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Fans who think Britney Spears’ father shouldn’t be involved in her controversial guardianship at all “are wrong,” according to her attorney. In an interview with ABC News, Vivian Thoreen, Jamie Spears’ attorney, said the pop star’s father was a “fiercely loving, dedicated and loyal father” who had stopped her from being exploited.
Jamie Spears was named his daughter’s curator in 2008 after concerns were raised about the star’s mental health. A recent documentary ‘Framing Britney Spears’ has renewed scrutiny of her legal settlements as the #FreeBritneySpears movement gained momentum among fans.
“I understand that every story needs a villain, but people get so wrong,” Thoreen told ABC’s Good Morning America. He added that unidentified people had been “harming and exploiting” the singer and that Spears had “rescued” her from “a life-threatening situation.”
“Britney’s assets were clearly being mismanaged and some of those around her were taking financial advantage of her,” the attorney continued.
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He added that Mr. Spears had “collaborated” with his daughter, now 39, so that she could “live her life as she wants, as a normal person.”
Guardianship is usually granted to people who cannot make their own decisions, such as people with dementia or other mental illnesses.
According to the BBC, last November the singer lost a legal attempt to take her father’s control over her estate, which is currently worth around $ 60 million (£ 43 million), but in February this year, a The judge denied a request by Spears to exercise more scrutiny. about your finances.
According to Britney’s attorney, Britney and her father do not have a “viable employment relationship” and have not spoken in “a long time.”
Thoreen stated otherwise, claiming that they had spent time together in the past year and that she had never expressed a wish to be removed from the guardianship.
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“At the beginning of the pandemic, they spent two weeks with other family members, took refuge in Louisiana and spent a lot of time together,” he said.
“At that time, Britney never said those words to her father. She never asked him to step aside.”
When Britney’s lawyer said she will never act again while her father oversees her life, Thoreen defended Jamie. She said: “He has collaborated with her to help her regain custody of her children. He has recovered his finances from the disaster. And he has created a safe environment for her to live her life the way she wants, away from the media that causes her so much pain. “
Spears revived her career after her collapse, but last year withdrew from a concert in Las Vegas and briefly entered a mental health facility. He has not performed publicly since October 2018.
Outside the courthouse, about two dozen fans of the #FreeBritney campaign held a rally, shouting ‘The curatorship has to go!’
Supporters of the campaign believe Spears is a prisoner and sending cryptic signals asking to be released through her social media accounts, which usually consist of selfies or dances at home.
Spears has not publicly commented on the campaign, but her father in a recent interview dismissed it as a joke. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) offered its support for Spears on Wednesday.
“If Britney Spears wants to regain her civil liberties and get out of her conservatorship, we are here to help her,” the ACLU wrote in a tweet.
