Tag: Britney Spears

Britney Spears Can Choose Own Lawyer in Conservatorship Case, Judge Rules

Britney Spears is free to choose her own attorney in her conservatorship case, a Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday. The pop singer indicated in a petition to the court that she wanted to be represented by attorney Matthew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor who, in the past, represented Steven Spielberg and Sean Penn. Her former…


Britney Spears’ Day-to-Day Guardian Says ‘Alarming’ Death Threats Forced Her to Hire Security Amid Conservatorship War

By Nancy Dillon From New York Daily News Britney Spears’ harsh rebuke of her conservatorship last month unleashed a wave of “alarming” threats against her court-appointed guardian Jodi Montgomery, a lawyer for Montgomery said Wednesday. In a new court filing, the lawyer said Montgomery now requires around-the-clock security that she can’t continue unless the judge…


Britney Spears’ Court-Appointed Attorney Resigns

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ court-appointed attorney on Tuesday filed documents to resign from her conservatorship, the latest of several such moves that have come in the fallout from the pop singer’s comments in court decrying the legal arrangement that controls her money and affairs. Samuel Ingham III filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court…


Judge Denies Britney Spears’ Request to Remove Father From Conservatorship

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Wednesday struck down Britney Spears’ request to remove her father, Jamie Spears, from the financial aspects of her conservatorship. “The conservatee’s request to suspend James P. Spears immediately upon the appointment of Bessemer Trust Company of California as sole conservator of estate is denied without prejudice,” court filings…


Britney Spears’ Father Asks for Probe of Her Abuse Claims

LOS ANGELES—Jamie Spears, father of Britney Spears, has asked for an investigation of the pop superstar’s claims that she had been mistreated under a legal conservatorship by being denied the ability to make her own medical decisions. In a court filing late on Tuesday, attorneys for Jamie Spears said he was “greatly saddened to hear…


Angry and Traumatized, Britney Spears Calls Conservatorship Abusive

LOS ANGELES—An emotional Britney Spears on Wednesday called the 13-year-long conservatorship that has controlled her life stupid and abusive, saying she felt traumatized and angry and wanted her life back. In a statement of more than 20 minutes, pop star Spears, 39, told the Los Angeles judge overseeing the arrangement that she wanted it to…


Gaetz, Jordan Request Hearing on Britney Spears’ Conservatorship

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked the chair of the House Judiciary Committee on March 9 to convene a hearing on the conservatorship of pop singer Britney Spears. Her conservatorship re-entered the public spotlight recently with the release of “Framing Britney Spears,” a documentary about the controversial conservatorship controlled by her…


Gaetz, Jordan Request Hearing on Britney Spears’s Conservatorship

Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on March 9 to convene a hearing on the conservatorship of pop singer Britney Spears. Her conservatorship reentered the public spotlight recently with the release of “Framing Britney Spears,” a documentary about the controversial conservatorship controlled by her father….