Two and a half years after Britney Spears’ notorious conservatorship ended, a prominent Hollywood psychiatrist believes she needs to return to a new one.
Dr. Charles Sophy appeared in TMZ live on Monday, amid reports that the 42-year-old singer is “completely dysfunctional” and in serious danger of going bankrupt.
Sophy revealed that she wasn’t at all surprised to see the news about Spears and believes she needs to undergo a conservatorship once again after she deleted her Instagram and reactivated it within the span of a day.
“No, I’m not surprised at all because the guardianship was there for a reason, and although, as you said, it may not have been with the right person, the real process must be in place,” Sophy said. .
“When you have a mental illness of this degree, you need that kind of structure, supervision and, most importantly, taking your medications,” Sophy said.
Two and a half years after Britney Spears’ notorious conservatorship ended, a prominent Hollywood psychiatrist believes she needs to return to a new one.
Dr. Charles Sophy appeared on TMZ Live on Monday, amid reports that the 42-year-old singer is “completely dysfunctional” and in serious danger of going broke.
Sophy revealed that she wasn’t at all surprised to see the news about Spears and believes she needs to undergo a conservatorship once again.
Spears entered conservatorship on February 1, 2008, and Judge Reva Goetz appointed her father, James “Jamie” Spears, and attorney Andrew M. Wallet, as guardians.
This happened when she refused to give up custody of her children to ex Kevin Federline and was committed to the psychiatric ward at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and placed on 5150 psychiatric hold.
He continued to work and release albums during his time under guardianship, although he entered a psychiatric ward again in 2019 due to the stress of his father Jamie’s near-fatal colon rupture.
In 2019 there were reports that Spears was being held against her will during the conservatorship, which was supposed to end in 2009, leading to the #FreeBritney movement and the conservatorship set to end in November 2021.
Those 2019 reports also claimed that Britney had not been taking her medications, and Brophy now claims that he believes this latest situation with Spears is also because she is not taking her medications.
“I think that’s probably what happened here. This is a situation where no medication is needed,” Sophy said, explaining why she thinks that’s the case.
“Well, because of the erratic behavior, manic spending of money, recklessness and destruction of the people around her, no one can feel safe around her, no one can control her, she’s out of control, on so many levels,” Brophy said. . .
The latest report of TMZ On Monday he claimed that Britney is in “grave danger” both mentally and financially, claiming she has no supervision and has “shocking” mood swings.
Spears entered conservatorship on February 1, 2008, and Judge Reva Goetz appointed her father, James “Jamie” Spears, and attorney Andrew M. Wallet, as guardians.
This happened when she refused to give up custody of her children to ex Kevin Federline and was committed to the psychiatric ward at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and placed on 5150 psychiatric hold.
In 2019 there were reports that Spears was being held against her will during the conservatorship, which was supposed to end in 2009, leading to the #FreeBritney movement and the conservatorship which ended in November 2021.
He’s reportedly been spending more than $1 million on each of his many lavish trips to French Polynesia, and a source says he’s about to go broke.
He’s reportedly been spending more than $1 million on each of his many lavish trips to French Polynesia, and a source says he’s about to go broke.
‘She can’t afford it. “She had $60 million when she ended the conservatorship and now she is where she started the conservatorship, in danger of going broke,” the source said.
When asked how she might be treated now, Sophy admitted: “Well, these kinds of situations eventually hit a wall.”
“Either she’s going to hurt herself, she could hurt someone else, or she could get a 5150 because she’s not able to take care of herself,” Brophy said.
“Any of those situations will push her to a place where she can then be given medication against her will,” he added.
TMZ’s Harvey Levin added that he couldn’t imagine a judge ordering Spears under another conservatorship given the public outcry that occurred.
Sophy responded, “Well, I understand that, but at the end of the day, hopefully a judge will make the decision in the best interest of that patient, and if that’s what she needs, even for a temporary period, that’s what you need.” she would require.
When asked if it can be argued that coming out of the conservatorship was “a horrible thing” for Britney, Sophy said: “Absolutely.”
When asked if it can be argued that coming out of the conservatorship was “a horrible thing” for Britney, Sophy said: “Absolutely.”
‘You know, hindsight is 20/20, but look at it. She is slowly unraveling and I was in her place and she was not unraveling. She may not have been happy, but she was stable,” Brophy insisted.
When asked what would be the first thing he would do today to get help for Britney if he were responsible for her, he said, “Medication.” Put it in her. If she doesn’t want to take it, she would inject it. She needs medication. She is out of control.
The star’s Instagram account, which she updated regularly, disappeared just hours after she attacked her family in a shocking post, although she reactivated it on Monday night.
‘She had a lot of freedom under guardianship and the restrictions were there to protect her. She is no longer protected,” a source claimed.
