Spears has been a dutiful father, acting out of love for his daughter. Spears from exploitation and harm and that Mr. But they have previously said the conservatorship was necessary to protect Ms. Spears, 68, declined to comment, citing the pending court hearing. It is unclear whether her remarks will be made in public, but her relationship with her father is expected to be a central topic.

Spears is scheduled to address the Los Angeles court directly - a rare move she requested on an expedited basis. Spears was “afraid of her father,” who remains a steward of her nearly $60 million fortune. Spears said, according to the investigator’s account of the conversation. “She articulated she feels the conservatorship has become an oppressive and controlling tool against her,” a court investigator wrote in a 2016 report. Spears, 39, expressed serious opposition to the conservatorship earlier and more often than had previously been known, and said that it restricted everything from whom she dated to the color of her kitchen cabinets. Spears, and that she could move to end it whenever she wanted.Īll the while, she stayed largely silent on the subject in public.īut now, confidential court records obtained by The New York Times reveal that Ms. Her father and others involved in the conservatorship maintained that it was a smooth-running machine that had rescued her from a low point and benefited Ms.

In the years since a judge gave the father of Britney Spears broad control over her life and finances, concerned fans have questioned how the court could continue to deem her unable to protect and care for herself despite the fact that she was still a performing pop star.

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