Britney Spears conservatorship

Pop culture · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 10m airtime

In a June 23, 2021 hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Britney Spears said she was placed on lithium and drugged against her will under her conservatorship. The discussion has since widened from the case itself to a broader claim about industry control of artists' money and catalogs. Courtney Love told This Past Weekend that a publishing-rights mafia targets artists who own their catalogs, an assertion that remains unverified and contested.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, 2026-10-05 (9:24 to 17:30)
   Adds the publishing-rights mafia claim
   Recaps the conservatorship and the June 2021 lithium testimony, then widens into a claim that a Hollywood publishing-rights mafia targets artists who own their catalogs, with Lou Taylor named and Courtney Love cited as a source.
   New angle: Courtney Love told Owens that a publishing-rights mafia targets artists who own their catalogs.
2. Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, 2026-10-13 (43:11 to 45:29)
   Recaps the conservatorship throwback post
   Recaps Spears's weekend throwback post about the conservatorship, including her claim she had not held a paper dollar in five years, then bats down the basement conspiracy theory. Stays inside the familiar Spears posting-style conversation.