New Britney Spears Biopic Is Driving the B Army ‘Crazy’

As Britney Spears turns 35, Lifetime is celebrating by releasing photos of its upcoming TV biopic of her … and the social media reaction to it is “Toxic.”

The B Army, spearheaded by Twitter Queen Chrissy Teigen, has been quick to express displeasure. It seems to be driving fans “Crazy,” to quote another of the pop icon’s hits.

Much of the backlash is over the lack of resemblance the lead actress in “Britney,” Natasha Basset, has to Spears.

Teigen tweeted a photo of the Australian actress and co-star Clayton Chitty, who plays previous husband Kevin Federline, mocking the network’s casting choices.

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absolutely dying that this is supposed to be britney and kevin from lifetime’s britney spears biopic. I CANNOT WAIT. pic.twitter.com/RhzxriQqn2

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 1, 2016

Various other users seem to be in agreement with Teigen.

These first stills from the upcoming Britney Spears Lifetime biopic are, to be frank, a hate crime. pic.twitter.com/BkfyA3t9l5

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) December 1, 2016

@chrissyteigen Oops Lifetime Did It Again

— Kar Against Humanity (@karyewest) December 1, 2016

I know Britney had some rough times, but the casting for her Lifetime movie is a travesty. pic.twitter.com/aoTALTR1t3
— Patricia Garcia (@pgarcialujan) December 2, 2016

Someone even chimed in on how the K-Fed casting needs “Work B**ch.”

@chrissyteigen should’ve given the job to the real K-Fed. I’m sure he could’ve used the gig.

— miranda (@mirvndv) December 1, 2016

According to a press release for the film to be screened in February 2017, “Britney” will document the pop icon’s “rise to fame, fall from grace and eventual triumph and resurrection.”

However, when news of the movie’s production emerged, Britney’s publicist shared a statement revealing the star’s disapproval. “Britney Spears will not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic, nor does it have her blessing,” the statement said.

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Basset, on the other hand, feels the film will surpass expectations, reports Elite Daily.

Although fans don’t seem to agree, there has certainly been a lot of interest in the movie stirred up and that could be good for ratings.

Me: lifetime is so disrespectful. How dare they make a biopic without Britney’s permission and exploit her like that.
Me when it premieres: pic.twitter.com/MrgtgxTnpS

— Cody (@codyspearz) December 1, 2016

To quote Movie Pilot, “We’ll still be watching this deranged imagining the minute it comes out.”

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