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Jamie Spears, the father of pop singer Britney Spears, gave the first in-depth interview in 10 years, in which he told how custody of his daughter went.

According to him, if it wasn't for him, Britney probably wouldn't be alive anymore.

"Not everyone will agree with me.

It was a terrible time.

But I love my daughter with all my heart and soul.

Where would Britney be now if it weren't for custody?

I'm not sure she would have been alive," Jamie said in an interview with the Mail on Sunday newspaper, adding that he doesn't regret the decisions he made, even if his relationship with his daughter soured because of them.

He said he only did what was necessary to protect Britney and her children.

According to Jamie, thanks to him and the guardianship Britney can see her sons Preston and Jayden from her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Jamie claims that he did his best to make the dates positive and not like prison dates, as Britney herself describes them: “We even took the kids to Europe.

They spent a lot of time with both their mother and father.

Few know about it.

Our goal was to make sure that Brittney developed a positive relationship with her sons.

We had a lot of varied free time."

Kevin Federline was given custody of the children by a court decision.

Jamie stated that the boys were actually raised by their father and grandfather.

“My relationship with Kevin gave them a sense of peace and protection.

Kevin can attest to that - we were the ones who raised the kids... I miss my boys so much.

We were very close.

But they have formed their own opinion.

Everything has a reason.

I don't know what the reason is, but the last three years have been very difficult for me without them.

The whole family is in turmoil,” Jamie said.

He also stated that he helped Britney improve her financial situation.

“She was devastated.

She had no money at all.

"Guardianship became a resource through which she was able to earn again," Jamie recalls.

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At the same time, the press writes that at the time of the start of the guardianship Britney's fortune is about 50 million dollars.

While incarcerated, the singer released four albums and did three world tours.

"Her life was a mess.

Everything was horrible physically, emotionally, mentally and financially.

In my opinion, guardianship should help a person to return to society, to ordinary life.

I want to say that I made my contribution, "said Jamie in conclusion and noted that the media, taking his daughter's accusations on faith, does not know the whole truth.

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Britney Spears came into her father's care in 2008 after suffering a nervous breakdown amid drug and alcohol abuse and increased media attention.

For 13 years, Jamie controlled her daughter's personal life, career and finances.

Britney repeatedly accused him of violating her rights and compared her life under her father's custody to imprisonment, the Vbox7 channel recalls.

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