The scandalous dispute between Britney Spears and her father in an uneven documentary

There are not always two campaigns or not always the two versions of the same conflict have the same weight and meaning. But the idea of ​​showing the same story from more than one point of view is tempting for documentary and fiction creators. In fiction, he has produced enormous films, such as the unforgettable Rashomon (1950) by Akira Kurosawa and, more recently in time, the last duel (2022), by Ridley Scott.

In trials, the double point of view is at the very heart of the drama, as countless series and movies have shown. SHBO Max has come out to play this last year with a very particular scheme of doubtful effectiveness. Jamie vs Britney: family lawsuits (2022) copies the formula already used in the documentary miniseries Johnny vs Amber: The Last Judgment (2022). But while that already had some limitations, the concept of testimony in front of a jury gave it some interest.

Mainly, it was the presence of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard at the trial that gave him much of his interest. Beyond the differences between the two and the finished trial, it was not irrelevant to listen to them and see what they had to say, whether they were credible or not. This new documentary tells the story of the terrible confrontation between the mega pop star, Britney Spears and her father, Jamie.

It narrates her guardianship process from the scandalous events that occurred in February 2007, when images of a shaved Britney Spears hitting a car with an umbrella appeared. The media and the internet exploded with the news and she ended up hospitalized, losing her freedom and being placed under Jamie’s guardianship. It would be the beginning of a long process whose dimension was not covered by the media with the same force as the conflict that started it.

Thirteen years that culminated when the fans began to move the networks and this had repercussions in the media until they reached the court again and put an end to that dubious guardianship. The series, as its title indicates, first tells the story of Britney Spears’ father and then hers. Neither of them gave testimony for the documentary. The order alters the product, because once one sees the second part, there is no longer any doubt about the bad behavior of her father, beyond her mental health.

Nothing is deep or complex, just accumulation of information and if the order of the episodes had been reversed, no one would have been able to tolerate watching the entire series. The most valuable of Jamie vs Britney: family lawsuits It is to remind us of the suffering that she had to go through, even though she was one of the most famous people in the world. A record of the damage that was done to her and the possibility that she is too late to fully reclaim her life.

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