Episode 114: The #FreeBritney Movement - Part 2
As one of the biggest pop stars in the world, the paparazzi’s cameras were trained on her as she struggled to maintain control of her life. Then she wound up in one of the most restrictive arrangements under the law. Her family and legal team said it was necessary, but fans believed their beloved icon was begging for their help on her social media pages. Then the movement finally found some traction - but what happens next? This week's episode is the #FreeBritney Movement Part 2.
SOURCES
KFed's Smash Hit, Popozao - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR4zHS-vttw
California Handbook for Conservators: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/handbook.pdf
Judicial Council of California’s Site on Conservatorships: https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-conservatorship.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en
CALIFORNIA CONSERVATORSHIP DEFENSE: A GUIDE FOR ADVOCATES: http://www.canhr.org/publications/PDFs/conservatorship_defense_guide.pdf
Britney Spears Temporary Conservator Declaration: https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_ee25820fa8de470b915ef7ac439bac72.pdf
Sworn Declaration of Jamie Spears - temporary conservatorship of Britney Jean Spears: https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_832110a142ce405b8610c4c936601e83.pdf
2008 Accounting of the Britney Spears Conservatorship Estate: https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_948440b0af36418dae0e3e0fa7f8a7dd.pdf
Transfer of Britney Touring Inc. from Trust to the Britney Spears Conservatorship: https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_b936b2517fa341bbb75da554745e524b.pdf
Handwritten note allegedly from Britney Spears: https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_5069eba7375b49fd8db4bbe7bf8481a9.pdf
January 21, 2009 Voicemail from Britney Spears to Family Law Attorney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCteNxtzfM
2013 - Wallet petition asking for raise for his role as co-conservator of the estate of Britney Spears: https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_e3cb4cf5d9524a9f9aaec83c95d4b7db.pdf
2018 - Wallet petition asking for second raise for his role as co-conservator of the estate of Britney Spears:
https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/237b6d_e3cb4cf5d9524a9f9aaec83c95d4b7db.pdf
'Britney's Gram' Co-Hosts Sound Off On Britney Spears Possibly Being Held Against Her Will | Access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8TxfooXzt0&feature=youtu.be
Leave Britney Alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSTXuJeTks
Britney Spears hasn’t full controlled her life for years; Fans insist it’s time to #FreeBritney, The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-17/britney-spears-conservatorship-free-britney
Spears hospitalized for “mental health”, The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-spears31jan31-story.html
The Full Timeline Of Britney Spears' Conservatorship And The #FreeBritney Movement, Explained, Women’s Health: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a33336398/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline/
BRITNEY SPEARS' 'LAWYER' EJECTED FROM COURTROOM AFTER JUDGE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HIM AS HER COUNSEL; ADAM STREISAND CLAIMED HE HAD BEEN HIRED BY SINGER OVER WEEKEND; MEANWHILE, SAM LUTFI ORDERED NOT TO CONTACT SPEARS. MTV News: http://www.mtv.com/news/1580917/britney-spears-lawyer-ejected-from-courtroom-after-judge-doesnt-recognize-him-as-her-counsel/
Lawsuit against Samuel Ingham, FreeBritney.net: https://www.freebritney.net/post/lawsuit-against-samuel-ingham
Britney Spears Offered Support By The ACLU In Conservatorship Battle, Deadline: https://deadline.com/2020/08/britney-spears-offered-support-by-the-aclu-in-conservatorship-battle-1203021055/
Britney Spears' Father Left as Sole Conservator of Her Estate After Lawyer Resigns, The Blast: https://theblast.com/britney-spears-lawyer-resigns-conservatorship/
Britney Spears Wants Conservatorship Case Open to Public, Supports #FreeBritney - BRITNEY SPEARS FREE BRITNEY MOVEMENT'S NOT A HOAX... And I Don't Trust My Dad!!!, TMZ: https://www.tmz.com/2020/09/03/britney-spears-wants-conservatorship-case-open-to-public/
Britney Spears' Conservatorship: Dad Jamie's Role Remains Unchanged After She Asks Court to Drop Him, E! Online: https://www.etonline.com/britney-spears-conservatorship-dad-jamies-role-remains-unchanged-after-she-asks-court-to-drop-him
Kevin Federline Files Police Report, Gets Restraining Order Against Britney Spears’ Dad Jamie Amid Claim He Abused Son Preston, US Weekly: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kevin-federline-claims-britneys-dad-abused-son-gets-restraining-order/
Estate spending money while Britney on tour in Europe: https://theblast.com/129394/britney-spears-uncovered-court-document-shows-dad-claiming-she-h
Jamie wins defamation suit against blogger: https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/21/britney-spears-jamie-conservatorship-free-lawsuit-instagram-father/
How Britney's Second Psychiatric Hold Went Down, TMZ: https://www.tmz.com/2008/01/31/how-britneys-second-psychiatric-hold-went-down/
Britney Spears’ Dad Jamie Becomes Her Sole Conservator After Lawyer Quits, US Magazine: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/britney-spears-dad-jamie-becomes-sole-conservator-after-lawyer-quits/
Britney Spears’ Dad Jamie Spears Asks to Temporarily Step Down as Conservator After Alleged Altercation With Her Son Preston, US Magazine: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/britney-spears-dad-asks-to-temporarily-step-down-as-conservator/
Britney Spears Posts About Prayer as District Attorney Says Child Abuse Charges Won’t Be Filed Against Dad Jamie Spears, US Magazine: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/britney-spears-posts-about-prayer-as-da-wont-charge-dad-jamie/
BRITNEY SPEARS WAS DRUGGED, CONTROLLED BY SAM LUTFI, PARENTS ALLEGE; 'MR. LUTFI HAS DRUGGED BRITNEY ... HE CLAIMS TO CONTROL EVERYTHING,' SINGER'S FATHER WROTE IN PETITION FOR RESTRAINING ORDER, MTV News: http://www.mtv.com/news/1580991/britney-spears-was-drugged-controlled-by-sam-lutfi-parents-allege/
Britney Spears, family granted 5-year restraining order against former manager, USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/06/14/britney-spears-restraining-order-granted-against-sam-lutfi/1453771001/
Britney Spears Granted 5-Year Restraining Order Against Ex-Manager Sam Lutfi, Billboard Magazine: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8515941/britney-spears-5-year-restraining-order-sam-lutfi
Spears’ conservatorship made permanent - Britney Spears’ father will maintain indefinite control of her personal and financial affairs after a court commissioner on Tuesday extended the arrangement beyond 2008.The conservatorship, which had been set to expire Dec. 31, also allows the people controlling Spears’ affairs — a group that includes father Jamie Spears and several attorneys — some say in her professional career. Today Show: https://www.today.com/popculture/spears-conservatorship-made-permanent-1C9419766
Change.Org Petition Britney Spears: right to her own lawyer: https://www.change.org/p/britney-spears-let-britney-spears-hire-her-own-lawyer
Britney Spears Sparks Mental Health Concerns After Speaking With A British Accent, The Blast: https://theblast.com/c/britney-spears-british-accent-video-mental-health-concerns-instagram-maui-zoo-birds
On TikTok, #FreeBritney conspiracy theories run deep, Mashable: https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-conspiracy-theory-free-britney-spears/
Why Do Fans Want to #FreeBritney Spears?, The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2020/09/why-is-freebritney-trending-again.html
Searching For The Real Britney Spears - The fan battle to #FreeBritney raises uncomfortable — and maybe unanswerable — questions that have long plagued her brand., Buzzfeed News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pdominguez/britney-spears-conservatorship-fans-social-media-freebritney
A new documentary has reignited the #FreeBritney movement — look inside the 13-year conservatorship that prevents Britney Spears from controlling her life and $59 million fortune, Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-britney-spears-conservatorship-freebritney-movement-2020-2#to-end-the-conservatorship-spears-needs-to-prove-she-doesnt-need-it-to-get-through-life-20
'I was lied to and set up.' Britney Spears writes in never-before-seen letter how she was silenced and threatened by her team at the height of her troubles which saw her put on psychiatric hold and her sons taken away, DailyMail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7086731/Britney-Spears-claims-never-seen-letter-silenced-threatened-team.html
Britney Spears Shows Love For #FreeBritney In Court Filing, Billboard Magazine: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9444894/britney-spears-freebritney-court-filing
Britney Spears and Her Boyfriend Sam Asghari Grab In-N-Out Burger After She Puts Vegas Shows on Hold, US Weekly: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/britney-spears-sam-asghari-grab-in-n-out-burger-photos/
Britney Spears Announces ‘Indefinite Work Hiatus,’ Cancels Las Vegas Residency, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/arts/music/britney-spears-cancels-vegas-residency.html
Britney Spears Instagram Feed: https://www.instagram.com/britneyspears/?hl=en
Britney Spears’s Sister Jamie Lynn Was Reportedly Secretly Named Trustee of Her Fortune, Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/08/britney-spears-jamie-lynn-trustee-estate-conservatorship
Lance Bass Says He's Spoken to Jamie Lynn Spears About Sister Britney's Legal Battle, Entertainment Tonight: https://www.etonline.com/lance-bass-says-hes-spoken-to-jamie-lynn-spears-about-sister-britneys-legal-battle-exclusive-153748
Britney Spears says conservator arrangement was ‘voluntary,’ requests new guardian, Page Six: https://pagesix.com/2020/09/03/britney-spears-calls-conservatorship-voluntary-in-request-for-new-guardian-of-her-estate/
Britney Spears will be under full conservatorship for six more months, Page Six: https://pagesix.com/2020/08/21/britney-spears-will-be-under-full-conservatorship-for-six-more-months/
