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Free Britney!

Bob001 said:
Her conservators control all aspects of her life. They would need to approve such an interview. Not likely.
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I am a little skeptical about this. I can't really imagine Britney being sent to jail because she gave an unauthorized interview.

I mean, at 39 years old, perhaps she has to take her life back into her own hands, and stop being the overprotected (?) pretty doll.
 
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Warp12 said:
Sounds like more conspiracy stuff, to me.

Does the above sound a little odd, coming from a 39-year-old woman?

https://www.eonline.com/news/128513...estigate-alleged-conservatorship-mistreatment

But, I guess this is all part of the conspiracy.
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Spears became her family's meal ticket as a young teenager. Her father gets a percentage of the money from her concerts. Her looks and sex appeal are a high priority to him and everybody else who depends on her cash.

From the link:
“Jamie [her father-ed] said, ‘Baby,’ ” Butcher recalled, “and I thought he was going to say, ‘We love you, but you need help.’ But what he said was ‘You’re fat. Daddy’s gonna get you on a diet and a trainer, and you’re gonna get back in shape.’ ” Butcher felt sick. Jamie pointed at the TV and said, “You see that TV over there? You know what it’s going to say in eight weeks? That’s gonna be you on there, and they’re gonna say, ‘She’s back.’ ”
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare

If she doesn't do what he wants he limits her access to her children. The issue is not her mental health. The issue is that she has no rights. Even mental illness rarely results in this kind of permanent conservatorship.

You obviously haven't read the link that you so casually dismiss.
 
Michel H said:
I am a little skeptical about this. I can't really imagine Britney being sent to jail because she gave an unauthorized interview.

I mean, at 39 years old, perhaps she has to take her life back into her own hands, and stop being the overprotected (?) pretty doll.
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Jail isn't the issue. She is monitored constantly. How would such an interview be arranged? Who would sign the contracts and releases? They wouldn't be binding if she signed them herself. She has no rights. And if she pulled it off, her conservators could impose even tougher restrictions. Her father already uses access to her children to control her. Her statement in court -- which her conservators tried to close to the public -- was her best shot at speaking out.

She can't "take her life back into her own hands," unless and until the court allows it, and her conservators are fighting her tooth and nail with her own money.

It really sounds like some people don't understand the core issue here.
 
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Bob001 said:
Jail isn't the issue. She is monitored constantly. How would such an interview be arranged? Who would sign the contracts and releases? They wouldn't be binding if she signed them herself. She has no rights. And if she pulled it off, her conservators could impose even tougher restrictions. Her father already uses access to her children to control her. Her statement in court -- which her conservators tried to close to the public -- was her best shot at speaking out.

She can't take her life back into her own hands, unless and until the court allows it, and her conservators are fighting her tooth and nail with her own money.
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Sounds like a job for Liam Neeson or Denzel Washington. Or both.
 
Squeegee Beckenheim said:
"Help and support" is one thing. "Be in total control of all her decisions and all her money" is another.

It's like she is apparently capable of doing a residency in Las Vegas for 4 years, of recording entire albums and promoting them, of being a judge on a talent show, and of taking on acting roles...but she can't be trusted to choose her own lawyer? Or her own housekeeper? Or to write a former employee a reference? Or to own a phone?
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It is not an easy decision. Been there, done that. Spears is a no brainer. Finding one's father on the deck tends to focus one about what matters.
 
Belz... said:
I'm not sure you understood my meaning. No one would be left alive except Britney once they'd be done.
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Liam and Denzel are good guys. They'd give Britney's "team" a chance to give up. But if they made the wrong decision.....
 
It's sad that family members are taking advantage of her when a boyfriend-turned-husband could be taking advantage of her.
 
Bob001 said:
Jail isn't the issue. She is monitored constantly. How would such an interview be arranged? Who would sign the contracts and releases? They wouldn't be binding if she signed them herself. She has no rights. And if she pulled it off, her conservators could impose even tougher restrictions. Her father already uses access to her children to control her. Her statement in court -- which her conservators tried to close to the public -- was her best shot at speaking out.
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Perhaps they could make a verbal agreement, and give the (interview's) money to charity.

More generally, it is perhaps important for her to be proactive, and - why not - learn to disobey some rules (or bad habits) that are really bad (this might be useful to others in comparable situations). I am facing some legal issues related to an inheritance myself these days, and I have found it important to not be just a "yes man".
 
Cain said:
It's sad that family members are taking advantage of her when a boyfriend-turned-husband could be taking advantage of her.
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At least divorce is an option to dump a mooching husband. Spears' father is parasite that is going to prove extremely difficult to detach from her bank account.
 
90% of our rock gods spent the entire 60s/70s/80s/90s in drug filled stupors destroying their lives and barely (or even not at all) surviving it and nobody decided to put Keith Moon or Ozzy or whoever in a state of permanent legal childhood "for their own good" so... yeah this code ain't compiling for me.
 
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JoeMorgue said:
90% of our rock gods spent the entire 60s/70s/80s/90s in drug filled stupors destroying their lives and barely (or even not at all) surviving it and nobody decided to put Keith Moon or Ozzy or whoever in a state of permanent legal childhood "for their own good" so... yeah this code ain't compiling for me.
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Well, they weren't child stars with their parents on the ground since day 1 making sure they got their cut of the deal. It's pretty gross considering how long they've been pumping their daughter's starpower for cash. She's been in the biz since she was an early teen, and she's nearly 40 now and still under the shadow of her parents.

If there's going to be speculation about her mental wellbeing, it seems only appropriate to wonder how much damage was done to her emotionally by having this child-stardom life foisted on her by her parents who happened to profit quite nicely in turn.

Maybe if she had a more normal upbringing she'd be better equipped to deal with the ups and downs of a mental disorder. Instead she has to deal with money grubbing family threatening her to make sure the Britney money machine keeps turning.
 
JoeMorgue said:
90% of our rock gods spent the entire 60s/70s/80s/90s in drug filled stupors destroying their lives and barely (or even not at all) surviving it and nobody decided to put Keith Moon or Ozzy or whoever in a state of permanent legal childhood "for their own good" so... yeah this code ain't compiling for me.
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I'll leave you to find out the crucial difference them and Spears.
 
SuburbanTurkey said:
At least divorce is an option to dump a mooching husband. Spears' father is parasite that is going to prove extremely difficult to detach from her bank account.
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I don't think we can make any such conclusion, but money grubbing seems the motivation so far. Were it my child, I would be getting it sorted, not hurtling her out to random concerts. Because I would care about my child.
 
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