Episode 57- Conservatorships Explained! (#FreeBritney, Brian Wilson, Amanda Bynes)

Update: 2021-08-23

Description

On today's episode, Kayla and Ricky explain conservatorships- what they are, where they go wrong, and when they can actually be helpful. We talk about other celebrities with very public mental health crises who are also have been under conservatorships including Amanda Bynes and Brian Wilson. Topics include conservatorship abuse, theft, and forced treatment. See links below for sources of info:

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009726455/britney-spears-conservatorship-how-thats-supposed-to-work

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7357836/britney-spears-joni-mitchell-conservatorship#:~:text=In%20December%201991%2C%20Beach%20Boys,musician's%20legal%20guardian%2C%20Eugene%20Landy.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1125185/amanda-bynes-speaks-out-about-conservatorship-and-cost-of-treatment

https://www.distractify.com/p/amanda-bynes-conservatorship

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/12/1027223521/jamie-spears-steps-down-britney-spears-conservatorship

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1999/08/05/forced-treatment-doesnt-work/6554530d-885a-4f6e-983d-a6473fde0b1b/