“I don’t think how the state of California can have all this written in the court documents from the time I showed up and do absolutely nothing…just hire—with my money—another person and keep my dad on board.”

— Britney Spears to Judge Brenda Penny, 06/23/2021

The #FreeBritney movement bases many of our claims on publicly available court documents and on the public testimony made by Britney herself on 06/23/2021.

2/4/2008 Letters of Conservatorship

In February 2008, the court grants conservatorship of the person to dad James Spears and conservatorship of the estate to James and attorney Andrew Wallet without giving notice to Britney Spears and rejecting her choice of counsel. The “temporary” letters of conservatorship detail the powers given to the conservators, i.e. the civil rights that were stripped from Britney.

9/12/2008 Declaration of Geraldine Wyle in Support of Petition for Fees

While asking to be paid for her services, James Spears’s lawyer Geraldine Wyle details the January 2008 timeline of events surrounding the conservatorship setup and the roles of players involved, including Vivian Thoreen, who James rehired to litigate the case in October 2020, and Louise Taylor, who resigned as Britney’s business manager the same month.

8/6/2020 Twelfth Account Current

Conservator dad James is required to submit an accounting report every year so that the judge can see where the money goes. The latest report—which is heavily redacted—shows that Britney has a net worth of $57 million, much lower than experts estimate from publicly available data about her brand’s many projects. Where is Britney’s money?

 9/2/2020 Samuel D. Ingham III Opposition to Motion to Seal

Britney’s court-appointed attorney opposes James’s request to keep proceedings sealed, arguing that Britney wants the public to know about her case and that “BRITNEY welcomes and appreciates the informed support of her many fans.”