The serious illness of Jamie Spears, Britney Spears' father

According to sources close to the Spears family on TMZ, the family patriarch is very unwell. What's happening to Jamie Spears?

TMZ reports that Jamie Spears had one of his legs amputated in November 2023. It was a last resort after five unsuccessful surgeries.

TMZ reported that Britney Spears' father had been battling a severe infection in one of his legs for some time. It kept him hospitalized for weeks, undergoing five surgeries, without improvement. Amputation was the final option to ward off the infection.

Jamie Spears' problem with her leg dates back to 2000 when he underwent knee replacement surgery, but they say that since last summer she began to have problems again due to a bacterial infection.

Page Six and People published last August that Jamie Spears had been hospitalized for several weeks due to a 'very serious' infection. Both magazines published that the deteriorated physical condition of the singer's father was severe.

Sources cited by TMZ said that Jamie is not feeling well and that it's not just because of his leg. They claim that he has other ailments and that he is in one of the worst physical and emotional moments of his life.

In the image: Jamie with his children Britney and Bryan in 2006.

The recent publication of his daughter's memoir, detailing the hardships and the alleged unfairness of the conservatorship, is said to have affected the man.

Jamie Spears caught a whirlwind of criticism for the mismanagement of Britney Spears' guardianship. It was described in more detail in his daughter's recent memoirs, 'The Woman in Me'.

"I think about how my father and his associates had so much control over my body and my money for so long, it makes me sick," she said in her memoir.

Jamie Spears was known as the controversial conservator of Britney's financial and personal affairs. From 2008 to November 2021, he declared himself the guardian of all of his daughter's assets and paid himself $16,000 per month for that job, according to media like El País.

Since she got back her economic and personal freedom through several lawsuits against Jamie Spears and his associates, there has allegedly been little contact between the singer and her father.

But in a dramatic turn of events, Jamie Spears' new health situation could be the 'pretext' for father and daughter to resume their relationship.

Some American media claim that the bad streak that Jamie Spears is going through has made the pop princess consider recovering her relationship with her father.

TMZ's sources even claimed that Britney misses her father, which is why she once mentioned sending him money to help him financially. They also say that Jamie Spears would like to rekindle the relationship with his daughter.

An example of the progress within the Spears family is the recent invitation that Britney Spears made to her mother, Lynne, to celebrate her 42nd birthday with her in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, the weekend together helped them smooth things over and have a great time.

Reportedly, Britney's sister Jamie Lynn (photo) was also invited to the party, but she couldn't attend it because she was out of town. However, the invitations show that Britney has the intention of recovering and reuniting the family.