Howard Stern revealed his support for Britney Spears and the fan-driven #FreeBritney movement on his Sirius / XM radio show this week.
The 67-year-old shocker admitted on the air that he had been influenced to support the 39-year-old pop legend after watching the New York Times Presents documentary Framing Britney Spears.
The move is a significant aspect for the presenter, who has been making fun of Spears on his radio show for years.
Change of Thought: Howard Stern, 67, revealed this week on his Sirius / XM radio show that he supports Britney Spears and the Free Britney movement, despite mocking it for years; seen in 2019 in New York
“I think I’m Free Britney now, I think I’m full of Free Britney,” Stern said as he chatted with his lifelong friend Robin Quivers.
The radio was not convinced that Spears was capable of managing her immense property, but she noted that other famous men have not been sidelined from her fortune like her.
He compared her to men who have had public mental health or substance abuse problems, including Shia LaBeouf, Gary Busey and Charlie Sheen, along with other musicians such as Ozzy Osbourne and Kanye West.
“Ozzy.” [Osbourne] he bit the head of a bat at a business meeting. He is in charge of his own finances, ”he said.
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Changing sides: “I think I’m Free Britney now, I think I’m full of Free Britney,” Stern said as he chatted with his former co-host Robin Quivers
It’s not fair: He didn’t think he was able to manage his property, but he said men are treated better. “Ozzy.” [Osbourne] he bit the head of a bat at a business meeting. He is in charge of his own finances, ”he said; Osbourne seen with his daughter Kelly in 2020 in Los Angeles
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Many fans of the singer have been outraged by some of the interviews she covered at the beginning of her career, including a scene with a European journalist asking her about her breasts.
Diane Sawyer was attacked by viewers (and even by hosts of The Talk) for excerpts from her 2003 interview with Spears, in which she asked her about her breakup with Justin Timberlake and hinted at rumors that deceived her.
You broke his heart. You have done something that has caused you so much pain, so much suffering. What did you do?’ the journalist asked the singer, who was only 22 years old.
She can’t stand it: many fans of the singer have been outraged by some of the interviews she covered at the beginning of her career, including a 2003 chat where Diane Sawyer seems to blame her for breaking up with Justin Timberlake.
Fuel on the fire: the solo success of Timberlake Cry Me A River, a breakup song with a Spears-like blonde woman, helped fuel the controversy
Timberlake was also criticized for his actions at the time of his breakup with Spears, including his choice to present a Britney-like look in his Cry Me A River video and his public comments on private matters.
The singer recently issued a public strike apology to both Spears and Janet Jackson, whose chest exposed to Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. Her career was significantly affected, but Timberlake never had any similar consequences.
Stern’s support for Spears’ efforts to put an end to her conservative flies in the face of some of her earlier public statements about her.
Personal: Stern asked Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit about a night with Spears in 2003, which seemed to confirm with song lyrics; seen in 2019 in East Hampton
In 2012, he commented on Britney’s passing as a judge for The X Factor during a press conference at The Friars Club in New York City.
“I think we’re going to tune in to see it, to see if it can work with the thing,” he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“I think Britney will sit there eating a lollipop and wear a sexy dress … I’m going to tune in to see what kind of train wreck it is, absolutely.”
In 2003, Stern asked Limp Bizkit leader Fred Durst if they had had sex when he was invited to the show.
Durst hinted that they had connected with the lyrics to an unreleased song by his rap-rock band: “It’s not fun to scare him / The first night made the Limp dog hit her.”
Not a fan: in 2012, he said Britney would be a “train wreck” on the X Factor. “I think we’re going to tune in to see it, to see if it can work with the thing,” he said; Throws seen with (LR) LA Reid, Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell