Many are still talking about Britney Spears’ jarring statements days after the ‘explosive’ court hearing in which she alleges years of abuse and degradation at the hands of her family and management firm.
While many are applauding the ‘Give Me More’ singer for publicly calling out her abusers, some, like film director and journalist Samantha Stark, are concerned that her bravery may cause her some more distress.
Samantha turned to ‘Entertainment Weekly’ to express her admiration for the bravery of the ‘Overprotected’ singer where she followed up with her concerns.
“For me, it’s such a strange experience,” New York Times journalist Samantha Stark, tells EW of listening to Spears’ testimony. “I’ve spent, now, a year kind of breathing Britney Spears without ever meeting her or knowing her. Hearing her actually speak and say all this felt so powerful, because now we can’t deny what came out of her mouth or how she feels. And it’s been a year of struggling with wondering how she feels.”
Samantha then said of her concerns: “She said all of that, and she left in the exact same position she started,” Stark says. “Where are the safeguards for retaliation? If someone says, ‘I get punished when I speak up for myself,’ why wasn’t there an immediate action plan put into place to make sure Britney didn’t get retaliated against? And what does that mean for all the other people who are in conservatorships?”
Stark, however, feels that the faults are not just with the family, but also with the legal system.
“The thing that surprised me the most was that no one acknowledged these allegations of abuse or said that the next step would be looking into them,” she says. “It points out clear issues with the conservatorship system, because why is there no process in place that would trigger whatever happens next, after something as extraordinary and outrageous as what happened in the court [on Wednesday] happened?”
Click here for the full interview between Samantha Stark and Entertainment Weekly.
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