Britney Spears Conservatory case goes back to court after release of controversial documentary … while the star continues the legal battle with father Jamie over control of her life
- Britney Spears’ legal team is expected in a court in Los Angeles on Thursday for a trial over the star’s long-standing conservatory.
- The 39-year-old is not expected to attend
- The conservatory has dominated headlines this week following the release of controversial New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears
- Spears tried to have her father Jamie removed as sole conservator
- After a spiritual collapse in 2008, Britney was placed under a temporary and then permanent conservatory with her father in charge of her estate and finances.
Britney Spears’ conservatory dominated the headlines this week following the release of the controversial New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears.
The timing of the release was coincidental, as the 39-year-old pop star’s lengthy conservatory case went to court again on Thursday.
Spears has fought for more autonomy in her life, trying to remove control from her father, Jamie Spears, who has been running for more than a decade.
This is her life: Britney Spears’ legal team is expected in a Los Angeles court on Thursday for a trial over the star’s longtime conservatory, a few days after the release of the controversial documentary Framing Britney Spears.
Britney’s legal team will appear in a Los Angeles court during a trial over the conservatory, but the star is not expected to attend.
Her page of expensive lawyers is trying to convince a judge to permanently remove Jamie Spears as the sole conservator controlling her career, finances and estate.
The pop princess also worked to lift or loosen the entire conservatory.
Late in the summer of 2020, Britney’s lawyers filed paperwork, saying she was ‘strongly opposed’ to her father having control over her estate and finances, according to TMZ.
Legal battle: her expensive lawyers try to convince a judge to remove Jamie Spears permanently as the only conservator to control her career, finances and estate
Instead, the singer at the time wanted her temporary curator Jodi Montgomery to take on the role permanently.
Jamie was appointed as her daughter’s curator in 2008 after her very public collapse. Last year, however, he resigned from the role due to ongoing health issues.
Britney’s conservatory is in the news again after the release of the Framing Britney Spears, which shed light on her infamous collapse and the ensuing legal battle to run her career successfully and safely.
Heartbreaking: Jamie was appointed as her daughter’s curator in 2008 after her very public collapse. Last year, however, he resigned from the role due to ongoing health issues (pictured in 2006)
While The Toxic singer did not address the documentary directly, she used Twitter to seemingly suggest that there was much more to her story than Framing provided Britney Spears.
“Remember, no matter what we know about a person’s life, it’s nothing compared to the person living behind the lens,” she tweeted.
An important motivation for the changes Britney wants in her legal status seems to be her desire to stop acting.
Back in the spotlight: Britney’s conservatory is in the news again after the release of the Framing Britney Spears, which shed light on her infamous collapse and the ensuing legal battle to run her career successfully and safely
In November, a pop sensation lawyer told a court that Britney was afraid of her father and refused to act again until he was removed as her conservator.
“My client told me she was afraid of her father,” Britney’s lawyer Samuel D. Ingham told a judge during a hearing to determine whether another conservator should be appointed. “She also said she would not act as long as her father was in charge of her career.”
The Circus singer has not performed live since October 2018 when she closed the final legs of her Piece of Me Tour after ending her residency in Las Vegas on December 31, 2017.
In another tweet this week, it appears Spears is addressing these reports and insisting that while she likes to be on stage, she ‘takes the time to learn and be normal’ and ‘the basics of everyday life’ to enjoy life ‘.
Cryptic: Although the Toxic singer did not directly address the documentary, she used Twitter to seemingly suggest that there was much more to her story than Framing Britney Spears provided.