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Britney Spears loses bid to remove father from conservatorship, refuses to perform
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Nov 12, 2020, 5:33:42 PM11/12/20
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LOS ANGELES — Pop star Britney Spears's bid to remove her father, James
Spears, from the conservatorship of her estate has suffered a temporary
setback with a Los Angeles court declining the application.
James Spears has been her co-conservator since 2008, when the singer
suffered a very public breakdown. He became sole conservator in 2019 after
attorney Andrew Wallet resigned from his co-conservatorship.
In a hearing on Tuesday, Los Angeles superior court judge Brenda Penny
declined to suspend James Spears from his conservatorship, though she did
not rule out future petitions for his removal or suspension.
"My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father," Britney
Spears' attorney Samuel D. Ingham III told the judge. "She will not
perform again if her father is in charge of her career."
Meanwhile, financial company Bessemer Trust has been appointed as a co-
conservator.
James Spears' attorney Vivian Thoreen argued that under her client's
conservatorship, Britney Spears' net worth has come out of debt to reach
$60 million.
The move takes place amid the ongoing #FreeBritney campaign, which claims
that the singer is being controlled by James against her will. The most
recent development, last month, allows Britney to expand her legal team.
He took on the role in the wake of Britney's very public mental breakdown
in 2007. More recently, acting conservator Jodi Montgomery stepped in to
assist Spears. James has since criticized the #FreeBritney movement,
likening its supporters to conspiracy theorists.
The singer reportedly requested that he be removed from the role earlier
this year, but his conservator was subsequently extended until February
2021.
In September, the singer's father also withdrew his attempt to rehire
estate manager Andrew Wallet, who Spears said was "uniquely unsuited" in
his first stint working for her.
Wallet worked from 2008 to 2019 in a co-conservator capacity, but Britney
said she had "difficult budgetary choices going forward" and could not
afford his services.
Wallet subsequently claimed that the star could be under her
conservatorship for the rest of her life.
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LOS ANGELES — Pop star Britney Spears's bid to remove her father, James
Spears, from the conservatorship of her estate has suffered a temporary
setback with a Los Angeles court declining the application.
James Spears has been her co-conservator since 2008, when the singer
suffered a very public breakdown. He became sole conservator in 2019 after
attorney Andrew Wallet resigned from his co-conservatorship.
In a hearing on Tuesday, Los Angeles superior court judge Brenda Penny
declined to suspend James Spears from his conservatorship, though she did
not rule out future petitions for his removal or suspension.
"My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father," Britney
Spears' attorney Samuel D. Ingham III told the judge. "She will not
perform again if her father is in charge of her career."
Meanwhile, financial company Bessemer Trust has been appointed as a co-
conservator.
James Spears' attorney Vivian Thoreen argued that under her client's
conservatorship, Britney Spears' net worth has come out of debt to reach
$60 million.
The move takes place amid the ongoing #FreeBritney campaign, which claims
that the singer is being controlled by James against her will. The most
recent development, last month, allows Britney to expand her legal team.
He took on the role in the wake of Britney's very public mental breakdown
in 2007. More recently, acting conservator Jodi Montgomery stepped in to
assist Spears. James has since criticized the #FreeBritney movement,
likening its supporters to conspiracy theorists.
The singer reportedly requested that he be removed from the role earlier
this year, but his conservator was subsequently extended until February
2021.
In September, the singer's father also withdrew his attempt to rehire
estate manager Andrew Wallet, who Spears said was "uniquely unsuited" in
his first stint working for her.
Wallet worked from 2008 to 2019 in a co-conservator capacity, but Britney
said she had "difficult budgetary choices going forward" and could not
afford his services.
Wallet subsequently claimed that the star could be under her
conservatorship for the rest of her life.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the Obama / Biden fiasco,
President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
Report voter fraud: sf.n...@mail.house.gov
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