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| | Britney Spears will not be charged with misdemeanor battery on her housekeeper | | Added 967 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Britney Spears will not be charged by the Ventura County DA! The DA was looking into whether Britney should be charged for misdemeanor battery for an incident involving one of her housekeepers. The story was complicated, but basically a housekeeper took Britney?s dogs away and gave them to a dog walker, and when Britney wanted them back, she and the housekeeper argued and Britney possibly slapped the housekeeper?s phone out of her hand. Team Britney evidently felt like Jamie Spears was orchestrating some sh-t behind-the-scenes and trying to make Britney look crazy and violent. Britney ended up firing the housekeeper and she?s not being charged with anything:
Prosecutors have decided not to file a charge against Britney Spears for allegedly swatting her housekeeper?s phone in a dispute at her home last month. In a statement on Wednesday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said there was insufficient evidence that a crime had occurred, and noted the lack of injury to the housekeeper or damage to the phone.
The housekeeper called the authorities on Aug. 16, after a fight over the veterinary care received by Spears? dog.
?During the argument, Spears was alleged to have slapped a phone out of the housekeeper?s hand,? the D.A.?s office said Wednesday. ?The housekeeper indicated that the screen protector to the phone was damaged. The housekeeper had no visible injuries.?
Mathew Rosengart, Spears? attorney, expressed appreciation that the D.A.?s office rejected the case, and again called it ?tabloid fodder.? He also alluded to the media?s past treatment of Spears, which has been the subject of reappraisal in the wake of ?Framing Britney Spears,? the documentary about her conservatorship.
?If this involved Jane Doe rather than Britney Spears it would not have been pursued or covered at all,? Rosengart said in a statement. ?Anyone can make an accusation but this should never have made it this far and we are glad the DA?s Office has done the right thing. Sadly, it is apparent that some have learned nothing from the past, and we sincerely hope the media and others will be more respectful of Ms. Spears in the future.?
[From Variety]
I think it was a combination of things, it wasn?t just that the housekeeper had no injuries, it was also that Britney is still in the conservatorship and it feels like it would be incredibly tricky legally to charge her with battery. And maybe the investigation did uncover Jamie Spears? involvement, who knows. Anyway, I?m glad Britney can focus on gaining some freedom and moving on from her father?s control.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Britney Spears' lawyer accuses Jamie Spears of attempting to extort Britney | | Added 968 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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For years, I kept saying that something in the milk ain?t clean about the financials of Jamie Spears? management of his daughters fortune. For years, I said that I believed Jamie Spears had been skimming from Britney?s fortune. People always yelled at me that it was impossible, that the court was monitoring everything, that Jamie would never. Thirteen years later, and Britney?s new lawyer is basically confirming all of my theories about Jamie. Mathew Rosengart has already called for a comprehensive audit of Britney?s finances because he believes Jamie Spears has been taking her money for more than a decade. This is a huge reason why Jamie doesn?t want to step down as conservator too: not only will he not have access to Britney?s money anymore, an independent audit will reveal the extent of Jamie?s financial crimes. Speaking of, Rosengart claims Jamie is attempting to extort Britney for her nominal ?freedom.?
Britney Spears? lawyer is keeping up his blistering attacks on her father, accusing Jamie Spears of trying to ?extort? $2 million in payments in exchange for stepping down from her conservatorship.
The attorney, Mathew Rosengart, has been seeking since July to have Jamie Spears removed from his position of control over her finances. Earlier this month, Jamie Spears agreed that it would be best for him step down from the conservatorship, saying he did not want a public fight with his daughter. However, he did not provide a timetable for his resignation, and appeared to open the door to a negotiated resolution.
In a filing on Monday, Rosengart argued that Jamie Spears is seeking to use his leverage to compel his daughter?s estate to pay $1.3 million in attorneys? fees, $500,000 to Spears? former management company, as well as additional payments to Jamie Spears himself. Rosengart?s filing makes it clear that he has no interest in negotiating Jamie Spears? departure, and is looking instead to Judge Brenda Penny to order his removal at the next court hearing, on Sept. 29.
?The status quo is no longer tolerable, and Britney Spears will not be extorted,? Rosengart wrote. ?Mr. Spears?s blatant attempt to barter suspension and removal in exchange for approximately $2 million in payments, on top of the millions already reaped from Ms. Spears?s estate by Mr. Spears and his associates, is a non-starter.?
Rosengart had earlier accused Jamie Spears of enriching himself at the expense of his daughter?s estate, and of ?dissipating? her fortune. Jamie Spears has denied wrongdoing and defended his handling of her financial affairs.
?Having finally acknowledged that his time as Conservator should end, Mr. Spears is obligated to step down without condition and without seeking to extract anything further from his daughter,? Rosengart argued.
He has asked the court to appoint an accountant to replace Spears? father as the conservator of her estate.
[From Variety]
Again, while I have no doubt that Jamie Spears gets off on physically and emotionally controlling Britney, the biggest ?prize? of the conservatorship was always Jamie?s plundering of Britney?s fortune. I?m thinking back to Kevin Federline filing for an increase in child support payments in 2018 and basing the request on Britney?s increased income from her Vegas residency. Jamie was so mad and he tried to smear K-Fed ten different ways. K-Fed and his lawyer calmly asked the court for an audit of Britney?s recent finances and suddenly Jamie shut the hell up and negotiated everything quietly. Kevin ended up getting more than he asked for. That?s how badly Jamie wanted to avoid any kind of audit. All that to say, it doesn?t surprise me that Jamie is trying to extort Britney and get paid on his way out the door.
Photos courtesy of Britney?s IG and Avalon Red.
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| | Britney Spears accused of battery by one of her longtime housekeepers | | Added 980 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Page Six had a curious story about how someone in Britney Spears? home called 911 last week to report a theft. When the Ventura County Sheriff?s Office sent cops to Britney?s home, they were turned away by security and told that no one wanted to press charges. I think that story is
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| | Britney Spears: 'My so-called support system hurt me deeply' | | Added 1012 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In the past couple of weeks, as Britney Spears had made progress in her conservatorship case, her mother and sister have issued statements of support. Lynn, Britneys mother, was somewhat vague and posted a Bible verse about light winning over darkness. Britneys sister, Jamie Lynn, posted an Instagram story video at the end of June. Jamie Lynn cried and said that shes only been supportive of Britney and wants her to be happy. You can see that video below. It really seemed like Britney was responding to her sister because she recently made two Instagram posts referencing people who werent supportive but claimed to be. In her last one, posted Saturday, Britney even called out her sister for performing her songs. Im including part of her captions below and you can click through on Britneys Instagram posts below for more.
There?s nothing worse than when the people closest to you who never showed up for you post things in regard to your situation whatever it may be and speak righteously for support ? there?s nothing worse than that !!!! How dare the people you love the most say anything at all ? did they even put a hand out to even lift me up at the TIME !!!??? How dare you make it public that NOW you CARE ? did you put your hand out when I was drowning ???? Again ? NO ? so if you?re reading this and you know who you are ? and you actually have the nerve to say anything about my situation just to save face for yourself publicly !!!
For those of you who choose to criticize my dancing videos look Im not gonna be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what I wear, say, do, or think ?????? ?!!!! Ive done that for the past 13 years Id much rather share videos YES from my living room instead of onstage in Vegas where some people were so far gone they couldnt even shake my hand and I ended up getting a contact high from weed all the time which I didnt mind but it would have been nice to be able to go to the mother f-king spa ??????????? !!!! And no Im not gonna put on heavy makeup and try try try on stage again and not be able to do the real deal with remixes of my songs for years and begging to put my new music in my show for MY fans so I quit !!!! I dont like that my sister showed up at an awards show and performed MY SONGS to remixes !!!!! My so-called support system hurt me deeply !!!! This conservatorship killed my dreams so all I have is hope and hope is the only thing in this world that is very hard to kill
[From Britney Spears on Instagram]
In the end of that second caption she told people who didnt wish her well to go fck themselves, basically. Good for her. There was a social media company controlling Britneys Instagram up until recently, but Bessemer Trust, the co-conservator of her estate, stepped down last week. Britney was also allowed to hire her own attorney last week. So I believe shes the one posting to her Instagram finally. Theres another post Britney before those with some spiritual stuff about the third eye. After she won in court she posted videos of herself riding a horse and cartwheeling.
As for her captions, I think shes saying that her sister and mom didnt go to bat for her. I dont blame Jamie Lynn for that particularly, because she was 17 when Britney was first put under a conservatorship by her dad. Jamie Lynn probably had no power or say and I would bet she was afraid of the press targeting her. Jamie Lynn also had a baby at that time, she was underage, and she saw how Britney lost custody of her boys. Its just a sad situation all around. Also people should stop criticizing Britney for dancing! I know thats not how social media works, but Britney loves dancing and I bet she misses that part of performing. Shes a creative, artistic person and she spent her whole life making money for other people while being controlled by them. I hope shell soon be able to do what she wants and go to the damn spa.
Jamie Lynn Spears addresses Britney?s conservatorship testimony in newly shared Instagram stories:
?I think it?s extremely clear since the day I was born I?ve only loved, adored, and supported my sister? I have nothing to gain or lose This situation does not affect me? pic.twitter.com/Symqw4zPYw
Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 28, 2021
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| | Britney Spears allowed to hire own attorney, wants to press charges against father | | Added 1016 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Britney Spearss 13 year conservatorship may finally be coming to an end. As weve heard, Britneys manager, co-conservator and court-appointed lawyer have all recently stepped down after her testimony in her case went public. A lot of people were surprised to hear how much Britneys life has been controlled under the conservatorship. In that initial testimony she also said that her existing lawyer did not inform her she had the right to petition the court to end it. Britney will be able to do that now, because shes been granted the right to hire her own lawyer. Britney spoke over the phone in an open hearing in court yesterday. She described how shes been abused by her father and has been scared of him since she was a child. She also said that she would like to press charges against him for conservatorship abuse. CNN did some bullet points that sum up the latest developments in Britneys case well.
New attorney: Spears has retained former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart, who attended the hearing Wednesday. The decision came after Spears told Judge Brenda Penny at a hearing last month that she wanted to hire her own attorney to advocate on her behalf, stating that she had been forced by her conservators to perform, take lithium and remain on birth control against her will.
Calls for justice: An emotional Spears said she would like to bring formal charges against her father Jamie over his role in the conservatorship. I would like to charge my father with conservatorship abuse,? said Spears, speaking to the court by phone, breaking down in tears at times. ?I want to press charges against my father today,? Spears said. ?I want an investigation into my dad.?
Heartbreaking testimony: At one point during the hearing, Spears said she felt that those in the conservatorship were trying to kill me. If this is not abuse, I dont know what is, the singer added. Spears called her conservatorship fking cruelty. Spears told the court she was not willing to be evaluated to remove her father from the conservatorship, saying she has ?serious abandonment issues.?
New attorney speaks: Spears? new lawyer called on her father Jamie to voluntarily step down as her conservator, saying it was ?in the best interest? of his client. ?Jamie Spears should be removed as conservator because it is in [the] best interest of the conservatee,? Rosengart, a veteran entertainment litigator now representing the singer, said outside the courthouse today. ?We will be moving promptly and aggressively for his removal. The question remains, why is he involved? He should step down voluntarily because that?s what?s in the best interest of the conservatee,? he added.
[From CNN]
I wonder if Britneys dad will just see the writing on the wall and step down as her lawyer is requesting. Its only going to get worse for him if he continues to use Britneys money to try to control and abuse her. The world knows what Britney has been going through under her fathers control. Plus, as so many of you have pointed out, how is she only worth $60 million at this point? She has one of the most popular fragrance lines and she had a Vegas residency for four years! Hopefully Britneys sad case will set an example for others who are using conservatorships as a means of financial control, and hopefully shell be free of it soon.
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| | Britney Spears is 'finally feeling hopeful about the future' as her team resigns | | Added 1019 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Over the last week or so there have been signs of a civil war brewing among Britneys conservatorship team. Britneys longterm manager, Larry Rudolph, resigned, as did the co-conservator of her estate, Bessemer Trust. Britneys court-appointed lawyer has also asked to step down. Meanwhile the conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, asked the court for $50,000 a month to go towards security because shes been getting death threats since Britneys testimony went public. However Britneys sole estate conservator, her father Jamie, asked he court to deny that. In response Jodis side has filed documents stating that Jamie has used over $2 million of Britneys money defending himself.
Amid all that, E! has alleged insider quotes from Britney about how shes feeling.
A source connected to the pop star exclusively tells E! News on Wednesday, July 7 that Britney feels these moves are steps in the right direction.
Shes finally feeling hopeful about the future, the insider shares. She thinks people are resigning because they know she is speaking the truth. She is relieved her attorney resigned and hopes that if she can pick her own lawyer, it means the judge is leaning towards terminating the conservatorship.
The source continues, Shes trying to be patient and see what happens. She is happy that things are starting to happen, and that the truth has finally come out.
While I have hope that this means Britney is getting more of her side out, its also possible these quotes are just from the people around Britney who are still trying to control the narrative. I really hope this means that things are turning around for her and that shell be able to get out of this conservatorship.
The NY Times has a story about conservatorship and guardianship abuse that includes profiles of two disabled people who were able to get out of conservatorships with great effort. Theres a less serious option called supported decision-making that can help people make difficult life decisions without taking away their civil rights. In Britneys case this wouldnt have allowed her family to control her vast fortune, so it likely wasnt even considered. Hopefully Britneys situation will help bring about much-needed changes to conservatorship and guardianship law.
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| | Britney Spears's conservator asks for 50k/mo security, her dad tries to block it | | Added 1022 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Earlier this week Britney Spearss court-appointed lawyer, Sam Ingham, requested to step down once Britney gets another attorney. After Ingham resigned, Britneys conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, requested that a guardian be appointed to help Britney select her own attorney, without further medical evaluation, as Britney requested. Britneys testimony in her case, made public two weeks ago, really blew the lid off whats been happening to her the past 13 years. Shes been controlled, emotionally and physically, to the point where she cant choose when to get her hair and nails done or which friends to see. Worse than that was the fact that she has an IUD in that she cant remove without permission. The Ronan Farrow New Yorker piece detailed more of the human rights abuses that Britney has endured.
Britneys conservator, Jodi Montgomery, is feeling the heat now that the public knows whats been happening to Britney. She says shes received death threats and she petitioned the court for $50k a month, from Britneys estate naturally, to hire private security. Britneys father Jamie, the only conservator left now that Bessemer Trust has stepped down, is trying to deny that request. It looks like theres a civil war happening among Britneys conservators. Deadline explains this latest development.
As the exits and resignations from Britney Spears? controversial conservatorship snowball, the focus has now turned to the bottom line of the singer?s more than $50 million fortune. Specifically, one day after temporary co-conservator Jodi Montgomery requested big bucks for increased security amidst death threats, the singer?s father and co-conservator wants to solidly put the kibosh on handing out any more cash.
?If the Court grants the Ex Parte Petition, it is anticipated that Ms. Montgomery will not be the only one requesting additional protection to be paid by the Conservatorship Estate,? the opposition from the elder Spears states (read it here). ?The nasty rhetoric and threatening emails, social media posts, and voicemail messages are pervasive and ongoing and impact multiple people involved in or
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| | Britney Spears's lawyer resigns, will leave once Britney has another lawyer | | Added 1024 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In her testimony in her conservatorship case, Britney Spears mentioned that she wasnt even aware that she could petition to have the conservatorship removed. Britney said that her court-appointed lawyer, Sam Ingham, hadnt informed her that she could do that and told her I can?t let the public know anything they did to me. He told me I should keep it to myself. Ingham has not filed to have Britneys conservatorship terminated and legal experts have said that if he did not inform his client of her right to terminate that it was negligent. Ingham has now resigned Britneys lawyer. While some may consider this a positive development for Britney, it may delay her case as Ill get to in a moment. Heres more, from US Weekly. Britneys longterm manager, Larry Rudolph, has also resigned. The co-conservator of her estate, Bessemer Trust, is leaving as well while the conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, plans to stay on.
Britney Spears? court-appointed attorney, Samuel Ingham III, is stepping down less than one month after the 39-year-old pop star?s emotional conservatorship hearing, Us Weekly can confirm.
The California-based attorney filed a resignation request with the court on Tuesday, July 6, according to documents obtained by Us. The filing states that Ingham will step back from his role once the judge finds Spears a new court-appointed counsel.
Loeb & Loeb LLP, which is a secondary firm that was brought in to work with Ingham in October 2020, is also resigning. The private firm?s decision to resign from the conservatorship also will take effect once new counsel is approved by the judge.
Loeb & Loeb LLP, which is a secondary firm that was brought in to work with Ingham in October 2020, is also resigning. The private firm?s decision to resign from the conservatorship also will take effect once new counsel is approved by the judge.
[From US Magazine]
US Magazine quotes an expert who says that its possible there could be a hearing to determine whether Britney is competent enough to hire her own counsel. I really hope that happens for her and that she gets the right to hire someone representing her interests. This comes right after The New Yorker published Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentinos explosive report on Britneys conservatorship. That piece details how quickly the conservatorship was established when Britney was going through a crisis as she was losing custody of her children. Britney was being controlled by other men in her orbit, and then her father, Jamie, took over legally. The way Farrow explains it, Jamie emotionally abused Britney while controlling her finances and access to her children. Britney went to great lengths to try to get a cell phone, to attempt to get her own lawyer, and to try to get the word out about what was happening to her. Everyone she befriended and asked for help, including a housekeeper and a photographer, were found out and fired by the team of people controlling her.
I asked my friend Lisa for a quote about this. Shes a cohost of the Eat, Pray, Britney podcast and I spoke to her on episode #82 of our podcast. Lisa thinks that Inghams resignation may delay Britneys case. She said The scary thing is, Britney has no legal right to pick her own attorney and its unclear how she would get ahold of a new lawyer even if she could pick because they are restricting her interactions with people and her phone and internet use.
One thing Farrow covered that struck me is the issue of conservatorships becoming a self-fulfilling loop thats impossible to escape. Everything Britney does is seen under that lens. Farrow quotes a disability rights advocate, Jonathan Martinis, who says that people are screwed under conservatorships, basically, and that the burden of proof is incredibly high. Martinis detailed something that sounds quite similar to a study I learned about in psychology class, the Rosenhan experiment. He said If a conservatee functions well under conservatorship, it can be framed as proof of the arrangement?s necessity; if a conservatee struggles under conservatorship, the same conclusion can be drawn. And if a conservatee gets out, and stumbles into crisis or manipulation?a likelihood increased by time spent formally disempowered?this, too, might reinforce the argument for their prior legal restraints. Britney had a residency in Vegas for four years. What more can she do to earn her freedom, when she hasnt been able to go public with her story for 13 years?
photos via Instagram
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| | A judge rejects Britney Spears' request to have her dad removed as conservator | | Added 1030 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Early in Britney Spears? statement in court last week, she told the judge that she didn?t know that her lawyer could file to terminate her conservatorship. The news was somewhat lost in the larger narrative of abuse and the lack of disability and reproductive rights within Britney?s statement. It?s clear that Britney has been deeply unhappy and flat-out traumatized by her conservatorship. But it?s negligence from her lawyer that Britney didn?t even know that she could ask for the whole thing to be terminated. All Britney?s lawyer has asked from the court is that they make changes to the conservatorship. In fact, Britney?s heart-wrenching statement came as part of the ongoing hearing to simply remove Jamie Spears as permanent conservator. One week later, and the judge has denied the request:
A judge has shot down Britney Spears? request to have her father removed from her conservatorship ? at least for now. New court documents that were filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday show that the judge has denied a months-old request by Spears? attorney, Samuel Ingham III, to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as her sole conservator. These documents are not in direct response to last week?s hearing, where Spears gave an explosive testimony; though Spears delivered a powerful 24-minute statement, the judge cannot make any ruling based on what she said as she still has yet to file a petition to terminate her conservatorship.
?The conservator?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,? the court documents filed on Wednesday stated.
The new court filings are another legal setback for the singer, but the judge?s denial is nothing new. Samuel Ingham III had filed the request to remove Spears? father back in November 2020, stating that his client was ?afraid of her father? and would refuse to perform again, if her father continued to be in charge of her career. At that time, Judge Brenda Penny declined to suspend her father from the conservatorship, though she did not rule out future petitions for his removal or suspension. Also, at that time, the judge appointed financial company Bessemer Trust as a co-conservator.
Today?s paperwork was solely intended for the judge to approve Bessemer Trust as the co-conservator, but also reiterates the judge?s decision to not remove the elder Spears from the pop star?s conservatorship. However, it?s significant that the document was signed by Judge Penny on June 30 ? after the singer?s explosive testimony where she told the judge that her conservatorship was ?abusive.?
[From Variety]
It?s not good news, and it?s basically showcasing the sh-ttiness of the laws around conservatorships, which are seriously lacking in fail-safes for abusive conservators. That being said, Britney needs new lawyers. This ruling didn?t happen because Britney ?doesn?t have a case.? This ruling happened because her lawyer sucks and he?s terrible at his job. Britney needs legal representation with people who know they?re working for her, people who know conservatorship law backwards and forwards, and people who will give Britney a lot of options about how to proceed.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Avalon Red and Britney?s IG.
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| | Questions arise about the negligence of Britney Spears' lawyer Samuel D. Ingham | | Added 1036 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The world is still reeling from Britney Spears? statement in court on Wednesday. We all suspected/knew that Britney?s situation was bad, but she laid out in plain terms just how awful it?s been for years, and just how much she?s been used and abused by her father, by her family and by every single person with any kind of power or authority over her life. Another reason why this was such a big moment in Britney?s life is because it will likely jump-start a new era in how her conservatorship functions and it might even end her conservatorship entirely. The problem is that Britney?s lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, has still not filed papers to end the conservatorship. Britney?s statement came during a hearing to remove Jamie Spears as conservator and have him replaced with Jodi Montgomery permanently. It was clear from Britney?s statement that she simply wants to be done with all of this though. So why hasn?t her lawyer filed to get the conservatorship removed? That?s the question other lawyers are asking:
Before Britney Spears broke her public silence on Wednesday regarding the long-running legal arrangement that has controlled her life, calling it abusive in an urgent and emotional speech, the man appointed to represent her in court for the last 13 years said he had no role in what she was about to say.
?These are entirely her words,? said Samuel D. Ingham III, a lawyer for the singer since 2008, when she was deemed incapable by a judge of hiring her own counsel. When Ms. Spears said this week that, under the arrangement, she had been forced to perform, take debilitating medication and remain on birth control, among other claims, she drew attention to the question of whether Mr. Ingham had done enough to educate and support his client, as the law requires.
?I didn?t know I could petition the conservatorship to be ended,? Ms. Spears, 39, told the judge during a live feed of the hearing. ?I?m sorry for my ignorance, but I honestly didn?t know that.? She added, ?My attorney says I can?t ? it?s not good, I can?t let the public know anything they did to me. He told me I should keep it to myself, really,? the singer said.
Mr. Ingham did not respond to requests to comment Thursday on how his client?s portrayal of him in court corresponded with his own view of his counsel, and it is unknown what discussions the two have had about whether or how Ms. Spears could ask to end the conservatorship. But the dramatic courtroom moment illustrated their frayed relationship, and the inherent conflicts that exist in a conservatorship system in which Ms. Spears has been forced to pay a lawyer she did not choose for herself.
?It?s certainly troubling that this has gone on for so long if she has wanted to end it,? said Rebekah Diller, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law and an expert on guardianships. ?It?s hard to know exactly what?s gone on behind closed doors, but in general one would hope she has been told that throughout the years, because it?s a critical right she was entitled to.?
Last year, Mr. Ingham began seeking substantial changes in the conservatorship, including some steps toward Ms. Spears?s requested removal of her father as conservator. And in her remarks, Ms. Spears noted that she and Mr. Ingham had developed a closer relationship of late, speaking about three times per week. Still, Ms. Spears said on Wednesday, she wished to hire her own lawyer. After Ms. Spears?s remarks, Mr. Ingham said he would step aside if asked, but the current judge in the case, Brenda Penny, did not lay out in detail what the next steps would be to address Ms. Spears?s concerns about the conservatorship or her legal representation.
Sarah J. Wentz, a trusts and estate lawyer for Fox Rothschild, said that given what Ms. Spears presented in court, she ?can?t even fathom? why Mr. Ingham had not been prompted to file to terminate the conservatorship. ?If he knew what she was saying, he should have been prepared,? she said. ?If he did what a lawyer is supposed to do, he would have met and found out she wants to terminate.?
[From The NY Times]
My guess is that Ingham knows he?s being paid by Jamie Spears and not, technically, Britney Spears. But still, Ingham has a sworn duty to represent his client and his client?s interests. What he did and didn?t do for Britney is not only negligent, it could conceivably get him disbarred, especially if he failed to inform his client about her fundamental human rights. There is absolutely no reason why Ingham did not file a swarm of legal notices when Britney was like ?they?re forcing me to keep my IUD in? or ?they put me on lithium as punishment for not wanting to do the Vegas residency.? There is no excuse for Britney being so uninformed of her rights.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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