Jamie Spears, Britney Spears’ estranged father, has been in the hospital “for weeks” with “a serious infection that required surgery.”
An insider said Page six that Jamie has been ‘in a special facility for infectious diseases’ amid his health battle, while another source told the newspaper that Jamie, 71, was ‘seriously ill’.
Jamie is best known for his controversial supervision of his pop star daughter’s conservatorship from 2008 to 2021.
He had spent time in a hospital earlier this year after dealing with complications from a knee replacement surgery he underwent 16 years ago. TMZ reported on August 23.
Jamie “lost more than 25 pounds” amid the string of health issues, an insider told the outlet.
The latest: Britney Spears’ estranged father Jamie Spears, 71, has been ‘hospitalized for weeks’ with ‘a severe infection that required surgery’
Spears last week sparked fear among fans when she sported a bandage on her arm and possible cuts on her person in an Instagram clip that came a day after she was seen in a clip dancing with two butcher knives in hands September 25.
The Grammy-winning singer, 41, was seen in the same outfit she wore in Monday’s clip – a plunging orange top with white polka dots and plunging white swimsuit bottoms – in a series of clips showing off her formidable dancing skills.
The first clip, shot in the foyer of Spears’ Southern California home, showed her dancing in a dazzling piece of improvised choreography to a beat for her 42.1 million Instagram followers.
In the second clip, the Oops!… I Did It Again singer danced to the 1990 Enigma song Sadeness (Part I) while wearing a white bandage on her wrist while there appeared to be a cut on the front of her right leg. .
‘My “Pretty Woman” top…pretty cool after my polka dot briefing!!!!’ the Toxic artist, who recently danced in a pink bikini, captioned the post.
It was not immediately clear how much time passed between the recording of the first and second clips.
In Monday’s post of Spears dancing with sharp objects in hand, she assured fans in the caption, “I started playing with knives in the kitchen today!!! Don’t worry, they are NOT real knives!!!’
The Womanizer singer was back on the social media site on Tuesday evening with a new dance clip in which she wore a low-cut white blouse with long sleeves, which did not show her arms.
Spears wore a bandage on her arm and possible cuts on her body in an Instagram clip Tuesday (L), which came a day after she was seen in a clip dancing with two butcher knives in hand
In the caption, Spears hinted that the lighting in her living room was giving her “a horrible migraine,” and that she generally likes to “control the lights” where she is.
Spears also alluded to feeling out of sorts lately.
‘I realize I’ve lost a lot of weight and my eyes aren’t as wide open anymore!!!’ she wrote. ‘I feel weaker when I lose weight.’
Spears referenced the knife dancing clip she previously posted, saying, “I have incredibly talented friends next to me every day, but I’d be lying if I didn’t tell a bitch to disrespect me at parties… that I will not. ‘do not forget it!!!!
‘Why???? Because I know my worth and learning to dance with fake knives at parties is a damn understatement!!!’
In the aforementioned clips on September 25 and 26, Spears wore a dark choker around her neck and uploaded two variations of videos.
In one, her long blonde locks were pulled into a loose, half up/half down look, with bangs framing her face.
The second clip showed the Womanizer hitmaker with her hair completely free as it fell in loose waves around her.
The Oops!… I Did It Again singer danced to the 1990 Enigma song Sadeness (Part I) while wearing a white bandage on her wrist while there appeared to be a cut on the front of her right leg
Spears reportedly ‘had a fascination with knives’ TMZ reported in May, adding that the singer was sleeping “with someone under her bed” for fear of being “reinstitutionalized.”
Eighteen months after the end of her 13-year conservatorship, during which Spears was previously described as “abusive” in explosive courtroom testimony, a source claimed the pop star still lives in “deadly fear” that “someone will get in the middle of it.” of the night, strap her to a stretcher and take her to a psychiatric ward.”
After regaining control of her own personal and financial affairs in 2021, the site claims those caring for the mother of two created “a list of recommendations” for Spears, including keeping her away from guns and “not driving alone ‘.
The singer, who revealed in 2021 that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is said to have a “constant fear of being reinstitutionalized.”
In 2022, Britney’s younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, claimed in her tell-all book that her sibling once locked them in a room together while holding a knife.
A mark at the top front of her leg was visible in the second clip the singer uploaded
The …Baby One More Time artist also suffered an injury to the small of her back
It was not immediately clear why Spears appeared to be wearing a bandage in the clip
In a passage from her memoir, Things I Should Have Said, the Zoey 101 alum, 32, recalled Britney telling her she was “scared” before grabbing “a big knife from the kitchen” and pulling her into her room and locked them ‘both inside’. .’
“She put the knife in the bedside table drawer and simply repeated, ‘I’m scared,’” Jamie Lynn recalled. “I knew something was wrong and I was powerless to do anything about it.”
While we discussed the claim on an episode of Alex Cooper’s podcast, Call her daddyIn 2022, the former child star clarified that she “never felt like (Britney) would harm her” or “anything.”
‘It just felt weird. And I didn’t understand it,” she said of the incident that allegedly occurred in 2004, shortly after Britney’s wedding to Jason Alexander, which was annulled within 55 hours.
At the time, Jamie Lynn would have been only 13, and Britney 22.
Britney vehemently denied the alleged incident between them on Twitter.
“I’ve never been near you with a knife, or would I even think about doing that!!!” Britney tweeted in 2022. “The only knife I ever saw you at home with was cutting the biggest chunks of pumpkin I’ve ever seen in my life and it was way too big for me to cut.”
Britney then expressed that she felt hurt by the claims, saying she was “actually very confused” as to why Jamie Lynn “made that up, because honestly, it’s not like her to lie.”
Spears was active on Instagram on September 25 when she shared a dance video that showed her holding two knives
Spears assured fans in the caption, “I started playing with knives in the kitchen today!!! Don’t worry, they are NOT real knives!!!’
Spears has reportedly “had a fascination with knives,” TMZ reported in May, adding that the singer “slept with one under her bed” amid fears of being “reinstitutionalized.”
Following the release of her book, Jamie Lynn defended her choice to tell the story, pointing out that her book is “not about her” sister.
“I can’t help that I was also born Spears and some of my experiences involve my sister,” she wrote on Instagram. “I worked hard before I was even a teenager, and I built my career despite just being someone’s little sister.”
Britney has been anticipating the release of her memoir, The Woman In Me, which will be available on October 24.