Months after the New York Times-produced Hulu documentary Framing Britney Spears brought the plight of Britney Spears into homes worldwide — and more than a decade after the #FreeBritney movement started — the embattled pop superstar detailed in court the harsh and allegedly abusive conservatorship she’s endured at the hands of her father, Jamie. The allegations were nothing short of shocking.
In her 20-minute remote testimony, Spears broke her (possibly involuntary) silence to tell LA Judge Brenda Penny what fans and the documentary had asserted: That her father’s grip over her life and finances was ironclad for the past 13 years. Spears spoke of being forced to take anti-depressants and perform against her will. She disclosed that due to the conservatorship she has been forbidden from marrying or conceiving a child, and spoke at length of being denied the right to remove an IUD, likening the experience to sex trafficking.
And she passionately pled with the judge to end the court-ordered conservatorship that left her feeling like a prisoner, saying simply “I just want my life back.”
Spears’ father has denied any wrongdoing.