“.a monster industry of online gossip websites was spawned in part on unflattering photos of and stories about her. But her career was plagued by scandal that exploded in the press, far beyond the means in which she could control her public image. Britney Spears used news media to first establish herself as a musical artist, and maintained a symbiotic relationship with MTV to promote her music. Her fame rose in the time of the Clinton Lewinski scandal, in which sex was the headline of countless news sources, something that was more apart of the private sphere until then. From this moment on, she was shot into stardom, and the subsequent sexism that comes with being a young girl in the public light. The video depicted Britney in a school uniform, tied up to expose her midriff. This post will explore how the early 2000s tabloid culture shaped the narrative around Britney Spears, highly influenced by the tone of misogyny set within the period, making her a catalyst for scrutiny and the subject of false narratives while comparing her representation in the media as it has been altered by the rise of social media in a new technological era influenced by public participation and celebrity-fan parasocial relationships.Īt 16, Britney released her first album and record-shattering music video: Baby One More Time. This documentary explores Britney’s staggering rise to fame as a pop sensation, her treatment by the paparazzi and thus tabloids, her highly publicized “breakdown” in 2007, and finally, her court-mandated conservatorship put in action by her father, Jamie Spears. As of late, a new narrative has surrounded Britney following the release of The New York Times Documentary: Framing Britney Spears. Spears has since lost 20 per cent of her custody time with her sons and is now sharing 70-30 custody with Federline and Jamie has since stepped down as her conservator after the allegations made against him.Being in the public eye (and scrutiny) since her early adolescence, from covers of magazines to making mainstream news headlines, Britney Spears has had a strong grip on the public's attention. Jamie allegedly put his hands on son Sean, with law enforcement saying Jamie felt unsafe so Federline obtained a restraining order against Jamie for himself, and sons Sean and Jayden. Recently the singer has had turmoil with her father Jamie and ex-husband Kevin Federline. I don't think she would still be with us today," says Barker. If he hadn't, things could have been very different. "Her dad stepped in and gave her the help she needed. "She was happy", recalls Tognozzi and says that the singer proceeded to say "My mum is going to be p***ed".ĭance studio boss Robert Barker told The Mirror that Jamie Spears is the probably the reason why she's still alive. She stepped away to take the phone call and when she came back she found Spears in a chair with half her hair buzzed off. Tognozzi's phone was going off as she was meant to meet with her brother before Spears and her entourage came in. She asked Spears what she can do for her, to which she replied "I want to shave my hair off." Tognozzi attempted to talk her out of it but was unsuccessful. "We looked out and it's a bunch of white lights flashing and somebody knocked on the door because we always keep the door locked saying: Hey, open the door, Britney Spears wants to come in," she recalls.
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