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10. She has been declared mentally incompetent

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 24, 2021, 12:08 AM

Jun 2021

and has a conservator (guardian by another name) in CA. She can do anything that her guardian thinks is in her best interest -- which includes performing since 2008, but he retains the money and decides how its spent. According to her testimony, he is also preventing her from marrying or having an IUD removed.

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Please take Brittany Spears off of the Headline News. [View all] sheshe2 Jun 2021 OP

celebrity "news" seems more like lounge stuff nt msongs Jun 2021 #1

I appreciate your empathy towards her. Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #2

You definitely have a point about Natalee Holloway. :) Hoyt Jun 2021 #3

"Leave Brittany alone!" n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #4

Turns out that guy was right JI7 Jun 2021 #21

I don't know what you're talking about, and I will self-righteously use this to affirm my position RockRaven Jun 2021 #5

Who is she and what did she do? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 #6

Have never known what her situation is, why there's a guardian. A court has declared her mentally UTUSN Jun 2021 #7

She has been declared mentally incompetent Sgent Jun 2021 #10

Her father, whom she was estranged from, has total control over her obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #14

It's important to me too, Corgigal Jun 2021 #18

I prefer celebrity news to non stop Trump Generic Brad Jun 2021 #8

I feel for her also but this is not headline news LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #9

I hope it allows her to escape this bullshit legal mess her Father created so he could Demsrule86 Jun 2021 #11

Yes, it is -- it is a precedent-setting case for disability rights obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #15

This case is huge when it comes to disability rights. It's presented as a celebrity story, but if WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2021 #12

Be careful what you ask for. GoCubsGo Jun 2021 #13

Yes, it does -- it is a precedent-setting lawsuit for disability rights obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #17

That would be a good outcome. SharonClark Jun 2021 #19

Yes, it is really appalling what's been done to her obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #26

That would be fine if it were being covered in that light, but it's not. GoCubsGo Jun 2021 #24

Then you are watching the wrong coverage obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #25

You are welcome to turn off the TV!!!! Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #16

This is bigger than Brittany. SYFROYH Jun 2021 #20

BBC News was covering this story extensively nt XanaDUer2 Jun 2021 #22

I've only seen the Britney news at the very end of the hour on CNN. Treefrog Jun 2021 #23