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Britney Spearsโ phone and internet use were monitored by her father, a new documentary has claimed.
The โToxicโ singer โ who has been outspoken about wanting Jamie Spears to lose his position as conservator of her affairs โ reportedly โworriedโ her team when she requested a new iPhone and her security staff were asked to put โparental controlโ on the device so other people could gain access to her texts, calls, and browser history.
Speaking in new documentary โControlling Britney Spearsโ โ which was released on Friday (24.09.21), Alex Vlasov, who worked for Black Box Security from 2012 to 2021, said: โBritney wanted to get an iPhone โฆ and that was a big deal. Everybody was worried.
โ[My boss] Edan [Yemini] approached me and asked me, โIs there any monitoring services for an iPhone that you are aware of?โ And Iโm like, โWhat do you mean?โ And heโs like, โWell, parental controls. Is there any way you can put parental controls on an iPhone?โ
โAnd thatโs when Edan explained to me that Britneyโs communication is monitored for her own security and protection.โ
Alex questioned โthe legalityโ of the request, and was told the court were โawareโ of the monitoring of her communications, which eventually led to Britneyโs phone being cloned onto an iPad, which was kept in a safe.
He continued: โ[Edan] said, โYes, the court is aware of this. Britneyโs lawyer is aware of this. This is for her safety. Itโs for her protectionโ.
โAnd then Robin [Greenhill of Britneyโs management team at Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group] came up with the idea of, โWhy donโt we just take an iPad, sign in with an iCloud on there, the same iCloud that Britney would use on her phone, and that would mirror all activity?โ You would be able to see all messages, all FaceTime calls, notes, browser history, photographs.
โTheir reason for monitoring was looking for bad influence, looking for potential illegal activity that might happen, but they would also monitor conversations with her friends, with her mom, with her lawyer Sam Ingham. If thereโs anybody that should be off limits, it should be Britneyโs lawyer.โ
Tri Star Sports & Entertainment group branded the allegations โfalseโ, but Jamieโs lawyer, Vivian Lee Thoreen, insisted his actions โwere done with the knowledge and consent of Britney, her court-appointed attorney and/or the court.โ
And Edanโs lawyer said: โBlack Box have always conducted themselves within professional, ethical and legal bounds, and they are particularly proud of their work in keeping Ms. Spears safe for many years.โ
The 39-year-old singerโs new attorney, Mathew Rosengart, has vowed to โfully and aggressively investigate these matters.โ
He added: โIntercepting or monitoring Britneyโs communications, especially sacrosanct attorney-client communications, represents a shameful and shocking violation of her privacy rights and civil liberties.โ