February 16, 2021 at 12:35 PM
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Britney Spears (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty)
Holding degrees in both theatre and law, I continue to be interested in Britney Spears and her multitude of life and professional achievements, despite her consistent legal challenges. I fondly remember the very moment in college, when I first heard the iconic
Hit Me Baby One More Time, and how Spears’ talent excited everyone in the ’90s as she made colorful hits in a music world that was dominated by men in the form of boy bands, alternative music, and rap.
Fast forward two decades and now, as a guardianship and trusts and estates attorney, like many, I watch Spears’s personal conservatorship unfold publicly in the media. Perhaps now I am even more taken with Spears, and how her professional successes continue to compete with her legal affairs. Even more impressively is how Spears, whether intentionally or not, remains relevant in pop culture and inspires and concerns fans of new ge
A look back at the pandemonium in Brighton when Britney headlined Pride On the day Britney s breakout documentary airs for free in the UK we take a look back at the chaos caused when she performed at Brighton Pride. The new film Framing Britney examines the star s rise to fame in the 90s through to her highly publicized breakdown in 2007 and the #FreeBritney movement. It focuses around her court-mandated conservatorship overseen by her father, Jamie Spears, which allows him to control her finances and other aspects of her life. Anyone in Brighton at the time remembers the day Britney came to the city and the incredible yet chaotic euphoria her presence at Pride created.