Britney Spears‘ social media manager has spoken out about how Miss American Dream’s Instagram feed works; denying a few theories that have been circulating online and maintaining that Brit is the one who has control over everything that’s posted.
Posting a lengthy (and oh boy, it is lengthy!!) statement to her own account, and receiving a decidedly mixed reception in the comments, Cassie Petrey seemed to be responding to claims that were made in a Twitter thread about her a couple of weeks ago.
“First and foremost, I absolutely adore the Britney Spears fan base,” she wrote. “They are incredible, loyal and passionate about her. I admire them. I know everything they do and say is because they truly love her.
“Which is why it’s been easy for me to overlook some of the nasty comments that have been thrown my way over the years – because I know deep down it’s all out of love for one of the greatest pop stars of all time.
“However, there are a lot of inaccurate theories out there about how Britney Spears’ social media operates, and I want to give as much information as I can without violating her privacy or mine.”
She went on: “Britney creates her own posts and writes her own captions for Instagram. She finds the google [sic] images, pinterest images, quotes, memes and everything else herself. Nobody is suggesting any of that stuff to her.
“She generally edits the videos herself. If a video she sends in is edited by her social media team, it’s because she gave specific instructions and asked for it to be edited that way. Then she sees it and decides if she wants to post it or not.
“She has stated many times that she creates the posts, but people continue to believe conspiracy theories over what Britney says over and over again. Britney is not ‘asking for help’ or leaving secret messages in her social media. She is literally just living her life and trying to have fun on Instagram.
“She has a team to help strategize, like any major celebrity generally does at this point her career. Almost every person has a social media team – just like they have a manager, publicist, record label, etc.”
Answering some specific accusations that have been doing the rounds, she reaffirmed: “I was not hired by Britney via Lou Taylor, and I don’t know Anastasia Brown. That’s not how I met Britney and her team. This is another example of assumptions being made rather than understanding true facts.
“Crowdbooster is a data tool, not a bot interacting with people. Again, an assumption being made with no true facts.
“Britney was told about ‘Repeal 50-A’ and she decided she wanted to post about it. Nobody forced her to push any narrative she didn’t want to. Again, more assumptions with zero facts.
“I have never been to Hawaii with Britney Spears, and didn’t take any of the photos on her trips. I have my own life, and I’m perfectly capable of having a vacation without a client. Britney has never paid for me to go on any vacation with her.”
Addressing the conservatorship directly, she continued (told you this thing was lengthy): “My work on Britney’s social media does not involve her conservatorship in any way. That’s a court and lawyer thing. Since when do digital marketing people have anything to do with things that courts and lawyers handle?”
She answered a couple of other points of speculation, before finishing: “She’s having fun creating posts and sharing images that she likes. That’s it. There’s not some secret agenda to it.
“She’s just having a good time, and I hope this helps people see it for what it actually is.”
See her whole post here.
What a mess!!! As ever, whatever’s going on, I just wish for Britney to be free from the clutches of evil and able to live the peaceful, happy life she deserves.
Electric Angels 