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This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaving the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2012, left, and singer Britney Spears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" on July 22, 2019. The Associated Press
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An explosive new report claims that troubled pop star Britney Spears may be battling dementia.
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According to The UK Sun, Spears’ father Jamie made the tragic claim when he was filing paperwork to control her finances — and her life — more than a decade ago.
The tabloid said the revelation is discussed at length in a new BBC documentary about the singer’s long descent following a meltdown.
Entitled The Battle For Britney, the program details how Jamie Spears ticked off a box on the paperwork that said: “dementia placement or treatment.”
He gave the alleged diagnosis as the reason for conservatorship over his daughter’s large estate established in 2008. The paperwork is shown in the highly-anticipated doc.
Alandria Brown, a supporter of singer Britney Spears, gathers with other supporters outside a courthouse as a judge hears the singer’s temporary conservatorship in Los Angeles, Feb. 11, 2021.Photo by MIKE BLAKE /REUTERS / FILES
“There’s only two options with that. Britney might have dementia,” journalist Mobeen Azhar explains in the program.
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The Baby One More Time singer has been embroiled in a bitter battle with her father for years over her money. Insiders have claimed Jamie is all about keeping control over the cash.
“Now I’m not a doctor but if that’s the case, then the world isn’t aware of that. But the other option is actually more sinister,” Azhar said.
Trouble began for Britney in 2007 when she came off the rails in a very public meltdown that included such bizarre behaviour as shaving her head. Her father has been part of the trust since she imploded.
But members of the so-called #FreeBritney movement believe the star is being stridently — and unfairly — controlled by her father and his team. They have long advocated for the removal of Jamie Spears from the conservatorship.
Britney Spears.Photo by FILES /Sun files
Friend Billy Brasfield claims he is still in regular contact with the now 39-year-old singer.
“She wants to be able to drive her car when she wants to. In her conservatorship, she does not have that right,” he said.
The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship, will be released on BBC iPlayer on Saturday and is due to air on BBC Two next week.
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