What 'Framing Britney Spears' Doesn't Really Answer (Guest Column) Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Allen Secretov, an entertainment attorney at Kinsella Weitzman, explains conservatorships and addresses the big question that's left ambiguous in the hit documentary. Framing Britney Spears documents Britney Spears' rise to superstardom, the traumatizing paparazzi-fueled public scrutiny and rampant speculation she experienced at the peak of her fame, and a subsequent span of chaos that ultimately led to her father obtaining complete control of her personal and financial life in 2008. Thirteen years and hundreds of millions of dollars in income later, Spears continues to live in what is called a legal conservatorship and a legion of fans hoping to inspire a judge to #FreeBritney from what they believe to be an involuntary arrangement. With Spears,