The Britney Spears conservatorship scandal is far from over, and now she has published
this post on her Instagram account, slamming both her father and sister.
Specially her sister Jamie Lynn, as Britney expressly stated that she didn't like her
singing her own songs to HER fans.
She must be talking about the 2017 Disney Radio Music Awards.
I must say that I have serious doubts about this post being Britney herself.
After all, we already know that she doesn't have direct access to her social media accounts.
That there's people filtering what she's allowed to share.
But when I saw the Radio Music Awards video I spotted her reaction, especially the moment
when she was interacting with her sister, and there were signals such as this, this
one and this one too to confirm that Britney did not like this event at all.
And we are going to dissect it, now!
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So this was an especial tribute and the first time Radio Disney was giving an Icon Award,
and the first one to sing was Kelsea Ballerini.
Now, we're not talking about her sister Jamie Lynn, but even as Kelsea was singing, we can
see that Britney is absolutely not impressed.
Even her son is way more excited! he looks like a mini Austin Powers!
There's no expression on her face, anything that resembles joy or excitement, and notice
this very interesting signal when she's clapping.
She claps, and for a split second she grabs her own hand.
She literally closes her left hand fingers trying to grab her right hand.
Remember that the left side of our body is more spontaneous, more emotional.
It's like she's trying to contain herself.
You know that body language is an external expression of our internal dialogue and most
of the time we will be trying to behave in a certain way, but our true feelings will
slip here and there, and that's what we are looking for.
After Kelsea, it was the turn of Hailee Steinfeld singing "Circus" but there was no shots of
Britney at that point so we cannot know what was her reaction at that moment.
Then, Sofia Carson started singing "Baby one more time", and there was one shot when Britney
seemed to be enjoying and singing along the lyrics.
But, let's watch those three seconds an let's see what can you spot in Britney's facial
expressions:
This is why it's so important to pinpoint the beginning and end of facial expressions.
In this case it's a really abrupt change from being not impressed, to trying to engage in
the moment, to not being much impressed again.
The question is, why was Britney's attitude like that at this moment?
In my first Britney analysis, you'll remember that we saw that her usual reaction to an
audince when she's not in stage is to smile, being a bit nervous, act in an almost childish
way and we don't get to see any of that here.
And this was 2017, and even if her conservatorship was already controlling her, she was busy
with what she loves best.
She had released a studio album the year before, and was currently in her Las Vegas residency
called "Piece of Me" which, in her own words, "she enjoyed a lot and was a lot of fun".
But anyway, if there was any hint that she could be jealous of someone else, besides
Jamie Lynn, singing her songs on stage, there was no reason for that, as she was one hundred
percent active when these awards happened.
- (SARAH) maybe she was just bored.
Yeah, I thought that, too.
Someone can just be bored, but again, it's extremely strange for someone like Britney
who values so much what fans mean to her.
Now, I noticed something extremely odd when Jamie Lynn finally appeared on stage.
You're going to watch the next clip twice, and my suggestion, and this is a very important
body language skill, is try to put yourself in the place of Britney and try to identify
if you feel something out of place:
Here's the clip:
Maybe it was a bit quick, maybe you didn't know exactly what to look for, so I'm gonna
break it down for you.
You can see that Sofia Carson was just finishing her appearance, right? and at the same time
Jamie Lynn was right beside her in the main scenario.
Don't you find it odd that it wasn't until Jamie begin to sing that Britney "reacted"?
Let's watch everything in reverse to better understand these events.
The last thing that we saw was Jamie Lynn on stage.
Before that, we see Britney reacting to her and standing up.
Notice that Britney is clapping and looking straight ahead.
It's obvious that Jamie Lynn was right in front of her.
But in the previous frame, we can confirm that both Sofia and Jamie were on stage at
the same time for several seconds.
But it wasn't until Jamie begin to sing that Britney "reacted" to her.
Now, for any body language analysis, you gotta do your due diligence and research, and I
found out that this show was not live.
It was recorded the day before it was aired.
So, Britney's reaction at that moment could have been edited.
The event's editor could have said, "let's move Britney's reaction a bit later to match
her sister's entrance" and that would be fine, to fit the narrative of the show.
But that is until you spot the reaction of Britney's son.
Remember that he was really excited a few seconds before, right? but at the time of
Britney's reaction he looks amused, but he is not reacting to anything at that moment.
And that leads me to think that both her son, Britney herself and her mother already knew
that Jamie Lynn was going to be there singing.
My take is that the events went like this.
Jamie appeared on stage, but it was not her cue yet.
Sofia was still singing.
Britney's son, excited as he was, reacts to his aunt on stage, but we don't get to see
that.
When the camera points back at Britney for the 'reaction', she receives a signal.
"Hey, you can react now", so that's why her reaction looks so unnatural.
And what is Britney's face upon seeing her sister?
I'd like to know what do you think about that facial expression; just share it in the comments.
Britney's reactions while she's listening to Jamie Lynn and the others are not much
different.
Her body is stiff and we still cannot spot any real expressions of delight or joy.
Let's make a clear distinction with the moment when she is walking to the stage to receive
the award, and she is among her fans.
What can you spot?
It's exactly the same attitude when she appeared on the Ellen show to announce her Domination
residency.
When she is not singing and dancing, when she is not doing her show, she always looks
overwhelmed by the praise from her fans.
That's a very different reaction from what we saw earlier in this video.
But what happened when Britney finally got on stage and she was greeted by the singers?
Watch this:
Britney was much more affectionate and warm with everyone EXCEPT her sister.
And yes, you might say that Jamie Lynn was holding the award and she couldn't give a
hug.
But Britney was absolutely free to hug her even from one side and instead she chose to
just kiss her, but didn't even get close enough.
Both of them, Britney and Jamie had to lean to make contact, and at that moment Britney's
head was away from her sisters'.
That's not common at all that someone is so warm with people that are not their family,
and at the same time looks so distant with her own sister.
Now, what about Jamie Lynn's attitude?
Watch the clip again and let the yellow markers help you spot the details:
Right as Britney begins to hug them, starting with Sofia, Jamie turns away from her and
to the public.
The gesture itself doesn't have a direct meaning but you'll agree with me that it's really
strange that she turned away right as her sister was near them.
And then, after the leaning kiss, you notice that there is no smile or joy or excitement
or anything in Jamie Lynn's face.
Now, I've mentioned this before: you cannot jump to conclusions from one single body language
signal.
But when you start to stack them, one after another, and every single one points to the
same conclusion...
Then, by this point we can assume that their relationship wasn't the best at that point.
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Then Britney gives her speech, of course, thanking her fans for all their support through
all the years... and right at the end she mentions two very special guests:
- My two loves of my life, Jayden and Preston, you're the reason my heart beats.
And I love so much.
Of course, her sons are the most important treasure of her life, and she is absolutely
thankful of her fans and all their support.
But there was no other mention of support, not from her mother who was there, and much
less from Jamie Lynn who literally was holding the award behind her.
That's another odd signal about Britney's current relationship with her family.
I said that my theory is that Britney already knew about all this, about what was going
to happen in this show.
But in any case, wether she knew it was going to happen or if it was actually a surprise,
there would be no reason to not mention at least her sister, or anyone else in her family.
And the very last clue that she did not like Jamie being there singing her songs, is that
when she ends her speech, turns around and walks towards them, try to notice the movement
and posture of her body as she approaches Jamie.
What can you spot?
That was another opportunity to give her sister a hug.
After all, Jamie was supposed to be the greatest surprise, the greatest revelation, and most
important... as Toretto would put it, she is...
- Family.
Yeah, she's family.
But Britney doesn't even get completely near her.
She just leans again, leaving a bit of space.
Moreover, we can clearly see Britney's left arm perfectly, and that means that she was
offering just one half of her body.
Not even the slightest intention of hugging or reaching out to her.
There's no question that Britney was really uncomfortable.
So this post is in some sense, telling the truth.
But even so, I've got serious doubts that Britney wrote this herself.
After all, if you watched my full analysis on her conservatorship and how she is being
controlled in every aspect of her life, then you'll know that every single post on her
Instagram account has been controlled and filtered by other people for years.
But, let's say that after Britney's court hearing, where she could vent her frustration
of being held captive against her will... let's say that she got her Instagram account
back.
Don't you think that, in that case, she would have shared a post saying expressly that this
was her?
I don't know, "I got my Instagram back, guys" But there is none.
And it makes sense that since she's still trapped in the conservatorship, she is still
being controlled in what she shares in her social media accounts.
And that's what makes this kind of posts even more unsettling because it means that it's
someone REALLY trying to pass off as Britney.
But again, why try so hard to sound so personal and even attack her father and her sister
in that post?
Well, there's a simple explanation.
That way a lot of people would believe that Britney is regaining power over her life.
And Britney regaining power will reduce the public pressure on those responsible of this
situation.
Namely, her father, her sister and... her mother too, among others.
And these were Britney's words at her hearing.
If she could sue her family, she would not think twice.
I think this is a strategy from this conservatorhip machine, trying to FOOL us into thinking that
Britney is in a better position now, when she's not.
They're just trying to buy themselves some time.
That would explain why her last instagram post says "So I got a lot off my chest last
week, I said what I needed to say... and life goes on"
Honestly, do you really think someone who publicly compares her current status to human
trafficking, would say...
"Well, I said what I needed to say... and life goes on"...
I don't think so.
One more thing:
- No words.
I was so surprised and she was so cute and had she had the little devil look in her eyes
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