How Britney Spears' 2021 #FreeBritney movement carried home her conservatorship termination

In a year that saw the princess of pop speak out against the conservatorship she had found herself in — both in Los Angeles Superior Court and in various instances on social media — Spears was able to break free from the stronghold placed on her in 2008 by her father, Jamie Spears.

Spears has publicly credited the #FreeBritney movement for its work on the frontline and behind the scenes advocating for the "Toxic" singer to be released from the nearly 13-year arrangement after a documentary titled, "Framing Britney Spears," shed light on the perilous stipulations Spears had been living under for more than a dozen years and spurred the movement, kicking support for Spears into high gear.

When Spears’ father was suspended by Judge Brenda Penny in October, some 200 to 300 #FreeBritney supporters of all ages gathered outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse to voice their support for the singer. 

The crowd gathering drew a huge police presence that blocked the street and there were chants outside the court echoing for Judge Penny to "do the right thing" in freeing Spears from the thumb of her father’s control "now."