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Photos show hundreds of Britney Spears fans offering support at #FreeBritney rally as she speaks out against her conservatorship

Erin SnodgrassJun 24, 2021, 08:54 IST

Britney Spears supporters held a #FreeBritney rally on Wednesday afternoon as the pop star spoke publicly about her conservatorship for the first time.

Fans held signs, waved flags, and made speeches demanding the end of the pop star's court-ordered conservatorship.

The singer's father, Jamie Spears has been the conservator of her person and estate for 13 years.

During her statements on Wednesday, Britney said her father loved 'the control he had over someone as powerful as me.'

Supporters of the #FreeBritney movement have long claimed she was being manipulated by her father.

Jamie Spears and the rest of the conservatorship team denied the allegations, calling the #FreeBritney movement a 'conspiracy.'

But for many supporters, hearing Britney's statements in court on Wednesday was vindicating.

The #FreeBritney movement dates back as far as 2009.

Emotions ran high among the crowd as they listened to Britney Spears disclose details about her life under the conservatorship.

She compared parts of her life under the arrangement to 'sex trafficking.'

She also said she would love to have more children but her conservatorship won't allow her to remove her IUD.

'I've lied and told the whole world that I'm OK and that I'm happy,' Britney said in court. 'It's a lie. … I've been in denial. I've been in shock. I am traumatized.'

Around 200 fans listened to her testimony together at the rally outside the courthouse on Wednesday.

Some had traveled from as far as Arizona to attend the event.

Organizers offered messages of support and hope for both Britney and the #FreeBritney movement.

And they pledged not to give up until her conservatorship is officially ended.

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