But with the impeachment trial, the fictional Graham wants to move on to bigger issues, and that’s when he mentioned Spears. “Now we can get over it and focus on the more serious issues: this is arresting Hillary” – and here, the South Carolina senator was thrilled before continuing – “freeing the beautiful Britney Spears”.
The #FreeBritney movement gained new strength after Gifts from The New York Times: Framing Britney Spears documentary premiered at FX 5 February. The program takes a close look at the singer’s years of restrictive guardianship, which was managed by her father, as well as her mental health struggles and more.
Since Framing Britney Spears premiered, there were more than 1 million tweets about the star, as well as the documentary, Twitter shared on February 10. And 220,000 of those tweets included the hashtag #FreeBritney.
Spears’ love and support messages were also shared by his fellow musicians, including Courtney Love, Kacey Musgraves, Sam Smith, Shirley Manson and many others. The following documentary and clamor about how the star was treated also generated an apology from Spears’ ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake for his behavior after the breakup.
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