Bad news for Britney Spears: she has lost her mind against her father. A Los Angeles court has rejected the American singer’s claim to end the custody of her personal and business affairs granted to her father since 2008.
This decision comes days after the 39-year-old singer made a plea against that “abusive” custody, in a virtual court hearing last week. I just want my life back. 13 years have passed and enough is enough “, said then Britney Spears.
Her finances and personal affairs have been largely managed by Jamie Spears since her public nervous breakdown more than a decade ago, prompting thousands of fans to launch the #FreeBritney online campaign in recent years.
The Los Angeles court’s decision follows a lawsuit by the singer’s attorney to end the guardianship of James Spears. The decision to “suspend James P. Spears” as guardian and grant exclusive control of the singer’s estate to a financial entity, as requested by Britney Spears’ lawyer, “has been rejected,” Judge Brenda Penny ruled, according to a sentence to which the CNN chain had access.
Confidential court documents published last week by the New York Times claim Spears told a court investigator that guardianship had “become an oppressive and controlling tool against her” since 2016.
According to the report quoted by the newspaper, the artist told the investigator that she wanted the guardianship to end as soon as possible and that she was “tired of being taken advantage of”.
The revelation that custody prevented her from removing her IUD – despite the singer wanting to be in control of her contraceptive medication – sparked online anger among her fans and reproductive rights groups.
The controversy surrounding Britney Spears’ legal case gained new momentum after the February release of the documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” which recounts the process leading to her emotional breakdown and the appointment of her father as guardian.
Following her divorce from Kevin Federline in 2006 and the loss of custody of her children the following year, paparazzi photographed her barefoot at a gas station with her head shaved.
Under the tutelage of her father, Britney Spears quickly returned to acting. He released three albums, appeared on various television shows, and even accepted a residency in Las Vegas.
But in January 2019 he abruptly announced that he would suspend his performances until further notice. Britney Spears has long had a difficult relationship with her father.
