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Exposing the sketchy doctor James Spar who denied Britney’s right to hire her own lawyer - a #FreeBritney thread 
Dr. James Edward Spar is a geriatrics doctor, meaning he specializes in care for older people, and he has deep ties to UCLA where he is a professor and director at the School of Medicine. #FreeBritney
Importantly, James Spar helped pass the California probate laws in the 1980s that established the how to determine if someone has the capacity to make their own decisions, or not. He also created many of the forms, like the “Medical Consent Capacity Declaration” #FreeBritney
#BritneyVsSpears was so much darker than the Hulu documentaries y’all but the small victory today in her case brings me hope!!! nytimes.com/2021/09/29/art…
And while you’re here, the conservatorship/guardianship industry is MESSY and definitely needs updated legislation. Some more examples for your attention: buzzfeednews.com/article/heidib…
California has recently passed (assuming @GavinNewsom signs, but it passed unanimously in both chambers) updated conservatorship guidelines, but these need to be applied nationwide. a28.asmdc.org/press-releases…
With all these new #BritneySpears documentaries out, I'm asking myself: Did Britney participate in any of them? Did she consent to them? Did she want them to exist? Does anyone care?
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The answer to the first two questions is NO. She did not participate, or grant her approval. And while I'm sure the documentary film-makers would have preferred that she gave them her approval, when they didn't, they ploughed ahead anyway. Is that OK?
When the filmmakers @rodblackhurst and @brimcgi approached me about the film that became the Netflix documentary "Amanda Knox," they told me they'd interviewed dozens of people, they'd been in Perugia, covering the case for years...
Exactly one week ahead of the pop star’s next conservatorship hearing, Netflix has released a trailer for #BritneyVsSpears, its upcoming Britney Spears documentary.
The film is set to launch the day before the pop star heads to court. bit.ly/3CtAQAy
The film is set to launch the day before the pop star heads to court. bit.ly/3CtAQAy
#BritneyVsSpears hits Netflix on Sept. 28. The next day marks the most significant court hearing in the singer’s legal battle, as she fights for her freedom out of the conservatorship she’s been under for more than a decade. bit.ly/3CtAQAy
In the trailer, a recording from the pop star’s June 23 testimony, in which she addressed the court for the first time publicly, can be heard: “I’ve worked my whole life... I don’t owe these people anything.” bit.ly/3CtAQAy
