24 February 2021
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The many ways the media mistreated Britney
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Alana May Johnson talk about the new documentary Framing Britney Spears.
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In this video:
- The new NYT documentary on Britney Spears
- The many ways the media mistreated Britney
- Revisiting the paparazzi, the head shaving, and the umbrella
- The conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement
- Why we should have listened to the “leave Britney alone” guy
- Jason Alexander (the other one), K-Fed, and Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce
- Alana’s book subscription project
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