Britney Spears Openly Goes On ‘The Record’
MTV won’t premiere the new, very candid documentary film titled Britney Spears: For The Record until November 30 but today we are getting our first taste of what sort of information will be presented in that film. Talking very candidly about her recent troubles, Britney gives her perspective on the things that have transpired in her life and the ramifications of her actions. Likening her life to a “jail sentence”, Britney reveals — for the first time, in her own words — the pain that she has been dealing with over the past months and years:
Britney Spears says that since her breakdown, her life has been worse than a jail sentence – but that she’s slowly healing one day at a time. “I have really good days, and then I have bad days,” the singer, 26, admits in a new fly-on-the wall, 90-minute documentary, Britney: For The Record, to air in the U.S. Nov. 30 on MTV and in the U.K. Dec. 1 on Sky1. Struggling to gain control of her life again after her public meltdown earlier this year, she says candidly: “Even when you go to jail, y’know, there’s the time when you’re gonna get out. But in this situation, it’s never ending. It’s just like [the Bill Murray movie] Groundhog Day.” She adds, “I’m having to pay for it for a really long time.” Spears was hospitalized for mental evaluation in January, which resulted in her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, being granted sole custody of their sons, Preston and Jayden. Her father, Jamie Spears, also gained legal control over her affairs. “If I wasn’t under the restraints that I’m under right now, I’d feel so liberated,” she says in the film, which follows the singer as she records and promotes her new album Circus. “When I tell them the way I feel, it’s like they hear me, but they’re really not listening.” A camera crew followed the singer for three months as she moved to pull her life back on track. “I wanted to make this film because I started to feel like I wasn’t being seen in the light that I wanted to be seen in,” Spears said. “This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I’ve been through and where I’m headed.” Overall, she says, “I think I’ve learned my lesson now, and enough is enough.”
Wow. I can’t even begin to imagine what Britney Spears’s life is like, especially in the wake of her breakdown, but from the outside looking in … I can’t imagine that her life now is worse than it was when she was spiraling down in a tragic mess all last year long. When she was under the control of Sam Lutfi, Alli Sims and Adnan Ghalib she looked hopeless and lost. These days there is a sparkle in her eye and a sense of purpose. I realize that she may think she is still “paying for” her breakdown but, to me, it looked like she was in a deep, deep hole. You can’t just climb out of something like that and expect to be 100% free again. Again, I can’t profess to know what her life is like but I know that I am thankful that her parents stepped in to take control of her life and her affairs after her breakdown. Who knows what her life might be like if she were allowed to continue on her tragic course towards travesty.
Her life is far from tragic these days … with a new album about to drop and plans for a new world tour, she really does have something to keep her active … something to work towards. After the jump, check out a few dance rehearsal photos that have been recently added to BritneySpears.com as well as a photo that was snapped on the set of her new music video Circus …
While I’m anxious to see this new MTV documentary, I’m a bit sad to think that she may not be as happy as she appears. I will always root for Britney Spears in the hopes that she will be able to find true happiness in her life. Click HERE and HERE to watch two short promo vids for Britney Spears: On The Record and remember to tune in when the film airs on 11.30 on MTV.
UPDATE: Sky1 is offering up two different, longer video promos for this documentary. In the first, Britney talks about her marriage:
In the second, she talks about using dancing as therapy:
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November 18th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I cannot wait to see her documentary on mtv either!
November 18th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
i’m loking forward to watchng this. but, i agree with you trent. it would be really sad if she isn’t as happy as she seems. i guess it goes to show, you never really know what is going on with someone
November 18th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
*looking
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November 18th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I hope this turns out better than when Michael Jackson attemtped a similar ‘view’ into his private life
November 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
umm ya that excerpt is from the sun in the uk which is a tabloid magazine so i would recant what was said or atleast provide the original source. Fret not, shes fine!
November 18th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
No, the excerpt is from People magazine who got it from MTV.
November 18th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Trent, she probably is better now but that doesn’t mean she feels like she’s doing well. We’ll never know all the bad stuff that’s happened to her over the years, especially b/c of the assholes you mentioned. From what I’ve heard at least Sam Lutfi abused her in various ways, plus any drug/mental health problems she has. It’s probably going to take her a long time to be ok again, nevermind happy.
November 18th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
yay, trent commented on my comment, sorry for the inaccuracy, i was reading some other shiz this morning! thanks dude!!!
November 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
this is random, but i feel like I am having a meltdown. My partner broke up with me, and I feel like I am heading towards a breakdown. Any pointers to getting through this hell? ( you should start a advice column trent lol) but seriously, you seem put together. What can I do?
November 18th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Hey Joey,
I would say that when you feel that you’re going to go through a meltdown the best thing to do is reach out. Reach out to friends and family. They will get you through it. It will be tough, don’t get me wrong. I’ve suffered through depression and relapses over the years but you will get through it. Tust me.
November 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I can understand what she’s saying though becuase her life really is like a jail sentence i mean is their anywhere in the whole world where people don’t wanna peice if Britney?!! Maybe she means if she handled thing’s a bit differently (Less public partying and so on) People would not be as interested then she would be able to have a good career and personal life, Idk but im so happy to see a lil bit of the old BritBrit back again!
November 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Hey Joey, Jackies right you should surround yourself with friends and family right now and dont hold everything in get everything of your chest because that can really drive you crazy (speaking from experiance lol).
November 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Joey – gots to agree w/ tmak & jackie. & remember, its okay to be on your own. i just went thru an 8-year marriage that ended in divorce. it took time, but i’m much happier on my own!
November 18th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Sounds like Brit. needs to work through her “I am a victim” BS!
November 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
OMG i cannot wait to see this. I am becoming such a fan and the new album is awesome!
November 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
here’s another one not sure if its old or not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzINqeLsK_4&feature=related
November 18th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
i think that she’s obvs at a better place now than she was during her breakdown, but it probably feels worse for her since she prob had no clue what was going on back then.
i’m so proud of her for trekking through her problems!
November 18th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Britney will never tell the true story. I think when her star started to fade and Jessica was on all the Tabloid covers it scared her also after the Madonna kiss and the attention it got she couldn’t get enough and had to be on the blogs everyday good or bad i bet she speed more time on X17 then she did with her boys now she just gives to much of herself on her on site Britney still has a sickness for attention.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I. LOVE. BRITNEY.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Reach out to your friends Joey, all the others (nae, tmak, jackie) who posted on here about this are right……..surround yourself with people who love you. The other thing is, allow yourself to feel the pain and work through it. I am a graduate student finishing my Master’s in Marriage and Family therapy. I tell all my friends don’t be afraid to feel sad (or whatever you feel)………give yourself permission to deal with this……..ugh, sorry to keep going, that’s the therapist in me……..lol……..;-) take care and hope you feel better………
November 18th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I can’t watch the youtube clips coz I’m at work, but why does it sound like she’s not happy that her family and friends are helping her put her life together? It seems like she’s saying she was happier in her pink wig days!
November 18th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Is she still kerrrazy? If she wasn’t ‘under the restraints’ she’s under right now she’d probably be in a ditch somewhere wearin’ her mangy pink wig, covered in cheetos and with an empty bottle of vodka next to her! From where I stand, she should be thanking her lucky stars her Dad finally managed to get in and wrest control from those parasites who were dragging her way, way down. I’m sure it has been difficult and I realize this interview is any number of months old, maybe she feels different now.. but she has a lot to look forward to. I think Britney fans all around the world are glad the REAL Britney is finally back.. and with a vengeance. I for one, had written her off. But I’m so glad she’s seemingly back on track. Onwards and upwards.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
It’s been over ten years and Im still not fully out of depression. Though we put on a smile, and at times are happy, I don’t think the repercussions of what meltdowns and episodes ever leave us. People will actually believe they’re one hundred percent okay, but they aren’t. At times I am so stubborn and refuse my medication but deep down, I do know I need it to properly function because it’s just how the brain works for some people. It will take more than just a few months for her to get back on full track and be one hundred percent. Everyone’s different, and she’s bounced back (seemingly) very well. But like I said, it takes time.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
IDK, Maybe she Said “I Feel Trapped, Like in a Jail…Blah Blah” talking about how she felt last year when she was all out of control….maybe she felt she didn’t have control (Sam had it) and The sun (they reported it first) took the quote and used it to publish a B.S.(not brit spears) Story…
And Now People has the story too, i’m pretty sure we’ll find out what happened on Nov 30th… can’t wait
P.s. 4 Months ago there were rumors about Brit’s Mom saying horrible things about Brit in her Book. i found out it was all B.S. soooo…..
November 18th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
i have to say, it’s pretty funny to hear her talking about dance as therapy, when they’re playing clips of her dancin’ like a hoochie mama….just sayin’.
i’m rootin’ for her nonetheless. it has to be hard being in your twenties, with kids, and NO control over you life. but we reap what we sow, eh?
November 19th, 2008 at 1:52 am
I reckon that there will be a lot more positive stuff in the actual show, but these clips are being released to drum up publicity for it. Poor Brit though, she’s so young to have so many regrets, my heart just goes out to her. Yes she’s priviledged and has all this money and fame, but underneath it all she’s just a person like anybody else and she’s having trouble with it. I just want to give her a big hug any time I see pics of her lately!
November 19th, 2008 at 2:36 am
awwwww i <3 her!!!!
You go girl!
November 19th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Apparently this was filmed over 3 months, and who knows when that filming began. Maybe it was from months ago, and at the point where Federline had just been granted sole custody and her father had gained total control over her legal affairs.
Just saying, things have rapidly changed in her life from that point, maybe this was from that point or shortly after, which would be very traumatizing! Even if she knew it was the best thing for her.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:29 am
not one iota of her sons mentioned anywhere here. It’s as if they are just 2 more players in the drama that is her life. Her life needs to be like a prison right now, to get back to basics and show her sons (not her father, her ex or the courts) she can actually take care of them. There’s a difference between loving children and caring for them. Once she starts focusing on them, she’ll stop looking around at all she is supposedly missing and the true parenting can begin. I agree with Kathleen above: She needs to grow up and play the hand she dealt herself. Disclaimer: I’m not a hater. I want to see her step up and be a superstar once again, but she’s a parent first.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:52 am
There are a lot of things that are not mentioned in this TINY clip from the entire documentary. I think it’s entirely unfair to start complaining about what she didn’t talk about before the doc even comes out.
November 19th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Britney still has a lot of growing up to do. Will be an interesting documentary.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:42 am
None of us have any clue what it is like to be B. Spears. that said, I feel like her parents, being the stage parents that they are, probably pushed her a lot as a child and shes now being pushed again. She probably felt “free” when she was finally away from them…and her rebellion was really public (and after kids). bad news.
Although dance is good for release, I do wonder why the hell she’s not taking some time to really work on herself, and her family for that matter, before beginning a crazy tour/cd release etc. that stuff seems all-consuming…when does she work on her personal life??
November 19th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Her life is a jail sentence? What a load of bird-in-a-gilded-cage crap. There are people who can’t afford to eat. There are people who struggle with mental illness that have no jobs, no friends, no future, no resources and no idea how they will go on living. There are people who’s ‘groundhog day’ is shuffling from refugee camp to refugee camp with nothing more than the clothes on their backs because they heard there might be food there waiting for them there. She should show much, much more gratitude and humility and say that despite her personal struggles that she is thankful and grateful that she has the resources and people in her life to be able to continue with her life, work on her sobriety and continue to have a career. I empathize, but I do not pity her and her little pity party is an insult to the millions of less-fortunate people on this planet.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Sydney, I can see where you’re coming from, but I firmly believe that when you’re miserable and truly unhappy, it doesn’t matter what problems other people have because they don’t make yours any less. I think what Trent said is true, that we don’t know what else the documentary will say, so we should wait to watch the whole thing before judging.
November 19th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
The problem is that her fans think “but she’s got an album and a tour and finally just had another #1 hit for the first time in a decade!” But that is not what makes her happy. But her fans don’t care about her happiness, they just want their idol. That’s why they don’t really care that she has zero creative input on anything she does and is barely there. They just like her to like her. Just my informed opinion…
November 19th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Under the control of Alli Sims?? Really Trent?!
November 19th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Sydney – the ‘jail’ she was talking about was – going through and trying to come out of depression. That is what it feels like. It feels like it will never end. The only difference between Britney and other sufferers is that she has alot of money – so she can materially survive. But the pain is the same. Rich or poor.
November 21st, 2008 at 8:46 am
As someone who danced my whole life and went to a performing arts school I delt with plenty of stage parents. Her mom deff is one , her dad im not so sure about. I think out of everyone he really does have her best intrests at heart not the money.. As far as what actually makes her happy we may never know