ACLU Offers To Help ‘Free’ Britney Spears From Conservatorship
On Thursday (Aug 19), Los Angeles Judge Brenda Penny ruled to extend the conservatorship of Britney Spears, 38, until February 2021, and subsequently, the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) has offered to help “free” her.
The hearing’s verdict follows the #FreeBritney movement, and the popstar’s own request to remove her father, James Spears, as her sole conservator. Taking to their official Twitter account, the nonprofit organization reposted an article and captioned the post, “People with disabilities have a right to lead self-directed lives and retain their civil rights. If Britney Spears wants to regain her civil liberties and get out of her conservatorship, we are here to help her.”
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Furthermore, Spears’ court-appointed lawyer, Samuel Ignham, who’s stated that her conservatorship has been in place since 2008, breaks it down in three stages. The first is her conservators “rescuing her from a collapse, exploitation by predatory individuals and financial ruin.” The second includes Spears performing years “with the aid of a personal manager, business manager and many other individuals.” The third phase is where she is now. Ignham adds that Spears no longer wants to perform, and is strongly against her father returning as sole conservator; instead, she wishes for her temporary conservator Jodi Montgomery to become the permanent.
People with disabilities have a right to lead self-directed lives and retain their civil rights.
If Britney Spears wants to regain her civil liberties and get out of her conservatorship, we are here to help her. https://t.co/uLRakw7c4C
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 19, 2020