Days afterBritney Spears pleaded with an L.A. courtto terminateher long-held conservatorship, a source close to the situation insists her conservatorship team has been listening.
The source tells PEOPLE exclusively that Jodi Montgomery — the singer’s longtime care manager who temporarilytook over as Spears' personal conservator in September 2019after her father Jamie Spears stepped down — has been “working with a team of experts concentrated on giving Britney the tools to get better.”
Spears, 39, has never revealed a mental health diagnosis and her medical records are sealed, but “the hope is that she can eventually get out of the conservatorship,” adds the source.
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While Jamie no longer has legal control over his daughter’s personal affairs, the source close to the situation claims he is still heavily involved in Spears' day-to-day. (Lawyers for Jamie have not commented despite multiple requests from PEOPLE.)
“Even though Jamie is in charge of her finances, he still has to approve everything because everything is related to finances at the end of the day,” says the source. “If she wants to go to Hawaii, he has to approve that, because it costs money. If she wants to take her friends to dinner, he has to approve that, because it costs money. Jamie has the right to say no to certain things.”
Britney’s June 23 court hearing was the first timeshe has publicly spokenabout her 13-year conservatorship, which was put in place in 2008 following a period of troubling behavior.
“I’ve never said it openly - I never thought anyone would believe me,” said Britney, who is mom tosons Sean Preston, 15, and Jayden James, 14 (with ex-husband Kevin Federline). “I’m not lying. I just want my life back. It’s been 13 years, and it’s been enough. I want to be able to be heard. I’ve kept this in for so long - it’s not good for my heart.”
“I’ve been so angry and I cry every day. For my sanity … I need to get it off my heart. The anger, all of it,” she added. “The main reason why I’m here today is I want to end the conservatorship without being evaluated.”
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source: people.com
