in his role as her conservator. But Gaetz and others in the Republican Party also appear to be trying to take advantage of Spears’s awful situation for their own benefit. As Spears’s case and the Free Britney movement gained traction in the mainstream media this summer, Republicans have attempted to co-opt the #FreeBritney movement in order to pander to Britney fans (a constituency historically composed of demographics of the electorate that the GOP struggles to attract: an HBO adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel helmed byTo the Bone'sMarti Noxon and wouldn't Justin performing this live be the perfect next surprise? We can only hope.Related: “Amazing seeing curvy women that look like me being represented on #SNL, thank you @lizzo, you got me feelin GOOD AS H E L L!” while @thepopcornreelcalled for