Unpacked
The Conservatorship
Episode notes
How did we get here? How did one of the world’s most influential and successful pop stars end up losing control of her own life?
Unable to make decisions about her finances, day-to-day tasks or even her own health...but at the same time still performing on stages around the world and drawing in millions of dollars.
Britney Spears has been under the conservatorship of her once-estranged father for well over a decade. And as the world asks why, we're digging deeper into the factors which lead Britney to where she is today.
Are the media to blame? Is it the machine of the music business? Her own family? Or perhaps is it us who are the problem?
GUESTS
Author of Britney: Inside the Dream, Steve Dennis
Paparazzi, Daniel Ramos
Attorney and conservatorship expert, Lisa MacCarley
Journalist for The Atlantic, Spencer Kornhaber
Lawyer and the Director of the Spectrum Institute, Thomas Coleman
AUDIO SOURCES
Britney Spears on Star Search - T.P.E./Rysher Entertainment
Britney Spears at 2002 Video Music Awards - MTV
Britney Spears at 1999 & 2000 Billboard Music Awards - Fox Broadcasting Company
Britney Spears at the 2014 People's Choice Awards - CBS Entertainment Group
Britney Spears on E! News, Big Stars Big Stories - E! News
Fox News Commentary on Britney Spears Child Custody Battle - Fox Broadcasting Company
Britney Spears attacking Paparazzi - X17
Britney Spears transported to Cedars Sinai - Hollywood.TV
Britney Spears interview on For The Record - Radical Media / MTV
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Edwina Stott
Audio Production: Adrian Walton
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