Britney’s very successful “Circus” tour has added a new leg in Europe, and after her vacation, she’ll be getting ready for shows on the other side of the pond. However, it seems that the whole thing was not her idea and she is not pleased with the expansion. It’s her father Jamie who has been pushing to make the tour longer. Right now it is a “battle of the wills” between father and daughter as Jamie is working to add even more dates.
Sources close to the singer claim she’s still emotionally fragile, and it’s her conservator-father Jamie Spears who insists the show must go on.
“It’s a freak show right now,” a tour insider told the Awful Truth’s Ted Casablanca. “(Britney’s) phoning every song in. It’s pretty obvious she is not happy to be here.”
But happy or not, the Britney Spears comeback tour is far from over. According to a recent report in Reveal magazine, Jamie Spears plans to add even more dates and keep his reluctant daughter on road.
“Jamie can’t physically force Britney to get on stage and do more concerts, but he does have nearly all the power,” a family friend explained to the magazine. “He controls the purse strings and can make things very difficult for Britney if he chooses to. He gets to dictate her schedule — where she goes, who she sees, who she doesn’t see. He’s in charge of everything to do with her life. It’s a battle of wills over who will win — but while her dad remains in charge, he’ll be laying down the law.”
[from MSNBC]
Jamie Spears has done a lot of good things for his daughter. He got her mental help and got the bad people out of her life – including this sycophant. However, he also strikes me as an overly-controlling man who’s in it for the money as well as for his daughter. He doesn’t seem to recognize that he’ll never get his 17-year-old daughter back, and should be teaching Britney how to function on her own, not controlling her life as if she were still a child. His micro-managing may have rebuilt her image and created a comeback, but it doesn’t seem to be fixing the real problem here: Britney.
Here’s Britney performing at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday. Images thanks to WENN.com .
I agree 100%. They pimped out this woman since she was 5 years old. She’s been the cash cow for the whole family forever. Where were the parents when she was spiralling downhill? Waiting in the wings for the crash so they could re-enter her life and get their hands on the purse strings again. Seems like he’s using her seeing her kids as incentive to keep working. Think she needs to take a couple of years off, get herself together, and make an effort to get her children back. Even though KFed has surprised me (in a good way) over the last 2 years the fact remains he doesn’t support his children, she does (all 4 of them, I’m sure). This was her fear all along (according to Lufti) and now it’s come true. Feel truly sorry for her.
eff that, the whole time Britney was sitting around her house in Malibu from 2005-2008 all she wanted was to have an ‘exciting’ lifestyle again, so Daddy gave it to her and now its not what she wants…she’s tired, she’ll go home for a few months, get bored and want to start up again.
When she came to our facility NOONE was allowed near her. They had the entrance to her door curtained off so you couldnt even get a glimpse of her. It’s sad that Jamie is using Britney for his own benefit. If she has another breakdown, it wouldnt surprise me.
I agree too, I think its horrible how her parents have just taken over their 27 year old daughter’s life as if she was completely lacking of brain function and incapable of taking care of herself. Britney’s breakdown was just another opportunity for them to come in and once again over control her life. For god’s sake, Britney just needed some help and guidance during a period of deep depression (which a lot of people go through) not an army of handlers undermining her and striping her of her independents completely. Even Michel Jackson who seems to have the intelligences and maturity of a small child (among other big personal problems) STILL has full custody of his kids (which I doubt are even biologically his).
I still think Britney’s situation was completely overblown out of proportion. To me, it seems they forced the crazy on her.
This guy never sat right with me. The first thing you do when you gain control over your very disturbed daughters life is send her on a world tour??
I know a lot of people feel like Britney doesn’t deserve their sympathy, but my heart goes out to her. This girl has absolutely NO ONE in her life who really cares about her.
She has been used and exploited since she was a little girl and not for all the money and fame in the world would I want to be in her shoes.
“To me, it seems they forced the crazy on her.”
Enonymous, there is actually a very interesting article about that, you should check it out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/mar/10/popandrock.women
“Then as now, it seems, men can be wild and bad, transgress bounds, enter the revolving doors of what we casually call “rehab”, without incurring the stigma and constraints of madness, whereas women, certainly once they have reached the maturity of motherhood, cannot.”
That guardian article link is a must…amazing article.
a friend of mine did her MA thesis on victorian insane asylums and the sexual and mental operations done.
The Brittany piece bringing that concept up to date,shows how we have not come so far from that time-women who reveal themselves are no safer now than before.
and I personally think that’s some of the public’s ‘issue’ with A Jolie. I Know,I can’t believe I’m bringing up her name-SORRY-but I do see a correlation.
She’s eccentric,contradictory,independent-and people love or hate her for it-many think she’s insane b/c of it.
What about JA? JUST kidding.
lol I crack myself up.
The judge that allows this “conservatorship” must be in on the $$$ deal because this whole arrangement is completely disgusting! She’s a grown woman who is being used by her own father; I can’t see how he sleeps at night. There is NO reason she has to be under anyone’s supervision anymore, and it’s appalling that her rights are being disregarded so horribly.
Thanks for the article Jeane, it surely raised some really good points. It is just frightening to me how a couple of accusation (not necessarily accurate) from outside sources can bring a person to their knees just like that and strip them of any rights (legal and otherwise) they have, even being able to no longer have control of their own life. Rather then quietly and effectively supporting Britney and being there for her and giving her time and their patience to her to slowly heal, her parents/father instead chose to humiliate and further labeled her in front of the world as incompetent and insane just because this young girl happens to go through a clear case of depression (I don’t particular buy that bipolar crap) and has no one to trust and turn to.
I also don’t understand why, from all people, they chose her father whom she had an apparent distend relationship with, to be in control of her life. And what the hell does her father know on how to deal with Britney’s finances and businesses when he looks like your run of the mill uneducated redneck hillbilly. No offense but I highly doubt he knows shit on how to deal with Britney’s multi-million dollar brand. I would not be surprise if he wastes her money away out of pure business ignorance (and possible greed).
Poor thing…I see her just taking as much as she can, then one day just killing herself because she has absolutely no relief whatsoever. Poor, poor dear.
It’s like her father & KFed dangle her kids in front of her like they do a rabbit to a greyhound at the racetrack. I can see them giggling together, sitting back, legs propped up, spending the money she’s making them. And that greyhound, as you know, never catches the rabbit.
I REALLY, REALLY hope we’re all wrong on this one.
The ‘Spear’s’ circus continues for all those gullible enough to believe what her press agents put out into the public as fact….Brittany is, and always will be a publicity whore!
It’s up to Britney to build a financial future for her kids and one that will allow her to retire at a young age without having to go through this touring stuff again. If she were left on her own, this type of planning would be way off her radar, and she would only end up spending what money she has accumulated on BS, like she did before. Plus various leeches would be more than happy to ‘befriend’ her and help her spend that money, leaving her and her kids with nothing. I do not believe her father is in this for his own financial gain – he’s looking out for his daughter’s and his grandchildren’s future. Their mom works and makes lots of money, but she suffers from a debilitating mental condition that prevents her from making rational, well thought out decisions on a day to day basis, and planning for future financial stability is completely beyond her abilities. This tour could very well be her final one, and her father could be cramming in as many dates as possible in order to bulk up Britney’s bank account. No matter what Jamie’s problems were in the past, the man has overcome his personal demons and is now committed to trying to help his daughter secure financial security for herself and her boys. He’s never been one to seek the limelight before, and his efforts to help Britney deserve applause, in my opinion. Of course Britney chafes at the whole arrangement, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t desperately NEED the arrangement.
Dang. I didn’t mean to write a dissertation.
Didn’t you all see the reports a few weeks back about how much this girl spends?? Legal bills, child support, clothing, home and personal maintenance…millions and millions just to maintain her lifestyle. So everytime I read one of these reports about how her dad “forced” her into doing these concerts, I kind of laugh. UM, yah, the bills need to be paid. This girl has a big lifestyle and if she wants to keep liven it, she needs to get out there and work! Why is everyone feeling sorry for her for having to work???? Her dad is probably the only smart one of the bunch who is able to do a balance sheet and see that what is being spent must be balanced by what is coming in. Concert tours last just a few months and generate A LOT of money– its pretty darn smart of them to do a tour and to add dates to it if they can. Big money in not a lot of time. Cash in while ya can!
Any US lawyers out there who can find a law that would free Britney? Thank you Jeane for that interesting link. I read that Jaime is a drunk and Britney went through hell as a child. This conservatorship is wrong and I don’t understand how it can be legal. Jag, you are absolutely correct – the judge must be in on the cash deal. Jaime needs to get his hand out of Brit’s pocket and get a JOB!
Who? Jamie Spears controlling? NAAAAAH! Tell me something I didn’t know 🙂
I am surprised everyone here seems to unanimously agree that this article (from yet another another ‘insider’) is the truth.
It is just as possible that Britney WANTS to do the tour, likes being in the spotlight again and being treated like a popular celeb instead of a crazy nut.
Besides, what is she going to do when this tour is finished? Shop and sit around the pool? Let’s face it, her career is fading–this might be the last gasp of success she is going to have. Maybe it’s best to squeeze every drop she can from it, just in case.
If I recall correctly, her dad had a very successful catering company. I don’t know if it had initially been funded by Brit, but out of her family, he was the only one who wasn’t on her payroll until the conservatorship. I would certainly take a controlling Papa Spears any day over her enabling mother!
Also– Brit got herself into this mess. She has to work to get herself out.
Those of you voicing anger against Jaime seemed to be coming from an emotional place. Realistically, Britney has talked about nothing but wanting to perform since before she was sick, while she was sick and now while she is apparently dealing (to some extent) with her illness. Most addictive personalities carry their addictive qualities over into their work and become workaholics. It’s a common symptom of type A personalities and addicts in general. I think she is where she wants to be and much of this media information is inaccurate or utilized for publicity purposes and nothing more. As independent women it’s hard for us to sit back and watch someone else take over another woman’s life but we all need to remember that this particular women was not “independent” as little as a year ago. In fact she was extremely dependent upon drugs, alcohol and various nefarious people who were taking advantage of us. Surely she is in a better place now than she was then. This tour will come to an end soon and Brit will have all the time she wants to shop, suntan, play and enjoy her kids. Let’s also remember that the last time Britney wanted to bail on a tour she was in love with KFed and wanted to get married. She’s getting pretty close to her manager and maybe they want to move onto a quieter life together. Let’s hope that can happen after she fulfills her contractual duties, meets Dad’s requirements for independence and pleases the court as well.
I remember Britney running with that pap Adnan-what was that about.
What about that Sam creep. Britney couldn’t seem to control herself or her life. If she is left on her own she may return to those days.
Every one around Britney is using her, K-fed included. He has Britney paying his child support for Shar’s kids that’s so not right. That man is lazy and don’t want to work. True every man around Britney seem to be men that are not holding jobs and gravitating to her because she is a cash cow. I really hope the new guy really loves her and not her money like K-fed did. Poor girl need a break for a change.
I agree that Britney went thru a bad time and needed help, and her dad helped her get back on her feet..But I also saw the bills that Britney has to pay, that have nothing to do with her lifestyle..K-fats legal bills….please, let him get a job and pay for his children, instead Britney is supporting all of them, including K-fats girlfriend…For her father to be totally in charge of her life, money, who she sees and where she goes, is extremely disturbing…
LIKE LINDSEY LOHAN, the girl cannot run her own life. She had too many freedoms, and that, combined with her emotional immaturity, is a deadly combination. She has to work, and control her spending. Aside from attorney bills, she still has ridiculously huge expenses. She needs a conservator.
I’ve seen how utterly debilitating depression and other mental disorders can be. I’m afraid this is a kind of a catch-22 situation where there is no easy answer, but setting her “free” would certainly cause her demise in a hurry. A person like this having full freedom, and being a mother of 2 small boys, with no structure to her life would be like handing her gasoline and a match.
Good post, Someone. I agree that K-Fat is disgusting. She’s probably supporting not only him, her two kids, his ex-girlfriend and her two kids, but his new girlfriend, his parents, brothers, etc. Let’s face it, he has good nannies and is very savvy in working poor Britney’s situation to his own advantage. She doesn’t have relationships, but hangers-on.
For a great book about women, madness, and patriarchy, try Charlotte Gilman Perkins’ (or Perkins Gilman?) The Yellow Wallpaper. A true feminist classic and so chilling.
Since she lip synchs at her concerts Brit could hire an impersonator who would keep the $$$ machine going so none of the vampires that surround her have to work, take off to some place in northern Canada for awhile to chill and spend time with her kids.
You need to get over the lip syncing thing all of Hollywood is fake you just have no idea how much is fake.
The problem is the bums in her life that don’t work. If K-fat has a nanny then why don’t he get out and work. Who needs to sit at home and watch the nanny watching your child. That’s why he is fat now. Laying around living off child support money.
No way should Britney pay for his ex-girl friend children.
He should have to work to and send money to the girlfriend children.
If you are not on stage in her show performing a job then no one beside her kids should get her money.
I do agree that her dad has help. Her dad step in and ran the trash out of her life. The creeps that were feeding her drugs. If not for her dad she could be dead. Why do her mom need money from her, she should work instead of waiting for money.
I would feel bad if I knew my own mom was sitting around waiting for money from me.
Hold on, hold on — there’s nothing that says she’s paying for Shar’s children. That sounds made up to me.
those outfits are hideous.
She made a big big mistake hooking up with Federline when she was a lot younger and now she is paying for that for a long time to come. I don’t think the father is to blame. Others around her were a lot worse than him. Federline has not worked a day since he met Britney. How do you think he supports his lavish life and 5 children? With my money or your money? No . But We all know how.