Some might call him ‘toxic’, but Rep. Matt Gaetz may not be ‘stronger than yesterday’.
The Florida congressman is asking the House Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing on conservatism ordered by the court, specifically referring to the #FreeBritney movement.
Gaetz – who, in addition to being a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, is apparently also a lifelong supporter of Spears – is fighting for the pop star to be released from her conservatory ordered by the court, as part of his request that Congress trial on proper process of conservancy.
In a letter to Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, calls Gaetz and Congressman Jim Jordan the recent documentary produced by the New York Times, “Framing Britney Spears,” which brought the Princess of Pop’s conservatory directly into the spotlight. .
The House Judiciary Committee is accused of protecting the rights of Americans under the U.S. Constitution. These rights include having the free will to run your own business and the legal autonomy over your own finances. When situations indicate on the unfair deprivation of those rights by the government, we are obliged to supervise and investigate possible remedies, ”reads the letter.
“In recent years, there has been a growing public concern about the use of conservation areas to voluntarily manipulate individuals’ personal freedoms through the courts,” reads the March 8 letter.
“Perhaps the most striking example is the case of Britney Spears with the performance of multi-platinum artists,” Gaetz and Jordan write.
The letter specifically mentions Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, who is her co-conservator. Through court appearances and legal letters from the lawyer who appointed the star, Spears noted that she is “scared” of her father and refuses to act again until her father is no longer in charge of her career.
“The facts and circumstances that give rise to this arrangement remain in dispute, but involve dubious motives and legal tactics by her father and now conservator, Jamie Spears, custodian of her estate.
In a trial held a few days after the premiere of the documentary, a judge rejected Spears’ father’s objections to a joint conservatory order, while also completely dismissing the star’s request for her father. to remove the conservatory, denied. Jamie Spears remains a co-curator, along with Bessemer Trust Co.
“It’s no secret that my client does not want her father as co-conservator, but we realize that removal is a separate matter,” the singer’s lawyer told the court during a hearing last month.
In the letter, Gaetz writes: “Mrs. Spears is not alone … Given the constitutional freedoms at stake and the opacity of these arrangements, it is our duty to hear our committee investigate whether Americans have been unfairly trapped. in conservation areas. “
Spears’ conservatory has been under controversy since 2008, when the star was placed in court order. With the recent documentary, public interest exploded and Spears gained widespread support from her legions of fans around the world, in addition to celebrities from the A-list, such as Howard Stern, Kim Kardashian West and Sarah Jessica Parker, who spoke out in public Spears ‘s conservatism since he went to the dock.
Now that Spears is becoming a federal issue, it might finally be time for #FreeBritney.