{"id":17607,"date":"2021-09-30T12:09:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T16:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=17607"},"modified":"2021-09-30T12:09:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T16:09:14","slug":"stars-thanking-god-after-britney-spears-father-is-suspended-as-her-conservator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2021\/09\/stars-thanking-god-after-britney-spears-father-is-suspended-as-her-conservator.html","title":{"rendered":"Stars Thanking God After Britney Spears Father is Suspended as Her Conservator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"F9awDFwXRrBG8OunUxyXkQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/533529160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'F9awDFwXRrBG8OunUxyXkQ',sig:'KU7zQqRSA-4lsbdoQakN1Rj9SxZWXXGW6M6uinuJDao=',w:'594px',h:'434px',items:'533529160',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a stunning decision, the judge overseeing Britney Spears&#8217; conservatorship on Wednesday suspended her father as one of her conservators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The singer&#8217;s attorney asked for the suspension after Spears father was accused of &#8220;unfathomable&#8221; abuse towards Britney. The singer also accused her father, Jamie, of going as far as bugging her bedroom to eavesdrop and further control her life. Britney has been very open lately about her mental state and how the conservatorship has negatively impacted her life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She was kept from having close friends and relationships. Her 2000 hit Lucky may have been a sad glimpse into her future. Britney stated in court that she felt very alone, and the people overseeing her estate did not see her as a person but merely a cash cow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The one thing that Britney held onto during her battle for freedom was her faith. Spears was raised in Missippi and had been baptized as a Southern Baptist. She has dabbled in Kabbalist teachings but recently announced she converted to Catholicism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Over the last few years, fans and friends of the pop princess started the #FreeBritney movement, which supported her release from the conservatorship. Stars were not afraid to speak out, and they let the world know how happy the bombshell ruling made them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy for her,&#8221; said Demi Lovato. &#8220;She deserves to be free and live her life, and I think that&#8217;s going to happen, and it&#8217;s awesome.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cher thanks God in an emoji-filled tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank God\u2728?\u2728<br \/>\nI\u2019ve Talked &amp; ????\u2018d About This 4 YEARS??.<br \/>\nIM MORE THAN THRILLED 4 HER?\u203c\ufe0f<br \/>\nBLESS OUR SUPER ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FREEBRITNEY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FREEBRITNEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cher (@cher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cher\/status\/1443343635785736192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Icon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dionnewarwick\/status\/1443353830305927170?s=20\">Dionne Warwick<\/a> was another star who shouted for joy as she tweeted, &#8220;This is wonderful news, Britney. Enjoy your life.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Warwick had followed Spears&#8217; case like many others and had previously chimed in with her thoughts on the conservatorship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My heart goes out to Britney Spears, it really does.\u00a0I feel her pain<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. How in the world could anyone endure what she has been enduring: 13 years of bondage because that&#8217;s exactly what it is. &#8216;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During court, Britney&#8217;s lawyer Matthew Rosengart had this to say to the judge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Britney deserves to wake up tomorrow without her father as her conservator. He is a cruel, toxic and abusive man.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The judge granted Spears&#8217; wish after listening to both council&#8217;s arguments for nearly an hour. She stated it was &#8220;in the best interest of the conservatee.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When news broke outside the courthouse, tear-filled screams were heard in the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Footage from outside the courthouse when news broke out that Jamie Spears was officially suspended! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeBritney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeBritney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1Ze9IVzrw\">pic.twitter.com\/p1Ze9IVzrw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shay (@ShayBSpears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShayBSpears\/status\/1443345111870496774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For the first time in 13 years, Britney Spears can live her life completely unsupervised and without her father&#8217;s approval. 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