Britney Spears makes headlines today for very different reasons than she did a few years ago. James Spears, Britney’s father, became his daughter’s conservator five years ago after the singer exhibited bizarre public behavior. Conservatorships in California are granted through probate court in cases when conservatees are incapable of making personal or financial decisions. Most of Britney […]

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Los Angeles actress Reese Witherspoon and her brother were in probate court last month to request a conservatorship for their 70-year-old father. Reese’s mother, Betty Witherspoon, and father, John Witherspoon, have been married for more than 40 years. The couple separated in the mid-1990s because of John’s unfaithfulness, alcoholism, hoarding and spending habits, according to Betty Witherspoon. […]

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