Was Britney Spears Hiding Something All Along? Body Language Analyst REACTS to Viral Interview

In her recent book, "The Woman in Me,” Britney Spears opens up about her life and 13 year conservatorship. But what could her body language, facial expressions and word choice during that time period reveal and were there any signs that something was wrong? Find out now!
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[@saraha7006]

Saying it’s unfortunate how she was treated is such an understatement! I was never a huge Britney fan but after reading her book and finding out the extent of the horror she faced starting with at the time of the conservatorship being granted the court had not seen one medical document to say that she needed a conservatorship . Then reading how her children were wrongfully taken away when she was a new mother thus loosing full custody of her babies (which she had until the conservatorship) her babies were used as pawns to control her, with visitations dangled above her head to make her complacent. Just thinking about the pain that would cause any mother is truly heartbreaking & unimaginable. Her enslavement (her words) by being forced to work year after year in Vegas making millions which she couldn’t even access & at the same time the court being told she couldn’t function, manage her money or her life is just unbelievable. Then fact that she was forcefully medicated on multiple medications with NO diagnosis of any condition and after she finally stood up to her family (ie) Her dad she was forced into a dangerous medical facility and put on lithium where she couldn’t even speak! That’s just some of the things that happened to her. So I’m sorry but simply saying it’s unfortunate doesn’t cut it.

[@melissaz6778]

There were some forms filled out by her father that he claimed she had dementia. No idea why he isn't copping it for clearly deceiving the court.

[@CoffeeCrazy]

I haven’t read her book, but find it interesting that a woman with so much money lost her children. Courts usually side with the mother so did she provide court records in her book?

[@SuperAnnaspanna]

I think you are absolutely right, the word choice was I’ll-advised. Even those who ‘now’ realise just how bad Brittany’s life was, still can’t really appreciate the horror and the feeling of helplessness. Like the comment about, she was rich yet lost custody of her boys, which could be interpreted as a slight against Brittany. I don’t think it necessarily is, just their life experience can’t take them to a place where they’ve lost their voice, control and rights and due to abuse and coercive behaviour by loved ones she can’t fight her way out of it. It’s terribly sad. But it’s ok to question things because that’s how we understand 👍

[@saraha7006]

@@CoffeeCrazy Court gave her full custody until the conservatorship when it was automatically revoked with the family court saying if she needs a conservatorship she’s not fit. She wasn’t even allowed her own lawyer by the Conservative ship to fight for her children. That was her father intervening, also to make sure she didn’t have the children.

[@saraha7006]

@@SuperAnnaspanna you’re absolutely right. Most people can’t fathom, and this is there is a misconception in the world that someone in Hollywood and rich has all the control, but the actual fact is that the actors have handlers who control them and agencies who control them so to think that something like this can happen people don’t believe it or don’t want to. I also agree with you a bad choice of words, not that it was meant as anything nefarious, but also when you have a large platform like Spidey, does words have power and minimising something like this it’s not appropriate.

[@iselalopez2001]

As someone who was raised by narcissists, I believe that she was brainwashed into thinking that the conservatorship was justified. The way my family had always justified and gaslit me about my abuse, including people I called friends that I myself brought into my life. We know something isn't right and so we disassociate into the person the family aka cult following needs us to be. Britney really went through it, I pray she finds the best healing and finds the best kind of happiness 💖💖💖🙏🏼

[@jules3048]

Yes! Plus, she was just trying to live thru it at this point. Sometimes we convince ourselves that something bad ant too bad/we don’t realize how bad it is while we r living thru it. Just to get thru it.

[@AmyB369]

She knew it wasn’t justified it was just the only way they would let her be with her children. She sacrificed her freedom to be able to be with them

[@ernestavalenciute6279]

Exactly! She grew up being abused, lots of things probably were for her pretty normal, as she didn’t know better. When victims start to talk with specialists, they start to comprehend the amount of abuse and gaslighting they endured. Abuse is not subjective it is more objective, science knows what kind of behaviour causes pain for other people. I grew up in toxic environment and was raised to think that im the problem und ungrateful child, till I went to psychotherapist because of depression.

[@TolaTolaTola]

I read her book. Never had she agreed with the conservatorship. It was always against her will. She only stopped fighting it in order to be able to see her kids.

[@mermaiddiyartist8119]

Yep

[@IlustraLilian]

I’m reading her book and her life was horrible! I just can’t imagine being treated like that by your family. She can’t be normal with the quantity of hard medications given to her and the way she was treated. It really shows that you can be miserable poor like me or billionaire like her.

[@jojijosette5946]

I cried so much when I listened to Britney's audio book. I just became a fan. This lady was tortured in many ways... tortured. Unimaginable. Her family is hideous, all of them, the parents and siblings. Lou M Taylor is guilty too.

[@James_Duncan]

Sorry to hear you’re miserable 😢 all the best

[@ct6852]

Peace and privacy can be invaluable. Sorry if you're unhappy.

[@lynnvon8758]

I feel for her but there's ppl who went through way worse

[@chp4822]

@@lynnvon8758that doesn’t make her experience any less horrible. Please never say that to someone who shares their bad experiences with you. It’s demeaning. Frankly it’s gaslighting.

[@dabbingdeath]

The sad part was that she never hid any of this from the public. She broke down in tears during interviews, was harrassed to the point of breaking, and cried out for help many other times and the public ignored it. Most didn't understand how programming works back then and the media fed us all whatever they needed to for the chosen narrative to stick. I mean, they took her apology to an unborn life, the dramatization of her abortion, and the regrets tied to that and turned it into "she knew she was so wrong and now is apologizing to justin"

[@caroldelosangeles3621]

Exactlyyyy

[@KLmoxie]

If people don’t think the loss of a child in her relationship with Justin Timberlake had nothing to do with alcoholism, they’re wrong. That loss of motherhood that she probably wanted but did not feel supported is enough for a lifetime of depression. Meanwhile, Justin frolicks around like he’s an angel

[@missfletcher24]

I've always loved Britney. Her behavior on social media is really weird, but I know her path has been such a crazy one. That girl has been through a lot. I hope she finds peace and gets to enjoy the rest of her life on her own terms

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Definitely....please peace for her. So sad 😢

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Yeah. I hope she has people around her who genuinely care for her well being. It can make a massive difference in situations like this

[@LayingInAMeadow]

Think since she was kept infantile for so many decades that she has to learn how to be a regular person. Things we learned she wasn't able to. We all need room to grow.

[@jodievukmir3187]

@@TheBehavioralArts but she isn't..as noted by her videos on IG..

[@arielmyers4028]

She doesn't know how to be a person... like on her own ... there has been such manipulation and no real healing or help.

[@harmonydesroches]

Ah, Britney. I wish her nothing but good health, happiness, safety, peace, & love.

[@caroldelosangeles3621]

Same here..i feel sonsad for yer..i wanna do something

[@dadcelo]

She just exudes relatability and kindness for some reason. Her laugh and smile really is contagious. It broke my heart to read her book

[@mc.jessiie8032]

I wonder how much of her "lack of body language" has to do with trauma coping. For example: many women in abusive relationships will stop fighting back and completely submit. They will then start coming up with their own validations as to why they allow abuse rather than repeating words from their abuser. So when Brittany says.. I can't go because there are drugs there, it really reminded me of watching a woman start to make up her own valid reasons why she can't go out, rather than believing it's her partner who is disallowing it. ... aka I want to go but I have made the choice I can't because there may be drugs. The coping mechanism is so that they don't have to keep lying for someone else. They find their own reasons to comply with abuse so they can live with it. Anyhoo just a thought

[@sahpire75]

I agree all of this. She’s probably at the point where she’ll trust absolutely no one. I wouldn’t either, every person that has stepped into life has been a fraud and totally used her at her most vulnerable times. When you can’t even trust family? Everything she’s been through, has made her paranoid or very skittish about everything. She doesn’t know how to respond

[@Ms.Pronounced_Name]

IMO, that big open mouth smile is her stage/tour training. When she's up on a big stage, with the neatest fan being 5+ meters away, that type of smile is necessary and she just brought that habit onto the show. It looks very huge in closeups, but from 30 meters away it simply registers as "she's smiling"

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Great point!

[@melissamoonchild9216]

yes and shes been in show biz most her life

[@Gothgalactica]

My sister does it and always has and actually kinda looks like Brit and she has never been trained. Brit is a genuine spirit with a naturally happy soul. A lot of people smile like this. I would put money I don’t have on that smile coming out of her naturally. Just like my sister’s is.

[@ihavequestions8914]

Britney really was just a normal, southern, literal backwoods girl that wanted to perform for the world. She did that, and was great at it, and she never lost that small town southern girl in her but everyone else did. And they punished her for it somehow. Strong-ass woman and Survivour.

[@trac6009]

I'm reading her book and so many things that cause trauma...Crazy how the media treated her and how we all perceived her...I hope she finds true peace and happiness

[@orlaspring363]

Amen

[@erikavaleries]

Thanks for covering Britney. ❤ She is an amazing survivor. Her book is wonderful, too. This is the show she tried to talk about the consevatorship, but her handlers made them edit it out.

[@peoplenoodlesoup]

Brit is one of the only one that can pull of an open mouth smile all the time and still look gorgeous. I feel like she is like, known for that. She has always done it.

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Yeah. It’s definitely an art, it looks super goofy on most people. Looks sweet on her

[@oonaghmolyneux7760]

Kate Middleton (Princess Catherine) does it too. A lot more since she has solo public appearances. I think their open smile has increased as they experienced how much the public really loves and supports them. It’s a smile showing joy.

[@Gothgalactica]

I love that observation 🤍✨

[@take2flight2010]

I love your work, Spidey. Thank you for covering Britney. While I've never been a big Britney fan (no feelings about her one way or another), after hearing about what's been done to her and reading her book, I am invested emotionally and am so glad she has escaped the unjust captivity and humiliation she endured. You are so insightful - I just love the honesty and endless well of information about body language you share with us. It is comforting and wholesome to watch something real (not put-on and fake), as is so much of the content on TV. I probably look forward to your videos the most out of all the KZbin content I consume. Thank you, Spidey. 😊

[@GApeach1313]

I 2nd your entire post! 😊You wrote pretty much how I feel. - They say great minds think alike you know lol. 😊

[@estrellasyfrases]

Same here! I saw the red notification button on my bell, and I hoped it would be a new Behavioral Arts video :) I feel the same way about Spidey offering such real and genuine content. It's refreshing, engaging, and makes me happy while learning new things 😊

[@scrantonstrangler8301]

YES, YES, YES!! I was going to say exactly THIS! WELL, SAID! 👏👏👏👏👏 SPIDEY,.... What she said. 😃

[@jaegrant6441]

Spidey and Technical Connections is another creator I look forward to

[@thomasrios3913]

@@anamarisela? 🤔

[@editordaniellemarie]

I think this will be remembered as one of the worst individual human rights atrocities of the last decade+. Basically conspiracy to kidnap involving or directed by a corporation and facilitated by lawyers, judges, doctors, therapists, mental health professionals - people who are supposed to be impartial and protectors of individual rights - and made her a domesticated entertainment servant. Her temperament and personal history made her more vulnerable and ALL of the people who could have or should have protected her were involved in the conspiracy. Hopefully someday the people responsible and complicit will be held responsible in some manner 😢😔🙏

[@tomasdiaz1000]

THANK YOU. I don’t see this mentioned enough, just people saying “how sad and unfortunate”. There were real crimes committed and people need to be put behind bars for what they did to her. It’s absolutely shocking and vile what was done to her and I recommend to everyone to read her book to gain a better understanding of her history.

[@caroldelosangeles3621]

Exactly finally i read more realism..why most of people see her life like truman sad show and doing nothing...lets please joing forces..together. write me.

[@NikkiStutzman]

Having read her book now, this analysis feels completely correct to me. There IS stress around her going out and partying because she wasn't allowed to do it. The "I'd have to see" comment was DEAD ON because she WOULD have to "ask for permission" Regarding the comments about her liking staying in, watching movies, hot chocolate, etc isn't because she accepted that this was her life, so much. You hit the nail on the head with the fact that she wasn't allowed to go out. It's also that it's a TRUE statement. She DOES love those things and they're her favorite things to do, but the issue was that she didn't have the freedom to choose to do anything OTHER than that. She had no agency to say "I WANNA go to that party tonight." It's heartbreaking what she's been through. So many people STILL need to be held accountable for what they did to her, IMO. She deserves all that is good in this world. 💜 Thank you so much for this video, Spidey. 💜💜💜

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Wow thanks so much for the additional info and how it lines up with the details of her book 😊

[@jeffrecrowley]

I haven't read her book, but from what I hear she was on psych meds that she was forced to take. So many years her life was not her own. It's heartbreaking. @NikkiStuzman Thank you for drawing those correlations.

[@geaninehudson2527]

She goes out now and I always said when the father of her kids had his down moments and she had the kids, he should have had her back when she had her down moments but I get now that they were all most likely in on it together to break her down to get control❤️‍🩹

[@chanteleigh]

Exactly. The details of her life and the level of abusive behavior and coercive control she endured during that 13 years all this mind-boggling. Frankly, I'm astounded she's still sane. Others have been totally broken in less time and under less harsh conditions. My take on the portion of the video where she was questioned about her nightlife is this: Britney was forced to stick to a regimented script and storyline at all times, whether when working or in interviews. She was denied access to a cellphone, her circle of friends was completely removed, and anyone else who was allowed to come in contact with her was forced to sign non-disclosure agreement. She was completely isolated and alone. Britney states repeatedly that the only reason she complied with everything was because they allowed her to believe they had the power to remove access permanently to her children if she didn't "behave" and do what they wanted (meaning her father, primarily). So, she continued performing, recording, doing appearances, whatever she was told. Her father placed recording devices in her BEDROOM so he could monitor her activities. Her life was a nightmare. My feeling watching this was that the questioning was going in a different direction than she was used to, and she didn't have a prepared "script" to answer them. I felt that she was scrambling to answer his questions in a way that would be sufficient to end that dialogue and not have said anything that would displease her "team." I don't think her reaction was related to the issue of going out from a personal standpoint. Watching Britney from the beginning of her career and being aware of this background, this was my immediate reaction. She's a modern-day Judy Garland. 😢

[@KLmoxie]

She was definitely striped of her autonomy at a time where she should’ve been nurtured and guided. That’s why she behaves the way she does now because so much trauma happened in her teens that was unresolved.

[@jamparker969]

When you were talking about her mouth scrunching up, i thought it was a shrug, then you said it could look like contempt, but feels like a shrug. I was so proud of myself! Thank you for being such a good educator!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Ha! Great job. 😊

[@JEBrand]

Same!!! After watching manyyy of Spidey’s videos, I catch myself analyzing the body language & then he says the same thing (with additional amazing details or observations) & it’s the best feeling knowing we’re learning so much 🤩

[@LibraInSeattle]

The thing is we knew about the conservatorship when it happened. At least those of us who are old enough to have watched all of this happen. We just didn’t know it was still in place and what her parents said in court documents to get the conservatorship. There’s one hospital in California in particular that is well known for putting people under 51/50 holds. The same hospital that Britney was taken to the night before all of this began with her father. I’m really grateful for the #FreeBritney movement and lawyers like BJ from That Surprise Witness who donated their own time to dig through court documents and find all of this information out and make it public.

[@whatisthis1262]

BJ is the best 😊

[@suestory3046]

Oh my gosh! I got it! I got it! When she was avoiding answering that one question, I thought, "Chaff and redirect". Thank you so much for being such a positive presence on social media (the behavior panel and law tube, too) I appreciate ALL of you!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Haha great catch! 😊

[@suestory3046]

@@TheBehavioralArts You are the BEST!

[@Andydrea84]

What is law tube?

[@janai5074]

Not a Britney music fan, or a fan of celebrity on any level but, I am a fan of human behavior, and being able to see how celebrities behave has always been a fun study. Britney has always seemed so genuine to me, and just plain GOOD. Watching the media hurt her has burnt me up inside for 25 years. I watched that 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer live the Friday night it came out. I was getting ready for work at the bowling alley I bartended at, and i felt so much anger towards Diane Sawyer, my eyes welled up with tears before i even saw Britney start crying. I was trying to keeo my makeup right but that was over the moment they showed Britney breakdown. I felt so much hatred towards that news entity in that moment, and I never watched anything with Diane Sawyer in it again... except later on, in clips exposing her as being disgusting and disrespectful to other woman in interviews. Long before that, I was in my mid teens watching the paparazzi stalk Britney, lining the grocery store checkouts with 20 fraudulent covers a week, exploiting her on every level and without any shame!! I haven't knowingly opened a TMZ article one time since i first got online. And now it turns out TMZ played a huge part in maintaining her conservativorship and the lies upholding it. The injustice of the whole thing tears me up. I can't stand a world where people call for her to remain in the conservatorship because she acts a certain eay that doesn't align with their standards and opinions on how she should behave. Shame on those people. And to them i say, what if it was YOU? What if it was your mother, your sister, or brother? What if they had their babies used as pawns in a twisted game of extortion and imprisonment? And what if they were given unnecessary prescription medications, and had their children withheld, when they didn't follow orders? And what if none of that happened but, they were a little quirky and had a different temparment that what is considered the "norm"? Should they have their constitutional rights revoked?? Should they be held against their will by people they didn't even choose, and worked to death to make everyone around them millionaires? Isn't a conservatorship for someone who's unable to care for themselves, let alone run an empire?? Stop saying people should be in a conservatorship because that is one slippery slope. Your human rights are already being whittled away in a regular basis. People need to put themselves in Britney's shoes. Instead, people have an easier time identifying with her captors! That's pretty sick IMHO. Lets not allow this to happen to anyone else. We need more auditors. We need more people willing to pushback against our government officials, especially our courts and the injustice system. Probate and family courts are dangerous institutions and we need more transparency in OUR courts and government offices. Make a stand any which way you can. Lets not lose our humanity so easily and fight for the rights of someone you might not fully agree with because it could easily be you! #JusticeForBritney #AbolishQualifiedImmunity #TransparencyInCourt

[@untrazeable]

Well said!!

[@chanteleigh]

Completely agree. As for Diane Sawyer, she's a passive-aggressive abuser, not an interviewer. She behaved the same way when she "interviewed" Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson and again with Lisa Marie after Jackson's death. Horrible.

[@jonelrobinson5189]

@@chanteleighAgreed! Seeing Diane"interviewing" MJ and Lisa Marie Presley really pissed me off!

[@maggiebeth5442]

Thanks for covering this Spidey. Britney has always come across as a real sweetheart to me. It's awful to think of the hugely talented artists who are being manipulated, controlled, or even abused by people behind the scenes purely motivated by money. I feel like Whitney Houston was one of the people who didn't escape those exploiting her good nature and talents. I hope Britney can go on to be happy and healthy in her life ❤

[@Musicsports]

Do we actually know they cut out the conservatorship part of the interview? Or is that a conspiracy theory.

[@user-gi6ky3fe4l]

I have read all the replies,and I give it a thumbs up 👍

[@user-gi6ky3fe4l]

Yes ,no more conservative, finally Britney went to court with lawyer,s and won the case , plenty of Britney's fan,s were with sings , and saying free Britney! free Britney! free Britney! Thank God Britney was finally free From,that so call father,her own father, what a monsters!!!! they are no longer in briney,s life that includes her so called mother brother and sister

[@user-gi6ky3fe4l]

@@Musicsports thank you @musicsports I answer ur question, I'm Lydia, with a L on comments 👍

[@daCubanaqt]

I know the public loves Whitney, as do I, but she had her own demons in drug addiction.

[@deantodd8103]

Ordinarily, I tend to avoid KZbin videos more than ten or fifteen minutes in length, because I just don't feel like I can spare the time. But even though yours are typically over a half hour long or more, I watch and it doesn't seem long at all. You always keep it interesting and informative, Spidey. Great job! 😊

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

We shouldn't forget she's probably quite heavily medicated at the time. Could that tone down her responses?

[@shAnn0n1]

It's just fascinating, how, universally, our faces and bodies "tell on us"!!

[@ha8236]

I believe in different cultures there are slight differences in what body language can mean. So I wouldn't necessarily say the interpretation of body language is universal per say.

[@shAnn0n1]

@@ha8236 you're right, cultures are different, but smiles, eyebrows, shrugs and using hands are universal expressions. Thx for your comment, I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me.

[@crystalmckinney3151]

I couldn't put the book down. I hope she finds justice and all her money comes back to her.

[@curiouschronic582]

Im happy to see you cover Britney, some other interviews would be incredible to see broken down, when the media was just so inappropriate with her.

[@lanaladenhauser]

Since it's impossible not to like your videos, I hit that like as soon as the video starts! Close to 1 million, man!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

🚀 🤗

[@momof3chis291]

Interesting about the hand to chest thing, Johnny Depp does that, AND the open mouth smile all of the time. I’ve always appreciated that about him, now I know why ☺️. Britney’s book is next on my list on Audible, and I’m not even a fan… it’s just that she and my daughter Britaini are very close in age, and I just feel so horrible for her with the little snippets that I’ve heard. Adore you, Spidey!!! 💖🌸💖

[@Gizmo72710]

I just wish she wouldn’t think that she has to show off her body on Instagram. It seems that she was brainwashed to believe that your value comes from being sexy and beautiful…she is a mega talent, who doesn’t need to prance around in undies, or sheer mini dresses, to be valued. I really pray that she can find a counselor that does talk therapy, without drugs. I hope she finds her peace, and her value just being Brittany. I really hate what happened to her.

[@SidixGuedes]

She was groomed her whole life. I think her behavior on social media is an indication that this is all she knows. She was told to be sexy and provocative since she was a teenager, she's free to do whatever now, but it's hard to change something that was part of you for your entire existence. She's still in the proccess of finding out who she really is, what she likes and what she wants and doesn't want to be.

[@untrazeable]

I agree, I want her to know that she doesn't need to show off her body on Instagram to [insert whatever she needs/feels here]. But you're right, it is probably because she has been brainwashed to believe if you want xxx, you need to be sexy and beautiful and flaunt it. I mean, she is still kind of like a young-ish adult if you think about it, not having been able to "grow" and learn as a normal adult would for 13 or more years. It's like she stopped "growing" at age 26 when she got forced into the conservatorship because she couldn't make any decisions for herself. Like she had to hit pause at the age of 26. Every decision was made for her. She was like a puppet being told what to do and she wasn't allowed to think for herself. Then now that she is out of the conservatorship, her life at 26 years old finally unpauses and resumes in a 40 year old body, if that makes sense. The haters should really show more empathy and understanding towards Britney. I really don't get how some people are so heartless?

[@thedavesiknow4598]

She has been a slave her whole life. People make $$$ off of her image. She is forced to do the things she does her whole life. Her life is not her own. It is unfortunate.

[@bethd1056]

I have a hard time answering closed ended questions like, are you happy or, is life good? There are no absolutes so I can’t enthusiastically say yes to those questions even if I feel the majority of the aspects of my life are good. That’s what I picked up on in Britney’s interview, although that could be my own projection. I also wonder if at that point she really understood how bad things were for her, it can be so hard to recognize when you’re in a bad situation. Anyway, great discussion Spidey!

[@MrBibi86]

*I really wish The Johnathan Ross show would upload the full unedited video where her "team" made them cut it out of show, talking about the conservatorship*

[@katfromthekong414]

Does anyone else feel like the phrase "hindsight is 20/20" has a whole new meaning since covid?

[@KittyKat10381]

Spidey I also want to say that I got my degree in sociology minor in psychology, and that's one of the reasons I love your content. That last picture of Britney's fake smile, without looking at it through the lens of hindsight; it looks like she's hiding being unhappy. The smile looks so forced and fake, and me personally after studying expressions, I looked at that picture and went "God she looks unhappy" Like you said, it's not enough to look at that picture and think there's something severely wrong but that facial expression just conveys to me that she was unhappy and trying to hide it in that moment

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Yeah agreed. I would have assumed it’s just the performer life getting to her. Like yeah life is good but the lifestyle is tough. I’ve seen that in a lot of performers before and just chalked it up to that. 😊

[@KittyKat10381]

@@TheBehavioralArts 💯 agree!

[@jeffrecrowley]

@KittyKat10381 I feel you are spot on!

[@lwalls]

Interesting to see all the head tilts and all those expressions of innocence. I forgot she used to display so many characteristics of an open and trusting person--someone who is easily taken advantage of and for whom it might take years to get fed up with a family who insists they're looking out for her, but instead are keeping her from emerging as an adult. My only response, after this, is a genuine, non-sarcastic "Bless her heart."

[@BC-ui9yt]

This is the first actual interview of her that I've seen. And I'll be honest, up till now I've wondered if she wasn't slightly developmentally disabled. She just seemed kind of unable to process things, and then she got so huge, and people manipulated her so cruelly-especially the ones close to her. I've heard that during the conservatorship, her "boyfriends" were actually guys hired by her father to play the part, so she would feel connected to someone. At any rate, I'm now thinking she's just an average, fairly normal kid who got plucked from obscurity and turned into a money machine. I'd like to meet her and talk with her. I bet I'd actually like her.

[@Mrs_Mama_MFT]

Knowing nothing going in, the assumption I would have made is that she is a recovering addict avoiding the drug scene. In retrospect my thinking, based on her answer, is that it might be what she’s being told..almost like taking to a child. “Oh, you want to go to the party? Well those are private parties and we haven’t been invited. There’s a lot of drugs there anyway.” Dismissive, excuses, and telling her what she can and cannot do.

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Yep. Great assessment. Attributing her stress around partying to her past would be very reasonable. It might still be the reason we saw alot of avoidance about the topic. Two things can be true at the same time

[@zkmarija]

Her eyebrows are not moving, as most of her face other than her lips ,due to the Botox. Actually, her eyebrows are usually not that low, and this so-called droopingness happens when there is too much Botox injected into her forehead and her eyebrows become too heavy which can cause a headache.

[@fibanocci314]

I did not know that, thank you.

[@diannewilliams312]

I was going to mention this as well; very common even for people who aren’t famous to have botox to treat frown lines, and consequently have the eyebrows not move, and that a person can ask for higher or lower dose to have some or no movement.

[@hawkiepants9]

Yes, clearly Botox

[@lilyflower6511]

My ex husband is a narcissist and so is his entire family. Parents, siblings, cousins, aunt etc.. it was so horrendous it almost gave me a nervous breakdown. I took our two children and never looked by. The court n police decided that the family was not aloud near myself and the kids, it was too detrimental and destructive to their mental health.

[@ct6852]

Good for you! Must've been nice to have the courts validate your experience in that way. I'm sure during that time you had to get good at acting like an emotional zombie. I know it's rough.

[@fibanocci314]

Good for you for getting yourself and your babies out. Best of luck going forward!

[@Catmom3]

Good luck. Got myself and my son safe and away from his narcissist father and now low and behold as he’s gotten older my son has become my abuser instead. How can I run away now, he’s my only child? 💔

[@MINOUTFTABOU]

Narcissists can be very dangerous. To protect myself, I had to urgently break off contact with my husband's brother. My husband's sister-in-law also has disgusting behavior and a dishonest character. It was just horror. There was no contact, only broken contact, it was the only way to get out of this disaster. Corona made it easier to end the contact even faster. At least I didn't have to listen to any lying sh^t, which is why I avoid their birthday. My birthday has been forgotten several times/always in recent years. My husband's brother only congratulated my husband, never me. Although he "should"/"must" be there many times when "NOR" contact was present, well . . . . looked at me more than was allowed for a brother-in-law. A burden fell from my shoulders because three years ago no forced birthday party was possible because of Corona. I loved the contact ban more than anything.

[@onewingangel1117]

@@Catmom3how old was your son when he witnessed your dynamic with his father before you fled? I literally left in the middle of the night with the clothes on my back and my three little ones due to the same circumstances. Still dealing with courts because he’s actively evading getting served

[@marilynegosselin2347]

Hi Spidey! I am a Britney fan and have followed all the court developments, watched a lot of interviews, read the book, etc. and I started following your channel with the HeardvDepp trial analyses. I rewatched this Jonathan Ross interview just a few days ago and was really hoping you’d cover it, so THANK YOU!! I would have liked to get a more thorough/complete analysis however! Brit does a lot of mouth covering in other parts of the interview, she is embarrassed by some things and I could feel her body language shift when she failed at the first beerpong pass for example … she seems very hard on herself there, from my perspective she kind of went from the helpless girl attitude, to the “no this isn’t me I’m better than this” and body language switching into a more competitive/athletic stance, and then back to the playing of a girly part… I thought this was so interesting and exemplary of the dichotomy she must have been feeling about her situation, between the subdued helpless Britney that she was forced to be and the original, stronger character she really has. I don’t know if you could speak to that in a follow-up video or something, I really felt like I picked up on a whole veil of her character while watching the full interview. Anyway thanks again for your top quality insights as always :)

[@gloom3449]

people also tend to head tilt when they're flirting. It may also be an attempt for her to create a connection, by showing vulnerability and thus signaling trust.

[@valerienj02]

I love your content. It is all very well thought out and easy to understand. Thank you for all the work you put into each video. Looking forward to more 💕🙂

[@divinadecosio]

Despite the mistreated she received from the very same people that should love her, she is a nice and loving lady. I wish her all the best and really hope she finds her own way to build a happy and healthy life.

[@Starryeyed1801]

I've been waiting for this (or even the Diane Sawyer interview)! Thank you!!This poor woman had soooo many dark secrets! I'm so sad for her. I wish her nothing but peace and happiness.

[@toni6490]

That would be a great interview to go over/examine!

[@KateKosmo]

Poor Britney, she's been through hell. I hope it's over but I have this lingering feeling deep inside they're still trying to go after her.

[@justawaitress8421]

Narcissistic people and psychopaths HAVE to because "losing" control over their victims injurs their pride. I have no doubt they are calculating and waiting on opportunity for "vengeance". It's just what they do.

[@Nikkers8]

I think Britney was so used to being cast as the bad one in her family. She was trained to take the blame. Reading her book I find she is not even close to fully realizing the betrayal of her family. She still says things like 'I wasn't that bad'. Nothing she did made her deserve what happened.

[@reshelvittori8147]

I just see CPTSD, I so feel for her.

[@LayingInAMeadow]

I couldnt imagine being trapped like that for ALL OF MY 30's. Hell no.

[@Amanda-no4ki]

Great analysis! I would love your input on her interview with Diane Sawyer as well, if you have time!

[@ha8236]

Mee too!!

[@ashleya.4530]

Part of me wonders if some of the stress Britney experiences when asked if she goes out is just related to her prior (and very public :( ) mental breakdown and her not wanting to be perceived in this moment as being a partier and/or drug/alcohol user by the public. She really stressed not going out as if she didn't want to be perceived as a party girl in any way. I'm thinking a lot of that has to do with the negativity surrounding her mental breakdown and her public image. Just a guess/alternative view. Of course only Britney knows for sure!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

I think that’s a really really great guess. 😊

[@MINOUTFTABOU]

She was under enormous stress during the whole interview. Britney must have been under enormous pressure until the end of the conservatorship. Now she can finally live and get rid of the stones "that certain people" have put in her way.

[@siobhanb.5112]

I wondered that as well

[@PaulaAndreaGaviriaMarmolejo]

That and the fact her dad would always search for drugs through her stuff and whoever visited. It looks like she is afraid of even the idea that someone would think she could be doing drugs or alcohol.

[@cocos.9730]

I felt how nervous she was in this interview, not genuinely happy. She dodged some questions, but very cleverly, so nobody could find a strong clue. She is very intelligent, more than a lot of people think she is. Very loving and a little bit naive. The latter could be because she couldn't live her life, she was like a puppet in her family hands. I think at this moment, even with how her father and extended family used her for several years, she spoke about her parents without negative feelings at the interviewer questions because she is such a sweetheart deep in her bones. I felt her love in the book, too much love for them after all she suffered. It's her greatest quality, but her greatest weakness too.

[@mizzz_tigerjones444]

I learn more about general behavior and body language than I do about “tells” on this channel❤ I like how 90% of it is like “yeah that is a gesture but it doesn’t necessarily mean anything.” Sort of teaches you to recognize most ordinary signs and be able to spot something when it’s totally out of place.

[@user-mb8qq5cd2c]

I love Spidey! Another awesome video! ❤😊❤ At the end of her interview, now, wow the sadness I felt behind her eyes hit me hard. I too, have been treated horribly by my family and am completely estranged from them now, so I really relate.

[@wibblewobble489]

I stand firm in my beliefs that Brittney has DID and either isn't disclosing it (nor should she. The stigma around the disorder is hectic and worse than any other mental illness) or isn't diagnosed.(Again- not surprised at all given it takes 9 yrs in therapy to get a semi accurate one).. She's switching in soooo many interviews over the years and its so blatantly obvious once you know what you're looking for/at... (i have it too)

[@malgorzataczarnik-bradford5768]

I can't even imagine how hard life under conservatorship must be..Like a little chirpy bird slowly resigning itself to it's gilded cage and growing silent😢 She did very well all things considered, I do think though that questions like these, about her everyday life made her uncomfortable because she was realising that she doesn't really have that much to talk about..probably didn't even know her own self well because of how restricted her life was😢

[@cousinsister69]

Hindsight is always 20/20. A timely topic for analyses. I feel that you didn't use hindsight to color your examination of this interview, which for most of us would be a difficult skill to master. A very absorbing subject. Thank you Spidey.

[@thomasrios3913]

I agree it was refreshing to see him admit in certain places that he would not have known anything was wrong based on the behaviors with certain answers.

[@Nikkers8]

Thank-you for approaching Britney with acceptance, just as Johnathan Ross did at the time. She has been so horribly treated by the media and it continues today. So many who mock her would not have survived the isolation, manipulation and control she was subjected to.

[@Rebel-At-Heart]

❤Another careful, thoughtful effort, so consistently put into Spidey's behavioral analysis, which I really appreciate about this channel. Just one thought that wasn't brought up. What if this interview was the moment Brittney came face to face with the fact that she wasn't allowed her own agency? After all, the questions seemed to have been intentionally honing in on it (without saying it outright). Because Jonathan Ross kept digging at it and she kept dodging it, could this have been the beginning of the end, the place where she started to realize that she didn't feel in charge of her own life - that it didn't seem normal and that she wasn't really as happy as she could and/or should have been?

[@megnkaplan]

Love this video! Super interesting. Would love to see more videos of Britney!

[@twirlingparasol_]

Spidey upload!! 🎉🎉🎉🥰 I am looking forward to the rest of this... You are compassionate Spidey, it's why you're my favorite. I like when you do subjects like this. 🖤

[@twirlingparasol_]

4:40 Johnny Depp also does this a lot.

[@take2flight2010]

Yes! I didn't realize it until you said it, but it is his compassion I find so compelling. Besides his intellect and insightfulness, his compassion is what compels me. Love your comment!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

thanks so much for the continued love and support! :)

[@eny.ajoanna]

I hoped you'd do something regarding to Britney's conservatorship and the way she answered questions around this time. I was so excited when I saw todays' notification! Thank you for yet another amazing analysis.

[@cindysuebunch]

I love how honest and fair you are...👍👍👍

[@reneaclark7689]

To me, actually, when she turned to the audience, her eyes read as sad. She has the tight smile of someone pretending to be happy but holding back tears.

[@katiesibbick360]

Really interested to see this!!

[@justsaying8]

You are the only body language expert that I watch and listen to honestly I just take everything u say word for word and that's it no doubt about your judgement. Thank you for the time and effort 💖

[@toshabeans]

From this interview, i immediately get the impression of an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), like she's not "allowed" to complain about being kept awake by all the partying around her (not allowed to decide where she chooses to live!), she's not "allowed" to say that she's only permitted to stay in and watch movies. Even when she initially said "...my dad ran a restaurant and was into construction building", right before the potential contempt face, i thought maybe she WANTED to say something more like "My dad likes to spend my money on\to invest in construction building"...because what restaurant owner is also actively into construction building?!? This interview is loaded with the unspoken! And she is the master of keeping her words in check 👑 You're such a good teacher, Spidey! I've learned so much from you (& TBP) and it validates all the things i feel\know to be going on by instinct ❤ Thank you!

[@lauraj8429]

Your videos never disappoint Spidey, so interesting; I can’t get enough of them. I remember seeing this interview at the time and realising how lovely she seemed. You never know what someone might be going through.

[@sonias8695]

Absolutely love your videos ❤

[@karynray4297]

I became a Britney fan because not only do I love her music and I believe she puts so much energy in her concerts. She doesn't seem fake!! She seems genuinely very down to earth and sweet!!! I'm so proud of her fans that helped her bit She is a very strong woman and has been so wronged by so many people!!! Social media is so horrible to tare anyone apart and needs to stop!!!! I haven't read her book yet and I can't wait. Go Britney you are loved by so many peope❤

[@shaliquor9223]

The stress Britney shows with the "are you going out" question, is there an indication if she is not allowed to say she cannot go out on her own or is it she does not want us to know that she is in conservatorship? What do you guys think?

[@ct6852]

Not sure about that specifically. Just get the sense her whole vibe is 'what exactly is it that you people want from me??' type of thing. In that time it was never really clear what gigs she was being forced into, and what it was she chose for herself.

[@dianayount2122]

or mind your own business?

[@korie4198]

Definitely makes her uncomfortable at the very least. It's easier to find the answer you want based on what we know now

[@TheBehavioralArts]

@@korie4198I agree with this a lot. It’s easy to look back with what we know now and say “that’s for sure why she said that” but there no way any amount of body language can give us those detailed guesses as to exactly why she’s showing stress around a topic.

[@GApeach1313]

Thanks for another great video Spidey! - Wishing you all the best. 🥰😊

[@msr305]

Spidey, thank you for ALL the resources you cite to support your analysis. Thank you also for sharing all these 'secrets'. You are VERY good.

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Thanks so much 😊 glad you’re enjoying the channel.

[@pippipankau]

I am so sorry for her. Her own family destroyed her. For greed.

[@amandahakes2226]

I can’t stop thinking about this, I hope you don’t mind the suggestion spider, but Sam And Colby just did an interview about their latest big video series (they stayed a week and the conjuring house) and I felt like Sam made some weird faces that I wish you had been there to comment on. Since you have strong feelings about this sort of showmanship anyways it adds another layer in interest. If you ever watch their videos or this interview they did I would love to watch your comments in it!!

[@TomGS]

yes! please!

[@lepoussinvengeur]

They say "don't meet your heroes" but Spidey would totally make it 1000% worth it !! Just thought I'd leave this here.

[@katyarb5745]

She looks really sad to me, Spidey! Thanks for a great video!!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimberlyramos7590]

I’ve been waiting for a video like this. Thank you

[@cassandrawarren7077]

Excellent analysis as always. I love listening to you speak. 🤣❤

[@marikotrue3488]

That was the first thing that I noticed when she entered the stage, her smile never lit up her face. I like her music but was not a fan who could tell by her body language or social media posts that something was wrong as years passed. This woman was able to care for herself, work a very challenging job that involved rehearsals, choreography and memorization. How a conservatorship was kept on for 13 years without the person in the conservatorship being audited annually to be sure her status had not changed is unbelievable. Shame on those in power who did nothing to help her all the way from the laws in California, to the judge, to the attorneys and finally to Brittany's family. Only her fans did not fail her.

[@eirintowne]

Extremely good and thorough analysis with the benefits of hindsight and additional information about a public figure, what's not to like? Nada!

[@ERSwanger]

Spidey! Thanks for doing what you do! Love your content, i always learn something! ♡

[@monicapatton1405]

Thank you for covering this!

[@TheBehavioralArts]

my pleasure :) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alenanickerson3889]

Has anyone also noticed the moments where she would look down or away during her answers, even while smiling? It reminds me of someone staring into the abyss (lol). Hard to describe exactly what it's portraying but you can tell there was a darkness in her eyes during those small moments.

[@katfromthekong414]

For some reason my eyes always linger on that book in the background that has the "Spidey" carving 😄

[@st8fromtheho0d18]

I have not read her book yet, I want to. I cannot wait to see what we discover and discuss!!

[@hl9221]

I am so glad I came across your videos!! I AM ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWN! Incredible.

[@libbybeliveau7506]

When he says "so you're in a good place right now" and she nods and says "yes, sir," her eyes do this side glance, roll up, then look down movement. To me, that movement negates the the "yes." If you mimic it, you might feel what I'm saying. Personally, I've given this same "yes" with these same avoiding glances, unable to look the person in the eye and say "yes, I'm" ok. I wasn't. I really feel that for her here. Hindsight is probably a bias, but I feel very familiar with that eye gesture and that question.

[@trustmeimfabulous]

Am I the only one noticing the light bulb to the left of Spidey moving?!?? 33:45 Anyway, another great video Spidey!! Always so interesting and informative. Thank you for the entertainment again!!

[@lucarter3468]

Excellent work! So interesting!

[@HaveHappiness]

This interview is absolutely heart breaking. What a professional ❤

[@KittyKat10381]

Her mouth shrug... I felt a sense of her feeling she was missing something. Idk why, but it was a sense of "I wanted it to be what I'm describing, but I was missing something, and I feel a loss of something" It felt like she knew it wasn't a normal childhood, but she wanted it to be and wanted to convince the audience and herself that it was a normal childhood.

[@seedsoflove7684]

Yes, she did not have a normal childhood.

[@stellalwaysdown1]

Love Britney and it breaks my heart what she went through 🥺

[@creationsbycjdesigns7197]

I stumbled upon this video and I couldn’t stop watching. You are so well versed and good at explaining your process. I subscribed to your channel too. Very interesting stuff. Thank you.

[@TheBehavioralArts]

So glad you enjoyed it! 🤗

[@loum73]

Thank you for this. I appreciate you so much.

[@faysalals1]

During this interview, Britney told the host her conservatorship is restricting her, but the show ended up cutting that part out!!! Many fans reported this but nobody believed them, till recently when Britney confirmed it in her book.

[@vickywitton1008]

Britney has really been the poster girl for "do you really want to be famous? Her life reads like a typical movie of a rising and falling star who then gets redemption in the final act.

[@Soamazinq3]

This was a good video ! Can you do more of her interviews during this period of time

[@DeutschmitMarija]

I'm enjoying your videos very much, thank you 😊

[@moonchild7456]

So much fun and educational--plus you're super empathetic.

[@chasnfireflies317]

I keep thinking how much her IG videos seem so out of place when she doesn't have a stage, lighting, and a team of dancers behind her. Thanks Spidey. :)

[@AnnelisR]

Great video as always Spidey. That last moment when she said yes and turned to the audience and smiled was so sad to me because when she blinked, it looked to me like she was very close to bursting into tears (then again, that could just be the lashes being a little too heavy or long for her eyes). Would be cool if you’d consider analyzing the Twin Flames “cult” founders. I watched 2 docuseries on them today and there is a lot of fascinating (albeit horrifying) stuff in there.

[@iTSRheign]

I love how you explained each body gestures