Preview of Britney Spears (Part 1): Family Trauma, Predatory Paparazzi, and Mrs.-Extra-Extra-This-Just-In

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Not Your Mom Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

No musician owned pop music quite like Britney Spears at the turn of the century. After graduating from Mississippi tween queen to full-fledged American superstar, her fame exploded at a time when tabloids circled celebrities like prey. 30 to 45 predatory paparazzi would follow Britney’s every move during 12-to-14 hour shifts, eager to document the collapse of her marriage and social circle. As her public image crumbled, it’s no wonder Britney ended 2007 with a bald head and a “blackout.” The conservatorship that came next, however, surprised everyone—even Britney herself. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including domestic violence and suicide. If you're thinking about suicide, or are worried about a friend or loved one, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. To hear all episodes of Disgraceland for free, visit amazon.com/disgraceland. Show notes are available at disgracelandpod.com. Follow us @disgracelandpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for music news, bonus episodes, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Melissa and Mandy here from Moms and Murder and we wanted to introduce you to one of our very
0:05.2	favorite podcasts, a podcast that combines two of our very favorite things, Music and True Crime.
0:11.0	And that's the award-winning podcast, Disc Graceland. If you haven't heard of Disc Graceland,
0:15.2	allow us to help you out from underneath the rock you've been living under and share about what
0:19.3	makes it so special. Disc Graceland is a show that tells the jaw-dropping stories of musicians behaving
0:24.9	very badly, and some even getting away with murder. On this all-new season of Disc Graceland,
0:30.7	host Jake Brennan digs into the darkest days of some of music's most iconic stars.
0:35.2	As a matter of fact, we have a clip from the new season right now. We all think we know the story
0:39.0	of Britney Spears, a pop princess and generational icon locked into an unconventional conservatorship
0:44.6	for 13 years by a man she feared and distressed with 30 to 45 predatory paparazzi falling her every move.
0:52.0	Over the past year, things impart to the hashtag free Britney movement, we quickly learn that we do
0:57.4	not know the whole story, but Jake is here to tell us in only a way that he can.
1:02.2	But why don't we just play the clip for you, and while you're listening, follow Disc Graceland
1:06.2	wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen to all 10 seasons exclusively on Amazon Music.
1:11.2	Hey everybody, this is Jake Brennan, host and creator of Disc Graceland. The award-winning
1:15.7	Music and True Crime podcast that brings you the unbelievable but true stories of musicians,
1:20.8	getting away with murder and behaving very badly. In the new season of Disc Graceland,
1:26.0	we're bringing you stories about icons like Pink Floyd, Jennifer Hudson, Blues Legend,
1:31.3	Robert Johnson, and many more. Check out a clip from our upcoming episode on Britney Spears coming up next.
1:41.2	Britney Spears counted the dots hovering in her periphery. One doesn't, two doesn't, three doesn't.
1:47.1	And maybe there were even four dozen, but she couldn't tell for certain when they kept
1:51.6	darting around so frantically, closing in on her against the hood of her white convertible.
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