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obamanut2012

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14. Her father, whom she was estranged from, has total control over her
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 07:27 AM
Jun 2021

TOTAL. Since 2008. He doles her out an allowance that is half what he pays himself. She is not allowed to take out her IUD (ie she has to use the BC he wants her to). She is not allowed to marry. He has to approve her friends. He does not allow her to register to vote. He makes her go to the doctors he chooses, including making her take lithium, which she states makes her "drunk," even though other doctors who have reviewed her records say is not the correct meds for her. Yet, he makes sure she tours and makes music so he has lots of money. He has sold his home and now lives in a huge RV in a warehouse filled with her property.

There's more, too.

She is 39. Her mental breakdown was decades ago. She is okay with a financial trust being set up with a wholly neutral trustee, but she wants her life back, and she should.

It is all disgusting. Again, she was estranged from her father for good reason before he was named as her fucking dictator.

It is an important story, because this happens all the time to non-celebs, and it is an abuse of the system.

Compare Jamie Spears to Amanda Bynes parents, who are not in it to explot and abuse their kid.

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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
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