“After more than a decade, the time has come for the conservatorship to be terminated permanently,” Rosengart said to the judge. Spears’ father has denied any wrongdoing and says he always had his daughter’s best interests at heart.ĭuring Friday’s hearing, Rosengart reiterated arguments as to why the 13-year conservatorship must immediately end without his client needing to be evaluated again. Rosengart fought against the move - although only because he said the beleaguered dad had agreed to step aside just to avoid getting deposed and having to hand over years of revealing documents in the case. In September, Jamie Spears moved to terminate the conservatorship before he was booted.

Her parents have since agreed the arrangement was no longer necessary. It’s a lie,’’ Spears said during the explosive June hearing as she called for her father to be jailed.ġ0 Supporters of the FreeBritney movement rally in support of musician Britney Spears for a conservatorship court hearing on Friday, Nov.

“I’ve lied and told the whole world I’m OK, and I’m happy. She called the legal arrangement “abusive” and said it had been used to “ruin” her life. Over the summer, the 39-year-old Grammy winner broke her silence on the conservatorship for the first time in 13 years and gave two days of dramatic court testimony. Zabel will now need to start the process of disengaging the conservatorship, Penny said. Emma McIntyre/Getty Imagesįriday’s win for Spears comes after her dad was booted from his role as her conservator in late September, with even Penny saying at the time that having him at the helm of his daughter’s estate was “untenable” and reflective of a “toxic environment.”Ī certified public accountant, John Zabel, took over as Spears’ conservator Sept. 12, 2021 - after a long battle over whether Britney Spears was mentally sound enough to control her $60 million estate. Spears, but she helped shine a light on conservatorships and guardianships from coast to coast.”ġ0 A Los Angeles judge issued the ruling on Nov. “She helped shine a light on not only this conservatorship, which was corrupted by James P. “I’m so proud of, I thank her, I thank her for her courage and poise and power.”īut he added, “It’s also a somber day for me, for Britney, and I think for a lot of us who have been following conservatorships and how they operate. “This is a monumental day for Britney Spears,’’ her lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, told reporters amid the celebration. Throngs of supporters cheered and danced as they heard the news outside the courthouse. “Good God I love my fans so much it’s crazy !!! I think I’m gonna cry the rest of the day !!!!,” the 39-year-old pop icon wrote - adding the new hashtag “#FreedBritney.”

īritney took to Instagram soon after the ruling to say it was the “best day ever.

“The court finds the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Spears is no longer required,” Judge Brenda Penny announced during the afternoon hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The fight had pitted the former Mouseketeer-turned-pop princess against her family, primarily her father Jamie Spears, who had been appointed her conservator in 2008. LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears is finally free.Ī Los Angeles judge Friday agreed to terminate the pop megastar’s extraordinary legal conservatorship - after a sensational lengthy battle over whether the singer was mentally sound enough to control her $60 million estate. Heidi Montag hints that a Britney Spears duet was scrapped during early pop career: ‘Too messy to get into’īritney Spears seemingly drags Justin Timberlake after ‘Cry Me A River’ performance Sam Asghari nearly unrecognizable after dropping 40 pounds following Britney Spears split: ‘More time for myself’īritney Spears shows her charred home gym she accidentally burned down

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