#FreeBritney: Everything You Need To Know About This Controversial Hashtag

If you have never stumbled across the hashtag #FreeBritney when scrolling down your newsfeed, you are not alone.

A few days back, #FreeBritney has become trending on many social media platforms after a fan podcast “Britney’s Gram” dropped an “emergency episode” claiming that the singer was checked into the mental health department against her will.

As per some reports, the 37-year-old crooner had checked herself into treatment at the end of March to cope with the stress that she has been suffering over her father’s recent health crisis. For the uninitiated, the check-in was seen several weeks after she decided to take indefinite work hiatus. She postponed her album and put her Britney: Domination show in LA on hold.

Hosts of ‘Britney’s Gram’ Tess and Barbara revealed they received a voicemail from an anonymous source alleging Britney had to enter the health facility against her will. The voicemail is allegedly from a paralegal who worked in an office involved in the star’s legal affairs. The source said that Britney didn’t take her medication and even didn’t cancel her show in LA either - it was the decision from her dad Jamie Spears. Check out the voicemail here:

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The fact is that Jamie Spears has turned her conservator since the year 2008, but became her sole conservator earlier this year after lawyer Andrew Wallet suddenly resigned in March. They are the ones who make any decision of the pop star everything from the finance to even personal decisions.

The singer’s mother Lynne who broke up with Jamie in 2002, has raised a storm of controversy when she was spotted liking comments on Instagram from people who believe her daughter is held against her will and even seen urging everyone to listen to that podcast.