Throughout the documentary, we witness the impact that instances like the above had upon Spears’ wellbeing – and how the media narrative surrounding the singer framed her as a “crazy” person, according to producer and director Samantha Stark.

It is this, she feels, that directly contributed to Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, becoming her conservator (meaning he controls her finances and essentially every other aspect of her life).

“The kind of conservatorship that Britney is under is the kind that is often used for people with Alzheimer’s,” explains Stark to Variety. “The point of it is to protect the person and act as the person would have acted as if they were in their right mind, so whoever is the conservator is supposed to know what’s in the person’s best interest and know how they would act.

“With Britney, it’s really odd because she was 26. This is usually for a person who is dying, and a family member is usually in charge, and it’s so hard to get out of a conservatorship because the person usually dies during it. Somebody, usually a family member, has to file for it and they nominate themselves or another person to do it. So, her father was the one who filed for it.”

Women in the media spotlight: how many more have to suffer before we learn our lesson?