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This year’s Emmy nominees for best documentary or nonfiction special include four examinations of celebrity in its various forms — from the tabloid target Britney Spears, the comic philosophies of George Carlin, the romantic and working partnership between Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz to the altruistic efforts of chef José Andrés. Rounding out the category is The Tinder Swindler, a true crime doc about a man who used the dating app to scheme unsuspecting women out of cash. Here is a rundown of the contenders from The Hollywood Reporter’s writers and critics.
Controlling Britney Spears: The New York Times Presents (FX/Hulu)
In the follow-up to Framing Britney Spears, Controlling Britney Spears is directed by Samantha Stark with Liz Day as a supervising producer and reporter, and features interviews with insiders who had knowledge of Spears’ life while in the conservatorship. In their interviews,...
This year’s Emmy nominees for best documentary or nonfiction special include four examinations of celebrity in its various forms — from the tabloid target Britney Spears, the comic philosophies of George Carlin, the romantic and working partnership between Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz to the altruistic efforts of chef José Andrés. Rounding out the category is The Tinder Swindler, a true crime doc about a man who used the dating app to scheme unsuspecting women out of cash. Here is a rundown of the contenders from The Hollywood Reporter’s writers and critics.
Controlling Britney Spears: The New York Times Presents (FX/Hulu)
In the follow-up to Framing Britney Spears, Controlling Britney Spears is directed by Samantha Stark with Liz Day as a supervising producer and reporter, and features interviews with insiders who had knowledge of Spears’ life while in the conservatorship. In their interviews,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exactly one week ahead of her next conservatorship hearing, Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming Britney Spears documentary, which will launch the day before the pop star heads to court.
“Britney vs. Spears” will debut on Netflix on Sept. 28. The next day, Sept. 29, marks the most significant court hearing, to date in the singer’s long and drawn-out legal battle, as she fights for her freedom out of the conservatorship that she’s been under for more than a decade with her father, Jamie Spears, largely acting as her sole conservator.
In the trailer, the pop star’s voice is heard from an audio recording from her June 23 testimony at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse, where she addressed the court for the first time publicly, telling the judge that she is traumatized and pleading, “I just want my life back.”
“I’ve worked my whole life,” Spears’ voiceover...
“Britney vs. Spears” will debut on Netflix on Sept. 28. The next day, Sept. 29, marks the most significant court hearing, to date in the singer’s long and drawn-out legal battle, as she fights for her freedom out of the conservatorship that she’s been under for more than a decade with her father, Jamie Spears, largely acting as her sole conservator.
In the trailer, the pop star’s voice is heard from an audio recording from her June 23 testimony at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse, where she addressed the court for the first time publicly, telling the judge that she is traumatized and pleading, “I just want my life back.”
“I’ve worked my whole life,” Spears’ voiceover...
- 9/22/2021
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Framing Britney Spears, the buzzed-about documentary produced by the New York Times for FX and Hulu, has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, in the categories of outstanding documentary or nonfiction special, and picture editing for a nonfiction program.
The Emmy nominations come as Spears continues to fight for an end to her conservatorship, in a highly-publicized saga that took on new urgency after the singer testified before a Los Angeles court in June. The new developments in the conservatorship has also renewed interested in the Hulu documentary, which — until...
The Emmy nominations come as Spears continues to fight for an end to her conservatorship, in a highly-publicized saga that took on new urgency after the singer testified before a Los Angeles court in June. The new developments in the conservatorship has also renewed interested in the Hulu documentary, which — until...
- 7/14/2021
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
“The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears” was initially conceived as an “‘O.J.: Made in America’ but for Britney Spears,” taking a deep dive into the invasive and inappropriate media coverage the pop star endured throughout the 2000s, but that quickly changed, according to director Samantha Stark. “As we were reporting and researching for the film, the conservatorship really came out as a huge storyline,” Stark shares at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts: Documentary panel (watch above).
Spears has been under a conservatorship, overseen by her father Jamie Spears, since 2008 following her very public breakdown, preventing her from making any personal, business or financial decisions on her own. Since 2019, the conservatorship has been under intense scrutiny, sparking the fan-made #FreeBritney movement, which calls for an end to the legal arrangement. In August, Spears’ court-appointed lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, filed documents stating that the singer does not...
Spears has been under a conservatorship, overseen by her father Jamie Spears, since 2008 following her very public breakdown, preventing her from making any personal, business or financial decisions on her own. Since 2019, the conservatorship has been under intense scrutiny, sparking the fan-made #FreeBritney movement, which calls for an end to the legal arrangement. In August, Spears’ court-appointed lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, filed documents stating that the singer does not...
- 5/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
One of the most prominent voices in the FX/Hulu documentary Framing Britney Spears is Felicia Culotta, Britney's former assistant and one of the people who has known her the longest. In the documentary, Culotta reveals more about the small Louisiana town where Britney grew up, as well as how she came to be involved with the singer and what she really thinks of everything that's happened since.
Culotta is an old friend of the Spears family, long before their days of fame. "I've known [Britney] since she was five," Culotta explains in the documentary. "By then, we all knew her talent was just extraordinary." As Culotta describes it, she had just finished a job as a nanny in New York when Britney's career began to take off. Britney's mother, Lynne Spears, asked Culotta to be a "chaperone" to the young singer, who had just gotten a record deal - Lynne...
Culotta is an old friend of the Spears family, long before their days of fame. "I've known [Britney] since she was five," Culotta explains in the documentary. "By then, we all knew her talent was just extraordinary." As Culotta describes it, she had just finished a job as a nanny in New York when Britney's career began to take off. Britney's mother, Lynne Spears, asked Culotta to be a "chaperone" to the young singer, who had just gotten a record deal - Lynne...
- 2/8/2021
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Britney Spears was a symbol for her entire public life. And, even in her seclusion, we can’t stop seeing her as something more, and less, than simply a person.
The new Samantha Stark-directed documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” produced by the New York Times and airing on Feb. 5 on Hulu, looks at both sides of the pop superstar’s troubled experience of fame. From childhood, Spears put her talents towards what the recording industry made available to her: a sort of flat, inoffensive notoriety, a life as an image onto which spectators could imagine anything, virtuous or otherwise. After a break — Spears’ well-documented struggles with mental health in the late 2000s, placing on hiatus her career as well as testing her personal relationships — the performer returned in a show of force, making music as well as money under the oversight of her father, who held a new judge-mandated power over her decisions,...
The new Samantha Stark-directed documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” produced by the New York Times and airing on Feb. 5 on Hulu, looks at both sides of the pop superstar’s troubled experience of fame. From childhood, Spears put her talents towards what the recording industry made available to her: a sort of flat, inoffensive notoriety, a life as an image onto which spectators could imagine anything, virtuous or otherwise. After a break — Spears’ well-documented struggles with mental health in the late 2000s, placing on hiatus her career as well as testing her personal relationships — the performer returned in a show of force, making music as well as money under the oversight of her father, who held a new judge-mandated power over her decisions,...
- 1/27/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Britney Spears was back behind the wheel, taking a ride with a friend last night in La. Things continue to look up for the singer as a deal has been finalized that will allow her to bring her boys on tour. She has also rehired her former assistant Felicia Culotta, who worked with Britney for nine years until a fight drove them apart right around the time Britney started to take a turn for the worse. There are still people from her past, like Sam Lutfi, who are trying to take advantage of the pop star with expensive lawsuits, but Britney is standing strong with her family's support. Next up is a new video for "If You See Amy" as she continues to prep for her upcoming tour. X17 Online...
- 2/11/2009
- by PopSugar
- Popsugar.com
Britney Spears has rehired her former assistant, who left her to work for the Jonas Brothers. Felicia Culotta was employed by Spears from 1998 until 2007, when she was hired as an aide by the Us boyband. In a statement posted on Spears's website, Culotta said: "Britney has always held a special place in my heart, and over the course of the last year I have seen her work harder than she (more)...
- 2/10/2009
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Assistant Felicia Culotta is no longer working with Jonas Brothers as she has decided to return to Britney Spears' side. "Britney has always held a special place in my heart," she told Us Weekly.
Felicia, who previously worked with Britney from 1998-2007, further credited Britney's hard work in the past few months in getting her singing career back on track. "Over the course of the last year I have seen her work harder than she ever has in her entire life," the longtime friend of the Britney's family said.
Concerning her exit from Jonas Brothers' camp, Felicia meanwhile claimed that she is "really going to miss" Kevin Jonas and his brothers. She then added, "but I felt I had to be a part of this exciting time in Britney's career. I love Britney and missed her dearly."...
Felicia, who previously worked with Britney from 1998-2007, further credited Britney's hard work in the past few months in getting her singing career back on track. "Over the course of the last year I have seen her work harder than she ever has in her entire life," the longtime friend of the Britney's family said.
Concerning her exit from Jonas Brothers' camp, Felicia meanwhile claimed that she is "really going to miss" Kevin Jonas and his brothers. She then added, "but I felt I had to be a part of this exciting time in Britney's career. I love Britney and missed her dearly."...
- 2/10/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Britney Spears is welcoming an old friend back into the fold. Former assistant Felicia Culotta, who most recently worked for the Jonas Brothers, has returned to Team Britney, just in time for the comebacking pop star's Circus tour. "Britney has always held a special place in my heart, and over the course of the last year I have seen her work harder than she ever has in her entire life," Culotta said in a statement posted on Spears' website. " "Sadly, I am really going to miss the Jonas boys, but I felt I had to be a part of this exciting time in Britney's career. I love Britney and missed her dearly." We're going to have to assume Culotta has been...
- 2/10/2009
- E! Online
Britney Spears shocked fans with candid sex talk on her new US reality home video show Britney & Kevin: Chaotic on Tuesday night, when she quizzed her crew about their favorite sexual positions. Filmed during her British tour stops on last year's Onyx Hotel Tour, just before she started courting new husband and Chaotic co-star Kevin Federline, the pop star asked bouncers, roadies, stylists and dancers how they liked their sex, while filming them on her video camera. When the camera turned to Spears' best friend and long-time assistant Felicia Culotta, who initiated the sex question, she said, "I don't know, I've never had it." And Britney, a one-time famous virgin, couldn't answer either because she worried about her family seeing the tape. She giggled, "Mom, just ignore this whole part, and dad too, and Jamie Lynn (sister) too. I'm not gonna answer that." She then embarrassed pal and Onyx Tour support act JC Chasez by asking him about his favorite sexual position. The first episode also featured a lonely Britney trying to have fun in London and Manchester, discussing marriage and commitment and insisting she didn't believe in marriage. She said, "I've been married, but that was a different story... Love is like the biggest mystery to me." The show ended with her talking about a guy she had met in Los Angeles (Federline) who she planned to jet out to Britain to join her on tour. She added, "I needed some companionship, and, for some reason, I couldn't get this guy out of my head that I'd met."...
- 5/19/2005
- WENN
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