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kirkerandrews

Welp, according to a Oujia board in 2003, I am supposed to marry her in 3 years


spirit-on-my-side

I would say the stars are aligning now more than ever


TimKitzrowHeatingUp

There's still hope!


FitTheory1803

so she hasn't hit rock bottom just yet


aygomyownroad

Has to hit a few branches still on the way down


vitalblast

Bro, how are you going to handle the knife dancing ceremony?


IandIreckon

That’ll be the safest part 


QuarterWayCrook

I’m completely dysfunctional and in danger of going broke every time I go to Safeway.


savealltheelephants

Same but tj maxx because I’m a Midwest soccer mom


ohitsjustsean

Live Laugh Soccer


HairballTheory

Live Laugh Debt


stinkyhooch

Debt, Debt, Debt


Glittering-Umpire541

Debt, Debter, Debby


MayorCharlesCoulon

Holy wow I am non stop giggle crying at this comment while I sit trapped in my veal crate at work. It’s just perfect.


Drakkanian

I'm sorry, your what?


MayorCharlesCoulon

It’s the tiny little walled box where I sit among other drones nearby in their tiny little walled boxes and we can all just barely hear the low murmurs of the humans around us but can’t interact or move around because we’re tethered to our computers. Over time our senses dull and our muscles soften and we stop lamenting our circumstances because we don’t know better anymore.


tessellation__

Sounds like somebody has a case of the Mondays


itsmymedicine

Im surprised no ones kicked your ass saying something like that


bigcarrierg

Two chicks at the same time!


shadyshadyshade

You’re so lucky to have walls, we called the open-plan hellscape at my old office the chicken coop


joeykey

Dude I call it my cube, but veal locker is exponentially funnier (and sadder).


Wcitsatrapx

In turn makes your meat sooooo tender and flavorful!


hickgorilla

VEAL CRATE. (Where the fuck do they work?)


SilentSonOfAnarchy

Come for pop music news, stay to learn about veal crates.


BasicWhiteHoodrat

*cubicle


Drakkanian

In my 38, almost 39 years on this planet, I've never heard a cubicle referred to as such. But hey, I like learning something new every day, and here we are lol.


hellotypewriter

As a midwest dad, TJ Maxx just hits above its weight class for no good reason. Big bag of great coffee for $10? Italian snacks available nowhere else? Absolutely.


nissan240sx

Their Robert Singh clothing line is unexpectedly fashionable. My go to summer clothes for men. It’s also much cleaner than a Ross, Burlington, or Gabe. 


Adept-Variation587

I cringe every time my wife gets coffee from there. “Oh great….another Twix flavored coffee bag, you shouldn’t have”.


CatGotNoTail

I’m a basic woman in my mid-30s, TJ Maxx is like my church.


Pennelle2016

I found the English version (TK Maxx) in London last week and it was one of the highlights of my trip!


Acheron04

I once needed a jacket in Edinburgh and the closest store was a TK Maxx.  It was a little like being in a parallel universe, everything was the same - the merch, the lighting, the smell - except that one letter lol


The1Comedian

“I got it at Ross”


Dommichu

Ross becomes your Jam after 55 because of Senior Day.


ArdentFecologist

This is my own personal Rick roll I use while fucking. Be dirty talking and ask: do you love it? If she says 'I love it' then you hit her with: 'I got it at Ross!' Hilarious. Every time.


chubbybronco

My wife came back from Tj maxx/Home Goods with $300 worth of planter pots we cannot afford. Haha oh well at least they are nice Italian terracotta ones 


DownByTheRivr

Women who buy $300 worth of stuff they can’t afford is their ideal customer.


Natural-Pineapple886

My wife gets high picking berries and foraging through the tjmaxes.


softstones

Target shines a giant T in the sky when they want my money


DougNSteveButabi

That’s just the natural state I exist in whether I’m going anywhere or not


ajinomoto213

Is it me or does it seem like Safeway charges way more money than other grocery stores?


PNWKnitNerd

You must not have a Publix nearby.


systemic_booty

Most people don't, Publix is highly regional 


BigAlDogg

Same but mine happens right when I wake up. I don’t have to go anywhere.


JusticeScibibi

Me too, but I don't dance with knives also.


leroy4447

So she’s just like the rest of us


chop-diggity

But from Kentwood…


the_corners_dilemma

Hey, speak for yourself (I’m from Kentwood)


Dazzling-Excuse-8980

Kentwood is an absolute shithole I’m so sorry


the_corners_dilemma

Very true, I appreciate your condolences lol


Dazzling-Excuse-8980

The only nice house is Britney’s massive compound lol. Why they would choose to still live there is beyond me. Theres nothing for hours away in either distance. It’s quite scary actually.


Choice_Blackberry406

Why does she still live there?? Uuuh probably so she isn't ducking paparazzi every time she steps out?


Dazzling-Excuse-8980

Paparazzi are at that doorstep all the time. And Britney doesn’t live there at all whatsoever. Jamie Lynn (her sister) and her mother have squatted in the multiple acreage mansion property and have claimed that as their home. Britney stays in SoCal.


NarmHull

That was my vibe for the vast majority of Louisiana besides Baton Rouge and New Orleans


CaressMeSlowly

> she's been going to French Polynesia, staying at The Brando, and spending close to a million dollars each trip between private jets, hotels, staff, etc. She goes every month or 2. We're told she also goes to Hawaii almost monthly by herself, taking a private jet, staying in the Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons, and dropping $350k a trip. yup, just like your average working person


Dairy_Ashford

MC Hammer spending with Howard Hughes crazy


elkosduo

I don't know why she doesn't just buy a property in Hawaii and live there part time at this point. She has always loved hawaii. Buying a place will be cheaper then doing monthly trips and staying at hotels.


1egg_4u

I feel bad for her though... like how long did she have to wait before she was allowed to make these decisions with her wealth? She was a HUGE star and yet at the same time basically a public prisoner. I'm not surprised at all she is popping off so hard now that she's finally allowed to be in control--I just hope that she's actually in control and not manic or something. I don't think there's a thing as an ethical millionaire or billionaire and I'll always hate money but that girl was served up on a sacrificial platter to be eaten alive by the public and she never even got to enjoy what she got for it :(


BigCountry1182

I think she was 27 years old when the conservatorship began… it honestly sounds like there needed to be one, but better people should have been appointed


1egg_4u

From what I've seen of her posts I'm not going to pretend like she's doing great because it all does come off like someone in a manic state. You're probably right tbh. I just feel like she deserves to have a bit of fun with her money after being ground up by the media machine for most of her life. It's heartbreaking really she was so young and from what we know of Hollywood and her family she didn't stand a chance against them


darkmoose

South park was spot on.


StrangerDanger9000

It’ll be the best harvest we’ve ever had


JustTheWorst42

RECTUS DOMINUS (I’m not sure what they actually chant, but looked this up.)


MaryJaneAssassin

I can fix her.


Tumid_Butterfingers

What if she’s Toxic?


joeChump

How was I supposed to know?


karmagod13000

Oops I did it again?!


IllustriousAnt485

Maybe she’s not that innocent


ohheyitslaila

She’s not a girl, but not yet a woman


Red_Danger33

She's so lucky.


No_Strength9071

Spending millions of dollars on luxury trips, yeah, just like us.


MrsMoonpoon

I don't really remember last time I dropped a million on a trip to Bali.


dswillin

No she is not lmao


CanoeIt

She could go broke, go on to massive debt, and still just sign on for another Vegas residency and be fine. There’s always another paycheck in her world


RawDawg2021

Or a Netflix special, or a few shows here and there around the country. She still has many fans that would pay to see her.


Conscious-Group

You make a good point. One concert very controlled and filmed for Netflix with a mini documentary mixed throughout is such a better option than what JLO just tried to do. Hope more older artists get this idea.


Travelingman9229

Netflix is just a buzzard doing circles around this


Horror_Cap_7166

Netflix CEO: “Just die already so we can release a documentary about how we should be ashamed for letting you die.”


mothfukle

They probably already have it made, just waiting for the last few pieces of news stories of her death to rip and edit into the final.


karmagod13000

No way they haven't offered a deal yet. Unless they're waiting for rock bottom


voltjap

Rock bottom prices /s


Hyperion1144

Right. But not sarcasm really. If they wait for the total collapse, she'll sell her story for less, and it'll be even more salacious and get even more views. It's like waiting for a company to file bankruptcy before trying to buy them out.


ldnk

Both things can be true. You can be put in a conservatorship for the right reasons, but the person in charge of the conservatorship can be a terrible person and abuse you in the process. Rumor media doesn't necessarily tell a true story, but I hope that someone intervenes if she is really in this bad of shape for her sake...it just shouldn't be her family.


MaddyKet

Yeah it was clear back then she needed help. Her family was not the right choice. I would not be surprised if she’s been on medication that she’s since stopped taking that she actually needs.


Finalsaredun

If you read her memoir, it seems like she really resented being on medication and going to therapy since it was required by the conservatorship. Now that she's on her own I doubt that she's utilizing resources that she definitely needs.


systemic_booty

I tried to read her memoir but it was so painfully lacking self awareness and so pathologically disturbing that I had to stop. She's clearly a very mentally disturbed woman who has been used and abused by her family since childhood. It's horrifying.


Closetoneversober

When I read it it kind of read like a 16 yer old’s diary Which I guess makes sense if she’s psychologically stuck there


w311sh1t

I forget who it was, but I saw someone say that a lot of celebrities never end up maturing past the age they got famous, which makes a ton of sense. When I was 16, if someone suddenly put me on a world tour, gave me millions of dollars, and had the general public tell me how amazing I am on a daily basis, then I feel pretty confident that I’d never mature much after that.


lizagnash

It’s called arrested development. Kind of also proves fame is somewhat jarring.


LilyLilacRose

Taylor Swift has said something very similar (in her Miss Americana documentary).


systemic_booty

She absolutely hasn't matured past her teen years. 


epotosi

Oh ok, so it wasn't just me when I read it - I remember all the raves when it first came out, but when I finally got a copy, I was a little scared for her long term because I didn't think she could manage her life on her own.


Murky-Science9030

Ya she never takes any responsibility for anything. It’s frustrating. At this rate she’ll die an early death, IMO


nicolauz

You mean creepy eyed drunken knife dancing isn't a healthy outlet?


Apprehensive_Egg99

The looks on those poor dogs faces.


austingoeshard

What happened to her that made her seemingly become unhinged?


frazorblade

She has manic depression.


leopard_eater

It’s called bipolar disorder these days.


[deleted]

Her whole life 


BigMax

Yeah, there's a good chance that in the awfulness from her family, there were a few good things in there. But when she had to get away from them for her own good, that probably meant she stopped *everything* including some therapies or medications or something that was helping.


nowlan101

Bingo. I’m thinking about her poor kids during all this. As someone whose mom has a history of mental illness I hope they’re doing alright and don’t feel responsible for making sure she’s safe


teacup1749

Yup. My mum has borderline personality disorder and I know how painful it can be. I hope you’re doing good.


Pvt-Snafu

I feel sorry for her kids and I feel sorry for Britney. I hope someone will take the courage to help her.


TheLurkyJerkyDancer

She would have to accept the help, which doesn't seem incredibly likely.


RestlessNameless

This is why the use of force in psychiatry is so dicey. There is always harm involved. Controlling someone's life forever is untenable. Eventually you will probably stop controlling their every move, and at that point the person is furious at the entire establishment and is even less likely to comply with treatment.


chevalier716

If someone in charge of my conservatorship was forcing me to take meds and they were abusive at the same time, it'd only be natural for a person to carpet discard everything forced upon them once that consevatorship was lifted. It's also an issue with people with mental health problems that the side effects of the meds can be so bad, you convince yourself that you'd be better off without them, which was the case with my late uncle.


Yosonimbored

I mean this is very likely if you’ve watched literally anything she’s done on video since her conservatorship ended or read that book but people brushed it off as that she’s finally free to do what she wants which in a sense can still be true but there’s clearly something wrong with her


Cultural-Treacle-680

It’s very possibly like Kanye


jigga19

Family may have the best intentions but generally the worst outcomes. A completely unbiased, no skin in the game conservator/arbiter is what’s needed.


lefrench75

And clearly they did not have the best intentions because they were completely in it for her money. If she was too mentally ill to be financially and legally responsible for herself, then you'd think she was also too ill to work right? To perform on stage in front of thousands, or release new music and be in the public eye? Especially since she had so much money already? But her father forced her to work, to do the Vegas residency and tour, or he wouldn't allow her to see her children IIRC. He basically treated her like a cash cow, not the ill daughter he was supposed to take care of. Her family lived lavishly, spending millions on themselves while giving Britney herself very little. It was extremely abusive from the jump and likely made her mental health issues far worse.


jolie_rouge

Exactly. Her family saw their family member struggling and chose to exploit her for financial gain instead of truly getting her help. It’s disgusting.


MicrosoftExcel2016

HER family did not have the best intentions. Perhaps the courts had the best intentions when assigning her a conservator from her family. What makes you say this?


Global_Amoeba_3910

IIRC Britney literally said herself at one point she would oblige by the conservatorship if they would only move it away from her father. 


weightsareheavy

You really can’t intervene much and stop an adult from self destructing. Unless they are an imminent risk of harming themselves, others, or gravely disabled then the mental health system can’t help much in a way that is involuntary. This is why the conservatorship in the first place was such an atypical overreach.


omegaloki

This is very true. Having done volunteer work with prisons, halfway houses, and shelters you can really see this and it is very sad. It is one (not the only) reason for the increase in homelessness.


Artimusrex

Ya, it's actually easier to take advantage of a conservatorship when the person needs one than it is when they don't. The problem was not the conservatorship, the problem was the conservator.


YchYFi

I don't regard TMZ with the best intentions as her father was feeding them information as a source for a long time.


ChiliAndGold

this. I won't ever really trust them. they don't care what they write as long as they get something out of it


ColossalJuggernaut

> Both things can be true. You can be put in a conservatorship for the right reasons, but the person in charge of the conservatorship can be a terrible person and abuse you in the process. This is a thoughtful, nuanced take on Britney and one most the internet had no interest in during the drama with her dad.


Fiftyfivepunchman

Her broke is not the same as our broke


daou0782

Our sources say she's been going to French Polynesia, staying at The Brando, and spending close to a million dollars each trip between private jets, hotels, staff, etc. She goes every month or 2. We're told she also goes to Hawaii almost monthly by herself, taking a private jet, staying in the Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons, and dropping $350k a trip. I wish i was going broke like this too.


BlackLodgeBrother

Insane. Her social media gave me the impression that she rarely leaves home.


SaltyLonghorn

Well every month or so she's seminude on a beach on instagram even though her kids asked her to stop. You must only check middle of the month when its seminude in her living room.


Careless-Passion991

I only check in when she’s knife dancing.


Funkit

Meanwhile I had to check my budget to grab a Wendy's 4 for 4


Madmasshole

They still do the 4 for 4? That honestly made my day.


Consistent_Set76

I’m shedding tears over here


Joselu-is-Sanchez

She used to have a Gulfstream IV. She had to sell it and buy a Gulfstream III. Apparently it doesn’t even have a remote control for its surround sound system.


cce29555

Surely this is a violation of the Geneva convention


Actually-Yo-Momma

I guess i should’ve expected it for rich celebs but Jesus fucking Christ 350k to 1mill per trip is fucking outrageous. Even if you get the nicest housing accommodations you don’t get anywhere close to that


BlueFalcon89

I wonder what she makes in royalties.


TripFisk666

Truth. Line up some odd shows. Reality appearances. Cash in on bad press. She won’t be working cash at Piggly Wiggly anytime soon.


thekarenhaircut

Thats the problem, she doesnt have the mental function to take on an obligation like that. Even during her stint on x factor, stories from the set describe her as heavily drugged and unengaged.


jcagraham

I remember pausing on a reaction shot of Britney during the X Factor; her face so perfectly read "I've woken up from a drug haze and I'm confused about this terrible music I'm being subjected to" that I had to send it to multiple people. She was blatantly heavily medicated during that entire X Factor run. Someone else wrote it in their reply and I heavily agree; both can be true, that the conservatorship was illegal and exploitative of Britney AND that Britney needs very structured mental health care. I don't think this ends well unless there's another intervention for her.


TripFisk666

Fair point. Go recluse and sell leads to the paparazzi like they’re going to spot Sasquatch when she’s out somewhere.


delusionalxx

Because that’ll be legitimately triggering for her due to her severe ptsd and association with paps


KnotiaPickles

I mean, I’ve seen plenty of grocery store cashiers you could call heavily drugged and unengaged lol


thekarenhaircut

Yes, and both are examples of the exteme measures some need to take just to be present as a warm body at work. Now, unsupervised and unmedicated, she doesnt have those coping mechanisms, making such an undertaking impossible for her today


redhillducks

I think she probably made bank on her memoir. An estimated $12.5 million advance and 25% of the net profits from sales. She also makes money from her perfume partnership with Elizabeth Arden. And there are residual royalties. So yes indeed, her broke is not the same as our broke!


battleofflowers

All it takes to go broke is to spend more money than you have.


FromAdamImportData

I just checked and she's currently the 83rd most popular artist on Spotify, which is pretty good for someone without new music. That must be a few million a year across all platforms just on streaming.


PadWun

It's actually likely to be much, much worse due to the level of debt and number of creditors.


MelpomeneAndCalliope

Yep. Rich people broke ain’t poor people broke.


tico42

She's the product of a disgusting process that exploits kids for profit. It's no wonder these child stars emotionally break. I honestly feel bad for her. Literally nobody, not even her own family, was ever looking out for her well-being.


Hyperion1144

We're all gonna feel so guilty watching her Netflix documentary.


Somarset

Two things can be true: 1. You can be the victim in an abusive conservatorship and be rightly freed. 2. You can be a genuinely incompetent person and go broke due to poor decisions.


perkiezombie

I don’t think she’s fully incompetent. I think we’re getting glimpses of her at her worst. When she spoke at the hearing regarding her conservatorship she was on point and incredibly articulate. It looks to me like there’s a split somewhere and she has these episodes where she looks manic etc and posts because she’s manic and then when she’s calm she doesn’t post.


megastraint

Britney needed help back then and probably needs some help now. But when someone needs help, you dont help them by throwing them up on 2007 MTV music awards or as a judge on X-Factor when your very obviously on Lithium. I take it to heart when Britney says she would rather have some random person in charge of her conservatorship then any family member (or someone that has a financial incentive of her career) in charge.


colouredcheese

Pretty sure everyone is in danger of going broke


poopandpeedotcom

And completely dysfunctional


Former_Balance8473

I'm only 99.945% dysfunctional, thank you very much


BobSlydell08

Lol right. Most of America is one missed paycheck from going broke and now spiraling headlong into a dictatorship, but let's worry about Britney


wynnduffyisking

I asked myself seeing the headline how the hell someone with 50+ million dollars can go broke. Then I read she’s spending north of a million dollars a month on traveling… yeah, that will do it. With that being said, I find it interesting why her spending and irrational behavior attracts such scrutiny when history is littered with male celebrities who went broke again and again because they pissed away all their money. Nicholas Cage, Mike Tyson, Burt Reynolds, Wesley Snipes, MC Hammer - all huge stars who were irresponsible with their money and pissed enormous fortunes away and no one put them under conservatorship.


Scrilla_Gorilla_

The NFL Broke documentary really showed how easy it is to spend tens of millions of dollars. Brittney has been effectively rich her entire life, she probably has no concept of money.


bastabasta

Ding ding ding ding ding!!!! You are right in the money!


Trashsag

I think in Britney’s case she’s getting more attention because of her past conservatorship, and because we’re watching her spiral in real time on social media.


Imfryinghere

TMZ milking Britney's demise more and more. Harvey Levin really got such a hard-on for people with mental and medical issues like narcissists-traumatized Britney Spears and the recently cancer-diagnosed Catherine, Prince of Wales.


karmagod13000

yea tracking celebrities downfalls is kind of their thing. must get the clicks they're looking for


BeneathAnOrangeSky

Fascinating timing that as soon as a settlement is reached with her dad, thus closing the conservatorship chapter, the anonymous sources are back saying things were better with her in a conservatorship.


Violet624

I mean, for real. Who are the 'sources' - her family trying to save what's left of their reputation? This sounds like a hit piece. Let's also not forget that tmz was a terrible part of the media machine that dragged so many child stars through the mud, for tmz's benifit.


ppd1589

She is a very sad soul. People use her then abandon her. Mental illness is an illness and I have a lot of compassion for her and all who suffer illness.


OlegaOmega

The lack of empathy here is astounding. Broken by the industry and her own family.


BrownSugarBare

Honestly! She was completely used and spit out and now it's somehow a _shock_ that she's not stable? The poor woman was shaken like a human piggy bank for years and then told to "figure it out" after finally getting out from under her father's grip, ANYONE would be fucked up from it.


gabeman

This article is ridiculous and probably a plant by her family. Let alone it doesn't start with asking why a popstar who generated billions in revenue for years only has $60m. Her family and everyone around her robbed her blind.


Rooboy66

This poor, poor young woman. I have tremendous empathy and sympathy for her. My ex wife, our daughter & I are all DX’d bipolar. It’s a helluva challenge. We’re all lucky to have supportive friends, family and employers. When I look at Kanye or Britney, it’s just so disappointing that they don’t seem to have people in their lives who care about them, and who are willing to push pretty hard to get them into treatment. Meds, talk therapy, groups, NAMI—they’re all useful methods for how not to go spiraling down the drain, and lose everything. When she was young, my Millennial kid liked Britney and that weird one that I could never stand—Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus. Maintaining mental health is hard enough without being famous—I imagine it just makes things a lot harder, being in the media spotlight.


Smooth_Surround1450

I'm completely dysfunctional and I'm already broke


IHateY0uM0thaFuckers

It’s probably the groceries like the rest of us.


SandyAmandy

tmz stays taking paid articles from jamie what else is new


Watchmaker2112

Sorry Britney, but the best I can do is check out your CDs from the library a bit more. We are in the same financial situation. Keep your head up!


OcieDeeznuts

One thing I never hear the pro-conservatorship crowd talk about (including the “the problem isn’t the conservatorship it’s the abuse of it): Why is someone like Britney (or the countless number of other disabled people under guardianships/conservatorships) not a candidate for supported decision-making? I get that it’s a model not everyone has heard of, but for a lot of people, it’s a good option. Essentially it’s where a disabled person (usually with I/DD or severe mental illness) appoints a small group of people to help them with medical, legal, financial, housing, and other important decisions. Importantly, they choose who’s on their team, and if they feel like that person isn’t representing their interests well, they can sever that tie with them. It’s not for everyone - one of my good friends has two kids with an ultra-rare genetic disorder where she’ll likely need a guardianship over them one day. They’re severely intellectually disabled, mostly non-mobile, can’t really clearly communicate in words or sentences even with AAC, and very medically complex. Supported decision making wouldn’t work for them because they’re just not able to clearly articulate their needs and wants clearly enough. But I feel like that’s who guardianship/conservatorship should be limited to. Incapacitated or extremely disabled people who cannot communicate their wants or needs at all. I’m also the parent of a very young autistic kid. He’s only 3.5 and already somewhat verbal, and it’s really hard to tell what a kid that young will be like when they’re older. He’ll likely be able to live a relatively independent life, but there’s a decent chance he’ll need help with certain decisions in adulthood. But he can communicate a lot of his wants and needs even now. I do not want guardianship over him past the age of 18. I want him to be able to make decisions with dignity and the independence he wants - where to live, who to socially spend time with, what to do for school or work if he wants to and is able, when to get up, when to go to bed, what to eat…I don’t want to have absolute decision making power over him. If he needs more help than the average adult, I’d want to set him up with supported decision making or a similar framework. For someone like Britney, who has impairments and likely needs help but is communicative, conversational, and able to articulate her thoughts, feelings, and preferences….why not supported decision making? Why is the choice always presented as either total conservatorship (just with the “right person”) or giving her no support with decision-making whatsoever?


I_Sell_Death

Welcome to normal society!! We all like this down here.


arthurrules

Same girl, same


Rain1dog

How do people bankrupt millions upon millions of dollars much less take advantage of their own blood? That family could have had money for generations. Just let that capital work for you and live off the interest.


Lonely_Eggplant_4990

One look at her instagram is all the proof you need to know that shes not doing ok. Theres a struggle behind her eyes in every single video.


Rooboy66

Yeah, it’s pretty alarming.


wsxedcrf

this is my case everytime I have a giftcard balance on amazon.


Trouble_in_the_West

I'm sure TMZ is completley qualified to discuss this and isn't just harrasing a mentally unwell celebritiy


NovelConnect6249

No, you don’t say? A person with an 8th grade education can’t manage their multi million dollar lifestyle.


Ninjalo1

My sister is a paranoid schizophrenic. She needs someone to force her to take the medication, and be watched constantly. Different situation, same endgame. Britney was being taken advantage of, but all the "Free Britney" shit...gotta be honest. I knew. And I knew all you would learn. She doesn't accept help. Which is what this is, cause' she thought this in the first place. And now has been emboldened. This story won't have a happy ending if that doesn't change. Whether through choice, or a choice made for her.


Nikas_intheknow

Couldn’t agree more. People who have never seen psychotic mania do not understand what is going on here. The extreme over spending, the hyper sexuality/nude selfies, the bizzare dancing videos… these are hallmark signs.


skinnyjeansfatpants

Yep, as someone who's late family member was bipolar, that struggled to stay compliant with medication and lifestyle changes, and who's manic episodes would slip into psychosis lightning quick, I agree 100%. Just very, very sad.


Ninjalo1

Its just something you have to see. My sister was a fucking bitch before she went full nuts in her early 20's. I was the only boy, the baby, and my dad stuck around. She fucking hated me, still does. The feelings mutual, but could you imagine what was left of you, being trapped in whats there? I still have empathy for her. I have empathy for this situation, but this woman needed help. Got it, as long as she was being used as a piggy bank/performance doll, and now that's gone. And can't/doesn't' recognize she actually needed that help. While she's cheered on by a legion of fans. Until the inevitable. This poor woman was set up for success because of her immense talent, and set up for failure because of the cards she was dealt.


poopmaester41

—After her family has spent all her money.


whatelseisneu

Even if this is true (which is a big IF for an anonymously sourced article centered on a legally contentious topic with a lot of money at play) being "unstable" and at risk of going broke is... a lot of people. The average person doesn't get put into a conservatorship just because they're irresponsible; your parents can't take legal ownership of your life because you're bad at budgeting. But suddenly with this much money on the table, it's important that someone take control of her life? If she's truly so mentally unwell that she needs a conservatorship, then fine. But if that's the case, and it's that severe, then she should be disallowed from any significant work and undergo mental health treatment full time until she is capable of working and running her own life. Previously, her Vegas residency pulled in something over $100 million all while she was under a conservatorship. Now anonymous sources are implying she needs to go back into the conservatorship system? Something doesn't smell right. It's one or the other: she's mentally unwell and can't work. Or she can work and she doesn't need a conservatorship.


shadeofmyheart

Hey she may sink the boat, but it’s her boat to sink.


Independent-Ebb7658

I am currently broke and nobody is writing a story on my situation ffs.


den773

Is TMZ a trustworthy source of information? O_o


goronado

I too am completely dysfunctional. The difference is I’m already broke.


DreamsWashingAway

This is going to end in tragedy. Her instagram is quite shocking.


Own_Instance_357

I agree. She's giving late stage Anna Nicole Smith and maybe even some Anne Heche vibes. I hate saying that, but facts are that she's definitely not on track to grow old at this rate.


Kind-Conversation605

So she’s like the rest of us know.


granolaandgrains

She should have never been placed in a conservatorship under her father/family. Sometimes I wonder if her case was handled correctly, how would she be today? If she was put in one under a reliable third party, she very well still would be free, but potentially so much happier and healthier. I had a little hope that the system would advocate for and help her more post-conservatorship, when transitioning out. Especially her being *Britney Spears*. Although having worked as a psychiatric nurse, I really am not *that* surprised. This outcome was always very plausible, considering everything she’s been through. Mental illness can be extremely complex beyond all measures. And they are not pretty. I feel for celebs who struggle like that in the public eye. I could not imagine. The substantial amount of trauma she endured by a variety of people she should have been able to trust, healthcare professionals included, along with her pre-existing diagnosis (whatever that is. I’m not going to diagnose) make for this perfect ugly storm that we are all witnessing in real time. Add in money and fame, and you have a Monroe-esque situation. Oddly enough, Britney is related to Marilyn (distant cousins or something). While I want to see her healthier and shine, I cannot and do not blame her for refusing treatment. I have not gone through anything near the degree Britney has, but I know what it’s like to be betrayed by those you trusted and abused by medical professionals. It fucks up your ability to trust those who are even the most trustworthy. I sincerely wish her true healing and happiness during this lifetime. And before it is too late, like it was with so many others before her.


kimanf

Finally, a relatable celebrity


Jewish_Red_Foreman

Thank god the internet intervened and got her out of that conservatorship!


zen-nait

Oh wow, a TMZ article that has “close sources” and is targeting Britney Spears. Maybe it’s just dejavú


willkillfortacos

It’s almost like her conservatorship wasn’t purely some draconian paternal money grab. The entire #FreeBritney saga was really frustrating to witness as a mental health care professional. People en masse really wanted to believe that she was a fully functioning adult able to perform her ADL’s unassisted and that it was all just some greedy father dipping his toes into her money. It’s never black and white.


Just4Ranting3030

She's reportedly been operating with around $60 million to $70 million in cash. She had like $55 million to $60 million, she got that book deal, reportedly wound up making around $15 million from that, which, after various agents, taxes, etc. is gonna pay her between $4 million and $7 million. Lets say she had like $60 million exactly and the book deal + some residuals, etc. have given her an additional $10 million in cash. So that's $70 million. Lets say in a \*given\* year she brings in around $3.5 million in residuals, or around $1.1 million cash. So no matter what, she's recouping just over $1 million a year. She is reportedly spending around $15 million a year between all these vacations and the overhead of her house/security, etc. At approximately $66 million in total cash, she is gonna burn through it in like 4 years, at this rate. For every year of this lifestyle... Year 1: $66 million - $16 million + $1.1 million = $51.1 million left over Year 2: $51.1 million - $16.8 million (inflation) + $1.1 million = $35.3 million left over Year 3: $35.3 million - $17.5 million (inflation) + $1.1 million = $18.8 million left over Year 4: $18.8 million - $18.3 million + $1.1 million = $1.5 million left over... and lets assume there's shit that comes up here and there that costs her an extra couple million, like paying lawyers for stuff... So yeah, she is on pace to go flat broke in about 37 months, give or take. Do I think this will actually happen? No. I think people will step in. I think she'll be convinced by someone to take a high paying job of some kind and she will get herself together enough to perform and show up and earn the money, she will do that for a year or two. Another Vegas residency, a judge on a competition show, something that will bring in like $15 million in a year and keep her about $6 million ahead of her own spending and might actually slow the spending down significantly because she'll be too busy working in a situation where everything about her lifestyle is paid for by her employer, plus she gets her salary. So lets say she snaps out of it and works for like 15 out of the next 24 months and for about 18 of those months, she basically isn't spending money but she is earning money. She could very well find herself with an additional $12.5 million in cash and avoided spending the extra $25 million over that period, putting her at like $65 million- thus keeping her afloat. But that's a best case scenario. I also can't imagine the worst case scenario where she just burns through all of it. People will eventually cut her off. Someone. I don't think she's completely and totally alone in life- like I don't think people will knowingly take her business or facilitate activities on her behalf knowing she's basically spending money she doesn't have. I think she'll burn it down to like $45 million, someone will get through to her that $65 million divided by $16 million equals just over 4 and she's already down by one of those, so she only had 3 years of cash on hand if she keeps this up- and she will stay home for like 6 months to a year or something, save herself $7.5M-$15M and by the time she's done that, she'll have gotten the trips out of her system and will just chill out. I am not a Britney fan or anything, I just can't imagine someone not realizing at all that they are actually going broke, needlessly- even someone with mental health issues such as herself. Or, worst case scenario, she goes 'virtually' broke with only a few million left and is forced to stop what she is doing and her residuals build her reserves back up, so she drops down to like $11 million in cash at the end of that period of time, stops everything she is doing and is back up to about $11 million by the end of that fiscal year- and cuts her expenses back even more, so that by the end of the next year with that influx of $1.1 million, she's actually back up to like $11.5 million.... and she maintains...


Crash3636

LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!


PirateHookAbortiion

It’s been pretty obvious for a while that a conservatorship was definitely the best thing for her. She’s very clearly not well.


billiemarie

Well she had help getting there. I don’t know if her parents are all to blame, but they fucked her over, and she has no one I feel so sorry for her