Interestingly - it’s not the ‘bad actor dad’ that’s so bothersome to me in this scenario (of course he sounds awful). There are many, many bad parents in the world. It’s a system that would allow such an extended, controlling conservatorship to continue for years and years - even when the subject of it is in the public eye and presumably the situation would be under greater scrutiny.
What about all the people who don’t have news outlets highlighting the inequities of their situations?
The fact that the celebrity in this case is a woman also seems key - as others have noted, out-of-control conduct by male celebrities again and again has not resulted in this sort of extended monitoring/restriction. Seems like something out of the Handmaiden’s Tale.