Britney Spears is not required to sit for testimony requested by her father Jamie’s legal team in the singer’s ongoing guardianship case, a judge in the case decided on Wednesday.
Jamie’s attorney Alex Weingarten last month called for the Grammy winner, 40, to be removed from office over the “incendiary allegations of various facts” she made via social media about Jamie’s actions at the helm of the conservatory.
The judge in the case said Britney’s testimony was not necessary for Jaime to establish his defense and that relevant information regarding it could be obtained from separate witnesses and documents, TMZ reported Wednesday after reviewing legal documents in the case.
The Latest: Britney Spears, 40, is not required to sit for a statement requested by her father Jamie’s legal team in the singer’s ongoing guardianship case, a judge in the case decided on Wednesday. She was photographed in LA in 2019
Jamie’s legal team said he could not effectively defend the allegations made by Britney and her attorney, Mathew Rosengart, without impeaching the pop singer.
Rosengart told the court that Britney had been traumatized by her father and his dealings with the conservatory for more than 10 years and that testifying would only add to the trauma she experienced.
TMZ reported Tuesday that Rosengart had filed legal documents saying he would proceed with documents, physical evidence and only Jamie’s testimony.
Rosengart insisted that Britney’s testimony was not relevant to a trial and that he would not call her as a witness if the case went to court, as the fact that she was not named did not “gut” any reason why she should be removed .
Under Oath: Earlier this month, Jamie was ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to attend testimony about his actions as head of the conservatory
Stay out: Britney Spears (pictured Tuesday) will reportedly not be subpoenaed to testify over allegations her father Jamie abused his position as conservator
Web has reached out to representatives from Jamie and Britney for comment.
The ongoing legal battle revolves around Britney’s allegations that her father violated conservatory rules and stole from her when he was assigned to manage her finances.
However, Britney’s attorney told the court that he believed trying to press Britney to testify was “retaliation” and “abuse of legal process” amid an attempted investigation into Jamie’s handling of funds and alleged surveillance of the singer .
The attorney said the … Baby One More Time singer couldn’t testify about matters at the conservatory because she was the one who lived under it and that she would be traumatized again if she asked herself any questions about it.
Favorite hobby: After it was announced that Britney would not testify in court, the singer shared another video Tuesday of herself dancing alone in her new $11.8 million mansion in Calabasas
Have fun! In it, Britney – who wore a messy ponytail – showed off her taut midriff in a tight black T-shirt, red plaid shorts and pastel trainers
Rosengart, who has been representing the Toxic artist since last year, suggested that Jamie’s legal team should depose either Jamie or Britney’s ex-CEO Lou Taylor in order to get information about the deal.
Earlier this month, Jamie was ordered by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to take part in a deposition about his actions as head of the conservatory, to which the pop star served for more than 13 years.
Judge Brenda Penny ruled that Jamie, 70, must schedule affidavit by Aug. 12 after previously being served affidavit by Britney’s attorney and failing to appear, Page Six reported.
Rosengart said in legal documents filed in May that Jamie was “ran and hidden” before the impeachment and must “account for his wrongdoing – under oath – as required by law”.
Another issue that came up in court was Jamie’s request that Britney’s estate cover his legal fees after conservatory graduation last November.
After being dropped by his former legal team, Jamie hired Weingarten at around $1,200 an hour, Variety reported last year.
Rosengart told Page Six Jamie’s petition was “not only legally baseless,” but under the circumstances of the case, “an abomination.”
Obsessed! Spears captioned her hastily edited clip with three rose emojis, indicating she’s still dreaming up the mysterious “Project Rose.”
dream team? It was reported on Monday that the Mississippi-born beauty was secretly recording a duet on the 1971 classic Tiny Dancer with legendary pop star Elton John (pictured in 2013).
‘Mister. Spears reaped many millions of dollars from Britney as conservator while paying his attorneys millions more, all from Britney’s work and hard-earned money,” Rosengart said of the previous agreement.
Jamie was loaned $40,000 by Lou Taylor’s organization Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group in 2008 — just before conservatory began — the outlet reported, adding that Taylor’s attorney, Charles Harder, said Jamie “paid off” the “small loan” and did he made no impact on ‘Tri Star’s work for the estate in later years’.
The ongoing legal battle comes eight months after Britney was finally freed from the controversial legal guardianship that her father and a court-appointed guardian have held over her for years.
Tuesday night, after news broke that Britney will not testify in court, the singer shared another video of her dancing alone in her new $11.8 million six-bedroom Calabasas mansion.
The newlywed, who has 156.4 million social media followers, posted a 30-second video of herself showing off her moves to pop rival Rihanna’s 2016 song Love on the Brain.
In it, Britney – who wore a messy ponytail – showed off her taut midriff in a tight black T-shirt, red plaid shorts and pastel trainers.
Britney captioned her hastily edited clip with three rose emojis, indicating she’s still dreaming up the mysterious “Project Rose.”
On Monday, Page Six reported that the Mississippi-born beauty secretly recorded a duet on the 1971 classic Tiny Dancer with legendary pop star Elton John in Beverly Hills last week.
The Andrew Watt-produced remix will reportedly be released by Universal Music next month.
“They’ve already played it to people at their record label and everyone freaks out. It’s so good,” a music industry source told the site.
“They say this will be the song of the summer. Britney is officially back. She’s back at work and she’s super excited.’
Britney has shared two videos of herself singing a cappella – on July 15 and December 22 – but she hasn’t released a full record since her ninth studio album Glory in 2016.
Next, Spears is set to play a mysterious role in Sam Levinson, Reza Fahim and The Weeknd’s six-part drama The Idol for HBO.
The former Mouseketeer also signed a $15 million deal with Simon & Schuster in February to publish her telltale memoir — according to Page Six.
“I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time”: Britney shared two videos of herself singing a cappella — on July 15 (pictured) and December 22 — but she hasn’t since full record released ninth studio album Glory in 2016