1 00:00:14,796 --> 00:00:21,476 Speaker 1: Pushing Hey, double date listeners while we're off this week. 2 00:00:21,756 --> 00:00:24,516 Speaker 1: I want her to share something special with you. It's 3 00:00:24,556 --> 00:00:27,356 Speaker 1: a sneak peek at a new podcast I think you'll 4 00:00:27,396 --> 00:00:30,876 Speaker 1: like it, called Rich and Daily from Wondery. Rich and 5 00:00:30,996 --> 00:00:34,636 Speaker 1: Daily delivers laughs and all kinds of entertainment news in 6 00:00:34,676 --> 00:00:37,796 Speaker 1: a way that only best friends can. Brooks and Risha 7 00:00:38,116 --> 00:00:41,196 Speaker 1: give their hot takes on the latest pop culture stories 8 00:00:41,396 --> 00:00:44,636 Speaker 1: that set the entertainment world a buzz. Rich and Daily 9 00:00:44,716 --> 00:00:47,756 Speaker 1: leave you laughing and wanting more. Now here's a preview 10 00:00:47,756 --> 00:00:50,196 Speaker 1: of Rich and Daily. You can hear more episodes on 11 00:00:50,236 --> 00:00:54,276 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen ad free 12 00:00:54,556 --> 00:01:04,756 Speaker 1: by joining Onondery Plus in the Wondery app. Outside a 13 00:01:04,836 --> 00:01:08,636 Speaker 1: court house in downtown Los Angeles yesterday, a hush fell 14 00:01:08,676 --> 00:01:12,156 Speaker 1: over crowd of more than one hundred people. Yeah, people 15 00:01:12,276 --> 00:01:14,716 Speaker 1: huddled together as someone held up their phone to a 16 00:01:14,796 --> 00:01:18,156 Speaker 1: mic so everyone could hear, and they hung on every 17 00:01:18,196 --> 00:01:21,076 Speaker 1: word as the Princess of pop started to speak, I 18 00:01:21,196 --> 00:01:23,796 Speaker 1: just got a new phone. I have a lot to say, 19 00:01:23,956 --> 00:01:27,876 Speaker 1: so bear with me. These Ride or Die supporters traveled 20 00:01:27,876 --> 00:01:30,796 Speaker 1: from as far as Detroit and North Carolina all to 21 00:01:30,876 --> 00:01:34,036 Speaker 1: hear Britney Spears's testimony where she asked to end her 22 00:01:34,116 --> 00:01:37,236 Speaker 1: thirteen year conservatorship. Yeah. Now this has been going on 23 00:01:37,356 --> 00:01:40,476 Speaker 1: for years, but Britney hadn't spoken publicly about it until 24 00:01:40,596 --> 00:01:44,876 Speaker 1: yesterday afternoon. And what she had to say was, I 25 00:01:44,876 --> 00:01:46,916 Speaker 1: don't even know what the right word is here, shocking. 26 00:01:46,996 --> 00:01:49,916 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, my job was on the floor a lot. 27 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:52,956 Speaker 1: Same like, I literally can't stop thinking about it. Did 28 00:01:53,036 --> 00:01:57,156 Speaker 1: o from wondering. I'm Mauricia Skimmer Williams and I'm Brooks Different. 29 00:01:57,236 --> 00:02:00,316 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, June twenty fourth, and you're listening to rich 30 00:02:00,356 --> 00:02:16,596 Speaker 1: and Daily see us give. So Britney Spears had her 31 00:02:16,636 --> 00:02:19,916 Speaker 1: testimony at her conservatorship hearing yesterday and it was one 32 00:02:19,956 --> 00:02:23,196 Speaker 1: of those moments you truly just stop and say, oh 33 00:02:23,276 --> 00:02:26,756 Speaker 1: my god, what am I even hearing? Yeah, this is 34 00:02:26,796 --> 00:02:28,916 Speaker 1: Britney Spears. We're talking about the girls. So many of 35 00:02:28,996 --> 00:02:31,636 Speaker 1: us grew up with her. Songs are still part of 36 00:02:31,636 --> 00:02:33,796 Speaker 1: the soundtracks of our lives. I know, every time we 37 00:02:33,836 --> 00:02:36,436 Speaker 1: travel and make playlists, we have Britney Spears on the 38 00:02:36,436 --> 00:02:40,596 Speaker 1: hallways always. And yesterday she was the voice on a 39 00:02:40,636 --> 00:02:44,396 Speaker 1: conference call basically begging a judge for help. The main 40 00:02:44,436 --> 00:02:45,876 Speaker 1: reason why I'm here is because I want in the 41 00:02:45,916 --> 00:02:49,756 Speaker 1: conservatorship without having to be evaluated. Yeah. So to get 42 00:02:49,796 --> 00:02:53,156 Speaker 1: out of her conservatorship, basically, Britney would need to successfully 43 00:02:53,156 --> 00:02:57,436 Speaker 1: pass a mental health or medical evaluation. And Britney believes 44 00:02:57,436 --> 00:03:00,236 Speaker 1: she's done enough and shouldn't have to do that. Yeah. 45 00:03:00,276 --> 00:03:02,876 Speaker 1: So this conservatorship has been in place since two thousand 46 00:03:02,916 --> 00:03:06,556 Speaker 1: and eight, and as we talked about yesterday, it started 47 00:03:06,676 --> 00:03:09,676 Speaker 1: in late two thousand and seven when Britney's life seemed 48 00:03:09,716 --> 00:03:13,516 Speaker 1: to be spinning publicly out of control. And back then 49 00:03:13,756 --> 00:03:16,756 Speaker 1: so the California courts approved a petition that said her dad, 50 00:03:16,876 --> 00:03:20,956 Speaker 1: Jamie Spears, could be co conservator of her life, and 51 00:03:21,236 --> 00:03:23,196 Speaker 1: that meant he was put in charge of everything. And 52 00:03:23,236 --> 00:03:25,756 Speaker 1: when we say everything, we mean literally everything. We're talking 53 00:03:25,756 --> 00:03:28,636 Speaker 1: her money, her career, her personal life. And back then 54 00:03:28,836 --> 00:03:31,236 Speaker 1: Brittany did acknowledge it was a move that saved her career. 55 00:03:31,476 --> 00:03:35,956 Speaker 1: But that was thirteen years ago, and understandably, Brittany has 56 00:03:35,996 --> 00:03:39,036 Speaker 1: had enough. I've lied and told the whole world I'm 57 00:03:39,076 --> 00:03:42,076 Speaker 1: okay and I'm happy. It's a lie, I thought, I 58 00:03:42,196 --> 00:03:44,796 Speaker 1: just maybe I said that enough, maybe I might become 59 00:03:44,836 --> 00:03:47,556 Speaker 1: happy because I've been in denial I've been in shock. 60 00:03:47,916 --> 00:03:51,356 Speaker 1: I am traumatized. You know, fake it till you make it. 61 00:03:51,676 --> 00:03:54,316 Speaker 1: But now I'm telling you the truth. Okay, I'm not happy. 62 00:03:54,516 --> 00:03:58,716 Speaker 1: I can't sleep. I'm so angry. It's insane. Yeah, Brittany, 63 00:03:58,836 --> 00:04:02,196 Speaker 1: We're all so angry. It's insane. So we are with 64 00:04:02,276 --> 00:04:05,356 Speaker 1: you on that for sure. God, I can't even imagine, 65 00:04:05,476 --> 00:04:07,476 Speaker 1: I know. I mean, for years we've been hearing from 66 00:04:07,516 --> 00:04:09,756 Speaker 1: her dad's attorneys that all Brittany needs to do is 67 00:04:09,796 --> 00:04:12,636 Speaker 1: petition the courts to get out of this conservatorship. Ma'am, 68 00:04:12,676 --> 00:04:15,956 Speaker 1: I didn't know I could petition the conservatorship ended. I'm 69 00:04:15,996 --> 00:04:18,676 Speaker 1: sorry for my ignorance, but I honestly didn't know that. 70 00:04:19,076 --> 00:04:21,476 Speaker 1: But honestly, but I don't think I owe anyone to 71 00:04:21,516 --> 00:04:24,836 Speaker 1: be evaluated. I've done more than enough. Yeah, I mean, 72 00:04:25,036 --> 00:04:27,916 Speaker 1: the fact that she didn't know feels like a lot 73 00:04:27,956 --> 00:04:32,556 Speaker 1: to me. So her lawyer, Sam Ingham, is court appointed. 74 00:04:32,676 --> 00:04:34,836 Speaker 1: She's never been able to choose her own lawyer, and 75 00:04:34,916 --> 00:04:37,436 Speaker 1: she's been trying to for a year. She's been trying 76 00:04:37,436 --> 00:04:40,116 Speaker 1: to have the right to choose her own lawyer. Meanwhile, 77 00:04:40,156 --> 00:04:43,316 Speaker 1: her dad has all these fancy, expensive lawyers that Brittany 78 00:04:43,396 --> 00:04:46,476 Speaker 1: is paying for right, So is sam Ingham like not 79 00:04:46,556 --> 00:04:48,636 Speaker 1: telling her things he should be telling her. It's really 80 00:04:48,676 --> 00:04:51,276 Speaker 1: making me question him. Well, it's one of those things 81 00:04:51,276 --> 00:04:53,436 Speaker 1: where it's like she said that she has said she 82 00:04:53,636 --> 00:04:55,996 Speaker 1: doesn't want this, so presumably she's said it to her 83 00:04:56,076 --> 00:04:58,676 Speaker 1: lawyer at one point, at which point the lawyer would say, hey, 84 00:04:58,756 --> 00:04:59,996 Speaker 1: if you don't want to, we just got to do 85 00:04:59,996 --> 00:05:03,596 Speaker 1: this petition, right, So why did that conversation happen exactly? 86 00:05:03,956 --> 00:05:07,076 Speaker 1: What's very clear from yesterday is just how crazy this 87 00:05:07,156 --> 00:05:11,156 Speaker 1: setup really is for Brittany, And I'm not at all surprised. 88 00:05:11,156 --> 00:05:13,756 Speaker 1: She sounded so upset in her testimony. She literally has 89 00:05:13,796 --> 00:05:16,396 Speaker 1: no control over her own life. I shouldn't be in 90 00:05:16,436 --> 00:05:18,956 Speaker 1: a conservatorship. If I can work and provide money and 91 00:05:18,996 --> 00:05:22,436 Speaker 1: work for myself and pay other people, it makes no sense. 92 00:05:22,476 --> 00:05:25,236 Speaker 1: The laws need to change. What state allows people to 93 00:05:25,236 --> 00:05:28,236 Speaker 1: own another person's money and account and threaten them in 94 00:05:28,316 --> 00:05:30,716 Speaker 1: saying you can't spend your money unless you do what 95 00:05:30,756 --> 00:05:33,316 Speaker 1: we want you to do. When she said this about 96 00:05:33,356 --> 00:05:36,516 Speaker 1: like she's obviously okay to work, she shouldn't be in 97 00:05:36,556 --> 00:05:38,916 Speaker 1: a conservatorship, I was so proud of her, like just 98 00:05:39,156 --> 00:05:42,276 Speaker 1: to hear her like stand up for herself was so 99 00:05:42,316 --> 00:05:44,156 Speaker 1: amazing to me. I loved it. And I know that 100 00:05:44,276 --> 00:05:46,476 Speaker 1: a lot of people are like, it's crazy about the 101 00:05:46,516 --> 00:05:48,516 Speaker 1: money and how she's paying for all this to happen 102 00:05:48,516 --> 00:05:51,796 Speaker 1: to her, which is absolutely ridiculous. But there were some 103 00:05:51,916 --> 00:05:55,156 Speaker 1: even more surprising bombshells to me, things that I did 104 00:05:55,196 --> 00:05:58,276 Speaker 1: not even I mean, these are things you're hearing from 105 00:05:58,316 --> 00:06:03,676 Speaker 1: somebody who is a pop star and educated and has 106 00:06:03,676 --> 00:06:05,276 Speaker 1: a lot of money, and it's like she's living like 107 00:06:05,396 --> 00:06:10,316 Speaker 1: she's just this prisoner. I have a ID and side 108 00:06:10,556 --> 00:06:13,396 Speaker 1: of myself right now, so I don't get pregnant. I 109 00:06:13,436 --> 00:06:16,196 Speaker 1: wanted to take the ID out so I could start 110 00:06:16,196 --> 00:06:19,436 Speaker 1: trying to have another baby, but this so called team 111 00:06:19,476 --> 00:06:21,956 Speaker 1: won't let me go to the doctor to take it 112 00:06:22,036 --> 00:06:24,756 Speaker 1: out because they don't want me to have children any 113 00:06:24,796 --> 00:06:31,116 Speaker 1: more children. So basically, this conservatorship is doing me way 114 00:06:31,156 --> 00:06:34,556 Speaker 1: more harm than good. One more time, just for those 115 00:06:34,596 --> 00:06:39,796 Speaker 1: people way way in the back, stop telling women what 116 00:06:39,916 --> 00:06:44,956 Speaker 1: to do with their bodies. We're done. I mean, this 117 00:06:45,236 --> 00:06:50,356 Speaker 1: is just truly unimaginable to me, Like, yes, she wants 118 00:06:50,356 --> 00:06:53,236 Speaker 1: to get married, she wants to have kids, and the 119 00:06:53,316 --> 00:06:55,636 Speaker 1: conservatorship is saying, Nope, you can't do that we're going 120 00:06:55,676 --> 00:06:58,636 Speaker 1: to force you to have an IUD, which I'm sorry. 121 00:06:58,676 --> 00:07:02,076 Speaker 1: IUDs can be extremely painful to put in and to 122 00:07:02,156 --> 00:07:04,276 Speaker 1: take out, and to not be able to consent to that. 123 00:07:04,956 --> 00:07:08,636 Speaker 1: I mean, what kind of Handmaid's Tale life is this? Right? Seriously? 124 00:07:09,276 --> 00:07:13,796 Speaker 1: Hear her actual voice, Yeah, and know that she's still 125 00:07:13,836 --> 00:07:16,116 Speaker 1: in there and she's trying and she's fighting. It may 126 00:07:16,116 --> 00:07:19,196 Speaker 1: be emotional, honestly. Yeah, She's definitely not that soft spoken 127 00:07:19,236 --> 00:07:22,876 Speaker 1: southern girl we all remember. No, she's she's a grown 128 00:07:22,916 --> 00:07:26,956 Speaker 1: woman and she's angry and she's done with it. Yeah, 129 00:07:26,956 --> 00:07:28,876 Speaker 1: and had every right to be. I mean, you could 130 00:07:28,916 --> 00:07:30,996 Speaker 1: hear it in her voice. She was clearly nervous, but 131 00:07:31,116 --> 00:07:34,516 Speaker 1: she knew what she had to say and she said it. Yeah. 132 00:07:34,556 --> 00:07:36,676 Speaker 1: It's like one of those things where like a kid 133 00:07:36,716 --> 00:07:38,036 Speaker 1: comes home from school and they have so much to 134 00:07:38,076 --> 00:07:39,436 Speaker 1: tell their mom about the day and they're like, and 135 00:07:39,476 --> 00:07:43,156 Speaker 1: this happened, and this happened. Tell, she had so much 136 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:46,676 Speaker 1: to say. Finally someone was going to listen, and she 137 00:07:46,796 --> 00:07:49,436 Speaker 1: got it out, and it's I'm glad she did. Yeah. 138 00:07:49,476 --> 00:07:51,436 Speaker 1: So the next court date is set for the middle 139 00:07:51,436 --> 00:07:54,676 Speaker 1: of July, and I'm sure there's more bombshells to come Yeah, 140 00:07:54,716 --> 00:07:57,956 Speaker 1: I'm actually scared because I don't know what else that 141 00:07:57,996 --> 00:08:00,276 Speaker 1: hasn't been said that's going to be more shocking. But 142 00:08:00,876 --> 00:08:03,396 Speaker 1: here's hoping a girl gets the freedom she deserves. Yes 143 00:08:03,876 --> 00:08:07,076 Speaker 1: from Wonderree, I'm Mauricia Skimmer Williams, and I'm brook sifferin 144 00:08:07,156 --> 00:08:09,916 Speaker 1: This is rich and Daily See tomorrow Richies