On Thursday, social media flooded with posts labeled #FreeBritney, which in translation call for the release of thirty-nine-year-old pop wonder Britney Spears. Why? The world-famous singer has virtually performed before court and talked about the custody that her father has held over her, along with other people, since 2008. And there were strong accusations.
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“This guardianship does much more harm than good. I deserve to have my own life, “Spears said in court in a prepared speech that lasted more than twenty minutes. Both the singer’s parents and fans and journalists could listen to the statement via live audio.
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Britney Spears also asked Los Angeles High Court Judge Brenda Penny to end the case.
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According to the statement, for example, the guardians forced the singer to use contraception. She was also not allowed to get married and other children were out of the question. Spears revealed that this is her plan, she would like to start a new family with her current friend Sam Asghari. However, he is not even allowed to drive a car.
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“I have an intrauterine device in me right now so I don’t get pregnant. I wanted to have him removed so that I could start trying for another child, but this so-called team will not allow me to go to the doctor to take it out of me, because they do not want me to have other children, “the singer said.
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According to Spears, she has long since lost control of the health care they provide. In court, she also claimed to be a doctor prescribed lithium treatment. It is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder, which often causes episodes of depression or mania. This step was to take place in 2019, when her engagement in Las Vegas was canceled.
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“Lithium is a very, very strong and completely different drug compared to what I was used to,” Spears commented on the events. “If you take it too much and stay on it for more than five months, you can become mentally handicapped.”
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After starting the treatment, the singer was to experience states where she felt drunk and could not have any conversation with her mother or father. During that time, six nurses took turns in the house, who monitored her condition, did not allow her to go anywhere for a month, and according to her, she did not have privacy even to change. With the cancellation of the already mentioned engagement, it is said that the singer felt relief, since then she has not performed anywhere and has not released new songs.
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During the hearing, Spears also accused her father, James Spears, of enjoying the power he had over her life. The events of 2019, when she failed a series of psychological tests and he forced her to go to a psychiatric hospital, had to reveal this fact to her. “I cried on his phone for an hour and he loved every minute of it,” the singer recalled.
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However, there have also been some criticisms of the courts before Britney Spears. She didn’t feel that they were really listening to her, and the hearings weren’t public, so people, such as fans, didn’t get her testimony. “I just want my life back. It’s been 13 years and that’s enough, “said the singer.
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People came to the singer to express their support in front of the courthouse.
The path to guardianship
At that time, an adult Spears entered forced custody in 2008 after her father applied for it due to concerns about her mental health and potential substance use. People have often discussed her mental state before, mainly because of her ex-husband’s accusations and the treatment she has undergone.
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Allegations that she was not a suitable mother, for example, came at a time of heated dispute over child custody with her ex-husband, Kevin Federlin. However, questions in connection with her health also arose due to an attack by the paparazzi or a shave of the head, when photographs capturing the process itself traveled around the world.
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Guardianship was initially only temporary, but was subsequently extended indefinitely. Although the singer appreciated the original imposition of control on her person, as she allegedly saved her from financial ruin and allowed her to maintain her position as a top pop star, the situation was to spiral out of control.
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James Spears temporarily from the position of guardian resigned in 2019, the reason was to be his health condition. Jodi Montgomery took over the administration at the time. However, the singer’s father continues to take control of her assets, which currently amount to almost $ 60 million.
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“He is very sorry to see his daughter in such suffering and in such pain. Mr. Spears loves his daughter and he misses him very much, “the media quoted the singer’s father’s lawyer Vivian Thoreen, who provided a brief statement on behalf of the client.
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#FreeBritney
She also mentioned in court that Spears’s long-standing silence in public gave the false impression that she agreed with her situation. “I lied and told the whole world, ‘I’m fine, I’m happy.’ I was in self-denial, I was in shock, “she said, noting that she was traumatized by all the events.
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Although she did not speak publicly about her problems, the gathering of her fans created the Free Britney movement, ie Free Britney. For a long time, only assumptions fed them, but they fed them, for example contributions on the singer Instagram, which seemed strange to them, both the content itself and the captions below them.
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“It was crazy. Everyone who was a part of it was called a fool and a conspiracy theorist from the beginning, so it’s really a good feeling to hear it from her now. ” quotes AP agency Spears fan Marissa Cooper, who was in the courtroom during the hearing.
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After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time.
Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was… what’s happening to her is just not right.
No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body.
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 24, 2021
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Fans of the singer also expressed their support in front of the courthouse, where they came accompanied by various banners. However, many celebrities have already sided with Spears as singers Mariah Carey whose Halsey. The singer’s ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake has already expressed support on Twitter.
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“After what we saw today, we should all support Britney at this time. Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was,… What is happening to her is simply not right, ”the singer wrote, stressing that a woman should never be restricted in deciding on your own body.
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