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Follow the money.

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The Investigative Reporting Behind America’s Obsession With Britney Spears’ Conservatorship

https://www.propublica.org/...

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i may not know much about britney, but jesus christ get her out of there. it’s taken too long.

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It has everything to do with this case

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In an earlier chapter in this saga Liz(?) pointed out that Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr were never put into conservatorships.

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YOINK!

(*stealing that gif*)

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Absolutely, for sure. That hug probably helped a bit. When my brother passed, from AIDS complicated pneumonia, my parents were of course devastated. Fortunately, a network of friends descended on the house and comforted them.

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I used to to do T&E work with Bessemer. It is a very white shoe, family controlled outfit. I can't imagine they wanted any part of this hot mess, once they got a good look. It was jus some new business guy's wet dream (about the fees)

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The medium is the message.

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I just blocked him . He's taking up too much space in my comments feed. I ain't got time for that.

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I have some issues and I'm fat as well. Fuck around with me about it and find out.

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A couple of decades ago Florida passed a whole new guardianship chapter to deal with this kind of abuse. It's pretty protective of potential victims. I remember it going through the Section.

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That was super catholic parents vs. husband. Jeb Bush (C) felt compelled to weigh in. When she was finally allowed to die, they found her brain had atrophied to some small fraction of what it had been.

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whisky for my men and beer for their horses.

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A lot of people weighed in. Mostly repubs. I recall one of them, a senator or something and a former doctor, analyzing her mental clarity from watching her on tv.

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