#FreeBritney: Britney Spears ‘won’t perform’ again while father controls her career – how the pop icon is fighting for her freedom in the courts
Fans of the Toxic star have turned to social media and the streets to protest that she hasn’t been in control of her finances for over a decade – and the pop icon herself has refused to perform until father Jamie Spears is no longer in charge
Here’s what went down this week …
Britney’s fighting back
In Los Angeles County Superior Court earlier this week, a judge upheld Britney’s father James “Jamie” Spears’ role, but didn’t close the door on ousting him at a future date and – per the singer’s request – appointed a financial fiduciary as a co-conservator, according to court documents. The hearing was set to review accounting – an annual report delineating Britney’s expenses and her father’s expenditures on her behalf – as well as the appointment of conservators and the review of multiple motions.
During the hearing, lawyers for Britney and her mother, Lynne, reportedly urged the 38-year-old singer’s father to step down from the conservatorship, which has dictated the pop star’s life and career for more than a decade.
The singer is said to be afraid of her father and will reportedly not perform until he no longer has control over her career – a role he’s taken on since her public unravelling in 2008.
My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father. She will not perform as long as her father is in charge of her career
In January 2019, she abruptly cancelled her Britney: Domination residency in Las Vegas before it even began, then checked into a mental health facility. She has not performed live since 2018. According to Associated Press, Us Weekly and TMZ, Britney’s lawyer blamed the singer’s professional hiatus on her father.