In 2009, fans launched the #FreeBritney movement. Using social media they have been trying to bring attention to what they believe are discrepancies surrounding the conservatorship.
On the FreeBritney.net site, they made a statement on why they believe Britney needs to be free of the conservatorship and her father’s control.
“During the twelve years of Spears’ conservatorship she has repeatedly toured the world, released multiple albums, and worked on a variety of television shows,” the site claims.
“Her conservators decide whether or not she works, as she cannot enter into contracts for herself because she is legally not her own person. Britney Spears needs permission from her conservators to leave her house or spend any of her own money.”
In 2019 Britney Spears defied the conservatorship by refusing to work until the pop star’s father was removed from his position of power.
Then the Free Britney movement was highlighted in the documentary “Framing Britney Spears” released in February 2021.
Conservatorship coming apart
In the wake of the documentary, celebrities began to speak out on Britney’s behalf. And in June Spears spoke to the court urging the removal of her father from her conservatorship. She also claimed to the judge that she wants to “press charges” against her father for “conservatorship abuse.”
