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Ahead of a court hearing in Los Angeles on
Wednesday, the 38-year-old pop star's lawyer filed documents
saying the singer is "strongly opposed to having James (Spears)
return as conservator of her person." The document gave no
reasons for her stance.
Jamie Spears was appointed conservator in 2008 after the pop
star's life spiraled out of control and she was hospitalized for
psychiatric treatment.
After a career comeback, the "Toxic" singer pulled out of a Las
Vegas concert residency last year and briefly entered a mental
health facility. She has not performed publicly since October
2018 and the court documents said it was "her stated desire not
to perform at this time."
The long conservatorship for the former teen pop phenomenon has
been the target of a vocal #FreeBritney campaign by fans. They
believe she is being kept a prisoner and is sending cryptic
signals begging to be freed through her social media accounts,
which usually consist of selfies or her dancing at home.
The fans greeted news of her request to oust her father as a
victory and plan a demonstration outside the downtown Los
Angeles courthouse on Wednesday.
"We know our girl #FreeBritney happy with the news today! Huge
step," tweeted Junior Olivas, one of her most ardent fans.
Spears wants control over her affairs to be given to her care
manager, Jodi Montgomery, who was made a temporary conservator
last year after Jamie Spears suffered a bout of ill health,
according to the court documents.
Jamie Spears has dismissed the #FreeBritney campaign as a joke.
"All these conspiracy theorists don’t know anything," Spears
told the New York Post earlier this month. “It’s up to the court
of California to decide what’s best for my daughter. It’s no one
else’s business.”
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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