Overview: the most notable statements Britney made during her trial yesterday

Seriously, I think that if I lived near the courthouse where Britney Spears had to appear yesterday, I would have protested outside the door as well. Because the whole situation surrounding her conservatorship is very bizarre, we already knew that, but that it was so grim became really clear yesterday. Fans have been worried for some time because of the strange videos she posts on Instagram. Videos in which she dances, spouts strange texts, and just doesn't seem to be all there. Well, yesterday it became clear that those concerns are very justified. A summary of the statements Britney made seemed appropriate to me. Can we also set up a Free Britney movement from the Netherlands?

Her boyfriend Sam Asghari was also there yesterday and wore a #FreeBritney shirt. He has been her support and stay over the past few years, and things are going so well between the couple that they wanted to have a child together. But even there, she is not allowed to decide for herself: she cannot make an appointment with the doctor to have her IUD removed. What. The. Fuck.

The conservatorship, which has been in effect since 2011, also means that she cannot decide when she works (and she does not see the income either). ‘I deserve to have a life. I’ve worked my whole life. I deserve to have a two- to three-year break and just, you know, do what I want to do,’ she said about this in court.

Her father was the one who decided that she could do a series of concerts in Vegas. When she refused, her therapist was contacted by several people who said that Britney was not doing well, that she was not taking her medication and was not behaving properly. According to Britney, none of this was true, but she had to deal with the consequences, all because the therapist believed it. Result: continuous control and even less freedom, as far as she already had. ‘There were six different nurses in my home, and they wouldn’t let me get in my car to go anywhere for a month.’

She also has something to say about her social media posts. Fans thought she was not doing well, and that was indeed correct. By the way, it's bizarre how Britney could tell all this in court without completely breaking down; that already says that she is mentally well enough to talk about her own finances, right? The audio has also been released and you can listen to it here.

‘After I’ve lied and told the whole world I’m OK and I’m happy, it’s a lie. I thought just maybe I said that enough. Because I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in shock. I am traumatized. You know, fake it till you make it. But now I’m telling you the truth, OK? I’m not happy. I can’t sleep. I’m so angry. It’s insane. And I’m depressed. I cry every day.’

And what should happen to her father? She says the following about that: ‘Ma’am, my dad and anyone involved in this conservatorship and my management who played a key role in punishing me — ma’am, they should be in jail.’ Amen.