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Controlling Britney Spears

7.620211h 10mRMovieDocumentary

Britney Spears has said that her conservatorship had become “an oppressive and controlling tool against her”. This New York Times investigation reveals much of how it worked, including an intense surveillance apparatus that monitored every move she made.

DirectorSamantha Stark
ProducersKen Druckerman·Banks Tarver

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Cast · Directed by Samantha Stark

LD
Liz Day
Self
FCFelicia Culotta
Felicia Culotta
Self
BSBritney Spears
Britney Spears
Self (archive footage)
DG
Dan George
Self
TY
Tish Yates
Self
AV
Alex Vlasov
Self
JS
Jamie Spears
Self (archive Footage)
DLDavid Letterman
David Letterman
Self (archive Audio)

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Is Controlling Britney Spears based on a true story?

Yes — Controlling Britney Spears is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).