Britney Spears hits out at 'hypocritical' BBC documentary
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Britney Spears has accused the BBC of hypocrisy over a new documentary that criticises media coverage of her life while discussing her mental health issues.
In The Battle for Britney, which is broadcast this Wednesday on BBC Two, presenter Mobeen Azhar travels to Spears’ hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana to interview those who knew her from childhood.
Azhar also speaks to fans from the #FreeBritney movement who claim she is being kept a virtual prisoner in her own home through the conservatorship run by her father, Jamie Spears.
Posting on Instagram, Spears said: “So many documentaries about me this year with other people’s takes on my life… what can I say… These documentaries are so hypocritical… they criticize the media and then do the same thing.”
The Battle for Britney recaps the star’s mental health struggles over the years. Spears said: “Why highlight the most negative and traumatizing times in my life from forever ago?”
Azhar spoke to a make-up artist, Billy Brasfield, who claimed to be in contact with Spears. But she said: “I don’t actually talk to Billy B AT ALL so I’m honestly very confused.”
The documentary comes months after a film by the New York Times that explored similar territory.
A BBC spokesperson said: “This documentary explores the complexities surrounding conservatorship with care and sensitivity, it does not take sides and features a wide range of contributors.”
