Sam Asghari: Britney Spears docs have left a bad aftertaste

Sam Asghari hopes to get rid of the “bad aftertaste” previous documentaries about fiancée Britney Spears’ ongoing conservatorship case have left. 

Hours before the Friday premiere of FX and Hulu’s “Controlling Britney Spears” — the follow-up to February’s Emmy-nominated “Framing Britney Spears” — the model/actor, 27, shared his thoughts on filmmakers dissecting Spears’ struggles in the spotlight and subsequent legal battle. 

“Apparently my opinion has increased in value of the last few days 😂,” Asghari began, pointing to a comment he left on Netflix’s Instagram page promoting their own conservatorship doc, “Britney vs Spears,” slated for a Sept. 28 release.

The Iranian-born fitness enthusiast wrote, “I hope the profit from these docs go towards fighting agains [sic] injustice #freebritney,” which eventually amassed thousands of “likes.”

“Past docs left bad aftertaste,” Asghari continued on Friday, also pointing to BBC’s “The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship” and acknowledging CNN’s upcoming special, “Toxic: Britney Spears’ Battle for Freedom.” 

“I’m hopeful this one will be respectful,” he added, though it’s unclear which project he was referring to.

“I don’t blame CNN, BBC or NETFLIX (which got me through lockdowns 🙏) for airing them because as an actor i tell other peoples stories too.”

However, Asghari — who proposed to Spears on Sept. 12 — said that he does “question producers” who make the films to “‘shed light’ without any input or approval from subject.”

He concluded his post by expressing gratitude for the grassroots efforts of Spears’ fans to liberate the pop superstar, 39, from the restrictive legal arrangement that has controlled her personal, medical and financial affairs for the past 13 years. 

“Any credit for light being shed should go to #freebritney,” Asghari wrote of the movement that launched in 2019. 

A source exclusively told Page Six on Wednesday that Spears is disappointed about the Netflix film, which she sees as “another unauthorized documentary without her blessing or participation.”

However, it should be noted that both “Framing Britney Spears” director Samantha Stark and “Britney vs Spears” director Erin Lee Carr have said they’ve reached out to the “Overprotected” singer with no success. 

“I always hoped and dreamed and wished and prayed to the documentary gods,” Carr, 33, said this week in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I tried to contact her repeatedly. But I had to sit with the understanding that it was unlikely ever to happen.”

The Grammy winner has been fighting to regain control of her life from her estranged father, Jamie Spears, who established the conservatorship in 2008. 

During a landmark court testimony on June 23, Britney Spears described her conservatorship as “abusive.” She later said she wants to see dad Jamie, 69, be charged with “conservatorship abuse.”

Page Six confirmed earlier this month that Jamie filed a petition to end the conservatorship following years of staunch resistance and an Aug. 30 filing from Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, which accused his client’s father of extorting $2 million in exchange for stepping down from his supervising role.

The next hearing in the legal battle is set to take place on Sept. 29. 

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