She was struggling with severe PTSD and Crocker, who was raised by their grandparents, was pleading for their family not give up on her, they said. Their mother was homeless after having returned home from the military and serving in Iraq. Her treatment online and by the media struck a nerve for Crocker because Spears' situation was mirroring difficulties in their own life. Crocker had even seen suicide countdowns online targeting Spears, they told NPR - a breaking point for them.īut it wasn't just about Britney Spears. She'd shaved her head earlier that year, a moment which the paparazzi captured in invasive photos that were splashed across tabloid covers for months. When Crocker made the video, Spears was getting lambasted online for everything from her VMAs performance to her personal life. "Have we learned nothing from Anna Nicole Smith? I know it's hard to see Britney Spears as a human being but trust me, she is. "Do we really want to see a 25-year-old woman leave behind two children and die?" Crocker asked into a grainy camera. In a video that grows increasingly emotional, Crocker outlined everything Spears had gone through recently - deaths in her family, a divorce, a custody battle - and tearfully pleaded with the world to "Leave Britney alone," a rallying cry that led to ridicule at the time but has now, 14 years later, become the general consensus. It would also become a stark illustration of just how much needed to change back then, and how much things still need to change.
In 2007, Crocker, then only 19 years old, sat down in front of their camera to film a video that would become a major part of pop culture history. Over the last few days, it's been said a lot on Twitter: "Chris Crocker was right." But as Crocker explained during a recent interview with NPR, they don't want to be right - and it's not about them at all. Over the last few days, it's been said a lot on Twitter: "Chris Crocker was right." But as Crocker explained during a recent interview with NPR, they don't want to be right, and it's not about them at all.
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