Former business manager to a permanent A list singer embezzled nearly $3M

With some very very inside help, this former business manager to a permanent A list singer embezzled nearly $3M which was all hidden by accounting gimmicks and fake companies.

These sums were in addition to the money the manager was paid for their services which was also in the millions.

Inside help: Jamie Spears

Business manager: Lou Taylor

Britney Spears

Britney Spears’s Dad, Jamie, Is Reportedly Living in an RV in Louisiana After Selling Their Family Home

Jamie Spears has been responsible for his daughter Britney Spears’s multimillion-dollar fortune for the last 13 years, reportedly now receiving a salary of “about $16,000 per month” for his role as conservator, but according to a new article from The New York Times, his living situation is currently very modest.

The paper noted that Jamie recently sold the Kentwood, Louisiana house that the pop star grew up in—a three-bedroom ranch home where photographer David LaChapelle shot Britney’s iconic 1999 Rolling Stone cover story. That same year, the singer celebrated her newfound international success and proved her love for her hometown by purchasing a lavish custom-built estate just outside Kentwood, nicknamed Serenity, where her mother, Lynne Spears, reportedly lives to this day. As for her father, according to the Times, he’s been staying in an RV parked on the outskirts of the town, outside a warehouse that stores much of the memorabilia amassed over the course of Britney’s lengthy, illustrious career. Although he mostly keeps to himself, Jamie is apparently a regular at the VFW bar and is known in the small town for hosting crawfish boils. His former football coach, Elton Shaw, told the paper, “He is just the same old Jamie.”

As Jamie and his daughter continue their legal battle over his role as conservator, Britney is scheduled to address the court herself today. According to the Times, whether or not her remarks will be made public is still unclear, but her relationship with her father is expected to be the main topic. The paper also made the bombshell revelation this week that while the pop star’s push to have her father removed from the role of conservator has only recently been made public, behind the scenes, it’s seemingly been going on for years as she’s expressed “serious opposition” to the court-approved arrangement since at least 2014. According to a court investigator’s report from 2016, the singer “articulated she feels the conservatorship has become an oppressive and controlling tool against her.” They added that she is “sick of being taken advantage of” and wanted her conservatorship to be terminated as soon as possible. – Source

‘Framing Britney Spears’ and what more there is to know about Britney Spears’ conservatorship

Throughout the documentary, specialists note how peculiar a conservatorship is for someone Spears’ age. Many specialists note that conservatorships are often enacted for elderly people who are unable to maintain their person or finances. A conservatorship can either legally give a conservator special access to the person’s finances (credit cards, estate, etc.) or their body (medical records, visitors allowed in homes, etc.). Under Spears’ conservatorship, her father is a conservator for both.

Fans were quick to point out that not only does Jamie Spears have access and control over these parts of Britney’s life, but she’s also not allowed to drive, vote or get married under the conservatorship, things that the documentary did not mention.

Another thing “Framing Britney Spears” did not explain was the reasoning behind why Jamie Spears petitioned to change the conservatorship from temporary to permanent. According to a file found on Reddit, Jamie claimed that his daughter had dementia. Many have raised questions about this claim, stating that her abilities and memory do not align with a dementia diagnosis. Furthermore, there is no evidence that she has been officially diagnosed with dementia.

Among the conversation online, many fans on Twitter and longtime followers of the #FreeBritney movement have pointed out the fact that Lou Taylor, Britney Spears’ former business manager, was left out of the narrative entirely, despite the huge role she played in Spears’ life at the time.

Taylor began publicly speaking on Britney’s behalf as “Britney Spears’ Family Spokesperson” in January of 2008, when Britney was under her first 5150 hold. Prior to this, Taylor was also the business manager for Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney Spears’ sister.

Taylor is significant to the story of Britney Spears’ conservatorship for many reasons, but one of the most important ones is the fact that, according to Spears’ mother Lynne Spears’ book, “Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World,” Taylor was part of the planning process for putting Britney under a conservatorship.

“Quiet plans had been underway for six weeks for Jamie to petition the court for temporary conservatorship of Britney, but it seemed like an impossible dream at that point,” the book reads. “In fact, Jamie was going to file for the conservatorship on January 22, eight days beforehand, but he and his business manager, Lou, felt God leading them to wait, fast and pray.”

Taylor has also tried to place other clients of hers under conservatorship, including Lindsey Lohan and Courtney Love. – Source