(CNN)The legal battle over conservatorship of Britney Spears' estate continued in court on Thursday. The legal controversy surrounding Britney Spears is no secret. Spears accepts the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2018. ", First published on February 10, 2021 / 6:37 PM. We see across the country that people get into conservatorships and guardianships that they can't get out of.". Spears performs with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler as part of the Super Bowl halftime show in 2001. Spear's sole motivation has been his unconditional love for his daughter and a fierce desire to protect her from those trying to take advantage of her," Jamie's legal team wrote. Her fans have used the hashtag #FreeBritney to bring attention to her legal battle against her father. It's bad… I'm sad. Updated 0237 GMT (1037 HKT) February 12, 2021. ", When asked if her life was out of control, she disagreed and said, "It's too in control. "I love my daughter and I miss her very much," Spears said of his daughter. Britney Spears arrives for a movie premiere in Hollywood in July 2019. Spears leaves a Los Angeles courthouse after a child custody hearing in 2007. Spears poses with the boy band NSYNC, who she once toured with, in 1999. Spears received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003. Britney Spears' father has failed in a bid to retain some of his rights over his daughter's estate following the latest hearing into her conservatorship. The latest ruling does not preclude her attorney, Samuel Ingham III, from submitting another petition for his removal. Britney Spears' Conservatorship Explained By CBS NEWS/Zoe Christen Jones and Justin Carissimo 6:16 PM PST, February 10, 2021 This video is unavailable because we … Spears appears with Jimmy Fallon in a "Tonight Show" sketch in 2018. Spears married dancer Kevin Federline in 2004. Her first album "...Baby One More Time," had become a smash hit. Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The hearing comes as a new documentary put a spotlight on the pop star's estate. The law supports conservatorships when less restrictive options are ruled out, Brennan-Krohn said, but too often, they're granted as a "first resort" when someone encounters difficulties or experiences age-related disabilities. © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. In 2003, Spears and Madonna set tongues wagging as they kissed during the opening performance of the MTV Video Music Awards. / CBS News. Spears performs at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. The Times series plays a clip from the MTV documentary "Britney: For The Record," where Britney spoke about the limits to her personal freedom. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/britney-spears-conservatorship Watch 'Framing Britney Spears' $5.99+ Both sides returned to court Thursday to determine the roles her father and a financial company, acting as a co-conservator, will play in handling her estate. In 2012, Spears became a judge on the TV show "The X Factor.". Spears has scored six number-one albums on the Billboard 200. https://www.nytimes.com/.../arts/music/britney-spears-conservatorship.html Spears' first concert tour kicked off in November 1998, a couple of months before her first studio album was released. Headlines at the time focused on whether the star was in the midst of a breakdown. Spears attacks a paparazzo's car with an umbrella outside Federline's home in Tarzana, California, in 2007. I'm kind of stuck in this place, and it's like, how do you deal? Her attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, said Britney "strongly prefers to have a qualified corporate fiduciary in the role" and she's made several attempts to do so. Spears, third from right, was part of "The Mickey Mouse Club" from 1993-1994. There's no passion. Vivian L. Thoreen, attorney for Jamie Spears, issued a statement to CNN Thursday night. Since 2019, Spears has been involved in a legal dispute over her conservatorship. Attorneys for both Britney and Jamie Spears did not immediately respond to CBS News' request for comment. https://www.nytimes.com/.../arts/music/britney-spears-conservatorship.html Jamie Spears in 2012 and Britney Spears in 2017. ", "Throughout his service as Conservator, Mr. Spears stars in the 2002 movie "Crossroads" with Taryn Manning and Zoe Saldana. The award goes to a performer who has made a difference in promoting and supporting equality. A conservatorship is legally defined as a court case where a judge appoints an individual or organization, called the conservator, to care for someone who "cannot care" for themselves or who cannot manage their own finances, according to the Judicial Branch of California. Attorneys for Britney Spears and her father sparred Thursday over how he should share power with a financial company newly appointed as his partner in the conservatorship … The 'Framing Britney Spears' documentary led the pop star's ex Kevin Federline, boyfriend Sam Asghari, and fans to defend her as her conservatorship battle rages on in court. There's no excitement. Britney Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline has spoken out in response to a new documentary about Spears and the ongoing public discussion about her conservatorship battle.. Federline’s family law attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told E!News on Monday that Federline “has no involvement with regard to Britney and her attorneys asking to remove Jamie as conservator” and has …