Here’s How Fans Spoke Up For Britney Spears When No One Else Would

Fans have been rallying behind Britney Spears for years as she fought to get out of her conservatorship. Here's a look back at the movement.

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Pia Peterson
by Pia Peterson

BuzzFeed News Photo Editor

On Friday, a judge in Los Angeles terminated Britney Spears' conservatorship. For some fans, the legal battle — which exposes larger problems within America's guardianship industry — has been a rallying cry as they side with the pop star's wishes and against those of her father and former legal guardian, Jamie Spears. Here's a look back at some of the #FreeBritney rallies over the last few years.

Protesters hold signs and wear t-shirts reading "Free Britney" as one person shouts into a megaphone
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Protesters attend a #FreeBritney rally in Los Angeles, July 14, 2021.

A protester holds a sign that reads "dementia at 26? where is the hidden camera? y'all pranking Britney"
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Britney Spears supporters gather for a #FreeBritney protest outside a courthouse in downtown LA, Aug. 19, 2020.

Protesters hold signs that read "the world is rooting for you, britney" and "conservatorship ≠ hybrid business model"
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Britney Spears supporters gather outside a courthouse in downtown LA, July 22, 2020.

A close-up of someone's face wearing a face mask that reads "free britney"
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Leanne Simmons attends a #FreeBritney protest outside a courthouse in downtown LA, July 22, 2020.

People on a sidewalk wear face masks and carry signs and banners that read "Free Britney," "Freedom for Britney 2020," and "Where's Britney's Money?"
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Protesters walk outside an LA courthouse, Aug. 19, 2020.

Ostentatious living room furniture — a velvet couch, a side table, Lady Justice statuette, standing lamp, all atop a fluffy rug — is set up outside, where someone wearing heels, a gown, and a face mask reclines and reads the book The Four Agreements
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#FreeBritney activists outside an LA courthouse, April 27, 2021

People hold signs that read "Investigate Lou M Taylor" and "Sagittarius means Freedom"
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Left: A #FreeBritney protester in West Hollywood on Sept. 15, 2020. Right: A protester in LA holds up a sign on Sept. 16, 2020.

Protesters carry signs that read "Free Britney," "Justice for Britney" and "Her Freedom Is His Paycheck"
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#FreeBritney demonstrators gather outside an LA courthouse, Oct. 14, 2020.

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#FreeBritney protesters outside an LA courthouse, Sept. 16, 2020

Cardboard signs read "Britney welcomes and appreciates the informed support of her many fans" and "Highly regarded corporate fiduciary > a semi-retired attorney who resigned suddenly"
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Handmade signs at a #FreeBritney protest in Los Angeles

Protesters hold signs that read "Britney is not your slave, end conservatorship abuse" and "Leave the snakes in 2001"
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Left: A protester at a #FreeBritney rally on March 17, 2021. Right: Supporters at London's Trafalgar Square on April 27, 2021.

Protesters march, raise signs and fists, and speak into megaphones
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Protesters march in downtown LA, Nov. 10, 2020.

Someone holds a cardboard sign reading "Stop gaslighting Britney Spears and her fans"
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Protesters attend a #FreeBritney rally in LA, March 17, 2021.

A person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and face covering holds up a #FreeBritney sign
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A #FreeBritney protester outside a courthouse in downtown LA, Aug. 19, 2020

A person wears a backpack featuring a collage of Britney Spears photos, and another person wears a Free Britney pin on a Britney Spears t-shirt
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Left: A protester at a Miami protest, Feb. 11, 2021. Right: Ana Llanos attends the #FreeBritney rally in Orlando, Dec. 16, 2020.

Protesters hold signs that read "Britney's conservatorship is toxic" and "Her life has been so overprotected"
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Protesters attend an Orlando rally, March 14, 2021

Protesters hold signs that read "civil rights matter"
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Protesters attend a rally in LA, March 17, 2021

A protester holds up a "Free Britney" sign
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A #FreeBritney protester in Miami, Feb. 11, 2021

Protesters show off a Britney Spears tattoo and hold a life preserver labeled "Free Britney"
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A #FreeBritney rally in LA, July 14, 2021


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