Elon Musk voiced assist for Britney Spears on Monday, tweeting, “Free Britney,” within the newest high-profile present of assist for the pop star within the midst of her conservatorship battle.
The Area X CEO’s early morning put up concerning the “Oops! … I did it once more” singer went viral, racking up about 20 million retweets inside hours Monday morning. With the tweet, Musk joined a refrain of others who’ve shaped a motion to finish Spears’ undesirable authorized association.
The Mississippi-born best-selling artist’s roughly $60 million fortune has for 13 been within the palms of her father, Jamie Spears, who the youngers Spears stated has compelled her to work, to take contraception and drugged her.
Spears misplaced in her newest effort to realize management over her funds and life on Thursday, when court docket paperwork confirmed a decide had denied her bid to take away her “abusive” father from the controversial conservatorship that has managed her life for greater than a decade.
The ruling was in response to a November request by Spears’ lawyer so as to add wealth administration agency Bessemer Belief to the troubling conservatorship and take away her dad.
It was not a direct response to Spears’ impassioned confessional throughout a digital standing listening to final month — wherein the singer stated she felt like a prisoner and was unable to even get married or have extra children.
“Ma’am, my dad and anybody concerned on this conservatorship, and my administration, who performed large roles in punishing me after I stated ‘No’ [to going on tour] — Ma’am, they need to be in jail,” Spears stated on the June 23 listening to.
“I’ve lied and instructed the entire world I’m OK and I’m completely satisfied,” she added. “I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in shock. I’m traumatized… I’m not completely satisfied. I can’t sleep. I’m so offended. It’s insane. And I’m depressed. I cry every single day.”
Musk’s public advocacy got here after fellow star Christina Aguilera additionally lately backed Spears, decrying “unacceptable” remedy.
“These previous few days I’ve been fascinated by Britney and every little thing she goes by way of,” learn the singer’s assertion, posted on Aguilera’s Instagram story on June 28.
“It’s unacceptable that any lady, or human, desirous to be in charge of their very own future may not be allowed to reside life as they want.”
In the meantime, AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys in June stated he was on staff Free Britney.
“On the finish of the day, the reality will come out. I’m 100 million % on the #FreeBritney prepare as a result of I fully agree with it,” he stated. “All of us ought to simply pray for Britney and in addition pray for her household.”
