I can only imagine what she was going through. I myself am going through a tough pregnancy (though as a pop star i can only imagine how bad it must be) and it can be soul crushing some days. Now on top of that people are following you EVERYWHERE and photographing you. And like some women go through major struggles to reclaim their body after all of this happens to your body in 9 months. She probably DID have a breakdown. Im sure i certainly wouldve
@@jennatavares4695 i always see those people don't leave her alone they go outside to her house just to get photos of her at any hour. I totally get why see was mad that night she only wants to get out that angry for so long
When I watched her breakdown I thought she was sincerely trying to get out of her record contract by destroying her image so they wouldn't want her anymore. I recall her complaining about being constantly hounded by paparazzi and wanted a break from working. I thought she wanted out of the business. What a living hell to be forced in it while being isolated and having all human rights revoked.
Well its like.... NOW if you go onto Instagram and look at hashtags related to her, you most often see some horrible things. Like for example i was scrolling in my discover section and came across a series of photos taken of her after shed shaved her head, crying and holding her son at a table. Theres SO MANY paparazzi photos taken of her with the intent to make her look a certain way. This poor woman was going through so much and people just sought to take advantage of her
@rose petal I haven’t seen the documentary yet, but is there a lot of focus on Sam? I feel like he clearly played a huge part in taking advantage of her fragile state at that time but I don’t hear his name come up a lot in the topic of her conservatorship
Even if she was 18-22 it would still be an awful thing to say. Unless the star is actually showing them off or something, there should be no reason to ask about their bodies like that. At any age. And Britney was right when she said Christina and J-Lo both posed practically nude around the same age but she was the only one getting shit for it. Only because she had the innocent school girl look and she looks so young and innocent so people don't see her as a sexy woman even when she was in her 20's and being more sexual dance/outfits. I can relate to that sort of thing. Even after gaining some weight people still look at me like I'm some innocent little girl. I feel bad for her.
Literally shaved my hair off last year in the midst of an abusive relationship and covid depression. And you're right, it was about control in a time when I have no control.
I was 18 when Britney had her breakdown. I remember discussing it in my Humanities class in college...not sure the reasoning behind that. Now as a 32 mom who dealt with PPD/PPA, I can see now what she was going through. My heart breaks for her that she had to go through all that in the public eye.
I wish that we, the fans, had the foresight years ago to use our loud support to try to fight back for her when the media started going too far. I think Many of us confused our love of her and wanting her to be ok with egging the media on more and more to continue to pry into her privacy. At the time, I thought I was just trying to find out more about my favorite celebrity hoping she was alright and that translated into more paparazzi bothering her. It’s so incredibly heartbreaking, and I truly hope she can finally get all the good things she deserves on HER terms.
I wanna know how a alcoholic with cancer is healthy enough to have as much power as Jamie. His past is way worse then his daughters. The whole situation disgusts me. Too many unanswered questions. 💫
I'd love to shave my head as it's in a damn ponytail/bun 24/7 but I'm too scared because as I get older, my hair grows slower and slower. I dont wanna wait 5yrs for it to go back to my shoulders! Lol I live when other women have the confidence to do it!
I shaved my head and began getting tattoos when I moved across country by myself (this was 25 years ago.) It's definitely an impulse for some of us. I think it can be a healthy artistic way to support one's self. I get the impulse. Leave Britney alone!
I'm not a psychiatrist or psychologist, but I've had a lot of experience with mental health, and I always thought that she had PTSD from the paparazzi and various other aspects of her life, and I always did feel bad for her that she had to go though all of that. I really think more should be done to protect celebrities form that, its not just about physical safety like with Princes Diana, but also evidently, mental health safety... 🌠
There were parts where they’d show her trying to walk through crowd of paps BLINDING her with the flashes of the camera and all yelling at her. I couldn’t imagine that level of overstimulation
I watched your first video which happened to be a video about Britney and I just watched this one. I think I said this before and I am happy to say it again: you are not only incredibly intelligent, eloquent, sassy, interesting, savvy and witty but also very responsibly informed and generous with your time and dedication. I love it when you and people like you take the time to speak up and inform the public about circumstances like the one Britney Spears is going through and has been for the last 13 years. I know that your dedication will go a very long way....
Her shaving her hair was a total call for help i aways felt for her during that time. It was horrendous what she went through especially the custody battle, parent alienation, and loss of custody. She did look gorgeous bald he has a beautiful face. It is no wonder she had a breakdown and TG she did commit suicide. I hope she gets justice soon.
Just pointing out, that even if you don't present as traditionally feminine, you still experience street harassment. I know that from experience and the difference is that the harassment is typically more likely to be overtly aggressive / violent because the men are upset that they can't tell your gender. So shaving your head has its own consequences. You won't be invisible. You get a new type of uncomfortable attention
Your Britney video was the first one I watched and I have watched every video you’ve made since, even ones that aren’t of a topic I would usually watch. You make everything interesting 💖
💫 💫 Need to rewatch but I concur that I feel a lot more empathy for Britney now than when I was a teen, and I wish she kept the bald head! She looks great!
I have had soooo many 2007 Brittney moments and wanting to shave my hair off. Also shaving your hair off soooo much more socially acceptable now as well. But I am a similar age to you I’m 29 now and I had so little empathy for her at the time but now in looking back I was absolutely crazy in my early 20s and I couldn’t imagine every night out I ever went on plastered all over gossip mags.
💫💫I been loving Britney since 1996.. She is my Diva.. I was 18/19 in 2007.. I can still remember when all this went down in real time.. It broke my heart.. and Its still broken.. #LeaveBritneyAlone
I remember in 2015 when I wanted to switch majors but knew my parents would blow up. I did, they did, and I went from a shoulder length bob to an assymetrical pixie. I also got a piercing just after graduating high school. I'm still wanting the tattoos. The hair shave of autonomy is real
I'm 32. As a little girl I adored Britney. As a teen I pretended I never loved Britney. As an adult and a mom, I really get 2007 Britney. Her life was never really hers, she wasn't allowed a private moment to be emptional or time to make mistakes outside of the public eye. Her most high profile relationship ended with her being painted as a villain and her ex using their relationship to really get his solo career going. And then, after going through all of the hormonal changes of pregnancy twice in a year, she breaks and ends up fully losing her agency for the next 13 years. #FreeBritney 🌠
I 100% related to being judgmental when she shaved her head and drove with her baby on her lap, but now I’m like “Man! She had an insane amount of pressure for someone so young!”
16:00 I was 12 in 2007. Seeing Britney watched and criticized by the entire planet felt normal to me. But now that Im in my mid-20s myself, and with several steps back... Oumf! That girl hold her shit together way longer than I would have!
Amazing, quality content delivered in a very well-structured, clear way. 💫 I found you during looking for one of Bailey's videos and the two of you is now all I'm really watching on here! 💛
I was sexually molested as a teenager. So for the longest time I was ashamed of my feminine body and wanted to cover up head to toe. Anytime my body was exposed, I would be afraid someone might be drawn to me. I’m no longer afraid and am a lot more comfortable in my femininity now but it took a long time. Britney shaving her head was truly relatable for many women.
on this topic, i'd love to see a video about "i care a lot" because i know that it's probably a bit outlandish, but it is kind of frightening if it's even partly feasible. 💫
This is awesome i love this i watch documentaries almost every week and its nice to hear the opinion of another person and some of my questions answered
"I care alot" is a good introduction in to how someone can be screwed over by the system. On a personal note, I don't care about "celebrities". While I appreciate their art, I really don't give two bits about who their dating, which fashion designer they are wearing or what they said last week. I tend to focus on the people in my life, not an illusion of an individual.
I was suffering from depression and just having to shower and wash my hair became a major task that I avoided as often as possible and I did not have two kids to take care of or paparazzi documenting my ugly ponytail every day. Looking back, I just can't believe that back in 2007 so many people (including myself at 15) considered shaving off one's hair could be considered such a big deal as to assume that Britney had lost her mind.
She is not crazy her dad is taking advantage of her &her mother is afraid of her dad that's why she isn't doing anything but to me that's an excuse this should not be happening Brittney is almost 40yrs old & can take care of herself they don't give her a chance to see if she can handle more freedom &she needs a real man in her life not that 27yr old guy sam that she's with that's getting paid to babysit her as her so called boyfriend
💫💫great vid, I just found your channel through bussy queen and I’m really enjoying it! Love the combination of like legal analysis and personal response and also I laughed out loud every time you said “leave brittney alone”
💫 The part where you spoke about the urge to shave your head and cover your body with tattoos and the reasoning behind it really was like you were putting into words what I always felt and thought
Would love to see you cover Amanda Bynes. She's under the same conservatorship and it's seems her social media is run by someone else purposely making her look crazy
Late to the game, but thank you for making this vid @Leeja. No real words actually, especially with what is going on now. I've watched her enter the arena of public opinion, and know that it is not for the faint of heart. Subscribed moving forward due to your unbiased and knowledgeable approach. I look forward to seeing what your thoughts are on this journey. I hope she comes out of it a more confident person. Hell have no fury like a woman, let alone a mother. Period. And as a side note, imagine the hell of an album she'd put out. Thanks Leeja!
💫 I'm sure someone already mentioned this, but somewhere else it was mentioned that the managers would purposefully fire any hair stylist she had after working with her for a certain amount of time so that the stylist couldn't build up a report with her...stylists that have had Britney as a client have spoken out about this and lamented that they weren't allowed to continue to work with her because, as you mentioned, she did have periods where she (or at least her hair) definitely would have benefitted a good hair stylist...
It usually takes a few months of me consistently watching someone’s content before I subscribe. This is the second video of yours that I’ve seen and I’m hooked. You’re content and personality are amazing
💫 Not only was Justin's apology super late, but I also felt that instead of really owning up and taking responsibility for the things that HE has done, he blamed a "flawed" industry and "racist and misogynistic" system. He basically pointed the finger elsewhere and justified his actions with self-proclaimed ignorance.
I can't tell you how much it means to hear someone else say that if I take away everything feminine will you leave me alone. that was something I felt when bad things happened never heard anybody else say it before. Thank you. ❤️ I mean I'm a Trans-man now but im talking about then. 👍🙃
MEN... STOP IT😂😂😂 LOVE IT!!! SOME OF US ARE THE DUMBEST CREATURES ON EARTH😐 I love your perspective and facts on all of this as well as your ability to say hey back as a teen you were not so empathetic, but as an adult you can relate and admit it. Kudos to you and great job on this vid.. Your awesome 💙💙
Shooting star⭐🌟 I have been watching your videos before I go to bed as they help me relax. I have some learning disabilities and the way that you explain things makes it easy for me to understand. :)
"I had her CD and her karaoke CD, and I used to sing her songs to myself in the mirror." Leejah...we're related somehow. I learned to smize because of trying to do Britney's expressions from her videos. It was WAY before Tyra invented the term. I broke two discmans...discmen..discmae... anyway, I broke them listening to BOMT on a loop. I actually planned out, on paper, my own music videos for her songs (because some of them were half-assed...I'm looking at you _Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know_ )
It wasn't just paparazzi that were harassing her, if you listen to what she said in a brief comment that she "was tired of them touching" her, meaning strangers grabbing at her whenever they wanted and her being her wasn't allowed to react. If you see the smile on her face when she shaves her head she knows they won't find her attractive after and therefore wouldn't be grabbing at her. The industry is full of this type of harrassment and sexual abuse.
I was 9 when she broke in 2007, and at that age I did not understand what was happening the only thing I knew was she looked terrified in so many photos. Also I will say I remember the leave Brit alone video and was like yeah fucking leave her alone. In retrospect I feel so incredibly awful for her, I completely understand her wish to get everyone away from her. Ive felt like that a lot. Like if I wasn't who the people around me were clamouring for (think if I were not desirable men wouldnt try anything with me) then I would be left alone. Shaving your head is a really quick and effective method of sending that message.
I, like you Leeja, thought Britney was crazy when she shaved her head but there have been so many times in my adult life I have changed something about my body to reclaim it as my own. I've had numerous break up haircuts and even got a tattoo after a particularly bad break up. So when I watch Britney shave her head now I think, "God, she must have felt so liberated doing that!" Thank you for your very interesting video.
Got to the end of the video. It's a shame Brittany Spears got dragged through the mud over nothing. Keep up the great work :D New subscriber. PS - Could you possibly cover workplace abuse in the game design industry and how corporations try and prevent unionization of workers? Gaming really needs to consider this; because the artists, programmers, writers and level designers do not get their due at the top of their game ( Unlike executives and management who oftentimes don't know a thing about their game studio or publisher). But only if you find it interesting or worth covering. Thank you!
@@lkf8799 fairly standard to put in a lot of work for game development, but if they insist on some crunch, at least compensate the dev teams well.. Instead of upper management, who often don't directly impact the calibre of games or the studio's standing with gamers. The case of Mike Andrew Nash was really sad. He died of the stress through cardiac failure and had to take meds to manage. He was the mechanical creature production lead on Horizon Zero Dawn and a phenomenal artist. He wasn't even old..
As someone who has been under a temporary conservatorship - I suffered a TBI and was comatose for 4 weeks and in therapy for a year and a half, my parents didn’t pay themselves out of my settlement, and the union paid my lawyer - it was complicated. I don’t remember much of it, but I was definitely craving independence after I woke up.
I am on my computer and not my phone so I will just SAY "shooting star" ..haha. I just discovered you and plowing through some of these videos! I love the practical law knowledge applied to different things for further understanding, for those of us who don't know anything about anything. :)
Can you imagine, you're having a bad day and you get angry and then suddenly because you had a bad day they take control of every single thing you do? That's what happened to Britney, and it's absolutely ridiculous. 🤯
This video proves why we need more constitutional judges to prevent the rampant abuse of people's constitutional and human rights that is evident here. The dry lack of empathy to someone caught up in this system is obvious.
100% agree on the hair/tats comment. I completely understand (now) her impulse to destroy the thing (her "beauty") that caused all these jerks to flock to her. PS, she has badass GI Jane vibes with that buzz cut. LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!
I am not sure I would've had as much empathy if I was a teen when Brit had her meltdown. I remember thinking 'fat Britney' on the VMAs was still goals, that she looked out of it on that performance and perhaps needed more time off. However, I was an adult with some life experience at that point. I may have laughed at how over the top Chris Crocker was being, but I agreed that people should leave Britney alone.
I was twelve when Britney has her "breakdown" and I didn't know much about it at the time, but when I got my first real job at 18 at a movie theater I went a month before shaving my head. It was partially the stress of not wanting to deal with it when working a job with a lot of physical movement around hot equipment but getting a job where you deal with a lot of people means you get exposed to a lot of crap from creeps, and shaving my head was def a form of reclamation and I loved it so much. I grew my hair out eventually, but I loved shaving my head and I'll probably end up doing it again, so I completely understand why Britney did what she did and you're right, she looked really good and she doesn't deserve the shit she got for it.
Paparazzi: *intimidates the fuck out of Brittney and makes her incredibly uncomfortable* Brittney: *does the woman thing of being overly polite while trying to stand up for herself so she doesnt get attacked* Paparazzi:... ... She never said to leave her alone, how was i supposed to know she didnt want us shoving cameras in every inch of her body and invade every second of her life leaving her with no privacy? She should have said something (Not like they would have ever listened to her/ever did when she did speak up)
I've been binging your videos and they're awesome. Phrases and statements like "I have always viewed the situation as something that I don't think would ever have happened to a man in America" and "Usually used for elderly people" and referring to Britney, or anyone, as a "functioning woman" have all been used within the first 2 minutes of the documentary. These statements completely ignore the role of ableism in Britney's and others' conservatorships. Thank you for your videos
I shaved my hair into a mohawk after my mother told me I looked like a boy for having chin length hair...and I can't tell you how many times I had to fight the urge as I've gotten older to just shave it all off because my stress level was just out of control and I needed to do something...anything. I regret not being more sympathetic to Britney. She deserved better. i really hope she gets out of this shit conservatorship because I really don't think she needs it. She should have her freedom. FREE BRITNEY!
💫💫💫thank you! I have so many feels I’m sort thru RE Britney. I feel so guilty to have contributed to her breakdown being a fan and having an interest in her personal life. The poor thing. I just love her so much.
there was missing parts like Adam Streisand he the only attorney that appeared in the documentary and Britney wanted to work with attorney John Eirdley he did not appear in the documentary but he the attorney that wanted to put Britney's case to federal court what is the difference between estate court and federal court? and how it could help Britney and it can help her now? and how?
I talked a little bit more about Streisand and Eirdley in my first video. Basically it’s in state court because conservatorships are governed by state court. Her case would only go to federal court if she were to claim a larger wrong like a violation of her rights or a violation of federal law. That’s I believe what Eirdley (or maybe it was Streisand) tried to do but the court threw it out saying she wasn’t competent to hire an attorney.
@@LeejaMiller I saw a video of a lawyer saying that John Erdley wanted to transfer Britney's case to federal court because the estate Court sealing documents and according to the lawyer in the video said that John Erdley said that sealing documents it's not necessary and that the estate Court keep information under the rug but the court said that they want to keep it in privacy and of Course Britney can't take attorney I'm not an attorney but I agreeing with John Erdley because no one is honest and I just find this interesting just to say the least that Britneys father wants to keep everything in the Hash Hash 🤫🤫🤫🤫
🌠 Your goodbye always reminds me of Cristine from simply naillogical ☺️ came from the Ba video stayed for your amazing personality, interesting topics and calming voice 🙌
For sure, I think the older you get.. you feel more for her, I was 18 in 2007, I did suffer from mental illness in the late teens, I guess coming out etc. Life is hard and I would never even think of how she felt. I think the older you get, the more sympathy you have.
As I grow older, I realise I can relate to Britney shaving her head. Life becomes hard and you just want to take control of your life.
Amen
I can only imagine what she was going through. I myself am going through a tough pregnancy (though as a pop star i can only imagine how bad it must be) and it can be soul crushing some days. Now on top of that people are following you EVERYWHERE and photographing you. And like some women go through major struggles to reclaim their body after all of this happens to your body in 9 months. She probably DID have a breakdown. Im sure i certainly wouldve
@@jennatavares4695 i always see those people don't leave her alone they go outside to her house just to get photos of her at any hour. I totally get why see was mad that night she only wants to get out that angry for so long
She literally got punished and turned into a virtual slave for having a bad day.....it's so disgusting.
When I watched her breakdown I thought she was sincerely trying to get out of her record contract by destroying her image so they wouldn't want her anymore. I recall her complaining about being constantly hounded by paparazzi and wanted a break from working. I thought she wanted out of the business. What a living hell to be forced in it while being isolated and having all human rights revoked.
Well its like.... NOW if you go onto Instagram and look at hashtags related to her, you most often see some horrible things. Like for example i was scrolling in my discover section and came across a series of photos taken of her after shed shaved her head, crying and holding her son at a table. Theres SO MANY paparazzi photos taken of her with the intent to make her look a certain way. This poor woman was going through so much and people just sought to take advantage of her
@rose petal I haven’t seen the documentary yet, but is there a lot of focus on Sam? I feel like he clearly played a huge part in taking advantage of her fragile state at that time but I don’t hear his name come up a lot in the topic of her conservatorship
As a GROWN MAN, how can you justify asking young girls (WHO ARE MINORS BY THE WAY) about their bodies?? Isn't that a TAD creepy to you?
VERY creepy.
Even if she was 18-22 it would still be an awful thing to say. Unless the star is actually showing them off or something, there should be no reason to ask about their bodies like that. At any age. And Britney was right when she said Christina and J-Lo both posed practically nude around the same age but she was the only one getting shit for it. Only because she had the innocent school girl look and she looks so young and innocent so people don't see her as a sexy woman even when she was in her 20's and being more sexual dance/outfits. I can relate to that sort of thing. Even after gaining some weight people still look at me like I'm some innocent little girl. I feel bad for her.
Literally shaved my hair off last year in the midst of an abusive relationship and covid depression. And you're right, it was about control in a time when I have no control.
I was 18 when Britney had her breakdown. I remember discussing it in my Humanities class in college...not sure the reasoning behind that. Now as a 32 mom who dealt with PPD/PPA, I can see now what she was going through. My heart breaks for her that she had to go through all that in the public eye.
She’s already lost so much💔
one shouldn't be the conservator of both the person and the estate, conflict of interest
Agreed!
Thank you again for bringing attention to this!! Britney didn’t deserve all the bullshit we (Society) put her through!
AGREEEED!
I wish that we, the fans, had the foresight years ago to use our loud support to try to fight back for her when the media started going too far. I think Many of us confused our love of her and wanting her to be ok with egging the media on more and more to continue to pry into her privacy. At the time, I thought I was just trying to find out more about my favorite celebrity hoping she was alright and that translated into more paparazzi bothering her. It’s so incredibly heartbreaking, and I truly hope she can finally get all the good things she deserves on HER terms.
Just want to say I really like your user name :-) Made me smile.
loved that jenna marbles reference!
Omg Tysm for noticing I miss her!!!
I snorted loudly. I appreciated it very much.
This made my day ❤
I wanna know how a alcoholic with cancer is healthy enough to have as much power as Jamie. His past is way worse then his daughters. The whole situation disgusts me. Too many unanswered questions. 💫
At 30 I shaved my hair. Then again at 31. Will probably do it again. Highly recommend. Best feeling ever
I was closer to 40 when I first shaved my head, but yeah - it was great! I also highly recommend everyone do it at least once in their life :)
I'd love to shave my head as it's in a damn ponytail/bun 24/7 but I'm too scared because as I get older, my hair grows slower and slower. I dont wanna wait 5yrs for it to go back to my shoulders! Lol
I live when other women have the confidence to do it!
@@9babyblu this is my issue too!! Damn age 😭
@@FrailSerenity lol!
The “come here” camera zoom is my favorite 😭
I shaved my head and began getting tattoos when I moved across country by myself (this was 25 years ago.) It's definitely an impulse for some of us. I think it can be a healthy artistic way to support one's self. I get the impulse. Leave Britney alone!
I'm not a psychiatrist or psychologist, but I've had a lot of experience with mental health, and I always thought that she had PTSD from the paparazzi and various other aspects of her life, and I always did feel bad for her that she had to go though all of that. I really think more should be done to protect celebrities form that, its not just about physical safety like with Princes Diana, but also evidently, mental health safety... 🌠
There were parts where they’d show her trying to walk through crowd of paps BLINDING her with the flashes of the camera and all yelling at her. I couldn’t imagine that level of overstimulation
I love that you gave us Gen Z-ers a refresher on what a mall is. Don’t worry, we still go to the mall and hangout😂
I came to the comments for this comment!! 😜🤣
I watched your first video which happened to be a video about Britney and I just watched this one. I think I said this before and I am happy to say it again: you are not only incredibly intelligent, eloquent, sassy, interesting, savvy and witty but also very responsibly informed and generous with your time and dedication. I love it when you and people like you take the time to speak up and inform the public about circumstances like the one Britney Spears is going through and has been for the last 13 years. I know that your dedication will go a very long way....
Aw wow!!! Thank you so much!!
@@LeejaMiller 🙏❤️🌹😊
So true about hair. I shaved my head about two years ago in defiance really. My hair was down to my bum. Honestly felt amazing. Go Britney ❤️
I wish I could post a pic. If you want to do it, I'm 46 and pulled it off! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Her shaving her hair was a total call for help i aways felt for her during that time. It was horrendous what she went through especially the custody battle, parent alienation, and loss of custody. She did look gorgeous bald he has a beautiful face. It is no wonder she had a breakdown and TG she did commit suicide. I hope she gets justice soon.
Just pointing out, that even if you don't present as traditionally feminine, you still experience street harassment. I know that from experience and the difference is that the harassment is typically more likely to be overtly aggressive / violent because the men are upset that they can't tell your gender. So shaving your head has its own consequences. You won't be invisible. You get a new type of uncomfortable attention
Someone who explains that Conservatorships are a disability rights issue really well is Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and she has a youtube channel.
Leeja explaining a mall OMG i nearly woke my house up. I'm wheezing!! 😂
Hahahahhah
I hope you can react to 'I care a lot' which has Rosamund Pike and talks about conservatorship too
I absolutely loved this video. Your comments on taking back ownership of your body 👌
Your Britney video was the first one I watched and I have watched every video you’ve made since, even ones that aren’t of a topic I would usually watch. You make everything interesting 💖
AWWWWW! Thank you!!!!!!!
💫 💫 Need to rewatch but I concur that I feel a lot more empathy for Britney now than when I was a teen, and I wish she kept the bald head! She looks great!
AGREED!!! Thanks for watching!!!
I have had soooo many 2007 Brittney moments and wanting to shave my hair off. Also shaving your hair off soooo much more socially acceptable now as well. But I am a similar age to you I’m 29 now and I had so little empathy for her at the time but now in looking back I was absolutely crazy in my early 20s and I couldn’t imagine every night out I ever went on plastered all over gossip mags.
💫💫I been loving Britney since 1996.. She is my Diva.. I was 18/19 in 2007.. I can still remember when all this went down in real time.. It broke my heart.. and Its still broken.. #LeaveBritneyAlone
I remember in 2015 when I wanted to switch majors but knew my parents would blow up. I did, they did, and I went from a shoulder length bob to an assymetrical pixie. I also got a piercing just after graduating high school. I'm still wanting the tattoos.
The hair shave of autonomy is real
I'm 32. As a little girl I adored Britney. As a teen I pretended I never loved Britney. As an adult and a mom, I really get 2007 Britney.
Her life was never really hers, she wasn't allowed a private moment to be emptional or time to make mistakes outside of the public eye. Her most high profile relationship ended with her being painted as a villain and her ex using their relationship to really get his solo career going.
And then, after going through all of the hormonal changes of pregnancy twice in a year, she breaks and ends up fully losing her agency for the next 13 years.
#FreeBritney 🌠
I 100% related to being judgmental when she shaved her head and drove with her baby on her lap, but now I’m like “Man! She had an insane amount of pressure for someone so young!”
Just started but I love your blouse!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you! Rent the runway is a godsend
Yaaaasss queen
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I was 12 in 2007. Seeing Britney watched and criticized by the entire planet felt normal to me.
But now that Im in my mid-20s myself, and with several steps back... Oumf! That girl hold her shit together way longer than I would have!
Amazing, quality content delivered in a very well-structured, clear way. 💫 I found you during looking for one of Bailey's videos and the two of you is now all I'm really watching on here! 💛
I was sexually molested as a teenager. So for the longest time I was ashamed of my feminine body and wanted to cover up head to toe. Anytime my body was exposed, I would be afraid someone might be drawn to me.
I’m no longer afraid and am a lot more comfortable in my femininity now but it took a long time.
Britney shaving her head was truly relatable for many women.
on this topic, i'd love to see a video about "i care a lot" because i know that it's probably a bit outlandish, but it is kind of frightening if it's even partly feasible. 💫
Yes please. Very much agreed!
She basically already made it in her other Britney video. She explains every detail of conservatorship that's in the movie.
This girl is SERIOUSLY underrated and funny, gay law student and... she’s an icon
Like I’m the gay law student not her lmao
This is awesome i love this i watch documentaries almost every week and its nice to hear the opinion of another person and some of my questions answered
"I care alot" is a good introduction in to how someone can be screwed over by the system. On a personal note, I don't care about "celebrities". While I appreciate their art, I really don't give two bits about who their dating, which fashion designer they are wearing or what they said last week. I tend to focus on the people in my life, not an illusion of an individual.
I was suffering from depression and just having to shower and wash my hair became a major task that I avoided as often as possible and I did not have two kids to take care of or paparazzi documenting my ugly ponytail every day. Looking back, I just can't believe that back in 2007 so many people (including myself at 15) considered shaving off one's hair could be considered such a big deal as to assume that Britney had lost her mind.
I'm not going to lie the Jena reference was perfect cause the way you talk casually reminds me of Jena for some reason idk if it's just me but hey.
I’d love to see you react to “I care a lot” on Netflix 🖤
💫 made it to the end. Would love more personal videos. You are absolutely hilarious!
Hehehe thank you! Thanks for watching!!!
She is not crazy her dad is taking advantage of her &her mother is afraid of her dad that's why she isn't doing anything but to me that's an excuse this should not be happening Brittney is almost 40yrs old & can take care of herself they don't give her a chance to see if she can handle more freedom &she needs a real man in her life not that 27yr old guy sam that she's with that's getting paid to babysit her as her so called boyfriend
💫💫great vid, I just found your channel through bussy queen and I’m really enjoying it! Love the combination of like legal analysis and personal response and also I laughed out loud every time you said “leave brittney alone”
💫 The part where you spoke about the urge to shave your head and cover your body with tattoos and the reasoning behind it really was like you were putting into words what I always felt and thought
Would love to see you cover Amanda Bynes. She's under the same conservatorship and it's seems her social media is run by someone else purposely making her look crazy
💫 just discovered your channel and I’m already addicted. Subscribed. Great video here. Free Britney!!!!
Great video! Thanks for explaining more about the legal aspects of Britney's situation. I hope things will improve for her. #freebritney
Agreed! Thanks for watching!
Late to the game, but thank you for making this vid @Leeja. No real words actually, especially with what is going on now. I've watched her enter the arena of public opinion, and know that it is not for the faint of heart. Subscribed moving forward due to your unbiased and knowledgeable approach. I look forward to seeing what your thoughts are on this journey. I hope she comes out of it a more confident person. Hell have no fury like a woman, let alone a mother. Period. And as a side note, imagine the hell of an album she'd put out. Thanks Leeja!
💫 I'm sure someone already mentioned this, but somewhere else it was mentioned that the managers would purposefully fire any hair stylist she had after working with her for a certain amount of time so that the stylist couldn't build up a report with her...stylists that have had Britney as a client have spoken out about this and lamented that they weren't allowed to continue to work with her because, as you mentioned, she did have periods where she (or at least her hair) definitely would have benefitted a good hair stylist...
It usually takes a few months of me consistently watching someone’s content before I subscribe. This is the second video of yours that I’ve seen and I’m hooked. You’re content and personality are amazing
You give me Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope vibes and I am here for it because she is goals!
In 2007 I was about 10 years old
Your top is EVERYTHING for me in this video.
Also your analysis is spot-on and interesting as always, ofc 🤗
💫 Not only was Justin's apology super late, but I also felt that instead of really owning up and taking responsibility for the things that HE has done, he blamed a "flawed" industry and "racist and misogynistic" system. He basically pointed the finger elsewhere and justified his actions with self-proclaimed ignorance.
I can't tell you how much it means to hear someone else say that if I take away everything feminine will you leave me alone. that was something I felt when bad things happened never heard anybody else say it before. Thank you. ❤️
I mean I'm a Trans-man now but im talking about then. 👍🙃
All of this reminds me of how old Hollywood treated their young starlettes, Like Judy Garland and Marylin Monroe.
Amanda Bynes was treated bad too
MEN... STOP IT😂😂😂 LOVE IT!!! SOME OF US ARE THE DUMBEST CREATURES ON EARTH😐 I love your perspective and facts on all of this as well as your ability to say hey back as a teen you were not so empathetic, but as an adult you can relate and admit it. Kudos to you and great job on this vid.. Your awesome 💙💙
I have hair down to my bum (all real) and when am stressed and I have with down I get soo frustrated and feeling like shaving it a lot like ALOT
Shooting star⭐🌟
I have been watching your videos before I go to bed as they help me relax. I have some learning disabilities and the way that you explain things makes it easy for me to understand. :)
🥺🥺🥺omg I’m so happy!
"I had her CD and her karaoke CD, and I used to sing her songs to myself in the mirror."
Leejah...we're related somehow.
I learned to smize because of trying to do Britney's expressions from her videos. It was WAY before Tyra invented the term.
I broke two discmans...discmen..discmae... anyway, I broke them listening to BOMT on a loop.
I actually planned out, on paper, my own music videos for her songs (because some of them were half-assed...I'm looking at you _Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know_ )
It wasn't just paparazzi that were harassing her, if you listen to what she said in a brief comment that she "was tired of them touching" her, meaning strangers grabbing at her whenever they wanted and her being her wasn't allowed to react. If you see the smile on her face when she shaves her head she knows they won't find her attractive after and therefore wouldn't be grabbing at her. The industry is full of this type of harrassment and sexual abuse.
I was 9 when she broke in 2007, and at that age I did not understand what was happening the only thing I knew was she looked terrified in so many photos. Also I will say I remember the leave Brit alone video and was like yeah fucking leave her alone. In retrospect I feel so incredibly awful for her, I completely understand her wish to get everyone away from her. Ive felt like that a lot. Like if I wasn't who the people around me were clamouring for (think if I were not desirable men wouldnt try anything with me) then I would be left alone. Shaving your head is a really quick and effective method of sending that message.
listening to her explaining what a mall is was probably the highlight of my day lol
I always supported her.
Thank you RUclips for bringing me here. Honestly great videos. Thank you ☺️
I, like you Leeja, thought Britney was crazy when she shaved her head but there have been so many times in my adult life I have changed something about my body to reclaim it as my own. I've had numerous break up haircuts and even got a tattoo after a particularly bad break up. So when I watch Britney shave her head now I think, "God, she must have felt so liberated doing that!"
Thank you for your very interesting video.
Are used to have tattoos on my body our replica Brittany and I feel the same way and I used to wear fake tattoos
you can't (or shouldn't ) be both a conservator of the person and the estate, excellent point
LMAO! "30yr old lady"🗣️🎶
I miss Jenna ☹️
GOD SAME
Got to the end of the video. It's a shame Brittany Spears got dragged through the mud over nothing.
Keep up the great work :D New subscriber.
PS - Could you possibly cover workplace abuse in the game design industry and how corporations try and prevent unionization of workers?
Gaming really needs to consider this; because the artists, programmers, writers and level designers do not get their due at the top of their game ( Unlike executives and management who oftentimes don't know a thing about their game studio or publisher).
But only if you find it interesting or worth covering.
Thank you!
Great topic to bring up. The Patriot Act had an episode about this on Netflix and I was shocked at the working conditions 😳 Reprehensible.
@@lkf8799 fairly standard to put in a lot of work for game development, but if they insist on some crunch, at least compensate the dev teams well.. Instead of upper management, who often don't directly impact the calibre of games or the studio's standing with gamers.
The case of Mike Andrew Nash was really sad. He died of the stress through cardiac failure and had to take meds to manage. He was the mechanical creature production lead on Horizon Zero Dawn and a phenomenal artist. He wasn't even old..
16:30 The person who was in the salon with her said she wanted to shave her head so people would stop touching her and her hair.
As someone who has been under a temporary conservatorship - I suffered a TBI and was comatose for 4 weeks and in therapy for a year and a half, my parents didn’t pay themselves out of my settlement, and the union paid my lawyer - it was complicated. I don’t remember much of it, but I was definitely craving independence after I woke up.
Also, I was 23/24 when I had my brain injury.
Thank you!!! Very informative. I completely agree. Could you please react to her testimony on Jun 23rd? Thanks!!!:)
I am on my computer and not my phone so I will just SAY "shooting star" ..haha. I just discovered you and plowing through some of these videos! I love the practical law knowledge applied to different things for further understanding, for those of us who don't know anything about anything. :)
Aw thank you!!!! Thanks for watching!
Just discovered your channel and LOVE but also this look GIRL you're killing every single part of the game. Sending love from NV
Can you imagine, you're having a bad day and you get angry and then suddenly because you had a bad day they take control of every single thing you do? That's what happened to Britney, and it's absolutely ridiculous. 🤯
This video proves why we need more constitutional judges to prevent the rampant abuse of people's constitutional and human rights that is evident here. The dry lack of empathy to someone caught up in this system is obvious.
As a man, yes, men should stop.
Loved this commentary! #FREEBRITNEY
Thank you thanks for watching!!!
Thanks for explaining this.This is heartbreaking
🌠Great video! Thanks for breaking some of the legal speak down for the rest of us. I hope her situation brings about positive change, we need it.
Agreed. Thanks for watching!!!
100% agree on the hair/tats comment. I completely understand (now) her impulse to destroy the thing (her "beauty") that caused all these jerks to flock to her. PS, she has badass GI Jane vibes with that buzz cut.
LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!
Love you videos!
I am not sure I would've had as much empathy if I was a teen when Brit had her meltdown. I remember thinking 'fat Britney' on the VMAs was still goals, that she looked out of it on that performance and perhaps needed more time off. However, I was an adult with some life experience at that point. I may have laughed at how over the top Chris Crocker was being, but I agreed that people should leave Britney alone.
With Matt Lauer interviewing her, passing judgment. 🤦🏽♀️ 13:15
I was twelve when Britney has her "breakdown" and I didn't know much about it at the time, but when I got my first real job at 18 at a movie theater I went a month before shaving my head. It was partially the stress of not wanting to deal with it when working a job with a lot of physical movement around hot equipment but getting a job where you deal with a lot of people means you get exposed to a lot of crap from creeps, and shaving my head was def a form of reclamation and I loved it so much. I grew my hair out eventually, but I loved shaving my head and I'll probably end up doing it again, so I completely understand why Britney did what she did and you're right, she looked really good and she doesn't deserve the shit she got for it.
the shade u just threw at that child, i’m screaming😂😂😂
Paparazzi: *intimidates the fuck out of Brittney and makes her incredibly uncomfortable*
Brittney: *does the woman thing of being overly polite while trying to stand up for herself so she doesnt get attacked*
Paparazzi:...
...
She never said to leave her alone, how was i supposed to know she didnt want us shoving cameras in every inch of her body and invade every second of her life leaving her with no privacy? She should have said something
(Not like they would have ever listened to her/ever did when she did speak up)
yeah I had long hair until like 2 months ago and when my mental health was bad I would always considder cutting my hair of Britney style
2:30 that was sooooo weird and odd
EDIT: ok I lied!!! 4:25 is even worst
EDIT 2: oh HELL NAW! 10:21 Where are her parents??
I've been binging your videos and they're awesome. Phrases and statements like "I have always viewed the situation as something that I don't think would ever have happened to a man in America" and "Usually used for elderly people" and referring to Britney, or anyone, as a "functioning woman" have all been used within the first 2 minutes of the documentary. These statements completely ignore the role of ableism in Britney's and others' conservatorships. Thank you for your videos
When I was 18 I had really damaged long hair and I buzzed it all off. It was extremely freeing.
I shaved my hair into a mohawk after my mother told me I looked like a boy for having chin length hair...and I can't tell you how many times I had to fight the urge as I've gotten older to just shave it all off because my stress level was just out of control and I needed to do something...anything. I regret not being more sympathetic to Britney. She deserved better. i really hope she gets out of this shit conservatorship because I really don't think she needs it. She should have her freedom. FREE BRITNEY!
💫💫💫thank you! I have so many feels I’m sort thru RE Britney. I feel so guilty to have contributed to her breakdown being a fan and having an interest in her personal life. The poor thing. I just love her so much.
💫 new subscriber, your videos are quality 👌 looks like a lot of effort has gone into your videos
SO MUCH EFFORT. Thank you for watching all the way through and for subscribing!!!!!!!!!!
there was missing parts like Adam Streisand he the only attorney that appeared in the documentary and Britney wanted to work with attorney John Eirdley he did not appear in the documentary but he the attorney that wanted to put Britney's case to federal court what is the difference between estate court and federal court? and how it could help Britney and it can help her now? and how?
I talked a little bit more about Streisand and Eirdley in my first video. Basically it’s in state court because conservatorships are governed by state court. Her case would only go to federal court if she were to claim a larger wrong like a violation of her rights or a violation of federal law. That’s I believe what Eirdley (or maybe it was Streisand) tried to do but the court threw it out saying she wasn’t competent to hire an attorney.
@@LeejaMiller I saw a video of a lawyer saying that John Erdley wanted to transfer Britney's case to federal court because the estate Court sealing documents and according to the lawyer in the video said that John Erdley said that sealing documents it's not necessary and that the estate Court keep information under the rug but the court said that they want to keep it in privacy and of Course Britney can't take attorney I'm not an attorney but I agreeing with John Erdley because no one is honest and I just find this interesting just to say the least that Britneys father wants to keep everything in the Hash Hash 🤫🤫🤫🤫
🌠Great video as always
🌠 Your goodbye always reminds me of Cristine from simply naillogical ☺️ came from the Ba video stayed for your amazing personality, interesting topics and calming voice 🙌
For sure, I think the older you get.. you feel more for her, I was 18 in 2007, I did suffer from mental illness in the late teens, I guess coming out etc. Life is hard and I would never even think of how she felt. I think the older you get, the more sympathy you have.