Elon Musk wants to 'Free Britney' too, joining the list of celebrities coming out in Spears' defense amid her conservatorship battle

• Elon Musk wants to "Free Britney," too.
• In a July 5 tweet, Musk backed Britney Spears, whose request for removal of her conservatorship was just denied.
• He joins a list of celebrities, including Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, who have voiced their support for the singer.

Elon Musk on Monday joined a list of celebrities who have come out in support of Britney Spears.

The Tesla CEO tweeted "Free Britney" on July 5, publicly backing the singer, whose request to remove her conservatorship was just denied.

At the time of reporting, the tweet was liked 375,000 times and retweeted close to 50,000 times. Musk's girlfriend, singer Grimes, thanked him for his support of Spears in a tweet reply.

Musk is one of the many famous personalities who have backed Spears amid a lengthy legal tussle over her guardianship arrangement, which gave her father and a wealth-management firm extensive control over her personal life for years.

During a 24 minute testimony on June 23, Spears pleaded with a Los Angeles court to remove her legal guardianship. She cited the many controls she has to abide by due to her conservatorship, including not being allowed to remove a contraceptive IUD implanted in her body.

"It is my wish and dream for all of this to end. I want my life back," Spears said in court.

Singers Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, and Halsey tweeted in support of the star after her statements in court were made public. Justin Timberlake, Spears' ex-boyfriend, also posted a series of tweets in the wake of her bombshell testimony but was called out by some of the singer's fans for "playing a major part" in how she was treated.

Spears also found an ardent supporter in Florida lawmaker Matt Gaetz, who wrote a letter to her last week. Gaetz invited the singer to speak in the House about how the US legal system has "mistreated" her, asking her to "take advantage of the empowerment that public congressional testimony can unlock."

Fans of Spears and #FreeBritney activists have rallied behind her for a decade, particularly after the hashtag gained popularity online in 2019 and 2020, wrote Insider's Rachel E. Greenspan.

Despite the outpouring of support online, on July 1, Spears' request to remove her father Jamie Spears from the conservatorship was denied.

However, there have been several developments following the singer's June 23 testimony. Bessemer Trust, the wealth-management firm acting as the co-conservator of Spears' estate, asked last Thursday to withdraw from the guardianship arrangement in light of what the singer said in court.

Additionally, entertainment news site Deadline reported on Monday that Spears' long-time manager, Larry Rudolph, wrote to Jamie Spears to resign from his position.