{"id":9255,"date":"2021-11-26T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T10:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2022-05-05T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T06:47:57","slug":"britney-spears-finally-free-of-conservatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2021\/11\/26\/britney-spears-finally-free-of-conservatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears Finally Free of Conservatorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britney Spears is finally free<\/a> from the conservatorship that has controlled her for the past thirteen years. Spears\u2019 personal life, work, finances, and medical decisions have been controlled by the court-ordered guardianship for all these years. However, on November 12, a Los Angeles judge ruled<\/a> to terminate the conservatorship over both her person and estate.<\/p>\n

The decision comes four months after the pop icon alleged in a shocking public testimony<\/a> in Los Angeles on June 23, that the conservatorship was abusive. As she publicly addressed a court, Britney told<\/a> the judge that she was \u201ctraumatized\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said<\/a> she was held against her will, with all of her rights stripped away by her conservators, including her father, Jamie Spears, stating<\/a> that she had been placed on lithium, forced to perform, and denied the ability to remove a forcibly implanted IUD. \u201cI just want my life back,\u201d the singer pleaded<\/a> and her speech<\/a> further rallied proponents of the #FreeBritney movement, who had long been suspicious of the arrangement.<\/p>\n

Following this testimony which was heard by many around the world, Britney was finally granted the ability to hire her own lawyer, former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart<\/a> and that is when everything started to change in late September.<\/p>\n

A series of legal proceedings<\/a> eventually resulted or culminated in the September removal<\/a> of Spears\u2019s father Jamie from his position as the conservator of her $60 million (INR 4463700000.00) estate. Britney has also has expressed anger against him, her mother – Lynne Spears, and her sister- Jamie Lynn Spears for their alleged complicity. This conservatorship that has controlled Britney for the last thirteen years was ultimately terminated on November 12.<\/p>\n

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However, now the pop star is facing<\/a> a struggle with Jamie Spears as well as the former business manager of her estate, Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group. It was hired<\/a> by Spears\u2019 father and has been accused of running an intense surveillance apparatus that tracked Britney’s communications and bugged her home and Rosengart has publicly pledged to fully investigate the conduct of Spears\u2019 father and Tri Star.<\/p>\n

As per Variety, <\/i>recent court documents revea<\/a>l contentious communications between Rosengart and Tri Star. It argued<\/a> there is no evidence of \u201cextrinsic fraud\u201d that would require Spears\u2019 legal team to subpoena accounting documents. Rosengart has accused<\/a> the company of \u201cstonewalling\u201d his attempts to obtain information for his client, according to Variety<\/i>. He says<\/a> his firm was forced to issue two subpoenas because they would not voluntarily cooperate with Spears.<\/p>\n

After the termination hearing (outside the courthouse), Rosengart said<\/a> Tri Star has \u201crefused to answer\u201d the question of how much money it took from the estate and he asked<\/a> during a press conference: \u201cDoes Tri Star treat all their clients this way, or is it just Britney Spears?\u201d \u201cShe has been bullied for a decade,\u201d Rosengart added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rosengart also continued<\/a> his calls against Spears\u2019 father. He told<\/a> fans and reporters outside of court, \u201cThis conservatorship was corrupted by James P. Spears.\u201d Rosengart stated<\/a>, citing public records, that James Spears has taken up to $4 million (INR 297867000.00) from his client\u2019s estate. Rosengart also raised questions earlier in the case in a court document<\/a> regarding whether Britney\u2019s father had \u201cdissipated\u201d his client\u2019s estimated $60 million (INR 4468005000.00) fortune.<\/p>\n

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Spears\u2019 father has continuously denied<\/a> all allegations of wrongdoing, as per Variety.<\/i> Prior to ridding him of the conservatorship altogether, Rosengart and his team methodically strategized<\/a> to suspend her father so he would be unable to evade culpability. Therefore, James Spears is now required to turn over his files, including client-attorney communications but Rosengart said<\/a> Britney\u2019s father has \u201crefused to cooperate\u201d with his requests to appear for deposition under oath.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have not responded to one document request. They have not responded to one interrogatory,\u201d Rosengart said<\/a> at the courthouse. \u201cA cross-examination of an individual or witness in a deposition, any lawyer will tell you, is how you find the truth. I\u2019m looking forward to that deposition \u2014 why he has not appeared, why he is ducking the deposition is something he and his counsel will have to answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/i>, it appears<\/a> the singer\u2019s legal team is moving full steam ahead and Rosengart has \u201cbeefed up his team with attorney Kyle Freeny, one of 19 prosecutors selected by Robert Mueller for his investigation into then-President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

And according to Spears\u2019 own words, she is not interested in holding back as she wrote in an\u00a0 Instagram caption, \u201cIt still blows my mind every day I wake up how my family and the conservatorship were able to do what they did to me.\u201d The pop star wrote that she is used to \u201ckeeping peace for the family\u201d and \u201ckeeping my mouth shut \u2026 but not this time \u2026 I have NOT FORGOTTEN.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two more hearings are set for December 8 and January 19, which will deal with financial and accounting matters. Legal experts have explained<\/a> to Variety<\/i> that the \u201cconservatorship saga is far from over\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d be shocked if this takes less than a year to clean this all up,\u201d said<\/a> attorney Sarah Wentz. Wentz is a partner at the firm Fox Rothschild, who represents high-profile individuals and specializes in conservatorships, guardianships, and estates. But Sarah Wentz has never worked with Spears and has no affiliation to the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat am I going to do now that the conservatorship is over with?\u201d Spears said<\/a> in an Instagram video. \u201cWell, let\u2019s see, I have been in the conservatorship for 13 years. That\u2019s a really long time to be in a situation you don\u2019t want to be in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking more freely than she has recently, Spears said<\/a> she is \u201cnot here to be a victim.\u201d She wants to be an advocate for others as during her conservatorship she was not allowed to drive a car. Furthermore, she did not have access to her own money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just grateful honestly for each day and being able to have the keys to my car and being able to be independent for a woman and owning an ATM card, seeing cash for the first time, being able to buy candles,\u201d she added<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the little things for us women, but it makes a huge difference, and I\u2019m grateful for that. It\u2019s nice. It\u2019s really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n