Britney Spears Still Won't Reconcile With Her Dad After His Leg Got Removed
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00:00 Britney Spears is now open to reconciling with her dad Jamie and a serious medical issue
00:05 may have been a factor in her change of heart.
00:07 Not even a health scare can get Britney Spears to reconcile with her estranged father.
00:11 Nope, Jamie Spears has reportedly lost his leg, but sources are saying Britney still
00:16 has no plans to make amends.
00:18 An insider tells Page Six that he had a knee replacement and then in November 2023, got
00:24 a terrible infection from it leading to its eventual removal.
00:28 Ever since the conservatorship started coming to an end, he had a string of really bad health
00:32 issues.
00:33 Jamie reportedly explored every other option, including multiple unsuccessful surgeries
00:38 before resorting to full amputation.
00:45 This news comes after it was reported that the 71-year-old was facing serious health
00:50 challenges with frequent hospital visits, including stays at a facility for infectious
00:54 disease patients.
00:56 The recent update brings further details on the situation.
00:59 At the time, sources were saying that Jamie had lost more than 25 pounds due to these
01:03 health issues, which were related to a knee replacement surgery he had back in the mid-2000s.
01:14 Obviously this is a pretty serious health scare, especially since losing a limb is usually
01:19 the last resort.
01:20 But insiders are saying that this does not mean Britney is looking to mend their very
01:25 complicated relationship.
01:26 One source tells Page Six, "Britney is on a healing journey, but a reconciliation with
01:31 Jamie is not in the cards."
01:32 Now there was some speculation as to whether the dad and daughter relationship could ever
01:37 heal.
01:38 Britney recently shared some throwback pictures of the Spears family on Instagram.
01:42 Most were of her and her kids, but one was actually with her dad, Jamie.
01:45 It had no captions, so we didn't really get any insight into the post, but this had people
01:50 wondering if Britney was extending an olive branch to her dad.
02:00 So this speculation was also fueled by some sources telling TMZ that Britney has softened
02:05 to her dad lately and even misses him sometimes.
02:08 Also adding that Jamie is open to the idea of making amends.
02:11 It's also worth noting that Britney and her mother Lynn have been getting along lately,
02:15 and her relationship with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears seems to be healing.
02:19 So there are some very conflicting reports, but if we look at the history between Britney
02:23 and Jamie, I'm not sure the relationship could ever heal, or at least not fully.
02:27 Britney became estranged from her father as she battled to terminate the conservatorship
02:31 he had established in 2008.
02:33 Following Britney's open court declaration in 2021, where she described her father as
02:38 cruel, a Los Angeles judge first suspended Jamie as conservator and eventually terminated
02:43 the entire guardianship.
02:45 Which was a win for both the pop star and her loyal followers who fought for the Free
02:49 Britney movement.
02:50 In a recently published memoir, The Woman and Me, she provided a detailed account of
02:54 Jamie's 13 year control over her personal and financial decisions, and it's quite disturbing.
03:00 She compared her dad to a cult leader and felt that she was in a cult.
03:03 In the best selling book, Britney also claims that her dad had a severe drinking problem
03:08 and took advantage of her success and vulnerability to cash in.
03:11 Jamie previously denied all claims, but has yet to address the ones made in her book.
03:16 As for whether Jamie's current health condition will bring the two together, who really knows?
03:20 This isn't his first time becoming super ill.
03:22 So back in 2018, Jamie was rushed to a hospital in Las Vegas where his colon spontaneously
03:28 ruptured.
03:29 He underwent emergency surgery and was hospitalized for 28 days.
03:33 So Britney released a statement at the time, saying "I'm dedicating my focus and energy
03:37 to care for my family, adding that we have a very special relationship and I want to
03:41 be with my family at this time, just like they have always been there for me."
03:45 So she's been there for him before during a medical crisis, granted that this was before
03:49 her legal battle with Jamie over the conservatorship.
03:52 But in my opinion, Britney doesn't owe her dad anything, medical scare or not, their
03:56 history is quite grim, and if she doesn't want to make amends, she doesn't have to.
04:00 But I'm curious about your thoughts.
04:02 Do you think Britney should try to reconcile with Jamie?
04:05 Do you think that after everything he reportedly put her through, is a relationship between
04:08 the two even possible?
04:10 Let me know in the comments below.