Britney Spears has been under the guardianship of her father Jamie Spears since 2008. In recent years, fans around the world have engaged in her case under the hashtag #Freebritney and speculated whether she actually wants to regain control of her life.
Last week, the pop star left a high-profile testimony in court in which she told, among other things, that she was forced to perform, have a spiral, be medicated against her will, and be prevented from marrying her boyfriend.
"I want to get rid of this guardianship," said Britney Spears.
It was the first time she herself commented on her situation in public.
Letter to ministers
The statement has attracted a great deal of attention and has prompted Democratic Senators Elisabeth Warren and Bob Casey to send letters to U.S. Secretary of Health Xavier Becerra and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, writes The New York Times.
They also turn to the federal authorities in the country who administer and decide on guardianship.
Senators are urging the government to review how control of the guardianship system works.
Problems are pointed out that guardianship is based on the states' own laws and regulations and that there are shortcomings in the national review.
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Spears' case highlights the concerns that have been raised many times before: the risk of economic and civil rights being abused when people fall under guardianship, ”Warren and Casey write.
Invited to the congress
And there are more politicians involved in Britney Spears.
Republican lawmakers and Trump supporters Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Burgess Owens have recently invited the star to speak before Congress.
"You have been beaten by the US legal system.
We want to help ", writes Matt Gaetz in a letter to Spears, reports Politico.
Management company withdraws
It has previously been decided that father Jamie Spears would share the financial responsibility for his daughter's assets with the management company Bessemer Trust.
But after Britney Spears' testimony in court last week, the company now chooses to withdraw.
The Bessemer Trust claims to have believed that the event was based on consent and was voluntary for Britney Spears.