Britney Spears Says The Conservatorship Is Abusive, Adds 'I Just Want My Life Back'
Britney Spears who was set to address the court on June 23, urged that the laws of the conservatorship should be changed. The singer says if she is deemed fit to work she should not be in a conservatorship.
Britney
Spears
who
was
set
to
address
the
court
on
June
23,
urged
that
the
laws
of
the
conservatorship
should
be
changed.
The
singer
says
that
if
she
is
deemed
fit
to
work
she
should
not
be
in
a
conservatorship.
Spears
also
opened
up
about
how
traumatized
she
feels
because
of
losing
control
over
her
life.
She
told
a
Los
Angeles
judge
that
she
has
been
drugged,
compelled
to
work
against
her
will
and
prevented
from
removing
her
birth
control
device
over
the
past
13
years.
Spears
in
a
23-minute
address
to
the
court
pleaded
that
her
father's
legal
control
of
her
life
should
be
ended.
Sharing
her
ordeal
she
added,
"I've
been
in
denial.
I've
been
in
shock.
I
am
traumatized.
I
just
want
my
life
back.
I
want
to
end
this
conservatorship
without
being
evaluated.
This
conservatorship
is
doing
me
way
more
harm
than
good.
I
deserve
to
have
a
life."
While
Spears
has
kept
her
personal
life
private,
this
was
the
first
time
the
world
heard
about
her
struggles
because
of
the
conservatorship.
For
the
unversed,
her
father,
James
P
Spears
was
granted
the
conservatorship
in
2008
after
the
singer's
very
public
breakdown
leading
to
concerns
about
her
mental
health
and
potential
substance
abuse.
Spears
added,
"I
shouldn't
be
in
a
conservatorship
if
I
can
work.
The
laws
need
to
change.
I
truly
believe
this
conservatorship
is
abusive.
I
don't
feel
like
I
can
live
a
full
life." The
singer
had
filed
a
lawsuit
against
her
father
in
2020
and
is
currently
paying
the
legal
fees
for
both
sides.
However,
this
is
not
the
first
time
she
had
opened
up
about
her
issues
with
her
father's
role
in
the
conservatorship.
Back
in
2014,
Spears
had
asked
about
terminating
conservatorship
altogether
which
her
court-appointed
lawyer
in
the
conservatorship,
Samuel
D
Ingham
III,
failed
to
do
so.
Fans
have
been
showing
support
towards
the
singer
with
the
"Free
Britney"
movement
around
the
world.
Meanwhile,
her
father
and
his
attorneys
have
emphasized
that
she
and
her
fortune
of
over
$50
million,
will
remain
vulnerable
to
fraud
and
manipulation
if
the
conservatorship
is
ended.
Jamie
Spears
has
been
overseeing
Britney
Spears' fortune
since
2008.
However
back
in
2019,
a
professional
wealth
management
firm
that
Spears
had
requested
took
over
her
personal
care
on
a
temporary
basis.