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Kevin Federline wants his ex-wife Britney Spears to be ‘healthy and happy’ as her conservatorship battle with her dad, Jamie Spears, plays out in court.
On Wednesday, Britney, 39, pleaded with a Los Angeles judge to free her from her court-ordered conservatorship, which has given father Jamie almost complete control over her personal life and $60 million fortune for the last 13 years.
And Kevin – who was married to Britney between 2004 and 2007, and shares sons Sean, 15, and Jayden, 14 with the star – is supporting whatever is best for her, according to his divorce attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan.

Support: Kevin Federline wants his ex-wife Britney Spears to be ‘healthy and happy’ as her conservatorship battle with her dad, Jamie Spears, plays out in court (pictured in 2006)
Kaplan told Entertainment Tonight: ‘What is best for her, Kevin supports her in being able to do that… It doesn’t matter how positive of an effect a conservatorship has had if it’s having a deleterious effect and detrimental effect on her state of mind.
‘So he supports her having the best environment for her to live in and for his children to visit with their mother in… Kevin feels that the best thing for his children is for their mother to be happy and healthy.’
‘And if she can do that without a conservatorship, that’s terrific,’ added Kaplan. ‘He just hopes that everything goes well.
‘He wants her to be a happy person because that would make her a happy mother and obviously I think one of the takeaways we could all [hear] from her comments is that she is under a tremendous amount of pressure.

Plea: On Wednesday, Britney, 39, asked a judge to free her from her conservatorship, which has given father Jamie control over her life and fortune (pictured in 2018)
‘And people under pressure sometimes don’t make the same decisions that they would if they were completely left to their own free will. If she is able to handle herself in a way that does not jeopardise herself or her children should they be in her custody, Kevin is very comfortable with the conservatorship being dissolved.’
Should the conservatorship be dissolved, Kaplan told ET that Kevin’s main concern would be ‘to make sure when the boys visit with mom – the boys love their mom – that everything is stable and safe. And when the time comes, if it does come, we’ll look at it at that time.’
Kevin, said Kaplan, has felt that the conservatorship ‘added a benefit to the point where he didn’t have to look deep into what was the parenting that was going on or not going on” while Spears had the kids with her.
‘Keep in mind when the conservatorship was placed over Britney, the kids were toddlers. We’re now talking about two healthy, intelligent young boys who are 14 and 15 and they can pretty much judge for themselves whether things are going down that they don’t like or what to have changed.

Family: Britney and Kevin share sons Sean and Jayden, now 15 and 14, respectively. The star is pictured with her sons and brother Bryan Spears in 2015
‘And most importantly, they’re able to express to Kevin and to Britney. So that’s an extra layer of protection that didn’t exist when the conservatorship was first placed.’
Added Kaplan: ‘Kevin has been consistently a supporter of Britney, he hopes for Britney that she is able to enjoy her life in a safe and healthy way and he looks forward to being able to enjoy the benefits of being able to co-parent two teenage children.
‘I think Kevin and Britney have been able to successfully communicate with each other in making decisions affecting the boys and the well-being of the boys going forward. Kevin hopes that should the conservatorship be dissolved, that that dynamic only improves even more.’
Britney and Kevin’s sons were granted a restraining order against Jamie, after he was allegedly involved in a ‘physical altercation’ with teenager Sean back in 2019. That restraining order is in place for another year and a half, according to Kaplan.
The most shocking part of Britney’s testimony on Wednesday saw her reveal she had an IUD contraceptive device implanted in her body against her will to stop her from getting pregnant.

Dad: Jamie Spears (pictured in 2012) has had almost complete control over key aspects of Britney’s personal and professional life, as well as her $60 million fortune, for 13 years
Britney said: ‘I want to be able to get married and have a babyI was told right now in the conservatorship, I’m not able to get married or have a baby. I have (an) IUD inside of (me) right now, so I don’t get pregnant.
‘I wanted to take the IUD out, so I can start trying to have another baby, but this so-called team won’t let me go to the doctor to take it out because they don’t want me to have any more children.’
‘I want to be able to get married to my boyfriend and have a baby but the conservatorship told me I can’t do that. I have an IUD (intrauterine device) inside me to prevent me from having a baby.
‘I want to go to a doctor and take it out so I can have a baby but they (the conservatorship) told me no. I feel ganged up on and bullied and alone.’
At another point during the hearing, Spears claimed that she would be forced to have meetings with therapists – and if she didn’t comply – they would tell her ‘we can’t let you go to Maui on your vacation.’

Shocking: Britney said in her court hearing on Wednesday, The singer also clearly stated to the judge, ‘I want this conservatorship to end – I truly believe that this conservatorship is abusive’
Spears explained: ‘It’s not okay to force me to do anything I don’t want to do. By law, and this whole team, honestly, I should be able to sue them for threatening me and saying, if I don’t go into these meetings twice a week, we can’t let you go to Maui on your vacation. You have to do what you’re told for this program and then you will be able to go.’
The singer also clearly stated to the judge: ‘I want this conservatorship to end – I truly believe that this conservatorship is abusive.’
Britney’s status hearing did not hear any petitions, meaning that a decision on whether to release her from the conservatorship was not requested.
Judge Penny said that she will set a hearing as soon as possible, so that Britney can make that petition.
The last time Spears spoke directly to the judge was in May 2019 but the court was closed to the public and her testimony was sealed.
Details of her mental health have never previously been disclosed, with the full extend of Britney’s anguish stunning her fans and the showbiz world.
Speaking about her prior music and tour commitments, Spears said she ‘is not here to be anyone’s slave.’
Speaking rapidly by audiolink with LA Superior Court – where dozens of fans and supporters gathered outside chanting ‘Free Britney’ and waving placards saying, ‘We Love You Britney’ – Spears launched an extraordinary attack on her father for his actions as her co-conservator.
Her highly-recognisable voice was still girlish, but on Wednesday it was strong, emotional and so rapid-fire that it was tough sometimes to understand her words.
At times she was tripping over her words, as though she could not wait to let out the obvious frustration and anger she feels over the conservatorship that has ‘enslaved’ her for 13 years.

Feud: Spears is pictured with her father Jamie. The pair have not spoken since August. She has been fighting since last year to lift a conservatorship that he presided over since 2008
‘I want changes. I want changes going forward, and I deserve changes,’ she said, at the end of a moving speech to the court. It’s my wish and dream for all of this to end.’
She said: ‘In California, the only similar thing to this is called sex trafficking, making anyone work against their will, taking all their possessions away credit card, cash, phone, passport.
‘The reason I’m telling you this is because I don’t think the state of California can have all this written in the court documents from the time I showed up and do absolutely nothing.’
When a doctor put her on medications, including powerful anti-depressive lithium – she she said made her feel ‘drunk’.
‘My family didn’t do a thing about it. My dad was all for it,’ she said.
When she was put in a $60,000-a-month treatment facility against her will, ‘I cried on the phone to my dad for an hour and he loved every minute of it,’ she said.
She added: ‘My dad and everyone else who has played a key role in my conservatorship should be in jail. They have way too much control. I don’t drink alcohol but I should, considering what they put my heart through.’
Speaking so fast she was asked twice by Judge Penny to slow down, the singer talked of being ‘enslaved’ by her father.
‘He made me feel like death, with the depth of what he did to me. I want to end this conservatorship. I don’t want to be evaluated. I have had enough.
‘I don’t want to be in this stupid conservatorship any more. It’s embarrassing and humiliating. I’m not lying. I just want my life back. It’s been 13 years and it’s enough. I’m done.’
Returning to her Instagram account after the hearing, Spears apologised for ‘pretending like I’ve been ok the past two years’ on social media in wake of her recent bombshell testimony, where she admitted to being ‘traumatised’ by the conditions of her ongoing conservatorship.
‘I did it because of my pride and I was embarrassed to share what happened to me … but honestly who doesn’t want to capture there Instagram in a fun light,’ she wrote on Thursday.
Source: dailymail