The 39-year-old singer declared in the United States court to put an end to the guardianship her father has had over her since 2008.
Black Mirror It is one of those series that you cannot stop watching, despite having already done it hundreds of times, something like what happens with the songs of Britney Spears. The fiction was released in 2011 when social networks were not what they are today, but somehow its creator, Charlie Brooker he knew what was coming. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok transversally modified the way people relate to each other and even how they consume audiovisual content, if we also talk about the streaming industry, where they enter Netflix Y Spotify, for example.
The truth is that the series originally broadcast for Channel 4 from the United Kingdom became a phenomenon that even academics from the social sciences set out to analyze. Brooker’s proposal was original. Very short seasons with episodes that tell a tragic and compelling story linked, to a greater or lesser extent, to technology. Thus the anthology series caught the attention of Netflix, which began producing its own chapters for season 3, 4 and 5 plus an interactive special.
Miley Cyrus starred in episode 3 of season 5 of Black Mirror (Photo: IMDb / Netflix)
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Now what is the ratio of Black Mirror with Britney Spears? In the last hours, the Princess of Pop made the news because she proposed to testify before the United States court to request the final dissolution of the guardianship that her father, Jamie Spears, has on her since 2008. The 39-year-old singer told in an extensive writing how is the stormy life that she has led for years and in which she is prevented from making her own decisions such as making use of the fortune that she herself earned with her talent .
Britney Spears wants her father to stop being her legal guardian (Photo: Getty Images)
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“I want my life back, I have been working since I was 17 years old. Right now, I cannot sleep, nor am I happy. I want to have a child, get married and they won’t let me. I can’t go anywhere or meet someone else. it’s in an office. I feel intimidated and alone. I have the right to use my voice. “said the Mississippi-born artist.
His statement was accompanied, at all times, by fans from different parts of the world than with the hashtag #FreeBritney They managed to make the singer’s tragic situation more interesting and visible.
Back to Black Mirror. One of the episodes called Rachel, Jack y Ashley Too It has a certain parallelism with everything Britney has experienced. In fact, in 2019, when season 5 was released, there was talk that Brooker could have been inspired by the life of the singer to create this story.
Black Mirror’s connection to the life of Britney Spears
Rachel, Jack y Ashley Too tells the story of a teenage girl who becomes obsessed with the smart doll of her favorite singer Ashley without knowing that the real artist is going through the worst time of her life. Starring Miley Cyrus, the chapter proposes to demystify the routine that pop idols carry and show the cruelty in which they can be seen immersed, especially if they started their career from a very young age, as is the case with Britney Spears.
The episode addresses the other side of fame and how those people who seem to be your friends or your family are overshadowed by money, thus putting aside the artist’s feelings, as if it were nothing more than a ticket vending machine. Likewise, it draws the attention of fans and the general public, who many times, through social networks, can feel overwhelmed by the photographs of their idols, idealizing a life that is not always as it seems to be.
Without a doubt, this is a very similar case to Britney’s. A young artist who started working at the age of 13, earning millions of dollars, of which she hardly owns today. Music at this level seems to take over the human being until it is powerless and treats him only as if it were a business.
In this sense, the tragic path traveled by Amy Winehouse it also has a certain resemblance. In fact, it was learned that her father forced her to go on stage in deplorable health. The list of artists who have gone through this is long, but certainly Brooker had no better idea than to make us reflect with an episode, which perhaps does not measure up to the first, but which puts a current theme of the that few dare to speak.
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