At nearly 40, she wants to make her voice heard. For the first time since being placed under guardianship in 2008, the singer Britney Spears will go directly to justice on Wednesday. In the spring, his lawyer had asked the Los Angeles court to dismiss his father, Jamie Spears, who co-manages the heritage of his daughter – now in partnership with a financial institution – ensuring that the singer was “afraid” of him.
What is a “conservatorship”?
Comparable to a guardianship regime, the “conservatorship” agreement, imposed in 2008, stipulates that Britney Spears no longer has decision-making control on two fronts: her assets, estimated at $ 60 million, and her person. Such a decision can be made for an elderly person suffering from cognitive decline or in case of mental disorders. During her long period of depression following her divorce from Kevin Federline in 2006, and the loss of custody of her children in 2007, Britney Spears experienced a high-profile descent into hell and was hospitalized in psychiatry against her will. .
Who is in charge of guardianship?
The singer’s father, Jamie Spears, controlled both aspects – personal and financial – of the guardianship until 2019. In 2019, he gave up managing Britney Spears’ personal life due to medical concerns. He was temporarily replaced by Jodi Montgomery, a professional tutor tasked with playing intermediaries with the medical team following Britney Spears. She also has the power to decide who can visit the interpreter of Baby One More Time. The latter requested through her lawyer that her guardian be confirmed permanently. On the financial side, a judge refused to take management away from Jamie Spears last year, but imposed a professional co-manager, Bessemer Trust. His decision runs until at least September 2021.
What will Britney Spears say?
We don’t know. Her lawyer simply indicated that she wanted to address the court “directly”. According to the American media, she should do so by videoconference without being present in court. In the spring, he had indicated that the singer was “afraid” of her father.
What is the role of the #FreeBritney movement?
The recent twists and turns have revived the #FreeBritney (#FreeBritney) campaign orchestrated in the streets and on social networks by some fans, convinced that the singer is being held against her will in guardianship and that she is sending coded calls for help on his Instagram account. Interest in Britney Spears’ judicial and psychiatric saga was recently rekindled by the airing of a documentary, Framing Britney Spears, which explores the star’s deteriorating mental health and its sometimes cruel treatment by some media.
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