Her former conservator, her father, and Britney Spears ‘ long-running legal debate over how he handled her money while he was in her 13-year custody have been settled.
After initially making a complaint about the situation in December 2021, the two factions reached a settlement on Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The 42-year-old pop star’s settlement prevents the 42-year-old pop star from facing ongoing legal proceedings, including a hearing scheduled for May over her husband’s alleged financial misconduct during the contentious legitimate agreement.
The legendary courtroom- ordered care, which was implemented in 2008 after Spears exhibited a flurry of chaotic habits, dictated the star’s personal and professional life, and controlled her money, for more than a decade. Before resigning as her personal trustee in 2019 due to “personal health reasons,” Jamie Spears, 71, served for many years as her individual and house conservator. More than two years ago, he was removed as the executor of her house in September 2021, and the lawful design ended, but the dispute continued in judge until last week due to accounting problems and legal expenses.
” Although the conservatorship was terminated in November 2021, her desire for independence is now really complete”, the band’s lawyer, Mathew S. Rosengart, said Monday in a statement to The Times. She no longer needs to go to court or get tangled up in legal proceedings as she desired, according to her freedom today.
Rosengart, who changed the trajectory of the Grammy winner’s condition after he was hired as her individual attorney in July 2021, said it has been an “honor and pleasure to reflect, shield, and defend Britney Spears in that problem”.
Attorney for Jamie Spears, Alex Weingarten, confirmed that a settlement had been reached to resolve all ongoing disputes, but he would not comment on specifics because the settlement is confidential.
The settlement is confidential, according to Weingarten’s attorney, and I am unable to comment on it. Jamie claims that he has nothing to hide and would be willing to reveal everything so that the general public is aware of the truth. Jamie has always done everything in his power to protect his daughter and she loves her very much.
Weingarten stated to People last week that Jamie Spears is also” thrilled that this is all behind him” and that it is unfortunate that some careless people in Britney’s life chose to drag this on for so long as it is.
Before formally giving control of his daughter’s finances, Jamie Spears also requested fees be paid to his own attorneys. He had previously requested court approval for more than$ 2 million in payments to various law firms. Rosengart, however, objected to the fees, claiming that Britney Spears should not be required to pay her father’s legal costs because he had improperly watched her and engaged in financial misconduct while he was in charge of her affairs.
The singer, who has since deleted a post that criticizes her parents, appeared to address the most recent legal developments on Instagram.
” My family hurt me!!! No justice has been done, and probably never will be.” a screenshot of the Sunday post that TMZ published, she wrote.
” The very two people who raised me with that approach hurt me because of the way I was raised, where right and wrong were always taught. I am so lucky to be here!! “!, she added.
Spears, who has long contended that she’s afraid of her father, said she has n’t told her parents her thoughts face to face. The mother of two added that she misses her Louisiana home and wishes she could visit, but that” they took everything”
Meanwhile, citing sources with “direct knowledge”, TMZ reported Monday that Spears is in” serious danger” on both the mental and financial fronts, faring far worse than she had been when she was under the control of the conservatorship.
Rosengart and Weingarten declined to comment on the allegations.
The” Mickey Mouse Club” alum regained control over her life and plot after the conservatorship was over, and she has since made decisions that appear to have generated new income.
The former Las Vegas headliner signed a$ 15 million book deal in 2022 that led to the release of her dazzling memoir,” The Woman in Me,” last fall. The release of the revelatory account, which details her early career, her romantic relationships with Justin Timberlake, Kevin Federline, and the conservatorship, received much acclaim and significant sales. In its first week in print, it sold more than 1.1 million copies in the US. In January, Gallery Books, a division of Simon &, Schuster, announced that the book had sold more than 2 million copies in the U. S. alone across multiple formats. The audiobook, recited by Oscar winner Michelle Williams, became the fastest selling in the company’s history.
Hollywood producers, including Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Reese Witherspoon, have reportedly also been looking to adapt the book for the big screen.
Spears has largely abandoned her live-action acting career, but she has been promoting her freedom and lifestyle on Instagram by posting photos from various locations she has flown to using private jets. She is presumably enjoying the proceeds from her 2022 collaboration with Elton John on the reimagining of his 1970 film” Tiny Dancer” ( Hold Me Closer ).
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