Members of the Free Britney movement released a statement in support Britney Spears following his DUI arrest earlier this month.
“FreeBritneyLA was created to stand up for Britney Spears’ right to independence,” began a statement shared by the Free Britney LA Instagram account on Monday, March 9. “That principle guided everything we did, and it remains true today.”
Statement – created by activists of the movement Kevin Wu, Leanne Simmons again Meg Radford – He went on to say that Spears’ recent arrest does not justify returning to the job he has held for 13 years.
“It is also common for people who have experienced long-term control and trauma to both need support and have difficulty accepting it,” the message continued. “These realities can exist without justifying going back to the very properties that hurt him. A DUI is not a reason for conservation.”
The statement also noted that their advocacy has helped create “stronger protections” in California to prevent conservation exploitation.
“Britney Spears is a person who has endured extraordinary trauma,” the statement concluded. “We hope she gets whatever care, support or treatment she may need on her own terms, and that the people around her respect her freedom and independence. We love Britney and we will always be there – fighting for her health, her peace and her freedom.”
Britney activist Kevin Wu speaks at a rally in Los Angeles on March 17, 2021.
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesSpears, 44, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs on March 4 after he was seen “driving erratically at a high rate of speed,” according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police released the “Toxic” singer from jail the next morning, but the incident remains under investigation as officials await the results of a blood test Spears took at a nearby hospital while in custody.
After her arrest made headlines, a spokesperson for Spears called her arrest “totally inexcusable” in a statement directed at Spears. Us Weekly.
Britney Spears’ team is speaking out hours after the singer was arrested for drunk driving. “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” a spokesperson for Spears said in a statement to Us Weekly on Thursday, March 5. “Britney will take appropriate action and comply with the law, and I hope this […]
“Britney will take appropriate action and comply with the law, and hopefully this will be the first step in a long overdue change in Britney’s life,” the rep said. “I hope he can get the help and support he needs at this difficult time.”
The spokesperson added, “Her boyfriends will be spending time with her. Her loved ones will come up with the necessary plan to set her up for success so she can be healthy.”
Spears shares sons Preston, 20, and Jayden, 19, with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Earlier this week, an insider told exclusively Us that the Grammy winner saw his children following his arrest. (Preston and Jayden moved to Hawaii with Federline, 47, in 2023 but have since returned home to California.)
In 2008, Britney was admitted to the Conservatory directed by her father, Jamie Spearsfollowing a series of highly publicized mental health problems. The judge terminated the conservation work in 2021 after 13 years.
