and we already have a reflection that that is too much,” Kennedy said. “I do wonder what it’s like when she then is seeing these comments. He said he wonders how Spears will react now that she has control over her own life again, with not only headlines to worry about but also social media commentary. Kennedy, previously a music reporter, reflected on his experiences covering Spears and what he learned.ĭuring a backstage tour of her Las Vegas residency, Kennedy recalled a crowd’s being told that Spears reflects other people’s emotions, so if they’re nervous or excited, she will be, too. “Laws which have been put in place because of things that she’s gone through and things that, you know, Lindsay has gone through and Hillary Duff has gone through, you know, all of these other young women.” Singer Britney Spears has spoken of her fears as her conservatorship comes to an end after 13 years. “I think people also still forget this other fact, too: Britney is probably one of maybe perhaps five to 10 celebrities that is still actively stalked by the paparazzi despite the laws that are in California,” Kennedy said. His essay last month, “ We May Destroy Britney Again,” was inspired by the worries that Spears is once more the subject of public obsession. The first thought that crossed culture critic and author Gerrick Kennedy’s mind when he realized Spears’ conservatorship could end was “oh, we’re going to do it all again,” he said. ‘We have to protect her from the paparazzi and tabloid media who are determined to drive her back into this same mess.’ “We have to now PROTECT BRITNEY.” Chevron Right Icon “But NOW we have to protect her from the paparazzi and tabloid media who are determined to drive her back into this same mess, by harassing and stalking her,” Jamil wrote.
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really poking fun at her, infantilising her and maybe not really understanding the gravity of the situation that she’s been in.” “That’s not how the system is supposed to work. “That’s certainly never any sort of grounds for anyone to be in something like a conservatorship, but you will see comments on her Instagram like ‘Oh, maybe she should be in a conservatorship’ and like ‘Are we sure if she’s OK?’” Barber said. Some people have already argued that Spears’ more eccentric social media posts are grounds to keep her in the confining arrangement. While strides have been made to offer Spears empathy in the public eye, Tess Barker and Barbara Gray, the women behind the popular Britney’s Gram podcast, are skeptical that she can return to being the subject of scrutiny. The New York Times examined the social media campaign and Spears’ struggles under media scrutiny in a documentary this year, “ Framing Britney Spears.”īut it remains to be seen whether the media and society have truly changed now that Spears, 39, has finally regained her freedom.