Legend Warwick’ s support for Spears

Dionne Warwick has sent a message of support to Britney Spears amid her conservatorship battle.

A judge has denied Spears’ request to remove her father from his role overseeing the conservatorship, under which he has been controlling her life since 2008.

Warwick, 79, whose hits include Walk On By and I Say A Little Prayer, said she hopes the singer has the strength to “continue to fight for her freedom”.

Spears was placed under the legal arrangement – usually reserved for the very old and infirm – after suffering a series of mental breakdowns.

She has told a court that the conservatorship is “abusive” and she wants it to end without the need for a medical assessment, claiming she is required to use a contraceptive device and is barred from marrying boyfriend Sam Asghari.

Warwick said: “My heart goes out to Britney, it really does, I feel her pain.

“How in the world could anyone endure what she has been enduring? Thirteen years of bondage – this is exactly what it is.”

She added: “Do you realise the amount of work this young lady puts in to bring you joy?

“Remembering all the words to the songs she has to sing, the combination of the dances she has to do, getting up at the crack of dawn to exercise, keeping her body in shape to make you feel good.

“What is it that we feel she is not able to have that kind of joy and feel good to herself ? How fair is that?

“Bondage is not something 2021 should even recognise.”

She continued: “Give her back her rights, give her back her life. Set her free.

“Britney, I feel your pain, baby, and I totally agree, yes, enough, it is enough.”

Spears’ father Jamie, 68, has denied he is responsible for the restrictions apparently placed on his daughter’s private life.

He says he has not been in charge of her personal affairs since September 2019, when he stepped down due to ill-health.

He was replaced by Jodi Montgomery, the singer’s caregiver.

PAIN: Britney Spears wants to end her conservatorship.

Singer Dionne Warwick.