Thread by @BritneyTheStan

Exposing Britney Spears’ abusive grandfather June Austin Spears - a very important #FreeBritney thread

TW: Sexual assault, child abuse, suicide

A new bombshell article by the New York Post reveals that Britney Spears’ family has an extremely dark history of locking women up. Family members reveal that Britney’s grandpa June Austin was a terrible man who abused most of the 10 kids he had with three wives. #FreeBritney

Britney’s aunt Leigh Ann made several incredibly serious and credible allegations that she was sexually assaulted by June Austin as a child from the age 11, including on the way home from church. He would allegedly line the kids up and whip them. #FreeBritney

Britney’s uncle John Mark Spears also says that June Austin would beat his kids violently and caused both of his wives to go off the rails, shipping them off to Mandeville (a notorious mental hospital). #FreeBritney

One of the most disturbing allegations is that June Austin put his wife on Lithium and the. Jamie Spears perpetuated that cycle of abuse on to Britney. #FreeBritney

As we know, Britney testified in court that her dad put her on lithium in 2019 and forced her to enter a mental health facility against her will, just like her grandma. #FreeBritney

Britney’s paternal grandmother Emma Jean Forbes Spears died at the age of only 31 years old in very tragic and mysterious fashion. The local newspaper said she committed suicide at the grave of her dead son and reportedly pulled the trigger with her toe? #FreeBritney

However, family members question whether it was really a suicide because no one was really there and June Austin was the one who told the coroner his wife was suicidal and still depressed 8 years later over the death of her son who died when he was only 3 days old. #FreeBritney

Britney’s aunt has created a blog to support her niece and share her memories of abuse starting with her father June Austin. She also alleges that Britney’s dad Jamie once manhandled her to the gravel and said she wasn’t welcome there. #FreeBritney

When Leigh Ann called her brothers and sisters to tell them their father had sexually assaulted her as child, she says the only person who believed her was Lynne Spears. #FreeBritney

June Austin is incredibly racist and said he’d never vote for Barack Obama. He also said he had a gun without a permit and when asked about rumors that he shot at reporters, he said “maybe I have, maybe I haven’t.” Sound familiar? #FreeBritney

Emma Jean’s “suicide” was one of the reasons members of the Spears family said they were so concerned about Britney at the height of 2008. #FreeBritney

Britney’s father filed for conservatorship over his daughter on February 1st, 2008, giving himself complete control of her finances and daily affairs. June Austin was still alive and the court dispensed notice to him along with Britney and many others in the family. #FreeBritney

June Austin admitted to the New York Daily News that both Jamie and her brother Bryan had a lot to do with this, but he believed Britney shouldn’t go in the “nut house” because “sometimes you come out worse than you come in.” Clearly saying that with some experience. #FreeBritney

June Austin died in 2012 and Britney’s brother Bryan was a pallbearer at the funeral. #FreeBritney

Britney was quoted at the time saying she was sad that her grandfather would not be around to see her settle down and get married again, and have more babies like he wanted her to do. “I always told Papa June I would do that one day.” #FreeBritney

Unfortunately, we have seen history repeat itself. Britney has been abused under a conservatorship for 13 years by her father who watched his father do this exact same thing to his mom. It seems to be very disturbing cycle. We must #FreeBritney

This thread is in memory of Britney’s grandmother Emma Jean Forbes Spears. I know she’s looking out for Britney from above 🕊 #FreeBritney

When asked to comment on these allegations, Jamie Spears attempted to act like a security guard accompanied by a furiously barking dog. “I called the law and they’s coming!” he yelled. #FreeBritney