A Los Angeles court decided Wednesday, September 29 to withdraw the guardianship of Britney Spears to her father Jamie, in accordance with the wishes of the singer who had described as“Abusive” this measure which it seeks annulment. Judge Brenda Penny said during the eagerly awaited hearing that the current deal was “Untenable” as is. So she decided, ” in the interest “ by the Artist, to suspend Jamie Spears from his role as Tutor with immediate effect.
This supervision, set up in 2008 after mental disorders manifested by the star, remains in force for the moment but Jamie Spears has until further notice no longer a say in the management of private life or finances. of his daughter, entrusted to professionals. The court is expected to rule on the end of this guardianship measure at a future hearing, likely by the end of the year.
Jamie spears “Must be suspended on September 29, and the wardship must end quickly”, wrote Mathew Rosengart, lawyer for Britney Spears, in a petition filed this week. “Every day that passes with him as a tutor – every day and every hour – is a day when he causes his daughter anguish and pain “, he continued.
An army of fans
In support of his statements, a documentary last week of New York Times (Controlling Britney Spears) accuses Jamie Spears of having secretly installed surveillance cameras in her daughter’s room and of having recorded her private conversations. Her father denied having exercised any illegal surveillance on his daughter.
Another documentary, “Britney vs Spears”, produced by Netflix, claims that the 39-year-old singer twice tried to hire her own lawyer at the start of the guardianship measure, which she was refused. It was not until last July that she was able to hire a board. Last month, Jamie Spears himself seemed to finally give in to the pressure: he asked the courts to end the guardianship measure, noting that the singer “Believes she can manage her own life” from now on.
Britney Spears has publicly opposed this putting under guardianship during testimonies in front of justice or in publications on social networks. She had said in particular that she had not been able to have her IUD removed when she wanted to have other children, and to be forced to take drugs that made her feel ” drunk “. She has been supported for years by an army of fans calling for the “Liberation” of their idol. A hundred of them had gathered again Wednesday in front of the Los Angeles court.
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