Britney Spears appeared in court Wednesday (June 23) to make an impassioned plea for the end of her court-ordered conservatorship.Spears, 39, gave a 23-minute statement to Judge Brendy Penny in a Los Angeles courtroom to beg for her freedom.
In the course of her remarks, Spears alleged abuse and trauma at the hands of her conservator, her father, Jamie Spears. Trade paper Variety posted Spears’ full statement, the audio of which was later leaked to the internet.In summary, Spears alleges that her father, in essence, forced to go on tour in 2018 over her own reservations.
She claims her management, at her father’s behest, force-fed her medication and lied to the court about her condition in order to maintain the conservatorship.