BRITNEY Spears’ conservatorship drama could be turned into a blockbuster docuseries if super-producer Ryan Murphy gets his way, a source has exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
Although there have been already many TV projects about the superstar’s struggles, and what lead to the ending of the 13-year conservatorship, she hasn’t appeared in any.
But producer Murphy, who masterminded a Britney-themed episode of Glee many back in 2010, featuring the singer herself, wants the pop star on board to tell her life story.
An industry insider revealed: “Ryan is openly fascinated by the Britney saga and of course, he is one of the few filmmakers in Hollywood, maybe the only one, really, with a professional relationship with Britney.
“He knows her, he knows her world and he knows why the story of her conservatorship resonated with so many people.
“He’s the guy to do this but the question is timing.
“Britney is promising bombshells with her book release and people are going to want to see those stories dramatized.
“But Ryan hates being accused of exploiting victims and tragedies in his shows so this becomes an incredibly delicate matter, and not something he would even consider pushing forward without Britney’s full co-sign.
“It would be the same way he got Monica Lewinsky on board for the Clinton-themed season of ‘American Crime Story.'”
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The source added: “Ryan is unquestionably the person who can tell this story in a sensitive and exciting way, it seems like it’s his destiny, but he’s not going to push Britney into anything she isn’t comfortable with. They just have too much history together.
“Ryan is the TV mogul she’s closest to, and his door is open. He has not reached out directly at this point, but when Britney’s memoir is out, he’s thinking of exploring the option.”
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Ryan Murphy’s rep for comment but did not hear back.
Murphy has been named as the ‘king of the streaming boon’ after signing a reported $300million deal with Netflix.
His recent six-part docuseries, The Andy Warhol Diaries, was a huge success on the platform, along with the likes of A Secret Love and Circus Of Books.
Murphy might have to do some serious negotiating to get the singer on board, as she previously slammed “humiliating” documentaries about her in a scathing social media post.
“I am a person … I’m not a robot or a science experiment like they analyzed me in that place !!! I’m a valued soul … so for the documentaries that were done on me, they were trash and nothing more than trash … period !!!” she blasted on Twitter.
Murphy may also have competition from Fenton Bailey, who directed Britney in a documentary about her life, I Am Britney Jean, which was released back in 2013.
Britney’s father Jamie was removed as conservator in September 2021 after he filed to step down from the position.
Judge Brenda Penny then ruled that her conservatorship be terminated without requiring any further mental evaluation – giving the 41-year-old hitmaker control of her life for the first time since 2008.
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A source close to Britney told The U.S. Sun at the time: “I don’t know if there is a word to explain what Britney is feeling. She cried and cried and cried celebrating with Sam [Asghari, her now husband].
“They’re both so excited and grateful. She feels this is really the first day of a new life.”
Outside the courthouse, Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart also said: “Britney has made sure from California to New York that conservatorship like this, which are abused by people like her father, has a new spotlight on them. If it can happen to Britney it can happen to anybody.
“Today was an emotional day for many people and it was a day that was a long time coming. Britney loves her fans so much and credits them with her freedom. She knows they’re essential to what happened today.”
She has since been working on her first-ever memoir, and a source told Page Six she has finished the “brutally honest” book, which will allegedly be released this fall.
“Britney’s book is a story of triumph. It will cover her most vulnerable moments, her childhood – being a little girl with big dreams – her breakup with Justin Timberlake, the moment she shaved her head, and her battle with her family over her conservatorship,” one source told the outlet.
Britney, who signed a big money deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, has reportedly been working with ghostwriter Sam Lansky, a celebrated journalist who has profiled stars including Adele and Madonna in the past.
A second publishing source told the outlet: “This book is a gift. There are parts of this book that every person, particularly every woman can relate to and feel less alone. She transforms joy and pain into something transcendent: art.”