Britney Spears' Father Speaks Out, Would Love To See Her 'Not Need A Conservatorship'

After Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., suggested there be a congressional hearing on conservatorships and brought into question if Americans could become trapped in them, Britney Spears’ father Jamie Spears has spoken out.

Jamie Spears has had conservatorship over the pop singer since 2008, shortly after her public breakdown that included her shaving her head and attacking various paparazzi. An entire #FreeBritney movement has ensued in the past years due to her father having all control of her financial, health, business and personal life decisions.

The singer’s attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, has tried to remove her father from this position twice in 2020 after she expressed that she was “afraid” of Jamie Spears. The judge denied the appeal.

The two congressmen wrote a letter to the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and outlined their concerns, referencing Britney Spears.

"The most striking example is perhaps the case of multi-platinum performing artist Britney Spears. Since 2008, Ms. Spears has been under a court-ordered conservatorship," they wrote. "The facts and circumstances giving rise to this arrangement remain in dispute but involve questionable motives and legal tactics by her father and now-conservator, Jamie Spears."

While Jamie Spears didn’t directly make a statement about these accusations, his lawyer Vivian Lee Thoreen released a statement.

"Jamie Spears has diligently and professionally carried out his duties as one of Britney's conservators, and his love for his daughter and dedication to protecting her is clearly apparent to the court. Any time Britney wants to end her conservatorship, she can ask her lawyer to file a petition to terminate it; she has always had this right but in 13 years has never exercised it," said Thoreen.

"[Jamie Spears] would love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship," Thoreen had previously told CNN.

The next conservatorship court hearing will be on March 17.