Ingham had faced intense scrutiny after Spears said in court that she did not know she could petition to terminate the conservatorship. Records have shown that Spears for years has strongly objected to the conservatorship, but Ingham, who has been paid millions from Spears’s estate, has nev...
Ingham, the court lawyer, had been assigned to her when she was first placed in a conservatorship in 2008 and deemed incapable of hiring her own lawyer. But recent investigations have raised questions about the fraught process that led to an indefinite conservatorship, and fans have long advoca...
The hearing marked the first time that Spears has been able to choose her own lawyer, which advocates hope can accelerate the process to free her from the conservatorship.
By early afternoon, fans and protesters calling for an end to the conservatorship had rallied outside the courthouse
Lauriann Wright, a lawyer for Montgomery, countered that Jamie Spears controls his daughter’s money and has to approve expenses. After the singer’s emotional testimony, Wright said the comments were “heartbreaking to hear” adding in a message to Spears, “We’re here to help, OK?” She...
Thoreen also cast blame on Montgomery, the personal conservator, claiming that Jamie Spears does not control the singer’s daily activities or medical care.
Vivian Thoreen, Jamie Spears’s lawyer, defended her client’s record, saying, “Mr Spears has been involved since day one. He has been there for his daughter 24-7 … He loves his daughter and only wants the best for her.” She questioned the veracity of his daughter’s claims, saying, “M...
Rosengart, her new lawyer, implored Jamie Spears to step down immediately, saying, “There’s a real question as to why Mr Spears does not voluntarily step aside today. Today. Does anybody really believe that Mr Spears’s involvement in the case is in the best interest of Ms Spears?” He said...
The speech caused an upheaval in her case, which for years has been largely shrouded in secrecy. Her controversial court-appointed lawyer, Samuel D Ingham, has asked to resign; the wealth management firm, Bessemer Trust, has withdrawn from overseeing her estate; her longtime manager stepped d...
Spears also said her father took away her driver’s license for eight months and started crying when she recounted his intense control over her.
The singer said she wanted the complex legal arrangement terminated without facing an evaluation, but indicated her top priority was ousting her father Jamie from his role while allowing co-conservator Jodi Montgomery to remain.
“Ma’am, that’s not abuse, that’s just fucking cruelty,” a tearful Spears told judge Brenda Penny. “Excuse my language but it’s the truth.” She added, “They were always trying to make me feel like I’m crazy, which I’m not.” She reiterated that she was forced to take medicat...
Speaking over the phone to a room packed with reporters and fans, Spears delivered more bombshell evidence, listing a series of grievances against the conservatorship, alleging her hair vitamins and coffee had been taken from her.
The hearing came less than a month after Spears spoke in court and called for an end to the controversial arrangement that has given her father and others authority over her personal life and career since 2008.
“I’m here to get rid of my dad and charge him with conservatorship abuse,” the singer said in a court hearing on Wednesday, adding that she wanted an investigation into her father, Jamie Spears, and a restraining order issued against him. “I was always extremely scared of my dad.”
Britney Spears has given another emotional testimony in court, breaking down as she pleaded to have her father removed from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years.
The government of Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been harshly criticised for encouraging more deforestation, which has surged to a 12-year high, while fires hit their highest level in June since 2007.
The scientists said the discovery that part of the Amazon was emitting carbon even without fires was particularly worrying. They said it was most likely the result of each year’s deforestation and fires making adjacent forests more susceptible the next year. The trees produce much of the region...