• Britney Spears has been under the tutelage of her father, Jamie, since 2008. The singer is fighting in court to have him revoked.

  • His fans have supported his claim for over a decade.

    Their mobilization can be found on social networks with the hashtag #FreeBritney.

  • This keyword came from a blog dedicated to the artist and a handcrafted t-shirt.

Today, the #FreeBritney movement is a must for anyone interested in

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. The fans, who can be seen gathering in front of the court with placards in hand at each hearing in connection with the guardianship of Britney Spears, weigh heavily in the media coverage of the situation of the star, who moreover recently thanked them , whether on Instagram or through the lawyer she was finally able to choose for herself, Mathew Rosengart, after more than a decade of being represented by a court-appointed clerk.

Only, not so long ago, fans of the star were not taken seriously. And even less in 2009, when a certain Megan Radford stood alone, at a concert of her idol in Dallas, wearing a homemade t-shirt on which was flocked "Free Britney". “I was really alone… I think some people thought I was nuts. When you really care about a human being, it's not really a huge step to start standing up for their rights, ”the young woman, now 34, told CNN.

This “free Britney”, she had read it on the reference blog for fans of Britney Spears, BreatheHeavy, founded by Jordan Miller in 2004. “Before social networks, fans came to BreatheHeavy to keep up to date.

BreatheHeavy started out as an ode to the star, but it soon became a way for fans to connect with each other during Britney's times of desperation.

[…] The first time I wrote "Free Britney" was in a post published on January 9, 2009, a year after the first extension of the temporary guardianship.

I was outraged that Britney had to endure another year of violation of her rights, ”he explained on Medium.

Birth of a movement

In 2008, Britney Spears was put under the care of her father, Jamie Spears. This decision was made after several months during which the public could witness the nervous breakdown of the star. Judged by her appearance, her look, the way she was raising her children, always surrounded by paparazzi, she ended up, one evening, shaving her head in a tattoo parlor on Hollywood Boulevard before attacking a car. photographer with umbrella. The photos went around the world and as a result Britney Spears lost her rights, over herself as well as over her children, Jayden and Sean.

What had shocked Jordan Miller, a year after this placement under guardianship, was to read first, in several articles detailing the legal conditions, that the father of his idol had granted himself a raise as guardian.

“He was previously paid $ 10,000 per month by Britney's agent, but the judge accepted that he would receive $ 16,125 per month.

It is useful to specify that Mr. Spears was at the head of several companies which went bankrupt before taking care of one of the most wealthy stars in the world, ”writes Jordan Miller.

From #FreeBritney to Balance your pig

The other aspect that outraged him - and which is today one of Britney Spears' arguments to end her tutelage - was to read that the singer was considered "incapable of managing her finances" and " unable to provide for his personal needs ”whether for a healthy diet, clothing, maintenance of his habitat or his physical form.

“Remember that at this time Britney would launch her world tour

The Circus Tour

 two months later.

She had recorded and released a new album a few months before.

If Britney can't take care of herself, going on a world tour should have been out of the question, right?

Jordan Miller adds.

Our file on Britney Spears

These questions, many fans have asked themselves very seriously over the years, finding themselves around the same mission: to free Britney.

If, for more than a decade, the public and the media have watched them either condescendingly or mockingly, the tide has turned in parallel with the #MeToo and Balance ton porc movements.

Women's speech liberation movements that cannot be ignored when it comes to the way the singer has been treated in the media and professionally, as

Framing Britney Spears

brought to light

, the

New York

documentary

Times

appeared this year.

A situation that Britney Spears sang herself in

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