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Which viral video creator behind the 2007 clip 'Leave Britney Alone!!!' later became an outspoken critic of Britney Spears' conservatorship?
Answer
Chris Crocker
Chris Crocker posted the tearful 'Leave Britney Alone!!!' video in 2007 defending Spears from media criticism, and years later publicly backed the #FreeBritney movement that helped end her conservatorship.
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Leave Britney Alone creator Chris Crocker later became a vocal Britney Spears conservatorship critic, vindicated by the 2021 #FreeBritney movement.
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- Tay Zonday
- Gary Brolsma
- Judson Laipply
Topics
- viral-video
- britney-spears
- 2000s
- internet-culture
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