Britney Spears ‘ready to meet sister Jamie Lynn’ over Christmas and ‘put their past issues to bed’ after nasty fallout
Britney with her father, brother and mother in 2006. Her parents separated
2002 – Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears are divorcing.
Britney broke up with Justin Timberlake around the same time.
2004 – Britney marries Kevin Federline.
2005 – Britney and Kevin welcome their first child, Sean Preston Federline.
2006 – Jayden James Federline, Britney and Kevin’s second child, is born.
2007 – Britney, struggling through a custody battle and split from Kevin, shaves her head and attacks a paparazzo’s car.
2008 – Jamie Spears files for conservatorship for Britney, claiming she is not legally good enough to make her own decisions.
Britney in 2008 for a custody hearing as part of her split from Kevin Federline. Jamie Spears was granted a conservatorship in court in 2008
2009-2019 – QUIET CONSERVATORY YEARS
The conservatorship – which was temporary – is extended every year.
In court filings, Jamie’s lawyers describe how she makes more money.
JANUARY 2019 – THE SCHEME BEGINS TO CROLLAGE
Britney in 2019, in the grip of the conservatorship, in Las Vegas during her residency
Britney announces an indefinite work stoppage and cancels her lucrative Las Vegas residency.
Jamie files paperwork asking to expand the conservatorship beyond California to also apply in Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida.
He steps down as her primary conservator following allegations that he abused one of her sons, but is still listed as one of those responsible.
EARLY 2020 – Britney, Jamie and Jamie-Lynne are together in Louisiana for two weeks.
The #FreeBritney movement is picking up.
Jamie’s lawyers claim that everyone is happy together and enjoying spending time together in quarantine.
NOVEMBER 2020– Britney’s lawyers claim in the papers that she is afraid of her father and ask that Bessemer Trust be put in charge.
Her fans have begun to speculate through her cryptic Instagram posts and videos that she wants a way out.
DECEMBER 2020 – The conservatory will be extended until September 2021.
FEBRUARY 5, 2021 – Framing Britney Spears debuts on Hulu.
The conservatorship Britney was placed under is typically used in situations where older, perhaps senile people, can no longer take care of their own affairs.
Fans are concerned for her well-being and have demanded that she be released from the control of her father, Jamie
It hands over control to an appointed trustee, in the best interests of the recipient, but in most cases the recipient is not healthy enough to make their own money, unlike Britney who makes millions. Under conservatorship rules, Jamie now has the same control over her estate as a third party and attorney, Andrew Wallet.
Wallet receives a salary of $426,000 per year from Britney’s estate.
He, Jamie, and the third party recently brought in can make deals on her behalf and restrict her visitors.
JUNE 23, 2021 – BRITNEY SPEAKS OUT IN COURT
Britney and her boyfriend Sam Asghari
In emotional testimony, Britney told the court that she had suffered psychologically for years as a result of the conservatorship, which she said was so restrictive that she was not allowed to remove her IUD.
JUNE 30, 2021 – JUDGE DENIES BRITNEY’S REQUEST TO REMOVE JAMIE
Judge Brenda Penny refuses to remove Jamie from the agreement in response to Britney’s November 2020 request.
She doesn’t say why, but she invites her lawyer to file paperwork to put an end to it, which he doesn’t.
JULY 1, 2021 – BESSEMER TRUST RETIRES AFTER TAKING RESPONSIBILITY WITH JAMIE
A day after the judge’s ruling, the Bessemer Trust involved resigned. They said they were never aware that Britney wanted to end the conservatorship.
In a court filing, the company’s lawyers said, “We heard her and respect her wishes.”
JULY 5, 2021 – BRITNEY’S LONG-TIME MANAGER RESIGNS
Larry Rudolph wrote a letter to Jamie and the conservatory to say he was no longer needed because Britney wanted to retire.
He said he had not spoken to her in two years, but that others had told him she wanted to resign.
JULY 6, 2021 – BRITNEY’S LAWYER RESIGNS
Sam Ingham, the attorney appointed to represent Britney in 2008, is stepping down after failing to file the paperwork to end the conservatorship despite her pleas.
JULY 14, 2021 -BRITNEY WINS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE HER OWN LAWYER
A Los Angeles court granted Britney the right to choose an attorney to help her end her conservatorship, after she told a judge that the current situation “allowed my father to ruin my life.” She chose former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart as her new attorney.
JULY 23, 2021 – BRITNEY FLASHES HER BREASTS ON INSTAGRAM
Singer’s semi-nude post was praised by fans, including Paris Hilton, as proof of her determination to become a “free woman.”
JULY 27, 2021 – LYNNE SPEARS AGREES TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF HER DAUGHTER
The singer’s mother’s attack on Jamie gives her a powerful new ally in her bid for release.
AUGUST 12, 2021 – JAMIE SPEARS AGREES TO STOP AS CONSERVATOR
Jamie’s attorneys have filed court documents stating that he will resign and ensure an orderly transition to another conservator.
He said he did this because he felt a public fight with his daughter was not in her best interests.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 – JAMIE SPEARS FILES TO TERMINATE CONSERVATORSHIP
Jamie states that his daughter ‘is entitled to the court now seriously considering whether this guardianship is no longer necessary.’
The filing went on to say that Britney Spears’ circumstances “have changed to such an extent that grounds for the institution of a conservatorship may no longer exist.”
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 – JAMIE SUSPENDED FROM CONSERVATORSHIP
LA Supreme Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled that Jamie was suspended as conservator of Britney’s estate.
Accountant John Zabel has been appointed as temporary replacement conservator.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021 – JAMIE SERVES TO IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE THE CONSERVATORSHIP AND WASTE ALL FINANCIAL CLAIMS
Jamie Spears filed court documents stating that he immediately left the scheme, handed over all documents and did not seek any financial gain.
NOVEMBER 12, 2021 – JUDGE TERMINATES BRITNEY’S CONSERVATORSHIP
A Los Angeles judge ordered an end to the conservatorship that controlled Britney’s life and $60 million fortune for 13 years.
“The court finds that conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is no longer required,” Judge Brenda Penny said during a hearing in LA Superior Court, where Britney did not appear.
‘That is why the conservatorship will be terminated with effect from today.’
APRIL 11, 2022 – BRITNEY ANNOUNCES SHE IS EXPECTING
More than four months after her conservatorship ended, Spears — who said she was forced to use birth control because of the conservatorship — announced she was “having a baby” and suggested she and Asghari had married.
MAY 14, 2022 – BRITNEY SAYS SHE LOST BABY TO MISCARRIAGE
Spears said in a joint post with Asghari on Instagram that they had lost the child they were expecting.
In a statement they said: ‘It is with the utmost sadness that we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy.
‘This is a devastating time for every parent. Maybe we should have waited to announce it until we were further along, but we were too excited to share the good news.”
JUNE 10, 2022 – BRITNEY AND SAM MARRIED AT HER HOME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Spears and Asghari married at her Southern California home in a ceremony that took place nine months after they announced they were engaged to each other.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 – CALIFORNIA AMENDS CONSERVATORSHIP LAWS IN WAKE OF SPEARS CASE
California Governor Gavin Newsom has drafted a bill in the wake of the pop star’s case that would restrict conservatorships that grant legal custody of people.
The law requires judges to register all alternatives to a conservatorship before implementing one.