The documentary series about Britney Spears arrives: “They literally killed me, my family threw me away”

“Then I woke up this morning and realized that I have a lot of things going on in my head that I haven’t really shared with anyone. Because I always feared being judged and definitely the shame of everything, period.

The words are from Britney Spears and open the trailer for Jamie vs. Britney: family lawsuitsThe expected documentary series that recounts the conflicts between the singer and her father regarding guardianship.

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Starting January 10 on HBO Max You will be able to see the production that narrates and puts in context the story that has been talked about for years in the world of entertainment. As it does? Through the perspective of the two protagonists of the case: Britney Spears and her father, Jamie Spears.

“Honestly, my father needs to be incarcerated for the rest of his life. (…) They literally killed me, my family threw me away”, the artist is heard in the preview of the documentary, which will have two parts.

What will the documentary “Jamie vs. Britney”

The series presents in detail the Spears guardianship case, going back to the events that occurred since February 2007., when the singer gained prominence for having shaved her hair. That attitude generated a deep discussion about Spears’s mental health, receiving even more media coverage after the artist’s hospitalization in a rehabilitation clinic.

At that time, her father filed a petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court seeking an emergency temporary conservatorship. In this way, he and lawyer Andrew Wallet obtained the right to control the singer’s business, estate and personal life.

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The guardianship would become permanent in the same year and unquestionable during the following years, even in the face of sensitive statements by Britney Spears and the suspicions of fans about the well-being of the singer.

It took 13 years of guardianship for the pressure of the fans, creators of the “Free Britney” movement, and several attempts at renegotiation by the singer to lead the US court to review the agreement. In a long process and with a lot of media exposure, in September 2021, Jamie Spears requested his removal from the role of guardian of the singer, resulting in the end of guardianship.

Jamie vs. Britney: family lawsuits It uses testimonials from music industry executives, professionals who worked with the singer, members of the “Free Britney” movement, archival footage, and reports.

From two perspectives, the series questions whether the controversial guardianship was an act of love by Jamie to save her mentally unstable daughter or a ruthless plan to enslave Britney to maintain her estate.

Trailer for “Jamie vs. Britney: family lawsuits”