Craig Ferguson's Refusal to Skewer Britney Spears in 2007 Goes Viral Amid Doc Uproar

“I understand that every story needs a villain, but people have it so wrong here,” Jamie Spears, though his lawyer, Vivian Thoreen, said during the Feb. 25 episode of Good Morning America, nearly three weeks after Framing Britney Spears aired.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVBritney Spears has been back in the news again, first because of FX’s latest installment of “The New York Times Presents,” which was entitled “Framing Britney Spears,” which made #FreeBritney trend on social media. Then, the pop star continued her legal battle to remove her father’s conservatorship over her estate.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine After much anticipation, the New York Times' investigative documentary, Framing Britney Spears, finally landed in the UK on Tuesday night and, as expected, it was a tough watch for the pop star's fans.

Britney Spears herself talking. Framing Britney Spears, a new documentary produced by the New York Times looks back on the pop star's 28-year career and her attempts to remove her father from her controversial conservatorship - a court-appointed guardianship usually reserved for elderly and infirm people, or anyone who cannot make their own decisions.

Framing Britney Spears will be happy to know that the New York Times-led investigative film finally has a UK air date. Discussing Britney’s ongoing legal battle with her father Jamie Spears (not to be confused with the star’s sister, Jamie Lynn Spears), the documentary aims to piece together the timeline surrounding her conservatorship and will detail her battles with childhood stardom, music industry misogyny and insensitive global tabloids.

.The New York Times documentary led to backlash for , , , and after its release on February 5. Now, the pop star's younger sister is urging her followers (and celebrity gossip sites) to be kind. The posted the same unattributed quote to her Instagram stories twice on February 12.

Britney Spears on Tuesday for the first time appeared to address an emotional documentary that focused on some of the more difficult times of her life as a young superstar. The New York Times Presents Framing Britney Spears was released last Friday.

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

Craig Ferguson may be no Chris Crocker, but the Peabody-winning television host recently went viral for defending Britney Spears during an opening monologue from 2007.

Sam Asghari is finally sharing his true thoughts about the villain in Britney Spears’ life, and they aren’t exactly kind!

right, y'all.) “It was 2007” is no longer an excuse. In a world of Perez Hiltons, be a Craig Ferguson.By By By Authentic, Accessible, RelevantMore from GlamourSee More Stories© 2021 Condé Nast.

Sam Asghari, the longtime boyfriend of Britney Spears, didn’t hold back on Tuesday (Feb. 9).

Craig Ferguson refusing to mock Britney Spears in 2007 has gone viral in the wake of a new documentary about the singer. The Hulu documentary, Framing Britney Spears, examines the pop star’s career and the #FreeBritney movement that campaigns against her ongoing conservatorship.

Britney Spears. The clip aired around the time that Spears was struggling with her mental health, leading to her checking into rehab for a day, shaving her head, and being photographed brandishing an umbrella as photographers tried to follow her. Ferguson's monologue went viral after Spears' struggle in the spotlight was highlighted in the recent documentary, , which premiered on Friday.

chronicling the pop star’s tumultuous life. At the time, the embattled “Baby One More Time” singer infamously attacked paparazzi with an umbrella while sporting a shaved head.