There is no denying that Britney Spears has had an interesting life.
America’s sweetheart began her career as a Disney star, quickly rose to fame as a teen pop princess and transitioned seamlessly into iconic thanks to chart success after success.
Unsurprisingly, a film is being made about the stars rise to fame. According to Entertainment Weekly, the film is being made by Lifetime and Spears is yet to give it her blessing.
According to Cosmopolitan, the film is set to premiere in February. Titled “Britney,” it follows the rise to stardom and fall from grace. Highlights include her relationship with Justin Timberlake and marriage to Kevin Federline. It then touches upon her 2007 breakdown.
Britney will be played by Natasha Bassett; Nathan Keyes will take the role of Spears’ ex-flame Justin Timberlake, and Clayton Chitty will play ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Fans have gotten their hands on some preview pics and well, to put it bluntly, they’re offended on Brit’s behalf.
absolutely dying that this is supposed to be britney and kevin from lifetime’s britney spears biopic. I CANNOT WAIT. pic.twitter.com/RhzxriQqn2
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 1, 2016
These first stills from the upcoming Britney Spears Lifetime biopic are, to be frank, a hate crime. pic.twitter.com/BkfyA3t9l5
— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) December 1, 2016
Is this a Willa Ford biopic https://t.co/5IpzSAcOrH
— Ira Madison III (@ira) December 1, 2016
lmao no way is this lifetime’s casting for n’sync in britney’s biopic. pic.twitter.com/IBok7AZWbw
— R O D A R T E . (@stuckonsunday) December 2, 2016
This TRAGEDY is what the Britney Spears biopic will look like. THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TRUMP’S AMERICA. pic.twitter.com/BBgU43Vw1g
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) December 1, 2016
Do we laugh or cry about these pics from Lifetime’s Britney movie because I’m just not sure. pic.twitter.com/64QkDIiqkz
— elizabethany [eb] (@luvelizabethany) December 2, 2016
I know Britney had some rough times, but the casting for her Lifetime movie is a travesty. pic.twitter.com/aoTALTR1t3
— Patricia Garcia (@pgarcialujan) December 2, 2016
But naturally people are still very excited.
i will shamelessly watch that lifetime original britney spears biopic. i will watch the hell out of it
— madeleine sweet (@madeleinesweet) December 2, 2016
Me: lifetime is so disrespectful. How dare they make a biopic without Britney’s permission and exploit her like that.
Me when it premieres: pic.twitter.com/MrgtgxTnpS— Cody (@codyspearz) December 1, 2016
