The singer has asked to have her father removed from the control of her vast fortune. Why is she being subjected to a regime that potentially infringes her civil liberties?
Britney Spears is 38 years old, but she might as well be eight. The pop star hasn’t had full control over her life for more than a decade; legally speaking she has about as many rights as a child. Ever since a public breakdown in 2008, Spears’ autonomy has been suspended by a complex legal arrangement known as a conservatorship.
For most of this time, her dad, Jamie Spears, has taken control of her affairs – and has been compensated to the tune of more than $100,000 (£75,000) a year for doing so – but he temporarily stepped down last year for health reasons. Spears doesn’t want him back: the singer recently requested he be permanently removed from the conservator role. On Monday a judge ruled this wouldn’t be decided until 2021; the conservatorship will continue until then.
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