Framing Britney Spears: Sam Smith and Hayley Williams react to ‘shocking’ documentary

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hayley Williams and Sam Smith are among the stars to have reacted after watching Framing <em>Britney Spears</em>, a new documentary about the pop singer. Framing Britney Spears – which aired on Saturday 6 February on FX in the US – is a joint project between New York Times journalists Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick, and Stephanie Preiss along with Left/Right’s Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, and Mary Robertson. “The mental health awareness conversation, culturally, could never be where it is without the awful price she has paid.” Singer Sam Smith appeared to agree, and quoted Williams’ tweet with a finger emoji pointing towards her message. They sexualized her and then vilified her at the same time.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Musician Liz Phair said the documentary had “stung”.