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1. Britney Spears' boyfriend wears a 'Free Britney' shirt ahead of her court address

Britney Spears' boyfriend, Sam Asghari, posted a photo of himself wearing what appears to be a "Free Britney" shirt ahead of Spears' scheduled address at a court hearing on Wednesday in Los Angeles regarding her conservatorship. While Spears' court battle was covered earlier this year in the hit New York Times documentary "Framing Britney Spears," Spears has been notably more reserved in speaking out about the situation involving her father and conservator, Jamie Spears, going as far as to criticize documentaries shining a spotlight on her life. But Spears has also pushed back on the conservatorship "earlier and more often than had previously been known," the Times revealed earlier this week. Asghari's public support, meanwhile, marks "one of the biggest statements anyone close to Britney has made with regard to the Free Britney movement," Just Jared reports.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.