Britney Cries: Life Is Like Jail, Groundhog Day

The UK Sun got a longer look at the Britney Spears documentary airing November 30th on MTV. The first look at the show, seen here, showed Britney saying, "what the hell was I thinking." Spears filmed the series after a year in which she got divorced, acted out in public, shaved her head and went to a psychiatric ward. She is now able to see her two sons again, but she is in the care of her father and ex-husband Kevin Federline has custody.

But all may not be as it seems. According to the UK report:

in a new fly-on-the-wall documentary she tearfully admits: "There's no excitement, there's no passion.

"I have really good days, and then I have bad days. Even when you go to jail you know there's the time when you're gonna get out.

"But in this situation, it's never ending. It's just like Groundhog Day every day."...

She says: "I think it's too in control. If I wasn't under the restraints I'm under, I'd feel so liberated. When I tell them the way I feel, it's like they hear but they're really not listening.

"If you do something wrong in your work, you can move on, but I'm having to pay for a long time.

"I never wanted to become one of those prisoner people. I always wanted to feel free."

The show premieres in the UK December 1.

Comments

[rivera151]

I wonder how many of you actually watched her documentary?

She spoke of the little things in life that she misses out on.

as a college women looking for success, I feel for her that she cannot go trick or treating with her own kids, go to the market, visit monuments, go to a beach

Her documentary I think puts life in perspective a bit,

She cannot walk down the street. She cannot gain a pound without the tabloids jumping on it. Her life is under a microscope. I don't think many people would act positive under this situation. I know if everyone were judging me after the HUMAN struggles I have been through, that everyone has been through, the stress would have probably put me through a breakdown, especially if I was put under a pedestal of perfection that she was.

Some people blame her actions for the paparazzi , but we have a fascination with her because she is the American dream. And most people do have sympathy for her because we dont want the American dream to fail. And if you think she deserved it, do you think Lady Diana did???

So take your kids on a walk, keep your blinds open, have your friends who you can be sure are not using you, and thank god for the things that matter in life that most of us have

[kylennblack]

"But in this situation, it's never ending. It's just like Groundhog Day every day...I think it's too in control. If I wasn't under the restraints I'm under, I'd feel so liberated."

If she weren't under those "restraints" she'd be out running around, driving aimlessly, baiting the paparazzi (it's an open secret she'd call them and tell them where she was going so I have no sympathy for her photog problems - she did that to herself) and endangering her children and other people.

She's older than Amy Winehouse; she needs to quit acting like a baby and grow up.

[AnnArky]

The only difference between celebrities with problems and the rest of us is that celebrities have their own special forum called the Tabloid Media. Hey, anyone wanna do a "fly-on-the-wall" documentary about me? . . . I didn't think so.

[Dwjackson]

When she was at the top of her career, oh, right around '99-'00, I was hoping (praying), after having been subjected to "Baby Baby hit me one more time", for the 500 billionth time, that her career would hit the skids sooner than later. Fast-forward to '08: more than I could have ever hoped for.

[Dwjackson]

Poor little rich girl.

[ArmyCentrist]

But she didn't watch her childhood home get swept away by a hurricane and a poorly built leevee while her President flew overhead, headed to John McCain's birthday party. And while my beloved city drowned, I went to to work, I have soldiers to take of. Pooh-pooh Britney, you could've been in Darfur, thank God for what you do have, and stop whining about what you don't. I'm not bashing, but Americans are so self-pitying.

[CammyV]

The wackier and outrageous she became, the more sympathy I felt for her. She was so obviously crying out for help of some kind. Unfortunately, when everone surrounding you is on the payroll, there is nobody to step in and try to help her. She went from a super cute, sexy entertainer to a train wreck and it was all caught on tape. It looks like she's finally getting her act together and maybe getting some support from others than her hangers-on.

[ElectroJones]

Poor kid.

Maybe that Chris Crocker weirdo was right and we should all "leave Britney alone".

[notconfindtweenhatnboots]

Yes, we should.

My only advice to Britney is that she will continue to feel like she does until she learns that she gets from what she gives. Maybe if she devoted herself to a charitable cause to give her a sense of self and place in the world, she would be doing better.

But it's not for us to judge. The media et al. need to leave her alone.

[ailbhe]

So she's human, she is lucky to have all the money in the world to invest in whatever education, skills, hobbies or holiday's take her fancy but it will probably take her a while to get to that stage.

She sound's depressed and I don't blame her. To fall as low as she did from the height she was at and have her most embarrassing moments held up to public ridicule and scrutiny would be intolerable for anybody. I can't even imagine. We all go 'crazy' at some point, everybody breaks down whether in our teens, twenties or fifties, it will happen at some point and better sooner than later.

I cringe to think at some of the things I have done and know all my friends have had those episodes, hers were excarbated by the media which hounded her when she was at her most vunerable and publicly humiliated her at a time when she had no control.
Think of the worst things you have done and imagine everybody pouring over every sensationalised detail. Nobody would look good.

It is easy to be judgemental but life will knock that out of you, be careful because someday others will be judging you. We are all angels until we have our feathers plucked.

Leave her alone.

[SilentShout]

I wonder if she's describing the deadening effects of her psychiatric drugs. I'm sure life does seem gray to her, compared with the thrilling highs and lows of bipolar disorder. She seems so vulnerable. I wouldn't trade places with her for anything.

[RogerRantjet]

Awwwwwwwwwwwww...the poor lamb. Imagine the horror of discovering that life requires an effort of some kind.

[hypnotoad72]

What she says is typical for millions of Americans.

Unfortunately, millions of Americans don't have the wealth, begotten by singing into a microphone that leads to some voice enhancing equipment.

I'm not going to be harsh, and she raises valid points, but despite previous acts of lunacy, she's still got it far better than most of us. Mentally ill, born with a pervasive developmental disorder, or otherwise. I wish she would realize that.

[hiprogloho]

Brit didn't actually say "life is...like jail". This is a classic case of words taken out of context. A paparazzi headline if I ever saw one. And I thought Huff Post was beneath this. Leave her alone.

[andvoodoo2]

What is Spears doing talking about being in jail? She's NEVER BEEN TO JAIL!

Grow the he// up you self-absorbed whiner!

[topkatnc]

Britney when are you going to grow up ? You are so pitiful. You have all the money anyone could ask for. You have all the time in the world to be a good mother and you can't even do that. Most mothers work eight to ten hours a day and do better than you. All you crave is attention and this is all the attention you will ever get from me !! GROW UP !