Jamie Spears, father of Britney Spears, has asked for an investigation of the pop superstar’s claims that she had been mistreated under a legal conservatorship.

• Jamie Spears has asked for an investigation into claims of abuse made by Britney Spears during her court appearance in June.
• The singer addressed the court for the first time, claiming she had been denied the ability to make her own medical decisions.
• Jamie has since said he is “greatly saddened to hear of his daughter’s difficulties and suffering” and denied involvment in her “personal care or medical or reproductive issues”.

Jamie Spears, father of Britney Spears, has asked for an investigation of the pop superstar’s claims that she had been mistreated under a legal conservatorship by being denied the ability to make her own medical decisions. The accusations included her saying she has a contraceptive device she wants removed but is not allowed to go to the doctor “because they don’t want me to have any more children”.
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In a court filing late on Tuesday, attorneys for Jamie Spears said he was “greatly saddened to hear of his daughter’s difficulties and suffering” and “believes there must be an investigation into those claims”.
Meanwhile, judge Brenda Penny residing over the conservatorship case signed off on a 2020 ruling on Wednesday denying the singer’s wish to remove her father as her co-conservator, reports Variety.
“The conservator’s request to suspend James P Spears immediately upon the appointment of Bessemer Trust Company of California as sole conservator of estate is denied without prejudice,” judge Brenda Penny said in court filings.
The decision did not take Spears’ statement from last week into consideration.
Britney Spears has been under a conservatorship since she suffered a mental health breakdown in 2008. The Stronger singer in addition told a Los Angeles judge last week that she had been forced to take the drug lithium against her will, and that she wanted the “abusive” conservatorship to end.
Jamie Spears is a joint conservator of his daughter’s finances and also was in charge of her personal affairs until he stepped down from that position in September 2019. Care manager Jodi Montgomery, a licensed fiduciary, was appointed temporary conservator of personal affairs. Last year, Britney Spears began a legal process to prevent her father from ever returning to that role.
Attorneys for Jamie Spears said in the new filing that he had no intention of trying to reclaim the position and was not involved in her “personal care or medical or reproductive issues”.
“Mr Spears has been unable to hear and address his daughter’s concerns directly because he has been cut-off from communicating with her,” the filing in the Los Angeles Superior Court said.
The attorneys also asked the court to hold a hearing to investigate whether Montgomery should continue to oversee the singer’s personal affairs given Britney Spears’ court testimony.
Montgomery’s lawyer, Lauriann Wright, said in a statement that her client “has been a tireless advocate for Britney and for her well-being” and would present a care plan to the court “setting forth a path for termination of the conservatorship”.
The statement also said the conservatorship did not govern marriage or family planning. “If Britney needs any assistance with either, Ms Montgomery has and will be there to provide any assistance needed,” the statement said.
In her remarks to the court last week, Britney Spears called her father “ignorant” and controlling. “He loved every minute of it, the control he had. He loved it,” she said.