As far as I know Diana wasn't a drug addict, no. But what I meant by including her was that there were reports in the newspapers for years that certain events were happening, eg throwing herself down the stairs, bulimia etc. She denied it. Then the book was published that said it was all true but she denied having anything to do with the book, even through rumours persisted she did. Of course, we now know she all but wrote the book. So although reports may only be rumours, they often prove to be subsequently true.
I compared BS to AW because they both were on similar trajectories that were destroying their lives but both maintaining that their lives were fine. Actions taken in BS's life saved her life; poor AW died but if someone had been able to step in to make decisions about her life, maybe she could have been saved. As far as I know AW wasn't bi-polar so it would be a matter of getting her off drugs and trying to remove certain influences from her life so I don't think her father would have needed to control her life for 13 years. (Not saying Jamie Spears needed to control his daughter's life for 13 yrs either)
I definitely agree that all those three women were hounded by the press in a shocking way. The accusations against BS's management team was they actually set her up to be ambushed by the press to try to raise interest in her and jumpstart her stalled career. Her mgt obviously denied that. I will say though that it's possible to live a private life if you want to. Rhianna, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Adele, all live private lives with very little press harassment. We only really know anything about them when they release photos or press releases.
The conservator ship saved BS's life. I stand by that. She was got onto medication for her illness, stabilized, and was kept away from drugs. Now, what happened over the next years I don't know. It may be that her father, lawyers, acccountants, doctors and judges all colluded to rob her and control her. She thinks that, I'm sure others might have a different version. The truth is probably somewhere in between. However, she has now stated how she feels about the conservatorship and it will be up to the judge to decide what changes need to be carried out.
No, I don't know her. But all of this is documented. Her manager, Sam Lufti, confirmed that she had shaved her head to avoid drug testing. There were several court cases between the conservatorship and Lufti. Her drug taking was in court documents. All of this was on the telly and in the media regularly so I should think lots of people know the same.
She wasn't actually under house arrest, though. I'm not on her social media or anything but even I have seen pictures of her out and about. I did hear her detail some of the abuses she claims happens and they were awful. Eg, People watching her getting undressed every night is shocking. But I don't know if that was in the early days when she threatened suicide or is still happening. If it happened more than a short time, it's dreadful. I heard that she wants to have another baby and she is being prevented. She should totally be allowed to have another baby. But are there reasons why the conservatorship prevented this, eg medication, or the rumours that swirl about her boyfriend? I personally don't see any reason why these things couldn't have been sorted out and her live a freer life.
I used those women as examples because they came to mind. Amanda Byrnes is similar, not under a conservatorship but her mother has financial control, at least she did up to last year but that might have changed this year. I do think there were a couple of cases where mother's stepped in over the son's lives but I think it was much more low key. But like you say, it's interesting that the most publicity is given to women. Another piece of hounding as it were.
I saw Jamie Lee Spears vlog. She was actually defending herself from Britney supporters who claimed that she was living off Britney's money and did not support her sister. She was quite clear that she loved and supported her sister and did not have to make public statements to do so. Quite right. She said that if ending the conservatorship made her happy, she'd support that. She didn't comment that the conservatorship was bad nor did she criticise her father. That might have been a politic decision so as not to get dragged into a family war, or make such a war public; or it might be that she could see benefits for her sister in the conservatorship. Whatever, I thought she came across in a very sincere and sensible way, advocating for her sister's rights. Good for her.
I don't have any skin in the game. I like BS's music but m not a particular fan of BS, I know nothing about her father. I'm just saying that things are often more complicated than they seem. They're rarely black and white but full of different shades of grey. I need to hear all testimony or the judgement of those who have heard all testimony before I can judge. But if we agree on nothing else, I know that we agree on the fact that BS is entitled to live a happy and free life, and hope that the court comes to a judgement to facilitate that.