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Brittany Spears, she's on fire tonight 😬

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Comfysock · 17/02/2024 21:37

She's just popped up on my IG and gosh she dancing 10 fold tonight!!!

Dont know what it is but it all intrigues me, she looms happy enough though 💃

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daisychain01 · 18/02/2024 09:08

Comfysock · 17/02/2024 23:02

But isnt she just doing what she now wants? Not performing for anyone but herself. On my lazy chill days I prob look the same.

Don't normalise her behaviour. No way does someone who's balanced, happy and settled behave like Britney Spears.

She and Danniella Westbrook are sad examples of what fame can do to you when you can't cope with being in the spotlight from a very young age. It's tragic and not something to minimise.

Blueuggboots · 18/02/2024 09:09

This is so sad. She's clearly not well.

shoppingshamed · 18/02/2024 09:09

Fishbones1 · 18/02/2024 08:48

I must be in the minority here; I’ve watched the recent vids & honestly didn’t see anything amiss. She’s just clowning around and having a bit of fun dancing in skimpy outfits. Her hair looks really nice! I don’t think she’s taking herself as seriously as you all are tbh.

Don’t get the whole degenerative/MH assumptions either. She doesn’t look ill. Or “dead behind the eyes!” She looked quite happy in a few! And not at all drugged or out of it.

I must be watching different videos to you, her hair usually looks awful, her eyes are like she hasn't taken her make up off the night before

Lampslights · 18/02/2024 09:11

wherethewildthingis · 18/02/2024 09:06

I don't think I am saying she's not unwell- I'm saying that the leap many posters make, straight into she should be deprived of her liberty, is scary.

If you're worked with people experiencing mental illness you'll know that first and foremost they have the right to make their own choices so long as they have capacity. The test for someone not to have capacity is high, in UK and US law and is not only about someone being ill.

Britney has the right to her freedom and choices even if these appear unwise or odd to other people.

No one said she should be deprived of her liberty? And I honestly can’t see how you think she looks fine, her hair nice etc. honestly bemused by your responses/

Notahotmess · 18/02/2024 09:12

wherethewildthingis · 18/02/2024 09:06

I don't think I am saying she's not unwell- I'm saying that the leap many posters make, straight into she should be deprived of her liberty, is scary.

If you're worked with people experiencing mental illness you'll know that first and foremost they have the right to make their own choices so long as they have capacity. The test for someone not to have capacity is high, in UK and US law and is not only about someone being ill.

Britney has the right to her freedom and choices even if these appear unwise or odd to other people.

Which posters have said she should be deprived of her liberty?!

I think she needs help quite desperately.

MiltonNorthern · 18/02/2024 09:13

MayThe4th · 18/02/2024 06:16

The conservatorship was in place for a reason. And while I don’t think that it should have been her father, I think that people were so caught up in that element that they failed to acknowledge that she clearly lacks capacity.
she clearly has some kind of sn. She should be back under a conservatorship where she is kept away from the public eye.

Lacks capacity for what?
We don't have such an arrangement as conservatorship in the UK for very good reason - it contravenes people's human rights. Any restriction of liberty in the UK (outside of criminal) is subject to strict legal tests and these must be regularly reviewed and tested. Capacity isn't a blanket measure - people can have capacity in some aspects but not others and it can fluctuate. Putting in place a permanent restriction on a person's liberty because they 'lack capacity' is abusive.

Britney may be self destructing through drink or drugs. She may just be mentally unwell. She may or may not be in treatment, we don't know. But to advocate for her to have her whole life controlled by someone else because she has MH issues or may possibly have SN or addiction issues is so misguided. People have the right to make bad decisions for themselves.

Beefcurtains79 · 18/02/2024 09:15

She spends a fortune, constant private jets and her household staff and security, I imagine she’ll run out of money soon.
She apparently finds it hard to get security anymore though as she sexually harasses them.
Her kids are terrified of her, even her dogs look scared when she grabs gyrates against and manhandles them.
Living her best life eh?

AbeSimpsonsWhiskeySour · 18/02/2024 09:15

@MiltonNorthern completely agree. What she's doing isn't causing serious harm to herself or others. I imagine her meds are causing the glossy eyes. Many people are doing weirder stuff in their own homes, it's just that we're watching her due to her fame.

Neroli1970 · 18/02/2024 09:23

All the posters saying her family was shit/abusive/awful etc. What did they do to her?

From an outsiders perspective I see a loving family trying their best in very difficult circumstances. She's unravelled since the conservatorship ended so it looks to me like they were doing something right for a very long time.

I don't know the other side to this story though.

Badtard · 18/02/2024 09:24

DemBonesDemBones · 18/02/2024 08:58

@colouringindoors oh honestly, shut up. Your post has made me really cross. Imagine being so bloody flippant about something so awful.

Have you tagged in the correct MN'er? I don't see flippancy in their posts at all.

MiltonNorthern · 18/02/2024 09:26

Neroli1970 · 18/02/2024 09:23

All the posters saying her family was shit/abusive/awful etc. What did they do to her?

From an outsiders perspective I see a loving family trying their best in very difficult circumstances. She's unravelled since the conservatorship ended so it looks to me like they were doing something right for a very long time.

I don't know the other side to this story though.

Well I mean her father kept her in an abusive conservatorship for 20 years and paid himself a handsome salary from her income which she had no rights to veto. That's pretty bad.

Wizzadorra70 · 18/02/2024 09:26

It's very sad to watch her nowadays. I always thought that the con'ship was about protecting her money rather than protecting her and I'd imagine that Sam is going to take a pretty good chunk of it as payoff. And anyone else who follows him.......the bit that saddens me the most is that she's got 2 kids who don't seem to want to be around her. I'd be doing everything in my power to put that right with that money, not embarrassing them even more by manic dancing on social media.

SloaneStreetVandal · 18/02/2024 09:27

wherethewildthingis · 18/02/2024 08:57

If you've read Britney's book, she gives a huge amount of insight into this. She loves dancing and has spent literally her whole life dancing most of every day. It might be odd if I suddenly started doing sexy dancing all day, it's the opposite of odd for Britney as this has been her lifelong joy. She also says after many years - even before the conservatorship- of having little agency over how she moved and showed her body, she relishes being in control of that now.

She may still be experiencing mental illness and she may be using substances but that doesn't mean she has no capacity to make her own choices. A male star who experienced the issues she did would not have been subjected to the control she has been (Kanye is an excellent example).

As for needing to be protected from spending and giving away her money - it's Britney's money. If she wants to give every penny away, that's up to her.

I've read her book, and she doesn't give a huge amount of insight at all. Her book was ghost written by someone else, thus her words were made sense of by someone else. It seems they didn't get much, because the chapters relating to her recent life (post conservatorship) make up a very small part of the book, and tell us absolutely nothing about how she lives beyond the dancing videos.

The 'clarification' in the book that the random dancing on IG is artistic expression actually reads as an articulated/selective interpretation of the word salad 'explanations' she's posted on IG herself.

Badtard · 18/02/2024 09:28

Either way, we could all debate this to eternity and back but OP, should this be in a different area, I and the majority of posters would be voting YABU.

I feel for Britney. She wouldn't have wanted this for herself when she had the world at her feet Sad

HollyJollyHolidays · 18/02/2024 09:28

She was forced to take lithium and other antipsychotics because she didn’t want to do the vegas residency- if stories online are true.

If she is happy making videos then that’s her choice. She is still naturally pretty and has a strong looking body like she always did- not that it matters. She just isn’t polished like most celebs are on their social media. I don’t think she appears to be on illegal drugs, if it was cocaine for example, her nose would have collapsed by now.

NewDogOwner · 18/02/2024 09:29

She said in her autobiography that dancing was what made her happy and where she feels most comfortable. She seems very ill and this is like muscle memory behaviour for her. After being controlled, she seems to feel this is freedom for her. She appears to have been emotionally stunted; this behaviour is just like a teenager.

There is the concern that she might be taking drugs. Meth leads to uninhibited sexual behaviour.

Tatonka · 18/02/2024 09:30

Knickerbockerstory · 18/02/2024 09:02

I have a friend who is a psychiatrist we’ve had conversations about Britney he was a big fan as a teenager (like most boys were I think!) he has said he’s absolutely convinced she could have ASD and/or ADHD and this is why she’s spinning / dancing/ and that what people see as a decline in function is burnout not bipolar as is widely talked about as the possible issue. She was extremely talented at a young age it was probably just too much for her

Bloody hell MN, where every man and his dog has ADHD etc, give it a rest 🙄

DemBonesDemBones · 18/02/2024 09:31

@Badtard yeah, I have. Her post was incredibly flippant and pompous. Embarrassing.

Moonpig82 · 18/02/2024 09:31

This Caden guy is her friend and manager? It’s clear he’s more than that??

AbeSimpsonsWhiskeySour · 18/02/2024 09:32

@Badtard arguably, listening to people who knew her, having the world at her feet wasn't ever her dream. It was her father's.

Gagaandgag · 18/02/2024 09:37

Just had a looks, made me feel really sad. She looks unwell

Lampslights · 18/02/2024 09:38

HollyJollyHolidays · 18/02/2024 09:28

She was forced to take lithium and other antipsychotics because she didn’t want to do the vegas residency- if stories online are true.

If she is happy making videos then that’s her choice. She is still naturally pretty and has a strong looking body like she always did- not that it matters. She just isn’t polished like most celebs are on their social media. I don’t think she appears to be on illegal drugs, if it was cocaine for example, her nose would have collapsed by now.

I think due to th4 fact Britney is clearly very unwell and very obviously has been for a long time, and that it’s becoming very apparent that she has a nuerological brain condition that becomes apparent in young adults, that any stories that come from Britney herself or online speculation should be taken with a pinch of salt.

many many young people have neurological conditions and unable to function without heavy medication, often sectioning, and life long management as they lack capacity, it isn’t something unique.

Nearly every single one of them will at some point say they don’t need their meds, shouldn’t be sectioned, etc. and subsequently would become a danger to themselves or others if they were not “forced”. It’s why the police have powers to detain under the mental health act.

i think folks just either haven’t seen it before or refuse to accept it could happen to someone famous. Like being famous and successful young would prevent you developing a disorder or illness, or cause it, that is not the case.

Britney would be in this condition if she worked down Tesco. She is not unique, my daughters partners brother has a diagnosed condition, became apparent in late teens, degenerative, and he often tries to stop his meds, has to get sectioned etc, and will need life long management.

sadly these things happen to us as humans, being famous or successful from a young age does not prevent illness. She was always going to be like this.

Swipernoswipingg · 18/02/2024 09:41

She’s extremely unwell but I’m sure she has drs involved.

I think this is her now. The Britney we remember isn’t there anymore. This is her after years of exploitation and mental ill health.

I hope she has good people in her life. But in a way I’m happy she’s dancing (not the naked selfies). Yes it’s uncomfortable, but it’s pretty harmless and she looks like she’s really happy when she dances. I think she’s a simple soul and doesn’t need extravagances to make her happy. Just dancing 💃🏽

So let her have her dancing and find joy where she can.

SloaneStreetVandal · 18/02/2024 09:42

shoppingshamed · 18/02/2024 09:07

Surely she's doing it herself, all her videos have the same camera angle, I assume she has a tripod or some kind of fixed camera

She clearly lives somewhere warm ro always has the heating on but she most often wears old fashioned boots that must be so hot for dancing, her dress sense seems to be stuck in her heyday

her dress sense seems to be stuck in her heyday.

I get the sense she is completely stuck in the year 2000! In one of her IG pics, she is sitting alongside the pilot of her jet wearing his glasses. He's not that much older than her, maybe 8 or so years, yet she describes herself as looking like his daughter! She just doesnt see herself as middle aged at all.

Notahotmess · 18/02/2024 09:45

Swipernoswipingg · 18/02/2024 09:41

She’s extremely unwell but I’m sure she has drs involved.

I think this is her now. The Britney we remember isn’t there anymore. This is her after years of exploitation and mental ill health.

I hope she has good people in her life. But in a way I’m happy she’s dancing (not the naked selfies). Yes it’s uncomfortable, but it’s pretty harmless and she looks like she’s really happy when she dances. I think she’s a simple soul and doesn’t need extravagances to make her happy. Just dancing 💃🏽

So let her have her dancing and find joy where she can.

I don't think any doctors are involved, I think she's totally isolated.