Britney Spears claims her father committed her to a mental health facility and forced her to take medication as she pleads with a judge to free her from his control
- Britney Spears claims her father Jamie forced her to go to a mental health facility
- The 37-year-old claims she was forced to take medication while in rehab in LA
- But she was seen around Los Angeles during the 30-day rehab stint in April
- Her mother Lynne is trying to get medical records and be involved in her care
Britney Spears has reportedly told a judge her father committed her to a mental health facility and forced her to take medication against her will.
The singer's claims were said to have been made as part of her legal bid to end an 11-year conservatorship which has given her dad, Jamie, control over her financial, medical and career affairs.
The 66-year-old has had this operational since his daughter was hospitalized in 2008 and deemed legally incapable of taking care of herself.
But now Spears is desperate to end the legal arrangement as her mother, Lynne, was reportedly trying to obtain her daughter's medical files and treatment plan from Jamie.
Spears, 37, has told a judge her father made her got to rehab against her will, according to TMZ.
Family battle: Britney Spears was pictured on a coffee run on Sunday. The singer is in the throes of a legal struggle with her father over his 11-year conservatorship
Showing the strain: The singer looked tense on the Mother's Day outing. She was accompanied by a bodyguard
Shock claims: The star reportedly told a judge her father committed her to a mental health facility and forced her to take medication against her will
Quick stop: Britney was seen ordering coffee at the drive thru
Dad vs mom: Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears at Los Angeles County Court House in 2012. The exes are now at war over their daughter's future
She checked into 30-day rehab stint on April 3 and was pictured around Los Angeles during that period.
According to the terms of the conservatorship, Jamie Spears does not have the power to place his daughter in rehab against her will and any facility that did so with an adult patient would be breaking the law.
On Friday the star left the court in LA court barefoot and is understood to have asked for more freedoms under the conservatorship but the request was not granted during the closed doors hearing.
A judge is understood to have ordered an expert evaluation of her as she was reportedly 'not doing well'.
Fans of the superstar were seen outside court protesting to 'set her free' and waving pink banners in support.
Spears also sought her mother to be more directly involved in her conservatorship.
Protesters outside Stanley Mosk courthouse, Los Angeles, where Britney Spears' mother Lynne Spears appeared to gain access to medical information
The Baby One More Time hitmaker was just seen holding hands with her mother Lynne on their way into the courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday, to a hearing where Spears sought for her mother to be more directly involved in her conservatorship.
He dad Jamie has also been suffering from complications following two surgeries to correct 'serious issues' with his colon and spleen.
Spears drove herself to get a quick cup of joe on Sunday, swapping seats with her bodyguard so she could kick up her feet for the drive back.
She wore a baby blue dress with light makeup and her hair appeared to be swept back in a pony tail.
The Toxic singer hasn't posted a Mother's Day message herself, the holiday coming just two days after she attended a conservatorship hearing with her mother Lynne.
But Spears was celebrated in a post by her boyfriend, 25-year-old personal trainer Sam Ashgari.
Happy Mother's Day: '[T]o all the beautiful mothers out there doing the toughest job in the world!' Ashgari said in his post, which included a photo of Britney Spears cuddling up to him (pictured May 10)
Her boyfriend of two years sent out a sweet Mother's Day tribute that read, 'Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful mothers out there doing the toughest job in the world!' Ashgari said in his post, which included a photo of Spears cuddling up to him.
Spears has two sons with her ex-husband Kevin Federlin: 13-year-old Sean Preston, and 12-year-old Jayden James.
The pop singer's mother is reportedly trying to obtain her daughter's medical files and treatment plan from her conservator dad Jamie, telling TMZ that her daughter is 'not doing well'.
Jamie Spears was named a permanent co-conservator with lawyer Andrew Wallet back in 2008, but Wallet resigned his duties in March.
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Momma Spears: Jamie Spears is reportedly trying to obtain her daughter Britney Spears' medical files and treatment plan from her conservator dad Jamie, telling TMZ that her daughter is 'not doing well' (pictured in September of 2002)
A conservator is a legal term that means a judge appointed guardian who manages the financial affairs of someone else due to physical or mental limitations.
The site added that Lynne does not want to become her daughter's co-conservator but Britney is said to be siding with her mother in court because she reportedly 'wants freedom.'
And it has been claimed that she is hoping her mother will 'ease the restrictions.'
A judge is understood to have ordered an expert evaluation of Britney, which it is thought will include a mental examination.
Free Britney: The Toxic singer is hoping her mother will 'ease the restrictions' of her conservatorship
