{"id":208205,"date":"2021-03-10T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=208205"},"modified":"2021-03-10T13:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:00:12","slug":"republican-lawmakers-call-for-house-hearing-on-court-ordered-conservatorships-say-britney-spears-should-testify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-call-for-house-hearing-on-court-ordered-conservatorships-say-britney-spears-should-testify\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican lawmakers call for House hearing on court ordered conservatorships, say Britney Spears should testify"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-lawmakers-call-for-house-hearing-on-court-ordered-conservatorships-say-britney-spears-should-testify%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=208205&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2384402\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2384402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks to members of the media following a House Judiciary Committee closed door meeting with former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:47 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are joining the #FreeBritney movement after urging the House Judiciary Committee to conduct a hearing on court ordered conservatorships.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the committee chair on Tuesday, congressmen Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) cited a growing public concern about the use of the legal practice. The representatives said conservatorships effectively deprive individuals of their personal freedoms such as pop sensation Britney Spears who has been under the control of her father since 2008.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEWS<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMattGaetz<\/a> demand <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJerryNadler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJerryNadler<\/a> hold a hearing on court ordered conservatorships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most striking example is perhaps the case of multi-platinum performing artist Britney Spears.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tfE8KJAZ4s\">pic.twitter.com\/tfE8KJAZ4s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1369368973444345860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz even suggested the so-called \u201cprincess of pop\u201d should testify about her experiences before the House Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe power of Congress is not just to vote on stuff, it\u2019s our power to convene around serious issues and this issue of conservatorship critical to so many people across the country,\u201d stated the Florida representative. \u201cI think we should hear directly from Britney Spears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the #FreeBritney movement saw one of its first victories when a Los Angeles probate judge ruled against her father, Jamie Spears, by establishing Bessemer Trust as a co-conservator of Britney\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/jury-selections-begins-in-george-floyd-case-amid-unrest\/\">Jury selections begins in George Floyd case amid unrest<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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