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Post by Eqbk on Jun 14, 2021 20:18:43 GMT -5
Looking back, a lot of things are sadder in retrospect, knowing what we know. Something had noticeably changed during the Femme Fatale era and a lot of fans were frustrated with her because something was off but we didn't what was going on. Given what's come out in recent times, things seem to be a lot more insidious behind-the-scenes then a lot of people had thought. She's incredibly strong to have gone through and endure all of this.
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Post by c0ldasfire on Jun 16, 2021 22:45:54 GMT -5
Looking back, a lot of things are sadder in retrospect, knowing what we know. Something had noticeably changed during the Femme Fatale era and a lot of fans were frustrated with her because something was off but we didn't what was going on. Given what's come out in recent times, things seem to be a lot more insidious behind-the-scenes then a lot of people had thought. She's incredibly strong to have gone through and endure all of this. I can’t think of a stronger person other than Britney.
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Post by Au$tin on Jun 17, 2021 0:29:32 GMT -5
We been knew
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Post by Mike on Jun 17, 2021 21:30:27 GMT -5
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Post by Koochie on Jun 17, 2021 21:38:15 GMT -5
I didn't realize how bad the smokes were hitting her until that video she sounds like she's got f**king Covid. She also sounds kinda coked up but it's not my place to speculate why that is. I just hope she's finding some way to just, you know, relax. Frankly I wouldn't blame her if she never tours again. I think she wants to record and release music, or at the very least pursue her own business ventures without her dad meddling in everything (remember her horribly mismanaged lingerie line?). I mean s**t, this woman was the queen of celebrity fragrances and she hasn't come out with one in... years? At this point I'm perfectly comfortable with the idea of her never coming back to the music industry, I just want her to be happy man.
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Post by Ryan on Jun 17, 2021 22:36:49 GMT -5
Meanwhile... Oops!...I Did It Again has topped 300 million streams on Spotify. This is her 4th song to achieve this feat. 400 MILLION. It's her 3rd track to achieve this feat.
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Post by adamalterlago on Jun 18, 2021 11:03:54 GMT -5
I didn't realize how bad the smokes were hitting her until that video she sounds like she's got f**king Covid. She also sounds kinda coked up but it's not my place to speculate why that is. I just hope she's finding some way to just, you know, relax. Frankly I wouldn't blame her if she never tours again. I think she wants to record and release music, or at the very least pursue her own business ventures without her dad meddling in everything (remember her horribly mismanaged lingerie line?). I mean s**t, this woman was the queen of celebrity fragrances and she hasn't come out with one in... years? At this point I'm perfectly comfortable with the idea of her never coming back to the music industry, I just want her to be happy man. Dude, what are you even talking about? Speculating that she’s on drugs is definitely NOT what we should be doing right now esp considering her past. She seems normal to me although slightly nervous and she even addresses it in the post that she fumbled while talking? She has anxiety and is actually incredibly shy so yeah, let’s give her a break.
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Post by die Lotterie on Jun 18, 2021 11:13:14 GMT -5
Favorite business trip? lmao get the fuck out.
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Post by Koochie on Jun 18, 2021 11:16:29 GMT -5
I didn't realize how bad the smokes were hitting her until that video she sounds like she's got f**king Covid. She also sounds kinda coked up but it's not my place to speculate why that is. I just hope she's finding some way to just, you know, relax. Frankly I wouldn't blame her if she never tours again. I think she wants to record and release music, or at the very least pursue her own business ventures without her dad meddling in everything (remember her horribly mismanaged lingerie line?). I mean s**t, this woman was the queen of celebrity fragrances and she hasn't come out with one in... years? At this point I'm perfectly comfortable with the idea of her never coming back to the music industry, I just want her to be happy man. Dude, what are you even talking about? Speculating that she’s on drugs is definitely NOT what we should be doing right now esp considering her past. She seems normal to me although slightly nervous and she even addresses it in the post that she fumbled while talking? Mama relax, I was joking. "Sounds coked up" ≠ "I actually think she did a line in the bathroom before she got on instagram", it just means she sounds anxious and jittery. eh? Felicia has talked about this a lot, Britney isn't shy. Britney probably has a lot of baggage from 2007-now because of the media hell she was put through and her dad taking over her life to the point that she's having to fight a legal battle with the courts to even determine if she can even fight him in a legal battle to get out of all this shit. She was forced into a mental institution at one point by this guy. We just got word from one of the X-Factor judges that she was completely drugged out by her father the entire time. All we get out of her is heavily curated instagram updates. I don't think any of us know what this woman is like, or why she is the way she is now, and that goes back to what I was saying: it's not my place to speculate why that is. To be clear though, I wasn't saying that because I think she's a bonafide coke head??
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 18, 2021 12:19:56 GMT -5
I don't know of a single comment I've seen asking her about her favorite business trip. This whole situation just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 18, 2021 13:59:49 GMT -5
Has her testimony in court happened yet?
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Post by Eqbk on Jun 18, 2021 21:44:35 GMT -5
Has her testimony in court happened yet? Nope. She is schedule to address the court next Wednesday, June 23rd. The status hearing is supposed to start at 1:30 PM PST. Also, someone not directly related to any of the current parties filed a petition to terminate the conservatorship. Not sure if anything will come of it, but person filing it filled the paperwork and paid the fees so there will be a hearing planned for this petition on Nov. 4th.
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Post by think pink. on Jun 19, 2021 0:21:21 GMT -5
I’m okay with her never returning again. She deserves to finally live the life she wants. All I want is for her to be happy and at peace.
I’ll never love or stan another artist the way I do her. She was our last true pop superstar. We’ll never see anyone like her again. She was magic.
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 19, 2021 8:15:24 GMT -5
Glory is an excellent album to cap off her career, if she wants to retire.
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The album that never ends... I mean 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY' out now!
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 19, 2021 11:51:02 GMT -5
There's a difference between not performing and not recording new music. I hope she continues to release new music even if she doesn't perform concerts/residencies anymore.
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Post by Koochie on Jun 20, 2021 11:38:22 GMT -5
There's a difference between not performing and not recording new music. I hope she continues to release new music even if she doesn't perform concerts/residencies anymore. I think the general sentiment is that, whatever she does decide to do, the hope is that it's her decision and she's happy doing it. She deserves that much.
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Post by TwoDecades on Jun 20, 2021 12:04:58 GMT -5
If she will retire from music she will be back since the passion comes again. Look at Nelly she basically retired in 2017 and she is in the studio again. I think Brintey needs some time off and her fire will be back.
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Post by Ryan on Jun 20, 2021 12:39:55 GMT -5
The most iconic debut single of all time, ...Baby One More Time, has topped 300 million streams on Spotify. Next up, Oops!...I Did It Again! ...Baby One More Time is now her 4th track to cross 400 million streams on Spotify.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Jun 22, 2021 15:19:11 GMT -5
My blood is BOILING reading about some of the conservatorship details how is that even legal?!?!
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Post by Eqbk on Jun 22, 2021 19:09:06 GMT -5
I AM LIVID!!! It took time to really wrap my head around and let it sink in what was being said in that NY Times article. The abuse she had to endure is sickening. Screw her father and all of those people on her team and the courts who were complicit in her abuse. They can all rot.
Also, Cher tweets about it (again):
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Post by Koochie on Jun 23, 2021 0:27:59 GMT -5
I love Cher, lol. She’s been all over this from the moment it started.
I haven’t actually read the article, but that headline isn’t anything new I thought. It’s been an open secret that Britney didn’t want to be in the conservatorship and was in and out of the courts for “reviews,” but never having legal representation even though she kept requesting it. I guess most people just thought it was hearsay and didn’t think much of it. Even I wasn’t paying much attention to it until Free Britney started picking up steam.
It’s crazy to think about how, had her team not slipped up when they tried to forcibly institutionalize her and cover it up, this probably would have continued unchecked until she was dead. The fact that she hasn’t been able to speak about this publicly, is totally unreachable for comment, and has never once had a voice in any of this is gut wrenching the more I think about it. What the hell were they threatening her with that she couldn’t get anything out there for over 10 years?
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Post by Anticonformity on Jun 23, 2021 1:14:42 GMT -5
What the hell were they threatening her with that she couldn’t get anything out there for over 10 years? The article is just the tip of the iceberg... Regarding the bold: Any mother's greatest love, her life source: her 2 babies Any mum* would work with a 104 fever, risk it all for even 5 min. with her babies...
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Post by upsidedown on Jun 23, 2021 5:44:42 GMT -5
I love Cher, lol. She’s been all over this from the moment it started. I haven’t actually read the article, but that headline isn’t anything new I thought. It’s been an open secret that Britney didn’t want to be in the conservatorship and was in and out of the courts for “reviews,” but never having legal representation even though she kept requesting it. I guess most people just thought it was hearsay and didn’t think much of it. Even I wasn’t paying much attention to it until Free Britney started picking up steam. It’s crazy to think about how, had her team not slipped up when they tried to forcibly institutionalize her and cover it up, this probably would have continued unchecked until she was dead. The fact that she hasn’t been able to speak about this publicly, is totally unreachable for comment, and has never once had a voice in any of this is gut wrenching the more I think about it. What the hell were they threatening her with that she couldn’t get anything out there for over 10 years? I would read the article - there's quite a bit in there that is new info/I didn't know before, including the fact that she HAS spoken to the court throughout the years. That for sure is info we did not have before. She even told the court flat out in 2019 that she was forced into the facility as punishment. I'd say her team/father were probably holding custody over her head as a way to threaten her. Probably told her if she didn't stay in line she would never get custody back. And clearly they were going to insane lengths to keep her in line, as we saw with the mental health facility. Looking back, I'm so glad she did what she did on the night of the Domination announcement. That was probably one of the few times she could actually make a 'stance" of sorts in public - we just had no idea at the time.
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Post by back2blk on Jun 23, 2021 10:19:24 GMT -5
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR DAY IN COURT TODAY, BRIT BRIT!!
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Post by kimberly on Jun 23, 2021 11:59:38 GMT -5
excited to hear she'll be speaking directly today. will the hearing be streamed somewhere? nope. "No filming, recording, broadcasting, photography or streaming will be permitted during or after the probate court hearing, whether someone is attending in person or listening to audio remotely."
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Post by upsidedown on Jun 23, 2021 12:45:15 GMT -5
what's stopping someone who's listening remotely to record the audio on their computer or phone though?
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Post by kimberly on Jun 23, 2021 13:08:55 GMT -5
what's stopping someone who's listening remotely to record the audio on their computer or phone though? nothing besides the fact that it's illegal. recording for the purposes of "personal note taking" would be allowed, but leaking the recording might be a punishable crime subject to CA wiretapping laws, in addition to the court sanctions outlined here: but I found out virtually anyone can remotely "attend" the hearing:
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Post by back2blk on Jun 23, 2021 13:14:51 GMT -5
what's stopping someone who's listening remotely to record the audio on their computer or phone though? I heard only the media would be permitted to listen in remotely. So I'm sure the court assumes all details will be disclosed. It's not known whether any outside listening will be permitted at the time Britney speaks, however.
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Post by Koochie on Jun 23, 2021 13:21:39 GMT -5
The last time people let a Britney fan into a virtual hearing it was a mess. I'm comfortable waiting to see how this plays out.
I'm not expecting her to walk out of there a free woman today, but her recent hearings favored her. I'm hopeful she'll be a little closer to having her life back after today.
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Post by back2blk on Jun 23, 2021 14:59:02 GMT -5
Alright, I'm registered with LA County Superior Court to attend the hearing as a member of the public via audio attendance.
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