Britney Spears remembers her father Jamie mockingly declaring: “I’m Britney Spears now” after he was controversially appointed as the manager of her finances and personal life in 2008.
In her powerful memoir The Woman in Me, the 41-year-old singer revealed heartbreaking new details about how her every move was monitored during her 13-year conservatorship, arguing that nothing she had done before warranted her treatment. [she] “was a bank robber.”
In excerpts obtained by The New York Times, the mother of two revealed that she was treated unfairly and treated as if she was “too sick” to make basic decisions but “somehow healthy enough” to to keep in order to work. , made it clear to her that she was simply viewed as a “cash flow” for her family.
Britney also claims her father threatened her with legal action if she did not agree to another stint in rehab in 2018, saying she would look like an “idiot” if she refused.
Britney Spears recalls her father Jamie Spears mockingly saying, “I’m Britney Spears now” after he was controversially named her conservator in 2008.
In her powerful memoir The Woman in Me, the 41-year-old singer shared new details about how her every move was monitored during her 13-year conservatorship (photo 2018).
Recalling the early days of her conservatorship, she wrote: “Too sick to choose my own boyfriend and yet somehow healthy enough to appear on sitcoms and morning shows and in front of thousands of people in a different part every week to act of the world.” .
“From then on I began to believe that he saw me on earth for no other reason than to help their cash flow.”
Elsewhere, the pop star again claimed that the decision to place her under controversial conservatorship was made by her father, now 71, with support from her mother Lynne, 68, and a business manager, Louise (Lou) M. Taylor.
Lou Taylor (58) has consistently denied allegations that she was behind the decision, while Jamie has always maintained his decisions were an attempt to protect his daughter from financial exploitation.
Jamie took control of his eldest daughter’s life and finances after a series of high-profile mental health issues, including the famous shaving of her head.
It started as a temporary arrangement but became permanent at the end of 2008.
Reflecting on her lifestyle, Britney said: “I know I acted wild, but there was nothing I did to justify them treating me like a bank robber… Nothing to justify it, all of me.” To turn lives upside down.”
She revealed how she was forced to take “pre-packaged medication” and treated like a child unable to live independently.
“I went from partying a lot to being a total monk,” she wrote. “Security guards gave me pre-packaged envelopes with medication and watched me take them.” They installed parental controls on my iPhone. Everything has been carefully researched and checked. Everything.’
Britney, who has sons Sean (18) and Jayden (17) with her ex Kevin Federline, previously revealed in court that she was forced to use contraception and take medication against her will.
Jamie (71) was in charge of Britney’s conservatory for 13 years, which the singer says controlled her every move
Britney claims she was treated for no other reason than to ensure her family’s “cash flow” (pictured in January 2006 with her father, brother Bryan and mother Lynne).
During a hearing, she told the judge: “My lady, my father and everyone involved in this conservatorship and my management who played a big role in punishing me when I said ‘no’.” [to going on tour] “Madam, you should be in jail.”
She claimed for years that she was doing everything in her power to resist the conservatory administration in order to gain more freedom and autonomy.
However, she claims it has always been ignored, hidden or minimized. Recalling a TV appearance in which she desperately tried to raise the alarm, she said: “I even talked about the conservatoire on a talk show in 2016, but somehow that part of the interview didn’t not aired.” Hey. How interesting.’
The star struggled behind the scenes as much as possible and claims the situation came to a head in 2018 when she had to spend more than three months in rehab following arguments with her father.
She recalled how it all started when she had to undergo a mental health evaluation, which led her to claim she needed treatment at a $60,000-a-month drug rehab facility in Beverly Hills.
“My father said if I didn’t go I would have to go to court and be ashamed,” the circus singer explained, adding that Jamie also reportedly threatened to paint her as an “idiot”. if she doesn’t cooperate.
During her stay at the facility, the singer was prescribed lithium – a mood stabilizer commonly used to treat certain mental health conditions such as mania, hypomania and bipolar disorder.
As the star revealed last year, she was deprived of all freedom.
The hitmaker criticized the fact that she was considered good enough to work but not good enough to keep her personal life under control
Britney also claims that Jamie, pictured with his now ex-wife Lynne in 2012, forced her into rehab in 2018
“They kept me locked up against my will for months. I couldn’t go outside. I couldn’t drive a car,” she recalls. “I had to donate blood every week. I couldn’t bathe alone. I couldn’t close the door to my room.’
Fortunately, her stint in rehab gave her the opportunity to learn more about the viral #FreeBritney movement that was gaining momentum.
Reflecting on how she felt when a nurse showed her clips created by her fans, Britney said: “It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” I don’t think people knew how much “The #FreeBritney” movement meant to me, especially in the beginning.”
However, there was one element of the movement that the singer didn’t like: the countless documentaries made about the situation.
She said: “It felt like every day there was another documentary about me on another streaming service.”
She admitted: “It was difficult to watch the documentaries about me.” I understand everyone’s heart was in the right place, but I was hurt that an old friend was talking to filmmakers without first consulting me.
Britney added that a big problem she had with the projects was the fact that “there was so much speculation about what I was thinking or feeling.”
After 13 years of struggle, Britney was officially released from the conservatory in November 2021.
“The woman in me” and the accompanying audiobook will be released on October 24
The singer said her biggest relief was knowing her father was no longer in control of her life.
She explained: “I felt relief come over me. The man who scared me as a child and dominated me as an adult, who did more to undermine my self-confidence than anyone else, was no longer in control of my life.
She said she suffered both physical and emotional damage from more than a decade of abuse.
“Migraines are just part of the physical and emotional damage I’m experiencing now that I’m no longer under conservatorship,” she wrote. “I don’t think my family understands the real damage she has done.”
Britney made headlines about her father a year ago when she posted on Instagram: “I hope he burns in hell.”
Britney made headlines a year ago when she outed her dad on Instagram, writing: “I honestly felt like my dad was trying to kill me and I hope he burns in hell.”
Since his suspension as head of the conservatoire in September 2021, Jamie has kept a relatively low profile, a move that was made permanent two months later.
However, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that he was living with his youngest daughter Jamie Lynn Spears after a stint in rehab for alcoholism.
“The Woman in Me” will be released with an audio version narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams.
Britney recorded a small portion of the book, avoiding chapters that discussed her family because the content was “too painful to recount,” TMZ recently reported.
Britney is the third member of her family to publish her own autobiography.
Her mother wrote “Through The Storm: A Real Story of Fame And Family In A Tabloid World” in 2008, and her younger sister Jamie Lynn published “Things I Should Have Said” last year.
“The woman in me” and the accompanying audiobook will be released on October 24.
Source: Daily Mail
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