Britney Spears' motherLynnewants her daughter to be able to hire her own attorney.
Just a day after her longtime court-appointed attorneySam Ingham asked the court to resignas Spears' counsel,Lynne, 66, filed a petition for permission to hire private counsel on behalf of her daughter — citing Britney’s different capacity than in 2008 when the conservatorship began.
Britney Spears and mom Lynne.Jeff Kravitz/Filmmagic
In the filing, Lynne described Britney’s appearance and speech in court as “very courageous,” adding that Britney, 39, “is able to care for her person” and also referred to her ability to perform, choreograph and “earn literally hundreds of millions of dollars as an international celebrity.”
Britney Spears.Nicholas Hunt/Filmmagic
Citing Britney’s verbal request to terminate the conservatorship, Lynne wrote that Britney would need her own, private legal counsel.
Lynne’s more hands-on approach echoes what a source told PEOPLE last week.
“Lynne feels there are a lot of concerns with the conservatorship,“a family sourcetold PEOPLE then. “She feels Jamie has not been transparent with her and is helping Britney as much as she can.”
On the same day as Lynne’s filing, Britney’s conservator of the personJodi Montgomeryrequested 24-hour physical security given “a marked increase in the number and severity of threatening posts about” her, with some threatening “violence and even death.”
The court filing from Montgomery also provided a screenshot where Britney — listed as Jane Doe — texts Montgomery, “I need u to stay as my co conservator of person. I’m asking u for ur assistance in getting a new attorney.” (Montgomery stated on Tuesday she would not resignsince Britney had asked her to remain.)
On Tuesday, Ingham, without providing a reason as to why he was resigning,asked the court to resign “upon the appointment of new court-appointed counsel.“The news of his resignation came after Spears told the court that she never knew she could file to end her conservatorship.
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“I want changes, I deserve changes. I was told I have to be sat down and evaluated again,” she said in court June 23, going on to address Judge Penny directly. “Ma’am, I didn’t know I could petition the conservatorship to end. I honestly didn’t know that.”
“Honestly, I don’t think I owe anyone to be evaluated,” she added. “I’ve done more than enough.”
She also told the court directly that she wanted to be able to hire her own attorney.
Earlier this week,Larry Rudolph resigned as her manager, citing Britney’s desire to retire from music. And last week, Bessemer Trust, which had been selected as a co-conservator of Spears' estate back in November 2020,resigned from their postciting Spears’desire to end the conservatorshipoverall.
source: people.com
