'It's a human rights movement': Britney Spears models a 'Free Britney' T-shirt alongside fiance Sam Asghari ahead of court hearing that will decide fate of conservatorship
Britney Spears rocked a '#FreeBritney' shirt in anticipation of Friday's court hearing where a judge will decide whether to terminate her long-standing conservatorship.
The 39-year-old singer's fiance Sam Asghari shared a brief Instagram video of her modeling the garment that also features the tagline: 'It's a human rights movement'
Sam, 27, proudly donned a black variation of the statement-making tee and even got the couple's dog in on the action.
Free Britney: Britney Spears rocked a '#FreeBritney' shirt in anticipation of Friday's court hearing where a judge will decide whether to terminate her long-standing conservatorship
He cryptically captioned the post: 'Loading…'
Friday's hearing is to be held at a downtown Los Angeles courtroom and it appears that Judge Brenda Penny, with no significant opposition from anyone involved, is likely to dissolve the legal arrangement that's controlled Britney's life and money for nearly 14 years.
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Spears' attorney, her parents Jamie and Lynne, and the court appointees who control the conservatorship all publicly support termination.
Jodi Montgomery, the conservator who oversees the singer's life and medical decisions, has developed a care plan with her therapists and doctors to guide her through the end of the conservatorship and its aftermath.
A movement: The 39-year-old singer's fiance Sam Asghari shared a brief Instagram video of her modeling the garment that also features the tagline: 'It's a human rights movement'
Waiting game: Sam cryptically captioned the post: 'Loading…'
But Penny has not given overt signals to what she will decide, and she has considerable discretion and power.
Legal or bureaucratic hurdles, or lingering concerns over Spears' medical care or finances, could still slow down what might seem like the inevitable end.
It is not clear whether Britney will take part in the hearing.
Fans who have demanded the court #FreeBritney, whom she has credited with bringing her to this point, will be outside the courthouse in significant numbers.
Penny sided decisively with Spears and her attorney Mathew Rosengart at the last hearing in September, when she suspended the singer's father Jamie Spears from the conservatorship that he had controlled at least in part since he first sought it in 2008.
Rocking it: Sam, 27, proudly donned a black variation of the statement-making tee
Support system: The couple's dog got in on the action by donning a tee of his very own
The judge made no finding of wrongdoing against James Spears, saying only that the 'toxic environment' made the move necessary.
'The current situation is untenable,' Penny said.
Prior to that hearing, Jamie reversed course and supported terminating the conservatorship. Rosengart argued that he should be suspended and have no role in the legal arrangement's endgame.
He has vowed to pursue an investigation of Jamie Spears' handling of the conservatorship even after it ends.
The attorney said he planned to take a 'top-to-bottom look' at the actions of Jamie and his representatives and suggested that law enforcement should investigate revelations in a New York Times documentary about a listening device placed in his daughter's bedroom.
His attorneys said Rosengart´s allegations ranged from unsubstantiated to impossible, and that he only ever acted in his daughter's best interest.
The end is near: Friday's hearing is to be held at a downtown Los Angeles courtroom and it appears that Judge Brenda Penny, with no significant opposition from anyone involved, is likely to dissolve the legal arrangement that's controlled Britney's life and money for nearly 14 years
Suspended: Penny sided decisively with Spears and her attorney Mathew Rosengart at the last hearing in September, when she suspended the singer's father Jamie Spears (pictured) from the conservatorship that he had controlled at least in part since he first sought it in 2008
The post-conservatorship fight has in some ways already begun. Spears has parted ways with the attorneys who helped him operate it, and has hired Alex Weingarten, a lawyer specializing in the kind of litigation that may be coming.
And in court filings last week, Britney Spears' former business managers, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group, pushed back against Rosengart's demands for documents on its involvement in the conservatorship from 2008 to 2018. The group also denied any role in or knowledge of any surveillance of the singer.
As recently as six months ago, it appeared the conservatorship would continue indefinitely. It has since unraveled with surprising speed.
Key was a speech Britney made at a June hearing, in which she passionately detailed restrictions and scrutiny of her life that she called 'abusive.'
She demanded that the conservatorship end without any prying evaluation of her mental state.
Legal experts at the time said that was unlikely to happen, and would represent an aberration from common court practice.
Now it appears she may get exactly what she sought.
Unraveling: As recently as six months ago, it appeared the conservatorship would continue indefinitely. It has since unraveled with surprising speed; Britney seen in 2019
