Britney Spears´ Doctor Dies Weeks Before Conservatorship Hearing - Report

Mon Sep 9, 2019 03:30PM

The doctor responsible for Britney Spears´ medical treatment died suddenly - just weeks before a court will determine whether she was receiving appropriate treatment.

According to TMZ, Dr. Timothy Benson passed away on 24 August (19), with sources reporting the 48-year-old psychiatrist died from an aneurysm. News of his death comes days before a court-appointed evaluator is set to determine whether the star was receiving appropriate treatment under Dr. Benson´s care.

Britney entered a live-in facility for mental health treatment in April while under the conservatorship of her father, Jamie. However, the Toxic singer´s mother, Lynne, has been critical of Jamie´s handling of the medical care her daughter has been getting, and questioned the medications Britney was receiving for her serious mental health issues.

The star canceled her planned Britney: Domination residency show in Las Vegas, when it was reported the medicine she was taking had lost its efficiency after her father underwent life-threatening surgery. But those close to the mother-of-two questioned her sudden, rapid decline - raising questions about Dr. Benson´s expertise in treating serious mental health issues.

It is unknown how the doctor´s passing will affect the case.

Meanwhile, Jamie will appear in court on Monday (09Sep19) to ask a judge to temporarily relieve him of conservatorship duties until January due to "personal health reasons". Britney´s case manager, Jodi Montgomery, is expected to be put in charge.

It comes days after Jamie´s former son-in-law, Kevin Federline, accused him of engaging in a physical altercation with the Womanizer star´s 13-year-old son Sean last month (Aug19).

Child protection officials have launched an investigation into the alleged incident which, if found to be true, could also affect Jamie´s conservatorship of his daughter.