In his first interview in over a decade, Britney Spears‘cousin and former assistant Alli Sims claims that Britney’s father Jamie Spears forced Alli to cut off contact with the pop star.
In the wake of New York Times documentary Framing Britney SpearsAlli, who worked with the singer in the mid-2000s, told NBC News that Jamie was “100 percent threatening me with my life” when he insisted that she stop communicating with the artist “Piece of Me”.
Jamie Spears’ lawyers did not respond to NBC News’s request for comment.
At the time, the star was dealing with a number of mental health problems, including two involuntary psychiatric attacks and a custody battle with her ex-husband. Kevin Federline about your two children.
Alli explained, “I really believe [Jamie] I would have done something if I didn’t withdraw from the situation. “
Jamie is the subject of much controversy. As explained in the documentary, Britney is under guardianship, which means that control over her finances and major life decisions are delegated to a third party – in this case, her father. Last year, Britney filed a petition in court to remove Jamie as the sole conservator of her assets, saying she wanted to put a financial institution in that role. According to NBC News, his lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, claimed that Britney was afraid of her father.