Lawyer: Britney Spears 'will not be extorted' by father

LOS ANGELES – Britney Spears and her caller lawyer accidental her begetter is trying to get astir $2 cardinal successful payments earlier stepping down from the conservatorship that controls her beingness and money, a determination they liken to extortion successful a tribunal filing Tuesday.

The papers filed by lawyer Mathew Rosengart says the upcoming scheduled accounting of the conservatorship, which James Spears says helium wants completed earlier helium steps down, volition mean important payments for him.

“Britney Spears volition not beryllium extorted,” the filing says. “Mr. Spears’s blatant effort to barter suspension and removal successful speech for astir $2 cardinal successful payments, connected apical of the millions already reaped from Ms. Spears’s property by Mr. Spears and his associates, is simply a non-starter.”

A typical for James Spears did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

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The filing is simply a supplement to Rosengart's July petition connected Britney Spears' behalf for the removal and suspension of James Spears, which volition beryllium addressed astatine a Sept. 29 hearing.

In his response, James Spears revealed that helium had already been readying to measurement down from his daughter's conservatorship, which helium has controlled astatine slightest successful portion since it was established successful 2008.

But James Spears offered nary timetable for his departure, saying it would travel lone aft respective lingering issues, including the adjacent accounting, are resolved.

James Spears said helium would combat immoderate effort to unit him out, that determination were nary grounds for doing so, and that helium has ever lone acted successful his daughter's champion interest.

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Rosengart's latest filing contends that portion determination is plentifulness of misconduct to address, it is not yet the issue.

“The lone question earlier the Court — which has, unfortunately, been mislaid for years — is whether Mr. Spears’ punctual suspension and removal are successful champion the interests of Britney Spears,” the filing says, aboriginal adding that “the unequivocal reply is yes.”

Since 2019, James Spears has controlled lone his daughter's finances, aft stepping down arsenic the overseer of her idiosyncratic life.

He was nevertheless the people of overmuch of his daughter's ire successful a brace of speeches earlier the tribunal successful June and July, successful which she called the conservatorship “abusive.” Spears said she had been required to usage an intrauterine instrumentality for commencement control, instrumentality medications against her volition and prevented from getting married, having different kid oregon adjacent riding successful her boyfriend's car unsupervised.

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“This conservatorship is doing maine mode much harm than good,” the 39-year-old Spears said astatine the time. “I merit to person a life.”

In an unrelated case, authorities successful Ventura County are investigating an allegation of misdemeanor artillery from a unit subordinate astatine her location who said Britney Spears struck her.

Rosengart called the incidental "a manufactured ‘he said she said’ regarding a cellphone, with nary striking and evidently nary wounded whatsoever.”

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