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Britney Spears’ controlling father, Jamie Spears, even monitored her text messages, phone calls, and internet browser history, Fox News reports.
This was allegedly done “for her protection,” the report continues.
A former member of Britney’s security team, Alex Vlasov, made the allegations in a new documentary film.
Vlasov says he was asked to “put parental controls” on the cellphone that Britney begged to receive under the conservatorship.
The conservatorship restricted her life for the past 13 years.
“Britney wanted to get an iPhone,” Vlasov explained. “And that was a big deal. Everybody was worried,” he added.
Vlasov, who worked at Black Box Security from 2012 to 2021, said, “[My boss] Edan [Yemini] approached me and asked me, ‘Is there any monitoring services for an iPhone that you are aware of?’”
“And I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ And he’s like, ‘Well, parental controls. Is there any way you can put parental controls on an iPhone?'” Vlasov alleged.
“And that’s when Edan explained to me that Britney’s communication is monitored for her own security and protection,” he said.
Vlasov questioned the legality of monitoring Britney’s phone.
“[Edan] said, ‘Yes, the court is aware of this. Britney’s lawyer is aware of this. This is for her safety. It’s for her protection,'” he said.
“And then Robin [Greenhill of Britney’s management team at Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group] came up with the idea of, ‘Why don’t we just take an iPad, sign in with an iCloud [account] on there, the same iCloud that Britney would use on her phone, and that would mirror all activity?’ You would be able to see all messages, all FaceTime calls, notes, browser history, photographs.”
“Their reason for monitoring was looking for bad influence, looking for potential illegal activity that might happen, but they would also monitor conversations with her friends, with her mom, with her lawyer Sam Ingham. If there’s anybody that should be off limits, it should be Britney’s lawyer,” Vlasov said.
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Jamie’s lawyer, Vivian Lee Thoreen, asserted in a statement that her client’s “actions were done with the knowledge and consent of Britney, her court-appointed attorney and/or the court.”
An attorney for Yemini, meanwhile, said, “Black Box have always conducted themselves within professional, ethical and legal bounds, and they are particularly proud of their work in keeping Ms. Spears safe for many years.”
And a lawyer for Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group called the allegations in the film “false.”
Britney’s new attorney, Mathew Rosengart, also spoke out, saying in part, “Intercepting or monitoring Britney’s communications, especially sacrosanct attorney-client communications, represents a shameful and shocking violation of her privacy rights and civil liberties.”