Following Britney Spears’ June 23 court hearing about her ongoing conservatorship battle, many celebrities have come to her defense. Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Halsey and more are standing in solidarity with the pop star.
Celebrity The #FreeBritney campaign rages on. After Britney Spears’ highly anticipated court appearance on June 23, fans of the pop star have only one thing to say: Free Britney. During Wednesday’s open hearing, Spears requested the end of her controversial conservatorship, a 13-year-long legal arrangement that she called “abusive.” She was placed under the conservatorship in 2008 following her public breakdown in 2007. The arrangement gave her father, Jamie Spears, control of her finances and personal decisions. It also outraged fans after they found out that Britney was reportedly held at a mental health facility against her will in 2019. Spears told the judge that she was sent to the facility after attempting to change one dance move during rehearsals for her canceled Las Vegas residency. As a result, she claimed her therapist was called, her medications were switched, and no one intervened. “Not only did my family not do a goddamn thing, my dad was all for it,” she said. Unfortunately, that was just one example of how the legal arrangement took away her freedom. The “Toxic” singer said she was also forced to wear an IUD to prevent her from having another child, which her conservators won’t let her remove. Following the hearing, fans were left with mixed emotions. On one hand, they were glad that the “… Baby One More Time” singer had the opportunity to speak her truth.
