Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Britney Spears wants out of her conservatorship. But how did she wind up in it to begin with? And what will it take to #FreeBritney? Babs Gray and Tess Barker have been digging into questions like these for years. In their first episode of Toxic, they talk about how exactly they fell into investigating Britney's conservatorship.
Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Britney had to make her money before her conservatorship could take a piece of it. Tess and Babs revisit the era of dial-up internet and spaghetti straps to see how Britney got her start as an exceptional earner. They talk with former MTV VJ Dave Holmes about Britney's explosion onto the scene, and Buzzfeed writer and Britney fan Matt Stopera about the Britney army and their love of the pop princess.
Mon, Jul 12, 2021
Britney's gettin' hitched. But her quickie Vegas wedding gives her team the opportunity to swoop in and take control-years before her conservatorship. Babs and Tess talk to Britney's first husband Jason Alexander, to find out how Britney's team was controlling her even at this young age. Plus, they talk to gossip blogger Perez Hilton, whose focus on Britney's daily life only added to the media scrutiny surrounding her.
Mon, Aug 2, 2021
Britney Spears is one of more than a million people across the United States in a conservatorship. But despite harrowing stories, there is virtually NO data about abuse inside the system. What's really going on inside probate court? Tess and Babs speak to a probate judge and a probate reform activist to find out.
Mon, Aug 9, 2021
What's been going on with Britney's money for the last 13 years? Who is getting a piece of it? And how? Tess and Babs follow the money and put Britney's financial empire and accounting reports on their radar. They speak with Wes Anson, seasoned licensing valuation professional, as well as April Ball and Austin Bertrand, estate specialists, regarding the state of Britney's money.
Mon, Aug 16, 2021
By all outward appearances, Britney's career has a huge comeback after she is conserved. But, behind the scenes, Britney wages her own private war for freedom. Tess and Babs speak with Fenton Bailey, the director of "I am Britney Jean" about his experience with Britney and her team. They also speak with Andrew Hampp, who recounts his odd experience of interviewing Britney for a cover story.
Mon, Aug 30, 2021
#FreeBritney is about so much more than Britney Spears. What bigger changes has Britney's case ignited? Tess and Babs investigate who gets the right to make mistakes, and why. Tess and Babs speak with disability rights advocate and writer Sara Luterman about the bigger issue of conservatorships as a disability rights issue. And they speak with renowned investigative reporter Ronan Farrow about his own experience investigating Britney's case.