Mischa Barton is ready to take the narrative back.
In February, FX released the New York Times Presents’ “Framing Britney Spears” episode, which documented the superstar’s ongoing struggle to regain control of her finances and career after her father. Jamie Spearswas appointed her restorer in 2008.
The bomb report also examined the tabloid of Britney Spears in the Aughts, a reckoning for the treatment of young female celebrities by the media at the time, including Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. Another one you just wouldn’t leave alone? Barton.
The 17-year-old actress, who shot to the skies thanks to her breakout role as Marissa Cooper on The OC, became a paparazzi favorite in the early 2000s.
Her highs – she attended the Oscars and Golden Globes, became a Chanel brand ambassador, and landed on the cover of Glamor, Elle, and other major publications – and lows, like her hospital stays in 2007 and 2009 and her 2007 DUI arrest, all became to fodder for public consumption, entertainment and judgment.
