The #FreeBritney movement centered on the conservatorship of which singer?

The #FreeBritney movement centered on the conservatorship of singer Britney Spears. Fans and activists used the hashtag to call for an end to the legal arrangement that placed significant control over Spears’s personal affairs and estate in the hands of court-appointed conservators.

Spears was placed under the conservatorship in February 2008, with her father, Jamie Spears, initially serving as a central conservator. The arrangement remained in place for more than 13 years. Public concern intensified in 2019 and 2020, while fan activism, documentaries, rallies, and social-media campaigns brought the case to international attention.

In June 2021, Spears spoke publicly in court and asked for the conservatorship to end. Her attorney Mathew Rosengart later helped pursue its termination, and Judge Brenda Penny ended the conservatorship on November 12, 2021. Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson, and Christina Aguilera are also singers, but none was the subject of the #FreeBritney legal campaign.