00:30:42.288 --> 00:30:44.627
‐ Hey, hey, really‐‐
what the fuck, man?
736
00:30:44.627 --> 00:30:47.883
Stop it, stop it!
Fuck, stop!
737
00:30:47.883 --> 00:30:49.470
‐ Hey!
‐ Stop it!
738
00:30:49.470 --> 00:30:52.309
[shouting over each other]
739
00:30:53.060 --> 00:30:54.731
GUARD: Let her out.
Come on!
740
00:30:54.731 --> 00:30:55.816
Come on!
741
00:30:55.816 --> 00:30:58.655
[indistinct chatter]
742
00:30:58.655 --> 00:31:00.241
‐ Please don't fight.
I'm scared.
743
00:31:00.241 --> 00:31:01.661
I'm scared, I'm scared,
I'm scared.
744
00:31:01.661 --> 00:31:03.665
Where's the door?
745
00:31:03.665 --> 00:31:05.084
GUARD: Back it up, back it up,
back it up.
746
00:31:05.084 --> 00:31:07.506
Let her in, let her in.
747
00:31:07.506 --> 00:31:10.637
GUARD: Go, move, move!
Guys, let's go, move out!
748
00:31:10.637 --> 00:31:14.312
[faint indistinct chatter]
749
00:31:19.489 --> 00:31:21.493
‐ Why are you so close
to my car?
750
00:31:21.493 --> 00:31:22.828
MATT: What do you think
it'll take
751
00:31:22.828 --> 00:31:24.832
to get the paparazzi
to leave you alone?
752
00:31:26.669 --> 00:31:30.134
‐ Um, I don't know.
753
00:31:30.134 --> 00:31:33.642
I don't know.
754
00:31:33.642 --> 00:31:36.648
[soft dramatic music]
755
00:31:36.648 --> 00:31:38.652
♪ ♪
756
00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:46.501
MATT: Is that one of
your biggest wishes?
757
00:31:51.302 --> 00:31:54.350
‐ [sobs]
Yeah.
758
00:31:54.350 --> 00:31:56.270
[engine turns]
759
00:31:56.270 --> 00:31:59.276
[light tense music]
760
00:31:59.276 --> 00:32:03.660
♪ ♪
761
00:32:03.660 --> 00:32:06.875
‐ Come on, guys.
‐ Hey, hey.
762
00:32:06.875 --> 00:32:09.212
DON: We will turn now
to a story
763
00:32:09.212 --> 00:32:10.966
that is burning up
the Internet.
764
00:32:10.966 --> 00:32:12.135
It's just burning
this morning.
765
00:32:12.135 --> 00:32:13.388
‐ Everybody's talking about it.
‐ Yes.
766
00:32:13.388 --> 00:32:14.849
Britney Spears, she's bald.
767
00:32:14.849 --> 00:32:17.855
[soft melancholy music]
768
00:32:17.855 --> 00:32:19.274
HAIRDRESSER: She came in,
and she said
769
00:32:19.274 --> 00:32:20.903
she wanted her head shaved.
770
00:32:20.903 --> 00:32:22.448
The hairdresser refused,
771
00:32:22.448 --> 00:32:25.370
so she literally
grabbed her‐‐
772
00:32:25.370 --> 00:32:28.919
the hair clipper
and started doing it herself.
773
00:32:28.919 --> 00:32:31.298
And she said, "I don't want
anyone touching me.
774
00:32:31.298 --> 00:32:34.095
I'm tired of
everybody touching me."
775
00:32:34.095 --> 00:32:37.018
♪ ♪
776
00:32:37.018 --> 00:32:38.730
KIM: It's so easy.
777
00:32:38.730 --> 00:32:42.571
It's so much fun
to take a celebrity
778
00:32:42.571 --> 00:32:45.284
who's a young, beautiful,
talented girl
779
00:32:45.284 --> 00:32:46.913
and rip her to shreds.
780
00:32:46.913 --> 00:32:50.044
DAVID: It was so cold, Britney
Spears had a chapped head.
781
00:32:50.044 --> 00:32:51.589
JAY: Friends say this is
the craziest thing
782
00:32:51.589 --> 00:32:53.385
Britney's ever done
that didn't involve marriage.
783
00:32:53.385 --> 00:32:54.929
It's unbelievable.
784
00:32:54.929 --> 00:32:57.266
WESLEY: And so she's saying,
essentially,
785
00:32:57.266 --> 00:33:00.399
with no hair,
"I quit.
786
00:33:00.399 --> 00:33:03.947
"Whatever you guys are looking
for in terms of me coming back
787
00:33:03.947 --> 00:33:05.701
"and being that person again,
I'm not‐‐
788
00:33:05.701 --> 00:33:07.955
"that person is gone,
and you have‐‐
789
00:33:07.955 --> 00:33:09.458
you have destroyed her."
790
00:33:09.458 --> 00:33:12.088
[indistinct chatter]
791
00:33:12.088 --> 00:33:13.717
The idea that people
could look at that
792
00:33:13.717 --> 00:33:16.889
and only see a crazy person,
well, just‐‐
793
00:33:16.889 --> 00:33:19.395
that just tells me that‐‐
you know,
794
00:33:19.395 --> 00:33:23.778
what a‐‐
what a vulturous society
795
00:33:23.778 --> 00:33:26.074
she was working with
to begin with.
796
00:33:35.092 --> 00:33:36.846
FAN: Hi, Britney.
FAN: Hey, Britney.
797
00:33:36.846 --> 00:33:38.349
DANIEL: It definitely gives me
798
00:33:38.349 --> 00:33:40.645
a different perspective
of it now, you know,
799
00:33:40.645 --> 00:33:43.150
especially after
so many years.
800
00:33:43.150 --> 00:33:44.862
When you're caught up
into that whole thing,
801
00:33:44.862 --> 00:33:46.324
in that spider web,
802
00:33:46.324 --> 00:33:50.415
you don't really see what
the celebrity is going through.
803
00:33:50.415 --> 00:33:53.421
[dramatic music]
804
00:33:53.421 --> 00:33:57.763
♪ ♪
805
00:33:57.763 --> 00:33:59.934
Roberto calls me up,
and he goes,
806
00:33:59.934 --> 00:34:02.815
"Dano, don't call anyone.
807
00:34:02.815 --> 00:34:05.821
"Get your camera,
your video camera over here,
808
00:34:05.821 --> 00:34:07.908
"and maybe you can get this,
that I'm‐‐
809
00:34:07.908 --> 00:34:10.497
that I'm getting
Britney Spears by myself."
810
00:34:11.457 --> 00:34:13.837
I caught up eventually
with him,
811
00:34:13.837 --> 00:34:17.678
and she was going out visiting
Kevin Federline at his home.
812
00:34:17.678 --> 00:34:19.348
The kids meant
the world to Britney,
813
00:34:19.348 --> 00:34:23.021
and she wanted to see her kids,
and Kevin said no.
814
00:34:25.151 --> 00:34:27.196
They went to a gas station.
815
00:34:27.196 --> 00:34:31.414
She was with her cousin, Alli.
816
00:34:31.414 --> 00:34:33.877
I looked at Britney
from the windshield,
817
00:34:33.877 --> 00:34:35.755
and I was videotaping her,
and I said...
818
00:34:45.984 --> 00:34:48.030
♪ ♪
819
00:34:48.030 --> 00:34:51.119
We go back
to Kevin Federline's house.
820
00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:53.833
She buzzes the door again.
821
00:34:53.833 --> 00:34:57.508
He doesn't open the gate.
Well, now she's upset.
822
00:35:01.056 --> 00:35:05.315
So they pull up behind
a Jiffy Lube store.
823
00:35:07.026 --> 00:35:10.742
I tell Britney, "Hey, Britney,
all I'm gonna do
824
00:35:10.742 --> 00:35:13.665
"is I'm just gonna ask you
a couple of questions,
825
00:35:13.665 --> 00:35:15.377
and then I'm gonna
leave you alone."
826
00:35:15.377 --> 00:35:16.587
And Alli's coming up to me,
827
00:35:16.587 --> 00:35:17.756
and she's like,
"Guys, please, please."
828
00:35:17.756 --> 00:35:19.259
ALLI: Please, guys, don't.
829
00:35:19.259 --> 00:35:20.762
Guys, please.
Please, guys, don't do this.
830
00:35:20.762 --> 00:35:22.558
DANIEL: And Britney
just grabbed the umbrella,
831
00:35:22.558 --> 00:35:25.772
started coming after me,
and starts beating
832
00:35:25.772 --> 00:35:28.903
the passenger side
of my truck.
833
00:35:28.903 --> 00:35:31.199
BRITNEY: [indistinct shouting]
834
00:35:31.199 --> 00:35:35.875
Fuck you!
Fuck yourself.
835
00:35:35.875 --> 00:35:38.756
MAN: Hey, you gonna get
in trouble for that.
836
00:35:38.756 --> 00:35:42.221
DANIEL: That night was
not a good night for her.
837
00:35:42.221 --> 00:35:43.808
WOMAN: Oh, wow,
she did that too?
838
00:35:43.808 --> 00:35:45.604
DANIEL: And it was not
a good night for us.
839
00:35:45.604 --> 00:35:48.610
WOMAN: Oh, my God.
840
00:35:49.152 --> 00:35:50.447
‐ But it was
a good night for us
841
00:35:50.447 --> 00:35:52.283
'cause it was a money shot.
842
00:35:52.283 --> 00:35:55.289
[tense music]
843
00:35:55.289 --> 00:35:59.130
♪ ♪
844
00:35:59.130 --> 00:36:00.467
INTERVIEWER: Do you think
the paparazzi
845
00:36:00.467 --> 00:36:03.931
being around
affected her at all?
846
00:36:03.931 --> 00:36:06.937
‐ I don't really think
and I don't really believe
847
00:36:06.937 --> 00:36:10.862
because‐‐you know, working
on her for so many years,
848
00:36:10.862 --> 00:36:16.289
she never gave a clue
or information to us that,
849
00:36:16.289 --> 00:36:20.799
"I don't appreciate you guys.
Leave me the eff alone."
850
00:36:20.799 --> 00:36:23.638
INTERVIEWER: What about when
she said, "Leave me alone"?
851
00:36:23.638 --> 00:36:24.932
‐ There were times
where she's like,
852
00:36:24.932 --> 00:36:27.269
"Can you leave me alone
for the day?"
853
00:36:27.269 --> 00:36:29.023
But it wasn't like,
"Leave me alone forever,"
854
00:36:29.023 --> 00:36:31.654
you know what I mean?
855
00:36:31.654 --> 00:36:33.324
HOST: The shaving of the head,
856
00:36:33.324 --> 00:36:35.870
the umbrella scene
with the paparazzi,
857
00:36:35.870 --> 00:36:39.168
stints in rehab
where she blames you for that,
858
00:36:39.168 --> 00:36:42.174
and your relationship
with her begins to dissolve.
859
00:36:42.174 --> 00:36:44.680
What is happening
to your family at that point?
860
00:36:44.680 --> 00:36:47.017
LYNNE: It was so crazy
at that time.
861
00:36:47.017 --> 00:36:49.188
I don't think anybody
was even trying to sit
862
00:36:49.188 --> 00:36:50.692
and think of what was going on.
863
00:36:50.692 --> 00:36:52.863
We were just trying to do what
we could do at that moment,
864
00:36:52.863 --> 00:36:54.324
at that time,
865
00:36:54.324 --> 00:36:58.458
and we were praying very hard
because it seemed like
866
00:36:58.458 --> 00:37:01.296
we had no control over anything
that was happening.
867
00:37:01.296 --> 00:37:04.303
[dramatic music]
868
00:37:04.303 --> 00:37:07.517
♪ ♪
869
00:37:07.517 --> 00:37:09.270
WESLEY: She fired her
longtime manager.
870
00:37:09.270 --> 00:37:10.607
She's grown very estranged
871
00:37:10.607 --> 00:37:12.234
from various
members of her family.
872
00:37:12.234 --> 00:37:14.823
LIZ: More and more we've heard
how she's very alienated,
873
00:37:14.823 --> 00:37:16.952
that she will try to befriend
almost anyone.
874
00:37:16.952 --> 00:37:20.209
I mean, she's just desperately
seeking friendship.
875
00:37:20.209 --> 00:37:23.131
ANNOUNCER: If you're asking,
"Who is Sam Lutfi?"
876
00:37:23.131 --> 00:37:25.052
he is the latest
in a long line
877
00:37:25.052 --> 00:37:28.392
of the mysterious men
in Britney's life.
878
00:37:28.392 --> 00:37:31.524
JOE: Sam Lutfi just sort of
came out of nowhere.
879
00:37:31.524 --> 00:37:33.151
‐ You guys,
further apart please.
880
00:37:33.151 --> 00:37:38.704
‐ He's one of these
self‐invented guru types
881
00:37:38.704 --> 00:37:42.379
who is constantly attaching
himself to celebrities,
882
00:37:42.379 --> 00:37:44.550
often at vulnerable moments
for them.
883
00:37:44.550 --> 00:37:46.345
HOST: We're on the air
at KIIS FM.
884
00:37:46.345 --> 00:37:48.891
BRITNEY: Hi.
HOST: Good morning, Britney.
885
00:37:48.891 --> 00:37:50.520
Today, the album's been out
for a day or so.
886
00:37:50.520 --> 00:37:52.147
What will you do?
887
00:37:52.147 --> 00:37:53.568
Will you promote the album?
What are you gonna be doing?
888
00:37:53.568 --> 00:37:55.153
SAM: This is it.
HOST: This is it?
889
00:37:55.153 --> 00:37:57.409
SAM: Doing all these calls.
HOST: This is the promotion?
890
00:37:57.409 --> 00:38:02.878
‐ Sam was her sort of advisor,
trying to be her manager.
891
00:38:02.878 --> 00:38:05.842
HOST: You've obviously been
aware of the conversation
892
00:38:05.842 --> 00:38:08.221
about your kids.
How often will you see them?
893
00:38:08.221 --> 00:38:11.979
BRITNEY: Oh, we want, um, my
lawyers to do all that stuff.
894
00:38:11.979 --> 00:38:14.191
SAM: Talk about fun stuff.
BRITNEY: Yeah.
895
00:38:14.191 --> 00:38:15.737
HOST: Okay, Sam, what do you
wanna talk about?
896
00:38:15.737 --> 00:38:19.494
‐ So Sam Lutfi was basically,
you know, seen by her parents
897
00:38:19.494 --> 00:38:23.669
as the architect
of a lot of Britney's downfall.
898
00:38:23.669 --> 00:38:25.255
PAPARAZZO: Let's go.
Let's go.
899
00:38:25.255 --> 00:38:26.926
GUEST: Shaved her head,
attacked the paparazzi,
900
00:38:26.926 --> 00:38:28.596
more custody drama.
901
00:38:28.596 --> 00:38:30.098
Thank you, Britney Spears.
902
00:38:30.098 --> 00:38:31.560
Being bad is good
for my business.
903
00:38:31.560 --> 00:38:34.441
[laughs]
HOST: Oh, I know that.
904
00:38:34.441 --> 00:38:37.447
[dramatic music]
905
00:38:37.447 --> 00:38:38.950
‐ And nobody was talking
about mental health
906
00:38:38.950 --> 00:38:42.164
when Britney Spears
was going through
907
00:38:42.164 --> 00:38:43.960
all of that stuff in public.
908
00:38:43.960 --> 00:38:46.632
The conversation was about
what was wrong with her.
909
00:38:46.632 --> 00:38:48.636
There was too much money
to be made off her suffering.
910
00:38:56.402 --> 00:38:57.445
‐ Name something
Britney Spears has lost
911
00:38:57.445 --> 00:38:58.656
in the past year.
912
00:38:58.656 --> 00:39:00.117
[indistinct]?
913
00:39:00.117 --> 00:39:01.453
‐ Her husband.
‐ Her husband?
914
00:39:01.453 --> 00:39:04.543
Let's see how that stacks up,
her husband.
915
00:39:04.543 --> 00:39:06.295
It's something
but not number one‐‐Lindsey?
916
00:39:06.295 --> 00:39:10.555
‐ Hair.
‐ The hair, lost a lot of hair.
917
00:39:10.555 --> 00:39:12.642
There it is.
918
00:39:12.642 --> 00:39:16.567
[indistinct].
919
00:39:16.567 --> 00:39:18.153
What has she lost?
920
00:39:18.153 --> 00:39:21.159
‐ She has lost her sanity.
921
00:39:21.159 --> 00:39:23.789
‐ Has she lost her mind?
922
00:39:23.789 --> 00:39:25.793
[cheers and applause]
923
00:39:25.793 --> 00:39:28.173
[melancholy music]
924
00:39:28.173 --> 00:39:29.676
ANNOUNCER: A media frenzy
925
00:39:29.676 --> 00:39:31.262
around an ambulance
in Los Angeles.
926
00:39:31.262 --> 00:39:33.476
Police say they were called
to Spears' home Thursday night
927
00:39:33.476 --> 00:39:34.936
over a custody dispute.
928
00:39:34.936 --> 00:39:36.648
ANNOUNCER; She refused
a court order
929
00:39:36.648 --> 00:39:38.026
to turn her two children‐‐
930
00:39:38.026 --> 00:39:39.529
ANNOUNCER: She was supposed
to hand over
931
00:39:39.529 --> 00:39:41.617
her two sons last night
to Federline but refused.
932
00:39:41.617 --> 00:39:43.161
ANNOUNCER: She reportedly had
barricaded herself
933
00:39:43.161 --> 00:39:44.706
inside the room at one point.
934
00:39:44.706 --> 00:39:46.376
ANNOUNCER: She was rushed
to the hospital overnight.
935
00:39:46.376 --> 00:39:48.171
ANNOUNCER: Was wheeled out
and brought here
936
00:39:48.171 --> 00:39:49.841
to Cedars‐Sinai Hospital
in distress.
937
00:39:49.841 --> 00:39:51.345
ANNOUNCER:
Was it the pressure?
938
00:39:51.345 --> 00:39:52.847
Anxiety disorder?
No one could say what it is.
939
00:39:52.847 --> 00:39:55.060
ANNOUNCER: Is under
psychiatric evaluation
940
00:39:55.060 --> 00:39:57.482
that is involuntary,
by the way...
941
00:39:57.482 --> 00:39:59.694
ANNOUNCER: In an emergency
session Friday,
942
00:39:59.694 --> 00:40:02.241
a family court judge
suspended Spears' right
943
00:40:02.241 --> 00:40:04.788
to even see her children.
944
00:40:04.788 --> 00:40:06.333
ANNOUNCER: Britney Spears made
945
00:40:06.333 --> 00:40:07.836
an ever so brief appearance
946
00:40:07.836 --> 00:40:09.714
outside a Los Angeles
courthouse Monday, met by...
947
00:40:09.714 --> 00:40:13.681
‐ Change in visitation
that removed
948
00:40:13.681 --> 00:40:16.937
Ms. Spears stays in force.
949
00:40:16.937 --> 00:40:18.774
REPORTER: Until when?
950
00:40:18.774 --> 00:40:22.030
‐ Indefinitely.
951
00:40:22.030 --> 00:40:23.826
ANNOUNCER: Earlier today,
Britney Spears was taken
952
00:40:23.826 --> 00:40:25.788
to the hospital for
the second time this month.
953
00:40:25.788 --> 00:40:27.124
ANNOUNCER: We are told that
she's been placed
954
00:40:27.124 --> 00:40:29.044
on a 5150 hold.
955
00:40:29.044 --> 00:40:33.345
That is essentially
a medical health hold...
956
00:40:33.345 --> 00:40:36.267
PAPARAZZO: Mr. Spears, can you
tell us what's going on?
957
00:40:36.267 --> 00:40:37.896
How's Britney doing?
958
00:40:37.896 --> 00:40:40.610
‐ So around this time,
Jamie, Britney's father,
959
00:40:40.610 --> 00:40:44.116
files for temporary
conservatorship over Britney.
960
00:40:44.116 --> 00:40:46.204
‐ We hope the best
for your daughter, sir.
961
00:40:46.204 --> 00:40:48.626
LIZ: Conservatorships are
a unique legal arrangement,
962
00:40:48.626 --> 00:40:50.755
usually designed
for elderly people
963
00:40:50.755 --> 00:40:53.552
who are unable to take care
of themselves or their money.
964
00:40:53.552 --> 00:40:54.930
The court gives
someone else
965
00:40:54.930 --> 00:40:57.226
special powers
to make decisions for them.
966
00:40:57.226 --> 00:40:59.689
‐ Is she voluntarily going?
967
00:40:59.689 --> 00:41:01.234
Is this a voluntary thing,
or is it‐‐
968
00:41:01.234 --> 00:41:02.695
LIZ: It's unusual,
969
00:41:02.695 --> 00:41:05.242
because Britney's
so young and productive,
970
00:41:05.242 --> 00:41:07.747
but there's speculation
that she may be dealing with
971
00:41:07.747 --> 00:41:11.755
mental illness issues
or drug abuse issues,
972
00:41:11.755 --> 00:41:15.846
or otherwise would benefit
from this layer of protection.
973
00:41:15.846 --> 00:41:17.767
And it's sort of surprising
in that
974
00:41:17.767 --> 00:41:20.230
Jamie wasn't a huge figure
in her life before this.
975
00:41:20.230 --> 00:41:21.566
‐ Get out. Get out.
‐ Get out.
976
00:41:21.566 --> 00:41:23.278
‐ All right,
now everybody out, get out.
977
00:41:25.616 --> 00:41:28.414
VIVIAN: My name is
Vivian Lee Thoreen.
978
00:41:28.414 --> 00:41:31.920
I was involved
as an attorney of record
979
00:41:31.920 --> 00:41:35.303
for the first few months of the
conservatorship proceedings.
980
00:41:35.303 --> 00:41:38.976
Our client was Jamie Spears,
Britney's father.
981
00:41:38.976 --> 00:41:41.440
I can't talk about
anything specific that I did,
982
00:41:41.440 --> 00:41:42.942
but I guess
I could talk about it
983
00:41:42.942 --> 00:41:45.906
in a more, like,
hypothetical situation.
984
00:41:45.906 --> 00:41:48.954
The courts take conservatorship
proceedings really seriously,
985
00:41:48.954 --> 00:41:50.499
and that's because, I think,
986
00:41:50.499 --> 00:41:52.587
every person's rights
are sacred.
987
00:41:52.587 --> 00:41:55.468
There are rules and procedures
in place
988
00:41:55.468 --> 00:41:58.014
to make sure
that there's accountability.
989
00:41:58.014 --> 00:42:02.440
And really,
the theme of conservatorships
990
00:42:02.440 --> 00:42:06.365
is to act in the conservatee's
best interests.
991
00:42:06.365 --> 00:42:09.286
Some people need a conservator
just of the person.
992
00:42:09.286 --> 00:42:11.500
"I need help figuring out
what I'm gonna eat,
993
00:42:11.500 --> 00:42:12.835
"where I'm gonna live,
994
00:42:12.835 --> 00:42:14.339
and help brushing my teeth,"
that sort of thing.
995
00:42:14.339 --> 00:42:17.512
Having a conservator of the
estate appointed for someone
996
00:42:17.512 --> 00:42:20.559
is that they are
substantially unable
997
00:42:20.559 --> 00:42:23.231
to manage
their financial affairs,
998
00:42:23.231 --> 00:42:27.323
or they are susceptible
to undue influence or fraud.
999
00:42:27.323 --> 00:42:29.994
It's more than just,
"I can't balance my checkbook."
1000
00:42:29.994 --> 00:42:33.126
It's "I could be duped
into giving away my money."
1001
00:42:33.126 --> 00:42:35.840
[camera shutter snapping]
1002
00:42:38.010 --> 00:42:39.514
‐ It seems like undue influence
1003
00:42:39.514 --> 00:42:41.393
was a real concern
for Britney's parents.
1004
00:42:41.393 --> 00:42:44.357
‐ Hey, get out of her face.
1005
00:42:44.357 --> 00:42:47.028
I mean now.
Let's go, Lynne.
1006
00:42:47.028 --> 00:42:48.991
‐ Are you gonna get a
restraining order against Sam?
1007
00:42:48.991 --> 00:42:50.369
Or you guys had been?
1008
00:42:50.369 --> 00:42:51.663
LIZ: They file
for a restraining order
1009
00:42:51.663 --> 00:42:53.417
against Sam Lutfi.
1010
00:42:53.417 --> 00:42:55.211
They allege in court documents
that Lutfi
1011
00:42:55.211 --> 00:42:56.882
had taken control
of Britney's life,
1012
00:42:56.882 --> 00:42:58.677
her house, and her finances,
1013
00:42:58.677 --> 00:43:01.223
and even had been
drugging her.
1014
00:43:01.223 --> 00:43:02.894
PAPARAZZO: Sam,
can you tell us something?
1015
00:43:02.894 --> 00:43:04.439
LIZ: Lutfi denies
the allegations.
1016
00:43:04.439 --> 00:43:05.900
PAPARAZZO: Can you
tell us anything?
1017
00:43:05.900 --> 00:43:08.154
LIZ: But the court grants
a restraining order.
1018
00:43:08.154 --> 00:43:09.699
GUARD: Let's go, keep going.
‐ Let's go, let's go.
1019
00:43:09.699 --> 00:43:11.328
‐ Keep going right now.
1020
00:43:11.328 --> 00:43:13.206
LIZ: But Lutfi never seems
to really exit the picture.
1021
00:43:13.206 --> 00:43:14.542
‐ Keep going.
‐ What's going on?
1022
00:43:14.542 --> 00:43:15.836
‐ No, keep going.
‐ All right.
1023
00:43:15.836 --> 00:43:17.340
LIZ: He later sues the family
1024
00:43:17.340 --> 00:43:19.552
and pops up in subsequent
restraining orders
1025
00:43:19.552 --> 00:43:21.055
as recently as 2019.
1026
00:43:21.055 --> 00:43:22.475
SAM: Hope you get better,
Britney.
1027
00:43:23.894 --> 00:43:25.814
LIZ: One day after Britney
was hospitalized,
1028
00:43:25.814 --> 00:43:29.154
the court grants
a temporary conservatorship.
1029
00:43:29.154 --> 00:43:33.079
Britney's dad gets appointed
the conservator of her person.
1030
00:43:33.079 --> 00:43:36.043
Then in terms
of Britney's money,
1031
00:43:36.043 --> 00:43:38.715
he also gets appointed
conservator of her estate,
1032
00:43:38.715 --> 00:43:42.598
alongside an attorney
named Andrew Wallet.
1033
00:43:42.598 --> 00:43:45.103
ANNOUNCER: Just six days after
being taken to the hospital
1034
00:43:45.103 --> 00:43:47.190
against her will
in an ambulance
1035
00:43:47.190 --> 00:43:49.529
under police guard,
the troubled pop star
1036
00:43:49.529 --> 00:43:51.240
was released
without fanfare Wednesday.
1037
00:43:51.240 --> 00:43:52.868
‐ Shocking new development
in the sad story
1038
00:43:52.868 --> 00:43:54.914
of Britney Spears.
She's now out of the hospital.
1039
00:43:54.914 --> 00:43:56.292
She went straight from there
1040
00:43:56.292 --> 00:43:57.962
to the Beverly Hills Hotel,
of all places.
1041
00:43:57.962 --> 00:43:59.799
All that and more later
at the top of the hour.
1042
00:43:59.799 --> 00:44:01.260
‐ That's Anderson Cooper
at 10:00‐‐
1043
00:44:01.260 --> 00:44:02.763
‐ you wanna say something?
MICHAEL: I was gonna say,
1044
00:44:02.763 --> 00:44:04.182
it'd be less sad
if we just left her alone.
1045
00:44:04.182 --> 00:44:06.313
I mean, why don't we just
leave her alone and let her‐‐
1046
00:44:06.313 --> 00:44:08.984
let her just go on
with her life?
1047
00:44:08.984 --> 00:44:12.366
♪ ♪
1048
00:44:12.366 --> 00:44:15.456
‐ I'm Adam Streisand.
I'm a trial lawyer.
1049
00:44:15.456 --> 00:44:19.714
And my practice is focused
on conservatorships
1050
00:44:19.714 --> 00:44:21.926
and battles over estates.
1051
00:44:21.926 --> 00:44:24.390
PAPARAZZO: Hi, Britney.
How you doing, sweetheart?
1052
00:44:24.390 --> 00:44:26.436
Good to see you.
1053
00:44:26.436 --> 00:44:29.942
ADAM: I got a call from
Britney's family law attorneys
1054
00:44:29.942 --> 00:44:32.365
and asked me if I would speak
to Britney because,
1055
00:44:32.365 --> 00:44:35.286
well, the whole world knew
that her father
1056
00:44:35.286 --> 00:44:37.541
was trying to establish
a conservatorship over her.
1057
00:44:37.541 --> 00:44:39.086
PAPARAZZO:
Hey, she's trying to get out!
1058
00:44:39.086 --> 00:44:40.547
[indistinct chatter]
1059
00:44:40.547 --> 00:44:41.675
PAPARAZZO: Come on, Britney.
1060
00:44:41.675 --> 00:44:43.010
GUARD: Let her go through,
please.
1061
00:44:43.010 --> 00:44:44.347
Give her some room to go
through, give her some room.
1062
00:44:44.347 --> 00:44:45.849
ADAM: I met with Britney.
1063
00:44:45.849 --> 00:44:48.145
‐ Hey, be careful!
You're hurting her.
1064
00:44:48.145 --> 00:44:49.565
‐ Back up!
1065
00:44:49.565 --> 00:44:52.153
ADAM: We agreed to meet at
the Beverly Hills Hotel.
1066
00:44:52.153 --> 00:44:53.699
Well, that's pretty famous,
1067
00:44:53.699 --> 00:44:55.869
'cause there was
a lot of paparazzi.
1068
00:44:55.869 --> 00:44:58.959
And the first question
I had was,
1069
00:44:58.959 --> 00:45:02.466
"Does Britney have the capacity
to be able to hire me?
1070
00:45:02.466 --> 00:45:06.808
Does she have the ability
to take my advice?"
1071
00:45:06.808 --> 00:45:09.772
The first thing is Britney
was able to make the judgment,
1072
00:45:09.772 --> 00:45:11.317
"Hey, I get what's going on.
1073
00:45:11.317 --> 00:45:13.279
"I get that
I'm not gonna be able to
1074
00:45:13.279 --> 00:45:14.782
"resist this conservatorship
1075
00:45:14.782 --> 00:45:16.494
or avoid this conservatorship,"
right?
1076
00:45:16.494 --> 00:45:18.665
So that's a pretty
sound judgment.
1077
00:45:18.665 --> 00:45:21.170
The second thing was she said,
1078
00:45:21.170 --> 00:45:23.800
"I don't want my father
to be the conservator."
1079
00:45:23.800 --> 00:45:25.429
That was her one request.
1080
00:45:25.429 --> 00:45:28.477
She wanted a professional,
somebody independent.
1081
00:45:28.477 --> 00:45:30.021
INTERVIEWER: And was she
opposed to her dad
1082
00:45:30.021 --> 00:45:33.695
as the conservator of the
estate, the person, or both?
1083
00:45:33.695 --> 00:45:35.198
‐ Both.
1084
00:45:35.198 --> 00:45:36.951
Britney did not want her father
1085
00:45:36.951 --> 00:45:39.206
to be the conservator
of her person, right?
1086
00:45:39.206 --> 00:45:42.838
The person who makes decisions
about her medical care
1087
00:45:42.838 --> 00:45:45.218
and treatment,
and so on and so forth.
1088
00:45:45.218 --> 00:45:48.642
She also didn't want him
controlling her finances.
1089
00:45:48.642 --> 00:45:50.813
[soft tense music]
1090
00:45:50.813 --> 00:45:55.864
The day that I went to court
for her, the judge said, um,
1091
00:45:55.864 --> 00:45:57.660
"I've got a medical report,
1092
00:45:57.660 --> 00:45:59.330
"and you haven't seen it,
Mr. Streisand,
1093
00:45:59.330 --> 00:46:01.208
"and I'm not gonna
show it to you,
1094
00:46:01.208 --> 00:46:06.051
"and it shows that she's not
capable of retaining counsel
1095
00:46:06.051 --> 00:46:08.055
and directing counsel
on her own."
1096
00:46:08.055 --> 00:46:09.559
When the judge told me,
1097
00:46:09.559 --> 00:46:12.356
"Mr. Streisand, I'm not gonna
let you represent her.
1098
00:46:12.356 --> 00:46:14.735
I'm going to appoint somebody,"
1099
00:46:14.735 --> 00:46:19.077
I felt that was not the right
decision by the judge.
1100
00:46:19.077 --> 00:46:22.418
I felt that, based on
my interactions with Britney,
1101
00:46:22.418 --> 00:46:26.926
that she was capable of
retaining me and directing me
1102
00:46:26.926 --> 00:46:28.972
and that the judge should have
allowed that to happen.
1103
00:46:28.972 --> 00:46:30.392
‐ Can you give us some kind of
a heads‐up
1104
00:46:30.392 --> 00:46:32.061
on what happened here today?
‐ No, I'm sorry.
1105
00:46:32.061 --> 00:46:34.692
I'm not gonna‐‐gonna be giving
any statements on her.
1106
00:46:34.692 --> 00:46:38.366
But I didn't know
what I didn't know, right?
1107
00:46:38.366 --> 00:46:43.335
I still don't know
what is in that report,
1108
00:46:43.335 --> 00:46:45.004
and so I had to respect that.
1109
00:46:45.004 --> 00:46:51.099
♪ ♪
1110
00:46:52.394 --> 00:46:53.813
LIZ: According to
court records,
1111
00:46:53.813 --> 00:46:55.817
Britney's conservators
are able to control
1112
00:46:55.817 --> 00:46:57.446
who can and cannot visit her,
1113
00:46:57.446 --> 00:47:00.619
and retain security guards
for her 24 hours a day.
1114
00:47:00.619 --> 00:47:02.414
They have the power
to access her medical records
1115
00:47:02.414 --> 00:47:04.460
and communicate
with her doctors.
1116
00:47:04.460 --> 00:47:06.004
They can take control
of her house
1117
00:47:06.004 --> 00:47:08.426
and even cancel
her credit cards.
1118
00:47:08.426 --> 00:47:11.264
They can make recording,
touring, and TV deals for her,
1119
00:47:11.264 --> 00:47:14.104
and are deeply involved
in her finances.
1120
00:47:14.104 --> 00:47:15.941
There's some speculation
that Britney
1121
00:47:15.941 --> 00:47:18.278
may have basically accepted
the conservatorship
1122
00:47:18.278 --> 00:47:20.867
because she was worried
about seeing her kids.
1123
00:47:20.867 --> 00:47:22.245
And a few weeks later,
1124
00:47:22.245 --> 00:47:24.417
she starts to get some
visitation rights restored.
1125
00:47:24.417 --> 00:47:26.629
[dramatic music]
1126
00:47:26.629 --> 00:47:29.969
VIVIAN: If there is
a conservatorship proceeding,
1127
00:47:29.969 --> 00:47:33.476
and the proposed conservatee
at some point consents,
1128
00:47:33.476 --> 00:47:35.772
the conservatee can't wake up
one morning and say,
1129
00:47:35.772 --> 00:47:37.484
"I don't need this.
I don't want it.
1130
00:47:37.484 --> 00:47:38.737
Make it go away."
1131
00:47:38.737 --> 00:47:40.281
A petition would have
to be filed,
1132
00:47:40.281 --> 00:47:42.578
a petition to terminate
the conservatorship,
1133
00:47:42.578 --> 00:47:45.333
and then there's
gotta be evidence
1134
00:47:45.333 --> 00:47:48.297
or some demonstration
that a conservatorship
1135
00:47:48.297 --> 00:47:50.719
is not necessary
at that point in time.
1136
00:47:50.719 --> 00:47:53.975
It's the conservatee
who has the burden of saying,
1137
00:47:53.975 --> 00:47:56.814
"I don't need a conservatorship
anymore, and here's why."
1138
00:47:56.814 --> 00:47:58.651
INTERVIEWER: Have you ever
known anyone
1139
00:47:58.651 --> 00:48:01.657
who has terminated
a conservatorship?
1140
00:48:01.657 --> 00:48:04.663
‐ Of the cases that
I've been involved in, um,
1141
00:48:04.663 --> 00:48:07.168
I have not seen a conservatee
1142
00:48:07.168 --> 00:48:09.965
who has successfully terminated
a conservatorship.
1143
00:48:09.965 --> 00:48:14.892
♪ ♪
1144
00:48:20.904 --> 00:48:22.198
JAMIE: Give my baby
some cheese grits.
1145
00:48:22.198 --> 00:48:23.535
She's been eating them
since she was born.
1146
00:48:23.535 --> 00:48:24.870
For Southern girls,
1147
00:48:24.870 --> 00:48:28.503
the breakfast of champions
is cheese grits.
1148
00:48:28.503 --> 00:48:31.174
[soft tense music]
1149
00:48:31.174 --> 00:48:33.388
LIZ: In the first year
of the conservatorship,
1150
00:48:33.388 --> 00:48:35.308
Britney's team grants
MTV access
1151
00:48:35.308 --> 00:48:38.439
to do a documentary called
"Britney: For the Record."
1152
00:48:38.439 --> 00:48:41.946
‐ Hope I got enough
cheese and butter in it.
1153
00:48:41.946 --> 00:48:43.700
‐ I'm good.
‐ Good‐‐all right.
1154
00:48:43.700 --> 00:48:45.537
LIZ: For the first time,
we get a real peek
1155
00:48:45.537 --> 00:48:48.334
of the dynamic
between Britney and Jamie,
1156
00:48:48.334 --> 00:48:50.797
who had just come along
as her conservator.
1157
00:48:50.797 --> 00:48:52.676
‐ This is my dad.
1158
00:48:52.676 --> 00:48:54.597
"Britney Jean, sit down there,
right there.
1159
00:48:54.597 --> 00:48:56.893
"She don't listen to me.
I scream at her,
1160
00:48:56.893 --> 00:48:58.354
"and she gets on me
about screaming at her,
1161
00:48:58.354 --> 00:48:59.732
"but I can't do it‐‐
now, you're just gonna
1162
00:48:59.732 --> 00:49:02.404
have to talk
some [bleep] sense into her."
1163
00:49:02.404 --> 00:49:04.575
‐ Give me that phone, I'll hold
that damn phone for you.
1164
00:49:04.575 --> 00:49:06.871
‐ No, Daddy.
1165
00:49:06.871 --> 00:49:08.708
‐ Oh, [bleep].
1166
00:49:08.708 --> 00:49:10.962
LIZ: And the topic of
the conservatorship comes up
1167
00:49:10.962 --> 00:49:12.591
while they're
filming the documentary,
1168
00:49:12.591 --> 00:49:14.135
and it's one of
the only glimpses
1169
00:49:14.135 --> 00:49:16.933
that anyone has of how
she really feels about it.
1170
00:49:16.933 --> 00:49:18.268
‐ If I wasn't under
the restraints
1171
00:49:18.268 --> 00:49:19.855
that I'm under right now,
you know,
1172
00:49:19.855 --> 00:49:23.111
with all the lawyers
and doctors and people
1173
00:49:23.111 --> 00:49:26.159
analyzing me every day
and all that kind of stuff,
1174
00:49:26.159 --> 00:49:28.080
like, if that wasn't there,
1175
00:49:28.080 --> 00:49:32.213
I'd feel so liberated
and feel like myself.
1176
00:49:32.213 --> 00:49:34.885
When I tell them the way
I feel, it's like they hear me,
1177
00:49:34.885 --> 00:49:37.683
but they're really
not listening.
1178
00:49:37.683 --> 00:49:39.269
They're hearing
what they wanna hear.
1179
00:49:39.269 --> 00:49:41.524
They're not really listening
to what I'm telling them.
1180
00:49:41.524 --> 00:49:45.573
It's like‐‐it's bad.
1181
00:49:45.573 --> 00:49:48.579
[plaintive music]
1182
00:49:48.579 --> 00:49:53.715
♪ ♪
1183
00:49:53.715 --> 00:49:56.804
[quietly]
And I'm sad.
1184
00:49:56.804 --> 00:50:00.770
LIZ: Almost immediately,
Britney goes back to work.
1185
00:50:00.770 --> 00:50:03.484
Within two months, she's
guest‐starring on network TV.
1186
00:50:03.484 --> 00:50:06.407
‐ "The personal library
of Ted Mosby," that's you.
1187
00:50:06.407 --> 00:50:07.951
‐ And by the end of 2008,
1188
00:50:07.951 --> 00:50:09.997
she has recorded
and released an album,
1189
00:50:09.997 --> 00:50:11.917
and is preparing
to go on a tour.
1190
00:50:11.917 --> 00:50:14.297
ALL: ♪ In the center of
the ring, just like a circus ♪
1191
00:50:14.297 --> 00:50:16.469
♪ When I crack that whip,
everybody gonna trip ♪
1192
00:50:16.469 --> 00:50:17.971
♪ Just like a circus ♪
1193
00:50:17.971 --> 00:50:19.933
ANNOUNCER: She seems to be
on this terrific path.
1194
00:50:19.933 --> 00:50:21.937
I think a lot of it has
to do with the conservatorship
1195
00:50:21.937 --> 00:50:23.483
that her father
took control of.
1196
00:50:23.483 --> 00:50:26.989
ANNOUNCER: Finally got
a wholesome, good brand again.
1197
00:50:26.989 --> 00:50:28.951
‐ Yeah, Britney!
ALL: Whoo!
1198
00:50:28.951 --> 00:50:33.503
‐ Once the conservatorship
started, my role changed.
1199
00:50:33.503 --> 00:50:35.799
We're gonna walk around
this way toward the stage,
1200
00:50:35.799 --> 00:50:38.805
so if you see your section,
just show them your ticket.
1201
00:50:38.805 --> 00:50:42.103
My new job,
I gave backstage tours.
1202
00:50:42.103 --> 00:50:44.817
When I went back, it was a
different business management,
1203
00:50:44.817 --> 00:50:49.993
and her dad was involved,
and so they did not hire me.
1204
00:50:49.993 --> 00:50:51.622
The touring company hired me.
1205
00:50:51.622 --> 00:50:56.131
I don't know why the Britney
company did not hire me.
1206
00:50:56.131 --> 00:50:59.178
All I know is that maybe
they just didn't know
1207
00:50:59.178 --> 00:51:01.015
the role I had played earlier.
1208
00:51:01.015 --> 00:51:02.894
PAPARAZZO: Felicia, just so
people will believe me,
1209
00:51:02.894 --> 00:51:05.149
what is your relationship
with Britney?
1210
00:51:05.149 --> 00:51:08.155
‐ I'm a business assistant.
1211
00:51:08.155 --> 00:51:10.910
So I took a back seat
and simply did
1212
00:51:10.910 --> 00:51:12.330
what I was hired to do.
1213
00:51:12.330 --> 00:51:14.543
PAPARAZZO: Bye, Felicia.
1214
00:51:14.543 --> 00:51:16.045
FELICIA: I don't really know
what went on.
1215
00:51:16.045 --> 00:51:19.218
I just don't know
that they knew her well enough
1216
00:51:19.218 --> 00:51:24.061
to realize her capabilities
in making the decisions.
1217
00:51:24.061 --> 00:51:26.984
Just me looking in,
that's what I saw.
1218
00:51:26.984 --> 00:51:30.533
‐ Britney Spears
has made her comeback 100%.
1219
00:51:30.533 --> 00:51:32.161
‐ It's Britney, bitch.
1220
00:51:32.161 --> 00:51:34.165
‐ Go and see the concert!
It's amazing.
1221
00:51:34.165 --> 00:51:36.962
LIZ: Over the next few years,
Britney's really busy.
1222
00:51:36.962 --> 00:51:38.382
‐ And the People's Choice
1223
00:51:38.382 --> 00:51:41.305
for favorite pop artist
goes to‐‐
1224
00:51:41.305 --> 00:51:44.060
‐ It's Britney Spears!
‐ Britney Spears!
1225
00:51:44.060 --> 00:51:46.690
‐ Thank you so much.
I wasn't expecting this.
1226
00:51:46.690 --> 00:51:48.068
‐ She's doing a lot.
1227
00:51:48.068 --> 00:51:52.410
BOTH: ♪ Oops, I did it again
with my heart ♪
1228
00:51:52.410 --> 00:51:54.247
‐ Ladies and gentlemen,
Britney Spears.
1229
00:51:54.247 --> 00:51:55.833
ANNOUNCER: Britney Spears'
comeback
1230
00:51:55.833 --> 00:51:57.879
is translating
to her checkbook.
1231
00:51:57.879 --> 00:51:59.257
‐ Hey, it's my show!
1232
00:51:59.257 --> 00:52:00.802
ANNOUNCER: Estimated earnings
1233
00:52:00.802 --> 00:52:02.722
over $58 million
in the past 12 months.
1234
00:52:02.722 --> 00:52:05.395
‐ I think that your performance
was incredibly special.
1235
00:52:05.395 --> 00:52:07.106
It was beautiful,
and your tone‐‐
1236
00:52:07.106 --> 00:52:08.568
I agree with Demi‐‐
1237
00:52:08.568 --> 00:52:10.738
you have such a soulful tone
for such a young age.
1238
00:52:10.738 --> 00:52:11.949
It was amazing.
1239
00:52:11.949 --> 00:52:13.411
‐ And then she does
a really big deal,
1240
00:52:13.411 --> 00:52:15.373
which is a residency
in Las Vegas.
1241
00:52:15.373 --> 00:52:17.293
[upbeat music playing]
1242
00:52:17.293 --> 00:52:19.213
♪ ♪
1243
00:52:19.213 --> 00:52:21.050
MAN: Who is it?
1244
00:52:21.050 --> 00:52:23.221
[laughter,
cheers, and applause]
1245
00:52:23.221 --> 00:52:24.933
‐ It's Britney, bitch.
1246
00:52:24.933 --> 00:52:27.939
What's up, Vegas?
1247
00:52:27.939 --> 00:52:30.152
We should bring
someone up here.
1248
00:52:30.152 --> 00:52:33.116
Can you be my Prince Charming
tonight, please?
1249
00:52:33.116 --> 00:52:35.913
Thank you.
[both scream]
1250
00:52:35.913 --> 00:52:37.959
FELICIA: I'm telling you,
when she walked on that stage,
1251
00:52:37.959 --> 00:52:40.590
she never felt judged
on the stage.
1252
00:52:40.590 --> 00:52:42.469
People ate her up.
1253
00:52:42.469 --> 00:52:44.931
They were mouthing every word
that she sang.
1254
00:52:44.931 --> 00:52:47.019
Um, most people knew
every dance move.
1255
00:52:47.019 --> 00:52:51.027
It was one of the‐‐one of
the high points in my life, um,
1256
00:52:51.027 --> 00:52:54.033
is seeing how much
she was loved.
1257
00:52:54.033 --> 00:52:57.791
ANNOUNCER: Originally raking
in around $310,000 per show,
1258
00:52:57.791 --> 00:52:59.628
they deposit close
to $1 million
1259
00:52:59.628 --> 00:53:03.636
in Brit's bank account
every week.
1260
00:53:03.636 --> 00:53:05.431
‐ Jamie Spears gets approved
by the court
1261
00:53:05.431 --> 00:53:08.312
to receive 1.5%
of the gross revenues
1262
00:53:08.312 --> 00:53:10.483
related to performances
and merchandise
1263
00:53:10.483 --> 00:53:12.320
related to the residency,
1264
00:53:12.320 --> 00:53:14.324
which was one of the most
popular Vegas shows
1265
00:53:14.324 --> 00:53:15.785
of all time.
1266
00:53:15.785 --> 00:53:19.960
JOE: She's living the life
of a busy pop singer,
1267
00:53:19.960 --> 00:53:25.680
and yet we're also being told
that she's at risk constantly.
1268
00:53:25.680 --> 00:53:27.976
The business of Britney Spears
have become
1269
00:53:27.976 --> 00:53:31.190
this very guarded universe,
1270
00:53:31.190 --> 00:53:34.155
and there was, you know, a very
small inner circle of people
1271
00:53:34.155 --> 00:53:36.618
who were able to interact
with her daily,
1272
00:53:36.618 --> 00:53:38.956
you know,
because of the conservatorship.
1273
00:53:38.956 --> 00:53:40.668
DAVE: And any time
there's that amount of money
1274
00:53:40.668 --> 00:53:43.173
to be made,
you have to question
1275
00:53:43.173 --> 00:53:46.513
the motives of everyone
close to that person,
1276
00:53:46.513 --> 00:53:50.187
especially if they are
putting her in a position
1277
00:53:50.187 --> 00:53:52.609
where she cannot
make decisions
1278
00:53:52.609 --> 00:53:54.278
without checking
with somebody.
1279
00:53:54.278 --> 00:53:55.948
‐ Choose your own destiny.
1280
00:53:55.948 --> 00:53:57.702
JOE: I've never interviewed
Britney Spears.
1281
00:53:57.702 --> 00:53:59.539
I would go so far
as to say anyone
1282
00:53:59.539 --> 00:54:01.376
who has interviewed
Britney Spears,
1283
00:54:01.376 --> 00:54:03.839
at least in the last five,
ten years,
1284
00:54:03.839 --> 00:54:07.430
did so under very careful
watch from her handlers.
1285
00:54:14.026 --> 00:54:15.530
‐ Baby, what are you gonna be
when you grow up?
1286
00:54:15.530 --> 00:54:19.871
‐ I'm gonna be the president
of the dog states, yeah.
1287
00:54:19.871 --> 00:54:22.544
‐ This is my impression
of a Woody Woodpecker.
1288
00:54:22.544 --> 00:54:24.213
[breathy exhale]
1289
00:54:24.213 --> 00:54:27.219
[laughs as Woody Woodpecker]
1290
00:54:27.219 --> 00:54:28.722
[laughter]
1291
00:54:28.722 --> 00:54:30.351
[squeals]
1292
00:54:30.351 --> 00:54:31.728
LIZ: With the rise
of Instagram,
1293
00:54:31.728 --> 00:54:32.981
it's no longer the tabloids
1294
00:54:32.981 --> 00:54:34.901
who choose how
the world sees Britney.
1295
00:54:34.901 --> 00:54:38.867
ALL: ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
1296
00:54:38.867 --> 00:54:40.580
BRITNEY: ♪ And many more,
your pants are torn ♪
1297
00:54:40.580 --> 00:54:44.003
♪ They're down your back,
get up off the floor ♪
1298
00:54:45.590 --> 00:54:47.259
LIZ: Britney can show us
parts of her life
1299
00:54:47.259 --> 00:54:48.721
that she wants us to see.
1300
00:54:48.721 --> 00:54:51.685
‐ 360 in my room
all day long!
1301
00:54:51.685 --> 00:54:53.397
Ahh!
1302
00:54:54.649 --> 00:54:57.905
LIZ: But the conservatorship
is never really mentioned,
1303
00:54:57.905 --> 00:54:59.743
which makes some people wonder
if she's sending
1304
00:54:59.743 --> 00:55:02.080
coded messages
through her posts.
1305
00:55:03.041 --> 00:55:07.049
[pensive music]
1306
00:55:07.049 --> 00:55:08.802
‐ Britney's Instagram was
just something
1307
00:55:08.802 --> 00:55:10.431
that was
really fascinating to us.
1308
00:55:10.431 --> 00:55:11.933
You know, we would
share her posts
1309
00:55:11.933 --> 00:55:14.146
and just kind of wonder
what they were all about.
1310
00:55:14.146 --> 00:55:16.318
‐ And Babs was like,
1311
00:55:16.318 --> 00:55:18.322
"What if we did a podcast
where all we did
1312
00:55:18.322 --> 00:55:20.785
was over‐dissect
Britney's Instagram?"
1313
00:55:20.785 --> 00:55:23.247
BABS: Hello, everyone, and
welcome to "Britney's Gram."
1314
00:55:23.247 --> 00:55:25.419
BOTH: The happiest place
on the Internet.
1315
00:55:25.419 --> 00:55:27.465
BABS: I am Babs Gray.
TESS: And I'm Tess Barker.
1316
00:55:27.465 --> 00:55:29.134
BABS: That's kind of
where we started noticing
1317
00:55:29.134 --> 00:55:31.263
more and more
these very cryptic things
1318
00:55:31.263 --> 00:55:34.437
she would post,
like a hole cut out in a wall,
1319
00:55:34.437 --> 00:55:37.777
and the caption is,
"There's always a way out,"
1320
00:55:37.777 --> 00:55:39.614
and it was just like,
God, like, what is this?
1321
00:55:39.614 --> 00:55:41.075
It almost seems kinda dark.
1322
00:55:41.075 --> 00:55:43.914
‐ Um, I'm a Sagittarius.
I'm very keen on freedom.
1323
00:55:43.914 --> 00:55:45.793
I love freedom.
I love independence.
1324
00:55:45.793 --> 00:55:49.426
‐ If you think that Britney
is calling out for help...
1325
00:55:53.559 --> 00:55:55.938
You'll find a reason
in those videos
1326
00:55:55.938 --> 00:55:58.067
that's proof that
she's calling out for help.
1327
00:55:58.067 --> 00:56:00.280
‐ My favorite Disney movie
is probably "Frozen"
1328
00:56:00.280 --> 00:56:03.161
just because I really like
the fact that the two sisters,
1329
00:56:03.161 --> 00:56:04.497
um, their relationship,
1330
00:56:04.497 --> 00:56:05.958
and then one goes off
and lives in a castle
1331
00:56:05.958 --> 00:56:07.962
just because
she can't deal anymore.
1332
00:56:07.962 --> 00:56:09.716
DAVE:
Everyone's interpretation
1333
00:56:09.716 --> 00:56:11.303
of what Britney
is putting forth
1334
00:56:11.303 --> 00:56:12.555
is something
that they are bringing
1335
00:56:12.555 --> 00:56:15.101
to those Instagram videos.
1336
00:56:15.101 --> 00:56:19.486
It's impossible to know her
so we never knew her.
1337
00:56:19.486 --> 00:56:21.323
We know her even less now.
1338
00:56:21.323 --> 00:56:24.036
She is‐‐she is
kind of unknowable.
1339
00:56:27.000 --> 00:56:29.506
TESS: This is episode 50.
BABS: Oh, my God.
1340
00:56:29.506 --> 00:56:31.885
Naturally, since it was
a Britney Spears podcast,
1341
00:56:31.885 --> 00:56:34.139
we would look at any news
involving her,
1342
00:56:34.139 --> 00:56:37.062
and we saw that her
co‐conservator, Andrew Wallet,
1343
00:56:37.062 --> 00:56:40.820
was petitioning
for a raise from the court.
1344
00:56:40.820 --> 00:56:42.615
This is what it read.
1345
00:56:44.284 --> 00:56:45.913
"Conservatee's
business activities
1346
00:56:45.913 --> 00:56:49.294
"have greatly accelerated
due to her increased wellbeing
1347
00:56:49.294 --> 00:56:51.131
"and her capacity
to be more engaged
1348
00:56:51.131 --> 00:56:53.219
"in furthering
her career activities.
1349
00:56:53.219 --> 00:56:55.683
"The next several years
promise to be very lucrative
1350
00:56:55.683 --> 00:56:57.520
"for the conservatorship
estate.
1351
00:56:57.520 --> 00:56:59.273
"This conservatorship
should be viewed more
1352
00:56:59.273 --> 00:57:01.486
as a hybrid business model,"
1353
00:57:01.486 --> 00:57:04.032
which I think is probably
the first time
1354
00:57:04.032 --> 00:57:06.621
that's ever been said
about a conservatorship.
1355
00:57:06.621 --> 00:57:08.124
‐ And‐‐and that
the conservatorship,
1356
00:57:08.124 --> 00:57:10.963
which really is put in place
to take care of people‐‐
1357
00:57:10.963 --> 00:57:12.383
BABS: Naturally shouldn't
be a business
1358
00:57:12.383 --> 00:57:14.387
that is making exorbitant
amounts of money
1359
00:57:14.387 --> 00:57:16.725
from someone who is
so fit to work.
1360
00:57:16.725 --> 00:57:17.894
[dramatic musical sting]
1361
00:57:17.894 --> 00:57:19.355
KALEN: Hello, world.
1362
00:57:19.355 --> 00:57:22.027
We are live in Las Vegas
1363
00:57:22.027 --> 00:57:25.534
for an announcement that is
about to shake the table.
1364
00:57:25.534 --> 00:57:27.580
Y'all excited?
[all cheer]
1365
00:57:27.580 --> 00:57:29.459
DAVE:
So she was gonna announce
1366
00:57:29.459 --> 00:57:31.421
the Domination residency,
1367
00:57:31.421 --> 00:57:33.132
a brand‐new theater
on a brand‐new stage.
1368
00:57:33.132 --> 00:57:35.094
It was gonna be, like,
a year long, maybe more.
1369
00:57:35.094 --> 00:57:37.182
KALEN: She's coming.
It's about to happen.
1370
00:57:37.182 --> 00:57:38.727
‐ She was gonna, like,
do a performance
1371
00:57:38.727 --> 00:57:41.190
and then go down
and do an interview.
1372
00:57:41.190 --> 00:57:43.528
It's live streaming.
It's up on YouTube.
1373
00:57:43.528 --> 00:57:45.366
KALEN: I wish I knew
some of that Britney choreo,
1374
00:57:45.366 --> 00:57:47.703
but she‐‐she a lot
better dancer than me.
1375
00:57:47.703 --> 00:57:50.249
DAVE: Then it's like,
the lights go down.
1376
00:57:50.249 --> 00:57:51.711
MARIO: All right, everyone.
1377
00:57:51.711 --> 00:57:55.761
We are here to welcome
the new queen of Vegas.
1378
00:57:55.761 --> 00:57:58.767
["Till the World Ends" playing]
1379
00:57:58.767 --> 00:58:02.733
♪ ♪
1380
00:58:02.733 --> 00:58:05.406
Ladies and gentlemen,
Britney Spears!
1381
00:58:05.406 --> 00:58:06.783
[crowd cheering]
1382
00:58:06.783 --> 00:58:09.706
DAVE: And she walks down
1383
00:58:09.706 --> 00:58:11.208
and then passes the stage
1384
00:58:11.208 --> 00:58:12.878
where the performance
is gonna be,
1385
00:58:12.878 --> 00:58:16.010
keeps walking, keeps walking.
1386
00:58:16.010 --> 00:58:17.346
TESS: Doesn't say anything
on stage,
1387
00:58:17.346 --> 00:58:19.099
doesn't give any interviews
with reporters,
1388
00:58:19.099 --> 00:58:22.272
does not announce the residency
that she's there to announce.
1389
00:58:22.272 --> 00:58:23.608
DAVE: And it's like,
"Here she is.
1390
00:58:23.608 --> 00:58:27.115
Oh, there she goes.
Oh, she's not gonna‐‐and‐‐
1391
00:58:27.115 --> 00:58:28.618
and there
she goes in her limousine."
1392
00:58:28.618 --> 00:58:30.121
REPORTER: That's it?
This‐‐we've been waiting
1393
00:58:30.121 --> 00:58:32.000
for this live stream.
She just walked right by?
1394
00:58:32.000 --> 00:58:33.503
REPORTER:
And she's just walking by.
1395
00:58:43.482 --> 00:58:44.942
LIZ:
I think up until this point
1396
00:58:44.942 --> 00:58:47.323
Britney had seemed
like a good little soldier
1397
00:58:47.323 --> 00:58:49.744
where she was happy
to go out and perform,
1398
00:58:49.744 --> 00:58:52.082
but the abrupt cancelation
of the second Vegas show
1399
00:58:52.082 --> 00:58:53.585
felt like the beginning
1400
00:58:53.585 --> 00:58:55.672
of the end
of the fairy tale gloss
1401
00:58:55.672 --> 00:58:57.468
over the conservatorship.
1402
00:58:59.179 --> 00:59:01.225
BABS: And then nothing,
disappears.
1403
00:59:01.225 --> 00:59:03.229
No‐‐no sign of her
on Instagram.
1404
00:59:03.229 --> 00:59:04.816
We're just like,
"Where the fuck is Britney?"
1405
00:59:04.816 --> 00:59:07.404
Welcome to "Britney's Gram."
1406
00:59:07.404 --> 00:59:09.659
BOTH: The happiest place
on the Internet!
1407
00:59:09.659 --> 00:59:11.078
BABS: Currently
when we're recording this
1408
00:59:11.078 --> 00:59:13.333
day 17
of the Britney shutdown.
1409
00:59:13.333 --> 00:59:15.169
TESS: I'm still not at peace.
I'm anxious.
1410
00:59:15.169 --> 00:59:18.217
BABS: No! There's a‐‐
And then, out of nowhere,
1411
00:59:18.217 --> 00:59:20.179
Andrew Wallet quits.
1412
00:59:20.179 --> 00:59:22.810
This guy just asked
for a raise‐‐why would he‐‐
1413
00:59:22.810 --> 00:59:24.480
‐ And had been the conservator
since the onset
1414
00:59:24.480 --> 00:59:26.024
of the conservatorship.
‐ Like, what?
1415
00:59:26.024 --> 00:59:27.736
Something is going on
behind the scenes here.
1416
00:59:35.251 --> 00:59:38.383
[tense music]
1417
00:59:38.383 --> 00:59:42.641
♪ ♪
1418
00:59:42.641 --> 00:59:44.353
BABS: Finally the Instagram,
1419
00:59:44.353 --> 00:59:46.900
which had been dark,
there's a meme.
1420
00:59:48.528 --> 00:59:50.031
The caption says,
1421
00:59:50.031 --> 00:59:52.828
"We all need to take time
for a little 'me time,'"
1422
00:59:52.828 --> 00:59:56.878
and there was a smiley face,
an emoticon, not an emoji,
1423
00:59:56.878 --> 00:59:58.047
which we noted
because we're like,
1424
00:59:58.047 --> 01:00:00.051
"Britney always uses emoji."
1425
01:00:00.051 --> 01:00:01.971
And it just seemed off
immediately,
1426
01:00:01.971 --> 01:00:05.061
and the news breaks that‐‐
1427
01:00:05.061 --> 01:00:06.564
REPORTER:
TMZ is reporting that Spears
1428
01:00:06.564 --> 01:00:07.900
voluntarily checked herself
1429
01:00:07.900 --> 01:00:10.364
into a residential
mental health facility
1430
01:00:10.364 --> 01:00:11.783
about a week ago.
1431
01:00:11.783 --> 01:00:13.578
‐ We talked about all our
suspicions with whether or not
1432
01:00:13.578 --> 01:00:16.250
she had actually elected to
go on into the facility herself
1433
01:00:16.250 --> 01:00:18.045
and whether she'd been there
for a lot longer.
1434
01:00:18.045 --> 01:00:21.134
‐ And the next day
we get a voicemail.
1435
01:00:21.134 --> 01:00:22.429
PERSON: Hi, there.
1436
01:00:22.429 --> 01:00:26.688
Um, I cannot disclose
who I am.
1437
01:00:29.527 --> 01:00:32.741
I used to be a paralegal
for an attorney
1438
01:00:32.741 --> 01:00:34.578
that worked with
Britney's conservatorship.
1439
01:00:34.578 --> 01:00:35.956
I am no longer with them.
1440
01:00:35.956 --> 01:00:37.250
‐ It just brought to light
1441
01:00:37.250 --> 01:00:38.712
a lot of the things
that we had suspected.
1442
01:00:38.712 --> 01:00:41.968
PERSON: Britney has been
in the mental facility
1443
01:00:41.968 --> 01:00:43.430
since mid‐January.
1444
01:00:43.430 --> 01:00:44.932
Of course,
I‐I'm just a paralegal.
1445
01:00:44.932 --> 01:00:46.602
I haven't had
any contact with her,
1446
01:00:46.602 --> 01:00:48.732
but, um,
from what I understand,
1447
01:00:48.732 --> 01:00:53.282
this was, uh...
not a decision she made.
1448
01:00:53.282 --> 01:00:56.121
‐ We felt that this information
should probably be shared.
1449
01:00:56.121 --> 01:00:57.458
We don't know
what the next step is
1450
01:00:57.458 --> 01:00:58.710
as far as getting her out.
1451
01:00:58.710 --> 01:01:00.129
That's what we have
to figure out.
1452
01:01:00.129 --> 01:01:01.924
You know, she's been put away.
1453
01:01:01.924 --> 01:01:03.303
Let's get her out.
Free Britney.
1454
01:01:03.303 --> 01:01:04.472
TESS: Free Britney.
We love you, Britney.
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01:01:04.472 --> 01:01:06.266
BABS: Bye.
TESS: Bye.
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01:01:17.080 --> 01:01:18.708
‐ A popular Britney fan podcast
1457
01:01:18.708 --> 01:01:21.088
aired a special emergency
episode after receiving...
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01:01:21.088 --> 01:01:23.676
‐ So we released the podcast
on a Monday night,
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01:01:23.676 --> 01:01:25.597
and by Tuesday morning
it was everywhere.
1460
01:01:25.597 --> 01:01:27.309
NEWS ANCHOR:
Social media is erupting
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01:01:27.309 --> 01:01:30.147
in Britney Spears hysteria.
1462
01:01:30.147 --> 01:01:31.484
‐ I love that shirt.
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01:01:31.484 --> 01:01:34.030
Eve's got that shirt, uh!
[cheers and applause]
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01:01:34.030 --> 01:01:35.867
JUNIOR: I still remember
the exact moment
1465
01:01:35.867 --> 01:01:37.496
the voicemail dropped
1466
01:01:37.496 --> 01:01:41.379
and the feeling I had of,
"Oh, my God, it makes sense."
1467
01:01:41.379 --> 01:01:43.967
It clicked.
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01:01:43.967 --> 01:01:45.720
I knew then
it was time to jump.
1469
01:01:45.720 --> 01:01:47.181
We gathered a few fans.
1470
01:01:47.181 --> 01:01:50.313
It wasn't much, maybe 10, 15.
Pick a spot.
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01:01:50.313 --> 01:01:52.443
What do we want?
ALL: Free Britney!
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01:01:52.443 --> 01:01:53.611
JUNIOR: When do we want it?
1473
01:01:53.611 --> 01:01:55.156
ALL: Now!
JUNIOR: I was nervous.
1474
01:01:55.156 --> 01:01:56.993
Are people gonna think
we're crazy?
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01:01:56.993 --> 01:01:58.830
Are they gonna
take us seriously?
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01:01:58.830 --> 01:02:01.335
Are we gonna look like a joke?
[cars honking]
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01:02:01.335 --> 01:02:04.090
But my heart said,
1478
01:02:04.090 --> 01:02:05.969
"No matter what,
you're taking your butt there,
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01:02:05.969 --> 01:02:08.265
and you're gonna help her just
the way she has helped you."
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01:02:08.265 --> 01:02:12.023
ALL: End conservatorship abuse.
End conservatorship abuse.
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01:02:12.023 --> 01:02:13.943
‐ We think that, you know,
the conservatorship
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01:02:13.943 --> 01:02:16.532
she's been under seems unjust.
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01:02:16.532 --> 01:02:18.160
‐ You know, it was effective
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01:02:18.160 --> 01:02:19.997
because we brought attention
to the media.
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01:02:19.997 --> 01:02:22.544
‐ A #FreeBritney movement
is behind me.
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01:02:22.544 --> 01:02:23.713
PERSON: Dear Britney.
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01:02:23.713 --> 01:02:25.174
‐ Dear Britney.
‐ Dear Britney.
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01:02:25.174 --> 01:02:26.511
‐ We grew, and we grew,
and we grew, and we grew.
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01:02:26.511 --> 01:02:28.640
‐ I support you.
I stand by you.
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01:02:28.640 --> 01:02:29.808
‐ Britney Spears
needs our help.
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01:02:29.808 --> 01:02:30.977
‐ Why is it so hard
to get out of?
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01:02:30.977 --> 01:02:31.979
Why is she still in it?
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01:02:31.979 --> 01:02:33.399
‐ This is Rose McGowan
saying
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01:02:33.399 --> 01:02:34.693
free Britney.
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01:02:34.693 --> 01:02:37.699
‐ Free Britney!
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01:02:37.699 --> 01:02:39.912
[person squeals, crowd cheers]
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01:02:41.081 --> 01:02:42.417
LIZ: The Free Britney movement
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01:02:42.417 --> 01:02:44.838
runs from the innocuous
to the extreme.
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01:02:44.838 --> 01:02:46.425
REPORTER: Britney Spears'
father, Jamie,
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01:02:46.425 --> 01:02:49.013
speaking out against
the viral campaign.
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01:02:49.013 --> 01:02:51.686
‐ Jamie tells "Page Six"
that the movement is a joke.
1502
01:02:51.686 --> 01:02:53.356
REPORTER: "All
these conspiracy theorists
1503
01:02:53.356 --> 01:02:54.733
"don't know anything.
1504
01:02:54.733 --> 01:02:56.404
"It's up to the court
of California
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01:02:56.404 --> 01:02:59.075
to decide what's best
for my daughter."
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01:02:59.075 --> 01:03:00.412
LEANNE: Yeah, you hear enough
of that,
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01:03:00.412 --> 01:03:01.872
and you do start to question.
1508
01:03:01.872 --> 01:03:03.418
Like, I don't‐‐
maybe I'm delusional.
1509
01:03:03.418 --> 01:03:04.795
Maybe I don't know.
1510
01:03:04.795 --> 01:03:07.426
I should just listen
to the people who "know" her.
1511
01:03:07.426 --> 01:03:09.763
But then when you‐‐you start
to connect the dots
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01:03:09.763 --> 01:03:11.057
and you start to talk
to other people
1513
01:03:11.057 --> 01:03:12.811
who have the exact
same thoughts,
1514
01:03:12.811 --> 01:03:14.356
that this isn't right.
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01:03:14.356 --> 01:03:17.069
INTERVIEWER: You ever question,
like, what if you're wrong?
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01:03:17.069 --> 01:03:19.198
‐ If I'm wrong and one day
Britney does come out
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01:03:19.198 --> 01:03:20.702
and tells us that we're wrong
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01:03:20.702 --> 01:03:23.333
and leave her alone,
we will do just that.
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01:03:25.629 --> 01:03:27.214
JOE: At this point,
1520
01:03:27.214 --> 01:03:28.926
things in
the conservatorship world
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01:03:28.926 --> 01:03:30.262
start to change,
1522
01:03:30.262 --> 01:03:32.224
and you start to hear
these tabloid reports
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01:03:32.224 --> 01:03:34.438
that Britney and her father
1524
01:03:34.438 --> 01:03:36.734
are no longer on good terms
1525
01:03:36.734 --> 01:03:39.490
and that at a certain point
Kevin Federline
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01:03:39.490 --> 01:03:42.996
takes out a restraining order
against Jamie Spears,
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01:03:42.996 --> 01:03:45.960
claiming that he had
a physical altercation
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01:03:45.960 --> 01:03:48.800
with one of
Britney's young sons.
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01:03:56.440 --> 01:03:58.861
Then you start to have
all these machinations
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01:03:58.861 --> 01:04:01.867
behind the scenes
that seem to change
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01:04:01.867 --> 01:04:04.540
not only the shape
of what the conservatorship is
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01:04:04.540 --> 01:04:07.211
but the dynamics
within the family
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01:04:07.211 --> 01:04:09.550
and within the business
of Britney Spears.
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01:04:09.550 --> 01:04:10.802
‐ In the wake of her recent
health troubles,
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01:04:10.802 --> 01:04:12.221
Spears' mom is now requesting
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01:04:12.221 --> 01:04:13.975
to be involved
in her medical decisions.
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01:04:13.975 --> 01:04:15.478
NEWS ANCHOR: Her mother,
telling the court
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01:04:15.478 --> 01:04:18.651
she just wants to have a voice
in her daughter's life.
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01:04:23.745 --> 01:04:25.999
‐ Like, what does
"Free Britney" mean
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01:04:25.999 --> 01:04:27.168
from your understanding?
1541
01:04:27.168 --> 01:04:29.297
‐ That I don't quite know,
like,
1542
01:04:29.297 --> 01:04:32.052
what their‐‐what
their meaning is, you know?
1543
01:04:32.052 --> 01:04:34.475
I don't know, maybe she's
being confined or something
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01:04:34.475 --> 01:04:36.812
or held against her will
in some capacity.
1545
01:04:36.812 --> 01:04:38.775
‐ Do‐‐have you ever seen
anything
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01:04:38.775 --> 01:04:40.110
that led you to be concerned
1547
01:04:40.110 --> 01:04:42.198
that your sister was being held
against her will?
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01:04:43.826 --> 01:04:46.373
‐ Uh, every day.
The‐‐no, I'm joking.
1549
01:04:46.373 --> 01:04:48.628
I mean, like,
wo‐‐the women in this family
1550
01:04:48.628 --> 01:04:52.218
are very, very strong‐minded
and have their own opinion,
1551
01:04:52.218 --> 01:04:54.055
and they wanna do
what they wanna do,
1552
01:04:54.055 --> 01:04:57.061
and as much as I admire
that as a guy, being,
1553
01:04:57.061 --> 01:05:00.275
like, one of two guys
in this entire family,
1554
01:05:00.275 --> 01:05:01.695
it kinda sucks, man.
1555
01:05:01.695 --> 01:05:03.031
‐ They're strong‐minded.
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01:05:03.031 --> 01:05:05.453
They want to do
what they want to do.
1557
01:05:05.453 --> 01:05:07.791
Kinda constitutional, you know?
1558
01:05:07.791 --> 01:05:10.797
‐ I mean, yeah, and they have
a right to do that, you know?
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01:05:15.306 --> 01:05:16.767
I mean, she's been
in this thing
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01:05:16.767 --> 01:05:18.437
for quite some time now.
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01:05:18.437 --> 01:05:20.859
Obviously there was a need
for it in the beginning,
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01:05:20.859 --> 01:05:23.029
and now they‐‐you know,
they've made some changes,
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01:05:23.029 --> 01:05:25.785
and, you know, all we can do
is kinda hope for the best.
1564
01:05:25.785 --> 01:05:27.162
‐ Right, you had to have
asked her about it.
1565
01:05:27.162 --> 01:05:29.960
‐ I mean‐‐I mean, she's always
wanted to get out of it.
1566
01:05:29.960 --> 01:05:34.010
What level of that
is the reality, who knows?
1567
01:05:41.901 --> 01:05:43.738
CROWD: The conservatorship
has got to go.
1568
01:05:43.738 --> 01:05:46.242
Hey, hey, ho, ho,
1569
01:05:46.242 --> 01:05:47.787
the conservatorship
has got to go.
1570
01:05:47.787 --> 01:05:49.081
Hey, hey.
1571
01:05:49.081 --> 01:05:50.208
LIZ: Britney's case, I think,
1572
01:05:50.208 --> 01:05:52.087
has brought a lot of scrutiny
1573
01:05:52.087 --> 01:05:54.258
to the conservatorship system
in general.
1574
01:05:54.258 --> 01:05:55.929
ALL:
End conservatorship of youth.
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01:05:55.929 --> 01:05:58.224
LIZ: Flaws in Britney's case
could reveal flaws
1576
01:05:58.224 --> 01:06:00.563
in the bigger
conservatorship system.
1577
01:06:00.563 --> 01:06:02.066
‐ Free Britney!
1578
01:06:02.066 --> 01:06:05.238
‐ And it's now, very recently,
in August 2020 that, like,
1579
01:06:05.238 --> 01:06:07.744
for the first time
ever in the entire 12 years
1580
01:06:07.744 --> 01:06:10.165
the conservatorship
has been in effect,
1581
01:06:10.165 --> 01:06:11.835
Britney appears to be
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01:06:11.835 --> 01:06:14.758
publicly signaling
that she wants changes.
1583
01:06:14.758 --> 01:06:18.432
‐ Britney, with the help
of her lawyer, Sam Ingham,
1584
01:06:18.432 --> 01:06:22.607
indicates
that she would like a bank
1585
01:06:22.607 --> 01:06:26.573
to become the overseer
of her estate.
1586
01:06:26.573 --> 01:06:28.201
The other thing that I think
we're seeing
1587
01:06:28.201 --> 01:06:29.413
for the first time
1588
01:06:29.413 --> 01:06:31.625
is that
she's sort of acknowledging
1589
01:06:31.625 --> 01:06:35.675
the outside phenomenon
of Britney Spears fans
1590
01:06:35.675 --> 01:06:37.470
coming out against
the conservatorship.
1591
01:06:37.470 --> 01:06:39.307
"At this point in her life,
Britney welcomes
1592
01:06:39.307 --> 01:06:42.313
"and appreciates the informed
support of her many fans.
1593
01:06:42.313 --> 01:06:45.068
"Britney herself is vehemently
opposed to this effort
1594
01:06:45.068 --> 01:06:47.239
"by her father
to keep her legal struggle
1595
01:06:47.239 --> 01:06:50.955
"hidden away in the closet
as a family secret.
1596
01:06:50.955 --> 01:06:54.086
"In this case, it is not
an exaggeration to say
1597
01:06:54.086 --> 01:06:56.925
that the whole world
is watching."
1598
01:06:56.925 --> 01:06:59.473
This is a huge pivot.
1599
01:06:59.473 --> 01:07:03.647
‐ The document in which Britney
basically supports the movement
1600
01:07:03.647 --> 01:07:07.405
and says that she‐‐
appreciative of our support,
1601
01:07:07.405 --> 01:07:09.951
our "informed support,"
1602
01:07:09.951 --> 01:07:11.580
'cause we've done
our research.
1603
01:07:11.580 --> 01:07:14.001
And in the document,
it mentioned
1604
01:07:14.001 --> 01:07:16.590
that they‐‐they thought
it could be a battle,
1605
01:07:16.590 --> 01:07:20.932
a struggle to remove Jamie
as conservator of her estate
1606
01:07:20.932 --> 01:07:25.733
and that that's kind of
what it's shaping up to be.
1607
01:07:28.322 --> 01:07:30.493
PARIS: I love her so much,
and I just‐‐
1608
01:07:30.493 --> 01:07:31.829
I feel that
if you're an adult,
1609
01:07:31.829 --> 01:07:34.166
you should be able
to live your life
1610
01:07:34.166 --> 01:07:36.463
and not be controlled,
1611
01:07:36.463 --> 01:07:37.966
and I think maybe that stems
1612
01:07:37.966 --> 01:07:39.301
from me being
controlled so much,
1613
01:07:39.301 --> 01:07:41.974
so I can understand
how that would feel.
1614
01:07:41.974 --> 01:07:43.352
PERSON: Let me point out
to you
1615
01:07:43.352 --> 01:07:45.523
a few things
about Jamie Spears, her dad.
1616
01:07:45.523 --> 01:07:47.234
His attitude from his attorney
1617
01:07:47.234 --> 01:07:50.073
is that this is in place
for a reason,
1618
01:07:50.073 --> 01:07:51.702
but she does have freedom.
1619
01:07:51.702 --> 01:07:53.372
She travels.
She does stuff.
1620
01:07:53.372 --> 01:07:56.210
It's not like
she's under lock and key.
1621
01:07:56.210 --> 01:07:57.547
ACTIVIST: When do we want it?
ALL: Now!
1622
01:07:57.547 --> 01:07:59.426
ACTIVIST: What do we want?
ALL: Free Britney!
1623
01:07:59.426 --> 01:08:01.847
‐ When do we want it?
ALL: Now!
1624
01:08:01.847 --> 01:08:04.059
LIZ: So on November 10th,
there's a court hearing,
1625
01:08:04.059 --> 01:08:06.356
and attorneys for Britney,
for Jamie,
1626
01:08:06.356 --> 01:08:08.819
and for Lynne are all present,
and it's pretty rare
1627
01:08:08.819 --> 01:08:11.032
in that the public
is allowed to be there as well.
1628
01:08:11.032 --> 01:08:12.702
LEANNE: There's such
a limited amount‐‐you know,
1629
01:08:12.702 --> 01:08:14.706
number of participants
that can join.
1630
01:08:14.706 --> 01:08:17.378
We will send in a couple people
to listen in,
1631
01:08:17.378 --> 01:08:19.215
and I will update.
I have a Google Doc,
1632
01:08:19.215 --> 01:08:20.968
and I'm taking, like,
feverish notes.
1633
01:08:20.968 --> 01:08:23.682
‐ Leanne and Megan are sharing
a Google note document.
1634
01:08:23.682 --> 01:08:25.311
‐ Oh, okay.
‐ So Leanne is taking notes,
1635
01:08:25.311 --> 01:08:26.563
and then Megan's reading,
1636
01:08:26.563 --> 01:08:28.191
the notes
off the Google document,
1637
01:08:28.191 --> 01:08:31.072
so that's how we're finding out
the information.
1638
01:08:31.072 --> 01:08:32.575
MEGAN: Hey, guys, it's Megan.
1639
01:08:32.575 --> 01:08:34.245
The judge has not made
any decisions yet,
1640
01:08:34.245 --> 01:08:35.831
but we did wanna
give you a quick update.
1641
01:08:35.831 --> 01:08:37.251
LIZ: For the first time
we're starting
1642
01:08:37.251 --> 01:08:39.213
to see Britney's lawyer
raise objections
1643
01:08:39.213 --> 01:08:42.052
to Jamie's management
of Britney's estate.
1644
01:08:42.052 --> 01:08:43.472
‐ James' attorneys were arguing
1645
01:08:43.472 --> 01:08:45.351
that there's not really
a conflict
1646
01:08:45.351 --> 01:08:47.271
between Britney and James,
1647
01:08:47.271 --> 01:08:51.070
but then Ingham came on
and said that that's not true
1648
01:08:51.070 --> 01:08:52.740
and that Britney
is afraid of her father
1649
01:08:52.740 --> 01:08:54.953
and that Britney has told him
on multiple occasions
1650
01:08:54.953 --> 01:08:56.415
that she is refusing to work
1651
01:08:56.415 --> 01:08:59.421
until he is no longer
managing her career.
1652
01:08:59.421 --> 01:09:02.050
[pensive music]
1653
01:09:02.050 --> 01:09:04.054
ACTIVIST: Oh.
MEGAN: Lynne came in.
1654
01:09:04.054 --> 01:09:05.599
Lynne's lawyers came in.
1655
01:09:05.599 --> 01:09:08.271
She wants no ill will,
told Jamie that, said,
1656
01:09:08.271 --> 01:09:11.611
"Lynne wants new sole
conservator of the estate.
1657
01:09:11.611 --> 01:09:13.239
"It is no secret
that the relationship
1658
01:09:13.239 --> 01:09:15.953
between Britney and James
has been contentious."
1659
01:09:15.953 --> 01:09:17.749
‐ Okay.
‐ "We are here for Britney.
1660
01:09:17.749 --> 01:09:20.086
"Lynne wants her daughter
to wake up tomorrow
1661
01:09:20.086 --> 01:09:21.631
and see brighter days."
1662
01:09:21.631 --> 01:09:24.053
ACTIVIST:
Fight for your daughter.
1663
01:09:24.053 --> 01:09:25.639
LIZ: Some people would argue
1664
01:09:25.639 --> 01:09:27.769
that there's a conflict
of interest at times
1665
01:09:27.769 --> 01:09:31.233
in the conservatorship system
because in Britney's case,
1666
01:09:31.233 --> 01:09:35.033
she is paying for almost
everyone on all sides,
1667
01:09:35.033 --> 01:09:38.081
so she's paying for not
only her own lawyer.
1668
01:09:38.081 --> 01:09:40.126
She's paying for
her conservators,
1669
01:09:40.126 --> 01:09:42.757
and she's paying
for her conservators' lawyers,
1670
01:09:42.757 --> 01:09:46.306
so do they always have
her best interest at heart?
1671
01:09:46.306 --> 01:09:48.644
‐ Judge is speaking.
‐ Judge is speaking.
1672
01:09:48.644 --> 01:09:50.523
‐ This is just in
from the judge.
1673
01:09:50.523 --> 01:09:53.487
She says, "I am not going
to be making an order
1674
01:09:53.487 --> 01:09:56.827
to dis‐‐to suspend
Mr. Spears today."
1675
01:09:56.827 --> 01:09:58.622
ACTIVIST: They're not gonna
suspend Jamie.
1676
01:09:58.622 --> 01:10:00.876
MEGAN: Today.
ACTIVIST: Today.
1677
01:10:00.876 --> 01:10:03.297
NEWS REPORTER: The singer lost
her latest court attempt
1678
01:10:03.297 --> 01:10:06.805
to strip her father of the
court‐appointed title he has.
1679
01:10:06.805 --> 01:10:08.809
NEWS REPORTER: The judge
ultimately declining to remove
1680
01:10:08.809 --> 01:10:11.398
Jamie Spears
as conservator at this time,
1681
01:10:11.398 --> 01:10:14.111
but Britney's choice of wealth
manager, Bessemer Trust,
1682
01:10:14.111 --> 01:10:15.948
was named
as the co‐conservator
1683
01:10:15.948 --> 01:10:18.328
of her $60 million estate,
1684
01:10:18.328 --> 01:10:20.499
a small victory
for Britney Spears.
1685
01:10:20.499 --> 01:10:22.420
ALL: Free her! Free her!
Free her!
1686
01:10:22.420 --> 01:10:23.839
INTERVIEWER:
What does that mean?
1687
01:10:23.839 --> 01:10:25.843
LIZ: It means that
he has not stepped down.
1688
01:10:25.843 --> 01:10:28.599
Instead of stepping down,
Jamie has said,
1689
01:10:28.599 --> 01:10:29.934
"No, I've done a good job.
1690
01:10:29.934 --> 01:10:32.189
"I love my daughter a lot,
and actually,
1691
01:10:32.189 --> 01:10:34.694
it would harm Britney
if I were to step down."
1692
01:10:34.694 --> 01:10:37.950
The judge allowed Britney
to add on this bank
1693
01:10:37.950 --> 01:10:40.205
to be her co‐conservator
of her estate,
1694
01:10:40.205 --> 01:10:44.087
but the judge also ruled not
to remove Jamie at this point.
1695
01:10:44.087 --> 01:10:47.052
The judge left the door open
as to potentially remove
1696
01:10:47.052 --> 01:10:48.597
Jamie further down the road,
1697
01:10:48.597 --> 01:10:51.143
but at this point he's still
in charge of her money.
1698
01:10:58.241 --> 01:10:59.702
ADAM: What's really
interesting is that
1699
01:10:59.702 --> 01:11:01.873
Sam Ingham, the other day,
in court said,
1700
01:11:01.873 --> 01:11:04.379
"Britney's a high‐functioning
conservatee."
1701
01:11:04.379 --> 01:11:06.675
I don't even know
what that means, right?
1702
01:11:06.675 --> 01:11:09.347
If she's functioning enough
to say, "Hey, I don't want
1703
01:11:09.347 --> 01:11:11.016
"my father to be conservator.
1704
01:11:11.016 --> 01:11:14.399
I'm not gonna perform
if he is the conservator..."
1705
01:11:15.734 --> 01:11:18.197
Maybe she doesn't need
a conservatorship.
1706
01:11:18.197 --> 01:11:20.243
But the problem is, we don't
know what we don't know.
1707
01:11:22.915 --> 01:11:24.919
FELICIA: Okay, this is one of
my very favorite pictures.
1708
01:11:24.919 --> 01:11:27.550
It is one of the very
first pictures that we took
1709
01:11:27.550 --> 01:11:29.094
when we were in New York City,
1710
01:11:29.094 --> 01:11:32.852
and we wanted to have, um,
Times Square behind us.
1711
01:11:32.852 --> 01:11:36.025
First time in Times Square.
Oh.
1712
01:11:36.025 --> 01:11:38.488
‐ The image of Britney
that we were sold
1713
01:11:38.488 --> 01:11:40.367
when she first hit
the scene was this,
1714
01:11:40.367 --> 01:11:42.914
you know, perfect
all‐American girl next door,
1715
01:11:42.914 --> 01:11:47.590
but a lot of fans are,
you know, not that.
1716
01:11:47.590 --> 01:11:50.596
They were people like myself
who felt like
1717
01:11:50.596 --> 01:11:52.934
they didn't fit in,
and I think there was
1718
01:11:52.934 --> 01:11:56.316
some wanting to aspire
to that image.
1719
01:11:56.316 --> 01:11:59.948
‐ See, this is my first tour
on my very own.
1720
01:11:59.948 --> 01:12:04.415
KEVIN: We know now that
Britney wasn't perfect.
1721
01:12:04.415 --> 01:12:07.170
‐ Are you ready to party?
[cheers and applause]
1722
01:12:07.170 --> 01:12:08.966
KEVIN: Britney had to navigate
1723
01:12:08.966 --> 01:12:11.429
being told who she could be
and what she could do.
1724
01:12:11.429 --> 01:12:13.099
‐ Gonna wear what I wanna wear,
you know?
1725
01:12:13.099 --> 01:12:14.936
You can't concern yourself
with everyone.
1726
01:12:14.936 --> 01:12:16.439
Otherwise you'll go crazy.
1727
01:12:16.439 --> 01:12:21.533
‐ I think that that story
of control and identity
1728
01:12:21.533 --> 01:12:23.620
really resonates.
1729
01:12:23.620 --> 01:12:26.751
FELICIA: This is‐‐okay,
this makes me very happy.
1730
01:12:26.751 --> 01:12:29.214
We went from Paris to London
1731
01:12:29.214 --> 01:12:31.636
underneath the water
on a train,
1732
01:12:31.636 --> 01:12:33.306
and we thought that was
about the coolest thing
1733
01:12:33.306 --> 01:12:34.934
we'd ever done.
1734
01:12:34.934 --> 01:12:37.898
I know at some point
she will tell her story.
1735
01:12:37.898 --> 01:12:41.906
I know she will,
and I am so grateful
1736
01:12:41.906 --> 01:12:44.328
for when that point comes
that she's able to sit down,
1737
01:12:44.328 --> 01:12:48.712
and, you know, everything
will fall into place.
1738
01:12:51.008 --> 01:12:53.179
BRITNEY: See the pink rose?
1739
01:12:53.179 --> 01:12:55.601
See how beautiful that is?
1740
01:12:55.601 --> 01:12:57.145
Watch.
1741
01:13:00.778 --> 01:13:02.990
It's just soap.
1742
01:13:02.990 --> 01:13:06.038
That's all it is.
It's just soap.
1743
01:13:06.038 --> 01:13:09.127
It's not really a flower
at all.
1744
01:13:09.127 --> 01:13:11.341
It's just soap.
1745
01:13:11.341 --> 01:13:14.847
See?
Fooled ya.
1746
01:13:19.272 --> 01:13:22.278
[soft dramatic music]
1747
01:13:22.278 --> 01:13:29.292
♪ ♪
1748
01:13:43.697 --> 01:13:50.711
♪ ♪