Davis directed the singer in the 2002 coming-of-age film penned by a then-unknown Shonda Rhimes.
Following the release of documentary Framing Britney Spears, several #FreeBritney groups have reposted the words of Tamra Davis. Davis is the director of 2002 coming-of-age movie Crossroads starring Spears alongside Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, and Justin Long.
Account @freebritneyla — one of the most prominent Instagram pages of the movement, counting more than 42.3K followers — reposted a screen-grab of an email allegedly sent by Davis.
Tamra Davis And The #FreeBritney Movement
In the email, Davis shared her thoughts on Framing Britney Spears. She also said she knew Felicia Culotta, Britney’s former assistant who has quickly become a fans’ favorite following her appearance on the documentary.
“To see this horrible turn of events where she is a prisoner of her family is crazy. I hope she is able to have a voice and say what she desires in a court and be free to function as an adult,” the email reads.
Despite no confirmation by Davis yet, the director has spoken up in favor of Spears before.
At the end of February this year, she promoted a drive-in screening of Crossroads on her Instagram page.
“Paramount had me test it like crazy and it scored a 96 with our target audience which was unheard of,” she wrote, explaining the movie performed well in early test screenings.
“The critics trashed it and now you know why,” she continued.
She also said she “will always love Britney,” signing off using the hashtag #FreeBritney.
Framing Britney Spears Left Out Some Important Details
Framing Britney Spears is an incendiary, comprehensive testament to the pop star’s conservatorship history, but there is some footage that didn’t make the final 74-minute cut.
The latest installment in The New York Times Presents series, the documentary addresses Spears’ conservatorship legal battle as well as the casual abuse she has been subjected to from certain media outlets, family members and friends.
Director Samantha Stark and Senior Story Editor Liz Day discussed the parts that weren’t included in the documentary, “either for time or other challenges.”
“There’s so much to it that we could’ve included if we had a ten-part series,” Day said in an interview with FX.
Day said she would’ve been interested to address how Spears’ ex-boyfriend/fiancé and manager Jason Trawick became her co-conservator in the early 2010s.
“I wish we could’ve explored that further. I think it must’ve been a very interesting dynamic to have your boyfriend or your partner also […] having special powers and decision-making ability over your personal life,” Day said.