Britney Spears wants her father charged with conservatorship abuse

Britney Spears has once again addressed the court this week in her ongoing conservatorship battle, and this time she’s calling for an investigation into how her father, Jamie Spears, has reportedly abused his power over her.

In a tearful testimony on July 14, Spears revealed that she wants to charge her father for the way she’s been treated. “I would like to charge my father with conservatorship abuse,” she said by phone, according to CNN. “I want to press charges against my father today. I want an investigation into my dad.”

During the latest courtroom session, Spears spoke again about how repressive her conservatorship has been, revealing that she isn’t able to drink coffee, for example, and that she has been forced to work 70 hours a week. She also added that she feels those in control of her are “trying to kill me.”

Spears got candid when she revealed the current arrangement is “f---ing cruelty” and added, "Their goal was to make me feel crazy, and I'm not. And that's not OK.” She then revealed she isn’t willing to be evaluated to remove her father from the conservatorship because of deep abandonment issues.

According to NBC News, Spears revealed that those issues go back to years ago, when she reports that her parents used to leave her alone in their trailer multiple times per week and that her father would show up drunk and embarrass her. “This conservatorship has allowed my dad to ruin my life,” she said.

As Spears continues to find and use her voice, she now has new representation ensuring her wishes are clear. The singer was victorious on Wednesday in terms of finally being able to hire her own lawyer to represent her, a ruling that came after her court-appointed attorney, Samuel D. Ingham, resigned on July 6.

Now Spears is represented by former federal prosecutor Matthew Rosengart, who was at the hearing on Wednesday. Rosengart, who has previously represented personalities like Steven Spielberg, Sean Penn and Ben Affleck, called on Jamie to voluntarily step down as conservator.

“Jamie Spears should be removed as conservator because it is in [the] best interest of the conservatee,” he said. “We will be moving promptly and aggressively for his removal. The question remains, why is he involved? He should step down voluntarily because that’s what’s in the best interest of the conservatee,” he added. 

Later Spears took to Instagram to update fans on her current status, sharing a video of her riding a horse and doing cartwheels to celebrate real and chosen representation.

“Coming along, folks ... coming along!!!!! New with real representation today ... I feel GRATITUDE and BLESSED !!!!” she wrote. “Thank you to my fans who are supporting me. You have no idea what it means to me [to] be supported by such awesome fans!!!! God bless you all!!!!!”

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