Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, is attempting to wipe his arms clear of any soiled work which will have gone on in her 13-year conservatorship.
Jamie alleged in court docket paperwork filed Tuesday and obtained by Web page Six that Jodi Montgomery — the care supervisor assigned to briefly take over for him as conservator of the individual — is accountable for Britney’s lack of freedom.
“Ms. Montgomery has been absolutely answerable for Ms. Spears’ day-to-day private care and medical remedy, and Ms. Montgomery has made all selections associated to these issues,” mentioned Jamie, 68.
Final week, Britney, 39, made disturbing allegations throughout a uncommon court docket listening to, together with that she was forbidden from taking out her IUD with a purpose to have kids together with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari. The pop star additionally claimed she was advised the couple may not get married below the conservatorship.
Jamie argued within the new authorized docs that he has not tried to intrude in Britney’s marital plans, declaring that he gave his blessing to his daughter’s engagement to Jason Trawick in 2011 whereas she was nonetheless below the conservatorship. They break up in 2013.
Jamie — who continues to be conservator of the property alongside Bessemer Belief — went on to say that he has “been lower off from speaking” with Britney for almost two years.
Nevertheless, Jamie’s personal legal professional, Vivian Lee Thoreen, advised “Good Morning America” earlier this 12 months that Jamie and Britney had “many conversations” all through 2020.
“In actual fact, early on within the [COVID-19] pandemic, they spent two weeks with different relations hunkered down in Louisiana,” Thoreen alleged in February. “Britney and Jamie went on lengthy drives collectively. They performed and labored within the household backyard, and each evening Jamie cooked Southern consolation meals that they ate and the household loved collectively.”
In her personal testimony on June 23, Britney additionally introduced up incidents during which she discovered the conservatorship to be too controlling that had taken place lengthy earlier than Montgomery was ever concerned.
The “Poisonous” singer alleged that in 2018, she was compelled to go on tour regardless of telling her conservators that she wanted a break.
“In California, the one comparable factor to that is known as intercourse trafficking, making anybody work towards their will, taking all their possessions away — bank card, money, cellphone, passport,” she advised Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom Choose Brenda Penny.
Britney additionally alleged that in early 2019, she was compelled to go to a psychological well being facility as retaliation for objecting to a dance transfer at rehearsals for a since-canceled Las Vegas residency. Montgomery did not turn into concerned within the case till September 2019, citing on the time Jamie’s ongoing well being points as a motive for him to take a break.
Whereas the “… Child One Extra Time” singer mentioned on the listening to that Montgomery additionally tries to take issues “too far” together with her at occasions, most of her discontent seemed to be with Jamie, even stating that she needed to “sue” her household.
Regardless of all this, Jamie’s authorized staff seems to take care of within the new papers that they wish to struggle any claims of “abuse” throughout the conservatorship.
“Mr. Spears believes it will be significant for the integrity of the conservatorship proceedings and in the perfect pursuits of Ms. Spears for the Courtroom to order an investigation into the problems and claims raised by [Britney] on the June 23, 2021 standing listening to,” the attorneys mentioned within the court docket paperwork.
They added, “Both the allegations shall be proven to be true, during which case corrective motion have to be taken, or they are going to be proven to be false, during which case the conservatorship can proceed its course. It’s not acceptable for Conservators or the Courtroom to do nothing in response to Ms. Spears’ testimony.”
Based on court docket paperwork, Jamie has little interest in resuming his duties as conservator of the individual ever once more.
His staff additionally alleged that Britney’s legal professional, Sam Ingham III, acted towards his consumer’s needs in requesting to make Montgomery Britney’s everlasting conservator of the individual again in March.
“Once more, based mostly on her personal current statements to the Courtroom, it’s unclear whether or not Ms. Spears is even conscious of and agrees with statements within the Petition to Appoint Jodi Montgomery, together with particularly that she lacks capability to present knowledgeable consent of her personal medical remedy,” Thoreen mentioned. “That is one thing that additionally ought to be additional investigated by the Courtroom.”
Montgomery’s legal professional did not instantly return our request for remark.
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