James Parnell Spears

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human

James Parnell Spears is the father of pop star Britney Spears and a central figure in the controversial conservatorship that controlled much of her personal and financial life for over a decade.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Jamie Spears	5
James Parnell Spears canonical	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ
child	Britney Spears ⓘ Bryan Spears ⓘ Jamie Lynn Spears ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
endTime	marriage to Lynne Spears: 2002 ⓘ suspension as conservator of Britney Spears: 2021 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	white American ⓘ
familyName	Spears ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage	documentary Controlling Britney Spears ⓘ documentary Framing Britney Spears ⓘ various news reports on Britney Spears’ conservatorship ⓘ
hasRelative	Britney Spears ⓘ Bryan Spears ⓘ Jamie Lynn Spears ⓘ Lynne Spears ⓘ
legalStatus	subject of restraining order preventing contact with Kevin Federline and Britney Spears’ sons in 2019 ⓘ
name	James Parnell Spears self-link ⓘ
nickname	James Parnell Spears self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jamie Spears
notableEvent	accused by Britney Spears of abuse of conservatorship powers in court testimony ⓘ allegations of physical altercation with Britney Spears’ son Sean Preston in 2019 ⓘ became conservator of Britney Spears in 2008 ⓘ divorce from Debbie Sanders Cross ⓘ divorce from Lynne Spears in 2002 ⓘ faced civil lawsuits from Britney Spears related to conservatorship conduct ⓘ filed to end Britney Spears’ conservatorship in 2021 ⓘ oversaw business arrangements for Britney Spears’ Las Vegas residency ⓘ petitioned Los Angeles Superior Court for conservatorship over Britney Spears in 2008 ⓘ placed under bankruptcy protection in the 1990s ⓘ subject of public criticism from #FreeBritney movement ⓘ suspended as conservator of Britney Spears by a Los Angeles judge in 2021 ⓘ
notableFor	being the father of Britney Spears ⓘ central figure in Britney Spears’ court-ordered conservatorship ⓘ management and control of Britney Spears’ finances for over a decade ⓘ
occupation	cook ⓘ restaurant owner ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Kentwood, Louisiana, United States ⓘ surface form: Kentwood, Louisiana (approximate/commonly reported)
religion	Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christianity (commonly reported)
residence	Louisiana ⓘ
role	conservator of the estate of Britney Spears ⓘ conservator of the person of Britney Spears ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Bryan Spears ⓘ surface form: Bryan Spears Sr. (approximate/commonly reported as family relation)
spouse	Debbie Sanders Cross ⓘ Lynne Spears ⓘ
startTime	conservatorship of Britney Spears: 2008 ⓘ marriage to Lynne Spears: 1975 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Britney Spears → parent → James Parnell Spears ⓘ

Jamie Lynn Spears → parent → James Parnell Spears ⓘ

Bryan Spears → father → James Parnell Spears ⓘ