Britney Spears has made it clear … she wants the judge to hear her out over her long-running conservatorship, but even if she wants out, it’s virtually certain that will not happen without a sign off by a team of doctors.
As you know by now, Britney will address the judge Wednesday at 1:30 PM PT, and there are plenty of fans who are praying she’s cut loose from her conservatorship that has been in place for 13 years.
Up to now, she has never asked the court to end the conservatorship … not once. Multiple sources tell TMZ, Britney has been at loggerheads with her dad, Jamie, for years. Jamie was once both her personal conservator and conservator of her estate. He stepped down as her personal conservator, and is now co-conservator of her estate with a financial institution.
One thing she’s made clear … she will NOT perform until her dad is out completely. That said, our sources say she has not taken any steps to plan for a return to the stage or the studio in the event Jamie is gone.
So, the question … will Britney ask to end the conservatorship entirely? That is truly a wild card. What’s different now is that she’s in what appears to be a stable, fairly long-term relationship with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari. They started dating in 2016. It’s certainly possible Britney feels Sam can care for her — thus no need for a conservatorship.
That said, if Britney asks to end the conservatorship, that’s the beginning of the saga … not the end. She was placed in the conservatorship for medical reasons. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … a team of doctors say she has a condition that prevents her from safely caring for herself. We’re told the doctors have been in place for the entire conservatorship and have not changed their opinion.
It’s pretty obvious … if Britney wants out, the judge will want to hear from the doctors … something the current and previous judges have regularly reviewed over the last 13 years. That is the core issue in the conservatorship — Can Britney safely care for herself and others for whom she’s responsible? If the answer is yes, then the judge should end the conservatorship, but if the judge believes the answer is no — based on the testimony of doctors — then she would almost certainly lose any such bid to terminate the conservatorship.
TMZ will cover all angles of the hearing today, and afterward we will live stream the analysis.
Stay tuned.