Britney Spears has slammed the array of documentaries made about her in a lengthy social media post.
Back in 2008, the pop icon was placed in a court-mandated conservatorship following her widely publicised breakdown.
For 13 years, her father, Jamie Spears, took control of the singer’s estate, finances, career and other aspects of her personal life.
Before her eventual release in November 2021, the #FreeBritney movement and various entertainers called for the end of the harmful conservatorship.
Alongside the public outcry, Spears’ legal troubles were also explored in an array of high-profile documentaries – including The New York Times’ Framing Britney Spears and Netflix’s Britney vs. Spears.
In the aforementioned specials, producers highlighted the questionable actions of both Spears’ father and her former business management, Tri-Star Entertainment.
They also gave further insight into the misogynistic and sexist abuse that the Everytime singer faced during the early years of her career.
While fans have praised the projects for exposing the harmful conservatorship, Spears has openly expressed her opposition to them.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, the Me Against the Music artist revealed that she felt humiliated over the documentaries.
“I feel like America has done a wonderful job at humiliating me. I’ve never felt more bullied in my life in this country. It’s insane,” she said, as reported by Yahoo Entertainment.
“And come on, seriously, is it honestly legal to do that many documentaries about someone without their blessing at all? Seriously though, think about it. I’ve never seen that many documentaries done on a person… Will Smith, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez.
Britney Spears on America, the documentaries made about her, and the never ending humiliation she’s had to endure. #JusticeForBritney pic.twitter.com/T6Z94pLlW0
— yourhonor (@notedyourhonor) July 9, 2022
“Not one person on the face of this earth would people – a network, TV production or anyone for that matter – dig up that much negative footage and do hour specials claiming it’s ‘helping me.'”
Spears went on to say that the array of docu-specials were the most “insulting things” she’s ever seen.
“So people not only get away with what they did to me, not even coming close to sharing what they really did to me, but they can expose me on such an embarrassing tone claiming it’s to ‘help me’… I’m not sure why people think it’s legal to completely humiliate me,” she continued.
Towards the end of the post, Spears questioned why her emotional July 2021 testimony wasn’t enough before delivering one final critique of the documentaries.
“But not in America !! Every person jumps on board with these heartbreaking documentaries and forget the 13 years in my conservatorship… making up for some of my past, they literally have no remorse at all,” she said.
This isn’t the first time that Spears has opened up about the docu-specials.
After the release of Framing Britney Spears, the beloved icon revealed that she was “embarrassed” after watching clips from the project.
“I cried for two weeks and well, I still cry sometimes,” she said.
She ended her statement by telling her followers that she’s “not here to be perfect, perfect is boring” – she’s here to “pass on kindness.”
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