Among entertainment reporters, documentary makers and fans, there is no shortage of people willing to tell Britney Spears’ story – amid the heated legal battle with her father over her conservatorship: except for the pop superstar herself.
Interest in seeing her share her side of the story seems to have turned feverish in the wake of the recent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview with Oprah Winfrey.
As it turns out, Spears would love to speak out amid all the speculation about her life, but she has no intention of following in the footsteps of the Royals by doing an all-encompassing television interview where no topic is off limits.
Amid growing interest in a Britney Spears narrative TV interview, the pop superstar reportedly wants to “ tell her side of the story, ” but the conservatorship makes that difficult
The Toxic singer, 39, has so far been unsuccessful in her renewed bid to permanently replace her father, Jamie Spears, as curator of her personal affairs and $ 60 million fortune since 2008.
Some of the legal proceedings are among the hot topics in the New York Times documentary Framing Britney, which premiered on FX on Hulu in early February.
Increasing interest in her finances and personal life as a celebrity, which many think is sheltered, sparked the fan-driven – # FreeBritney movement.
The 39-year-old singer has so far failed to permanently replace her father, Jamie Spears, as curator of her personal affairs and made a fortune of $ 60 million; father and daughter are pictured in 2008
Take the lead: Jamie Spears has been a curator of his daughters’ personal affairs and a $ 60 million fortune since her public collapse in 2008; he was previously pictured in March 2008
“The report about Britney considering a tell-all is hugely exaggerated and essentially gives false hope to the fans who tweet about it after the interview with Harry and Meghan,” said an insider. Us weekly
“Britney would love to tell her story and has always wanted to write a memoir, but the conservatorship makes that difficult and it’s not something on her direct radar anyway.”
Another source confirmed Spears’s interest in having her voice heard in a format other than a TV interview.
Britney has not mentioned an interview. She wants to say something and could do it with the help of social media [boyfriend Sam Asghari] on its platforms if it has to be this emergency for her, ” the second insider explained before adding that “ she doesn’t want to be filtered. ”
Spears’s legal battle over her conservatorship was one of the hot topics in the New York Times documentary Framing Britney, which premiered on FX on Hulu in early February.
Jamie Spears, 68, has been in charge of her conservatorship since his daughter went into a very public slump in 2008, which led to her being admitted to the psychiatric ward at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and being given a 5,150 involuntary psychiatric custody under California. state law.
She was released five days later, and the court gave her father full control of her assets, with attorney Andrew Wallet and licensed fiduciary Jodi Montgomery also playing a role in the case.
Wallet has since resigned from his position in the Spears case in March 2019.
Another side of the story: In February, Jamie Spears’ attorney Vivian Thoreen claimed Britney never asked for her father’s removal from her conservatorship
Montgomery’s role will end in August 2021, but the pop star has said in court documents that she is “ strongly against [her father] return. ‘
In February, Jamie Spears’ lawyer, Vivian Thoreen, claimed that Britney had never asked for her father to be removed from her conservatorship.
Britney first met Asghari on the set of her Slumber Party music video in October 2016, and got official on Instagram about their relationship with Asghari in January 2017.
Going Strong: The Grammy-winning singer met Asghari on the set of her Slumber Party music video in October 2016, and went official on Instagram about their relationship in January 2017