The pop star tweeted Sunday, “Me & my husband stand with the people of Iran fighting for freedom.”Spears married Iranian-American actor and model Sam Asghari in June.In response to Spears’ message — which has been retweeted more than 25,000 times — the Islamic Republic News Agency noted that Spears was involuntarily placed under a years-long conservatorship.
That arrangement ended last year.“American singer @BritneySpears was placed under her father’s conservatorship in 2008 due to her mental health problems,” the IRNA tweet read. “That gave Britney’s father control over her finances and even her personal life aspects such as pregnancy, remarriage and visits to her teenage sons.”The protests in Iran began in September after Amini, 22, died in state custody.
The morality police, charged with enforcing the country’s laws against immodesty, arrested Amini for allegedly wearing a hijab improperly.American singer @BritneySpears was placed under her father’s conservatorship in 2008 due to her mental health problems.
That gave Britney’s father control over her finances and even her personal life aspects such as pregnancy, remarriage and visits to her teenage sons.#MahsaAmini pic.twitter.com/mmimVJwS4ZAuthorities claim Amini died from a heart attack, but her family says she was beaten by police.
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