The legal battle waged by Britney Spears against his father did not go well. The confession in tears, the protests of the fans, the solidarity of the Hollywood world have not served to convince the judges, at least for now. The 39-year-old singer was rejected by the Los Angeles court the request to free herself from the legal protection to which she has been subjected for thirteen years. The father, Jamie Spears, will continue to manage the star’s life, and her fortune, as she has since 2008, when a judge decided that the mentally ill singer was unable to fend for herself.
In previous hearings, the pop star had talked about her dramatic condition as a prisoner of her father, to the point of not even being free to go to the gynecologist alone or to go out with her boyfriend. “If I am not able to be autonomous – he added – then I am not even able to sing”. His former agent had spoken of the artist’s imminent retirement from the scene, news never confirmed. His outburst had aroused emotion among fans and colleagues. Britney’s attorney Mat Rosengart has argued that her father’s control is further damaging the artist’s state of mind. But the judge was not of the same opinion.