Miley Cyrus’ 2019 ‘Black Mirror’ episode is again part of the #FreeBritney conversation after fans noted similarities between the pop star and Ashley O.
Movies & TV The storyline aligns with what Spears shared in court in some uncomfortable ways. Miley Cyrus’ 2019 Black Mirror episode has entered the #FreeBritney chat — or reentered, as the case may be. After Britney Spears’ powerful testimony in her June 23 conservatorship hearing, many fans are taking another look at Season 5’s “Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too,” an episode that centered on the fictional pop star Ashley O. With the storyline aligning with what Spears shared in court in some uncomfortable ways, they have many questions and opinions surrounding the origins of the episode and just how much the real princess of pop inspired it. As Ashley O, Cyrus portrayed a famed singer whose public image was all about positivity and empowerment but who had almost no control of her own life. Her aunt Catherine dictated her career, pigeonholing her in pop despite her being drawn to rock. Though Ashley tried to exert her independence, Catherine monitored and drugged Ashley, to the point that the pop star ended up in a coma. The story got even more disturbing when Catherine continued to profit off Ashley by using her brain waves to create new songs and getting a hologram to appear in her place.
