What's behind the movement to #FreeBritney?

Britney Spears’s private life has been on show ever since she emerged on the music scene back in the late ’90s. In recent years she's been hitting headlines for other reasons, with new questions arising about her conservatorship which she's been under since 2008. Worried fans have launched the #FreeBritney campaign, but is their continued concern unwarranted? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests: Jen Zaborowski. host of We Need to Talk About Britney podcast.Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Staff attorney with the ACLU's Disability Rights project.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: Page Six, Britney: For the Record, Good Morning America, The Wendy Williams Show, 5 News, CBS LA News, AP, 2016 Billboard Awards, ABC, ET, NBC, CNN, Britney’s Gram Podcast, Channel 4 News, ITV, Hollywood TV.Instagram: Britney Spears.Youtube: Jake Thompson.Tiktok accounts: tythecrazyguy, thenailaddict, gabytropp, matthewlitty.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Britney Spears’s private life has been on show ever since she emerged on the music scene back in the late ’90s. In recent years she's been hitting headlines for other reasons, with new questions arising about her conservatorship which she's been under since 2008. Worried fans have launched the #FreeBritney campaign, but is their continued concern unwarranted? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests: Jen Zaborowski. host of We Need to Talk About Britney podcast.Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Staff attorney with the ACLU's Disability Rights project.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: Page Six, Britney: For the Record, Good Morning America, The Wendy Williams Show, 5 News, CBS LA News, AP, 2016 Billboard Awards, ABC, ET, NBC, CNN, Britney’s Gram Podcast, Channel 4 News, ITV, Hollywood TV.Instagram: Britney Spears.Youtube: Jake Thompson.Tiktok accounts: tythecrazyguy, thenailaddict, gabytropp, matthewlitty.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.