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Mar 2021
52m 41s

171: Framing Britney Spears

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OOPS! We accidentally made this a two-part series! WE HAD SO MUCH TO SAY! Part 2 is available right now and ad free at the $5 level on Patreon. It will be our regular episode next week!

How does a talented, productive, and financially successful pop star lose complete legal control of her life? Imagine, one minute you’re a singer at the top of you game—touring the world, selling millions of albums—and the next minute a father you have no relationship with is in full control of your finances, can decided who you can and can’t talk to, and can have you committed to a mental hospital with no explanation necessary.  That is the story of Britney Spears and the #FreeBritney movement. Come hear us scream about it for 2 episodes, won’t you?

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