Iran discredits Britney Spears for being under a man's control

Iran’s state sponsored media, has turned their focus from state propaganda to U.S. pop icon Britney Spears. 

Spears tweeted her support for the Iranian citizens currently protesting the country’s morality police, and Iran’s state sponsored media shot back on Twitter by mentioning Spears’ years-long legal battle with her father over her conservatorship. 

Many aspects of Britney Spears' finances and personal life have been controlled by her father and others for the past 13 years under a form of legal guardianship called a conservatorship.

It was set up in 2008, after the US pop star, known for hits like Oops I Did It Again! and Toxic, faced a public mental health crisis.

The IRNA’s tweet, and media response, is part of an ongoing strategy to drown out widespread support for Iran’s nationwide protests.

Earlier this year, Spears married Iranian-American actor and model Sam Asghari. Since the protests began, the couple has been extremely vocal about their political beliefs, including her support for the Iranian protestors. 

The current protests center around the September death of 22-year-old activist Mahsa Amini.

Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police in Tehran under claims that she was not properly clothed in the required religious headscarf and modest dress. She died in police custody. 

Following news of her detainment and subsequent death, Amini’s family spoke out, claiming that the young girl was beaten to death by police. 

The IRNA has continued to deny the claim and assert the girl had a heart attack, even as Amini’s death has sparked some of the biggest nationwide protests in years.