Britney Spears' Parents: Our Daughter Is Mentally Unsound

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted May 13th 2011 06:30PM

Although Britney Spears seems to have bounced back from her mentally questionable days, when it comes to her mother's legal battles, the pop star's parents don't think their daughter's noggin is up to snuff to testify, according to Billboard.

Spears' ex-manager, Sam Lutfi, is suing Lynne Spears for defamation -- she wrote in her memoir, 'Through the Storm,' that he was responsible for cutting off her family's communication with their daughter and over-influencing the already vulnerable and deteriorating star in a negative way.

Lutfi and his legal team have asked Spears to testify to the fact that he was not the manipulating force behind the pop queen's breakdown. But Spears' parents believe their daughter is not mentally capable of giving a deposition. But not taking no for an answer, Lutfi has demanded that a judge order Spears to undergo a psychiatric exam to prove her lucidity.

Although her troubled days seem to be behind her, Spears' father, James Parnell Spears, remains in control of her conservatorship. The crooner's protective papa doesn't want his daughter anywhere near Lutfi. But with evidence in the form of Spears' recent interviews, Lutfi believes that she is more than capable of speaking her mind.

Still Spears' family may be putting their foot down when it comes to their daughter's potential mental wellness exam for a different reason -- if she does prove capable of testifying, her conservatorship may also be lifted.

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Friday 13 May

By Linda

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WHO CARES ABOUT THIS? WHY IS THIS NEWS? WHY WHY WHY? BRITNEY IS A MESS AND I JUST COULD CARE LESS WHAT SHE DOES, OR WHAT HER FAMILY DOES, OF WHAT PLANET SHE LIVES ON THESE DAYS......BLAH. ENOUGH OF BRITNEY. I THINK WE HAVE HAD HER SHOVED DOWN OUR THROATS FOR WAY TOO LONG NOW. ENOUGH!

Saturday 14 May

By sway

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You want news, read the New York Times. This is a celebrity gossip site....

By John Kerry

Linda, all you have to do is simply ignor it. Nobody forces you to look at the pictures or read the articals.

By blochuckles

Apparently nobody forced YOU to get an education because you certainly didn't major in spelling!!!

So, what else is new?

Britney Spears has ALWAYS been mentally unsound!!!!

By Debbie

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Really blochuckles ....someone misspelling a word distraughts you ...and Britney is the crazy one ........go get a blo and chuckle....

Debbie ... "Distraughts" me??? Looks like YOU need an education too!!!

Go blo yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By agmom04

I think the only person that isn't sound is Lynn Spears. It's time for Brit to be released from dear old Dad, too. She's almost 30. She needs to put on her big girl panties now and be a grown up.

By yomama

I don't think "big girl panties" are a cure for mental illness....

By Mr. Leo

I saw her hoo-ha

@linda: So don't read about Britney, don't click on a link to her, don't read Popeater, and don't buy her music. No one is shoving anything down your throat. You clicked the link to read this...what does that say about you??? You either are interested in the latest gossip on a celebrity or you aren't. Get over it. Go read the news on CNNs site. They have great stuff. I read that, too!

By daltrey7

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Brit has a legitimate mental illness. She will always need someone to at the very least supervise her life.

By Dan

Wow,thats a real newsflash!! Wonder how they figuared that out?

By how lame

if she's mentally unsound they should stop making her dance and perform on stage. WTH?

By steve

sounds to me like brittany might have turned off the money tap to her parents and that's why they've decided she's un-sound.

By nrwlbt

LAST TIME SHE SHAVED OFF ALL HER HAIR AND BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF A CAR.

@yomama: I don't think Britney is mentally ill. I think Britney is a spoiled brat whose parents pimped her out at a young age, to line their pockets, and she was not able to handle real life. I believe that with good counseling and the 'rents to get on with their own lives and get out of hers, Britney will be fine. She's almost 30 years old! It's time to face life, face responsibilities, and face your career on your own terms, not someone else's.

OUCH. Thats gonna leave a mark...Well said
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And you get your info that she has a legitimate mental illness that will require lifelong supervision from where? Are you her psychiatrist? Hog wash. I've been in the biz a long time and seen lots of folks with "mental illness" of one form or another and most can do just fine with medication and/or counseling. I, in fact, am diagnosed with major depressive disorder and I still go about my life as usual. She's not a paranoid schizophrenic that won't take her meds and lives under a bridge. She perfectly sane, but has a lot of baggage from the lifestyle she has led since a young age! I'd venture to guess that drug use caused some of the rebellious behavior (like shaving her head). I think she is perfectly capable of taking responsibility for herself if she cools it with drugs, alcohol, and hangers-on! Mom and Dad just don't have their meal ticket anymore. Just because she doesn't think the same way they do doesn't mean she's "unstable". She may still be emotionally fragile, but there is a distinct difference in that and being so mentally ill you can't function without a conservator. Few people are appointed a long term conservator. If she testifies against Lufti, I'd bet money Dad's conservatorship will be lifted!

Must be serious between Britney and this new guy ..... mom is getting that feeling the pin number to the credit cards she uses being changed getting closer and closer...Fine time to start parenting Lynne...

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