A video of TV host Craig Ferguson refusing to mock Britney Spears has gone viral in the wake of a new documentary about the singer’s private life.
The new Hulu documentary, Framing Britney Spears, takes a look at the singer’s chequered career and the #FreeBritney movement that has rallied against her ongoing conservatorship.
The documentary has led to an outpouring of support for the singer, as well as renewed criticism for how Justin Timberlake treated Spears, his ex-girlfriend of three years.
But the film has also seen Craig Ferguson winning praise, after a resurfaced clip from 2007 showed the former Late Late Show host refusing to mock Spears for shaving her head during a publicised breakdown, despite show writers drafting a series of gags for the comic.
After sharing his own experiences of addiction, Ferguson said: “The thing is, you can embarrass somebody to death.
âI’m starting to feel uncomfortable about making fun of these people. Funny comedy should have a certain amount of joy in it. It should be about us attacking the powerful people, attacking the politicians and the Trumps and the blowhards⊠We shouldn’t be attacking the vulnerable people.â
Never forget when Craig Ferguson refused to make fun of Britney Spears. pic.twitter.com/r8AuiNPW0L
— Britney Fan
(@BritneyHiatus) February 9, 2021
He also claimed he was âconvincedâ he would be âfiredâ for refusing to make fun of Spears.
Meanwhile, the singer has seemingly responded to the documentary in a cryptic post on social media.
In a recent Instagram post, Spears shared footage of her performing âToxicâ live from three years ago.
In its caption, she said she is âtaking the time to learn and be a normal personâ, and brings up how the publicâs perception of a celebrity is different to how âthe actual person living behind the lensâ.
After the premiere of the documentary, Spearsâ boyfriend Sam Asghari said he would âcontinue to support her following her dreamsâ. He later posted an Instagram story in which he called her father Jamie Spears âa total dickâ.
Under the current conservatorship arrangement, Jamie and the Bessemer Trust financial company are legally empowered to make important decisions around Spearsâ finances, business projects and personal circumstances.
Jamie Spears stepped back from his duties in 2019 due to health issues, with Jodi Montgomery appointed as a temporary conservator. Britney Spearsâ legal team sought to remove Jamie from the conservatorship, but this was denied in court late last year.
As the New York Times reports, a hearing is scheduled for this Thursday (February 11) in Los Angeles, which will likely discuss Jamie and the trustâs role in managing Spearsâ estate.
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