Unfortunately, the legal drama between pop star Britney Spears, 41, and her estranged father Jamie Spears, 71, is far from over.
The Spears patriarch was conservator for most of Britney’s controversial 13-year conservatorship, which began in February 2008 and was ultimately struck down by a judge. While his conservatorship may be over, his legal troubles are not.
Britney Spears’ Legal Dispute With Jamie Spears’ Estranged Dad Continues
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Although there are financial matters to be settled, Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, felt the heart of the case “has been settled” in a statement made to Page Six shortly after the release of Britney’s latest memoir, “The Woman In Me.” Tuesday.
“Britney won when we got a stay of court order against her father. Britney won when she was released from conservatorship for 13 abusive years,” the former federal prosecutor said in a brief statement. “After being deprived of certain basic rights for 13 years, Britney’s civil liberties have been restored, and that’s always the case.”
Jamie’s attorney, Alex Weingarten, told the outlet that Rosengart just wants to settle the case with “Jamie Spears in handcuffs,” which many supporters of the Free Britney movement have been pushing for because of the abuse Britney claims she suffered at the hands of her father.
“All outstanding requests for payment will be withdrawn, and it will be a full and complete journey,” Weingarten told the outlet, noting that he has been trying to end the case since he “first got involved.”
Settlement Negotiations Have Been Continuing Since September 2022
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Although the conservatorship ends in November 2021, settlement discussions do not begin until September 2022, as reported by the outlet. A judge ruled in Britney’s favor and required her father to sit for the deposition. A judge also blocked Jamie’s request to fire Britney.
Despite this, Weingarten claims Rosengart “refused” to settle and allegedly told him “that if he wasn’t paid $7 million to cover his legal fees, he would file a new lawsuit against Jamie and others.”
In May 2020, it was reported that Mathew Rosengart agreed to work pro bono for the pop star after it was revealed that he had made more than $4 million dollars representing her over the years. In court filings, Rosengart revealed that his salary still falls short of the “at least $6 million” dollar amount that Jamie received for his role as her conservator.
Weingarten went on to insist that he had tried to solve the case “many times” and asserted that allegations that the Spears patriarch tried to spy on his daughter using illegal surveillance methods were “not meritorious.” The lawyer also told the outlet that the statute of limitations on the allegations passed in August 2022.
Can Jamie Spears Be ‘Handcuffed’ For Illegal Surveillance Of Britney Spears?
MEGAIf that wasn’t enough, Weingarten also told Page Six that there is “confidential information” under seal that “directly counters all the nonsense” that Rosengart has “spoken about publicly and proved that there was never any illegal surveillance.”
However, what he said directly contradicts an investigation conducted by the New York Times after Alex Vlasov, who worked at Black Box Security from 2012 to 2021, previously claimed that Britney was being “monitored for her own safety and protection.”
“The reason they’re monitoring is looking for bad influence, looking for potential illegal activity that might happen, but they’ll also monitor conversations with his friends, with his mother, with his lawyer Sam Ingham,” he claimed in September 2021, just two months before the singer’s conservatorship ended .
It was reported that Britney’s lawyers hired experts to try to find evidence that her bedroom had been raided, but to no avail. However, in January 2022, he filed a declaration from former FBI agent Sherine Ebadi, who alleged Jamie “engaged in and directed others to engage in improper violations [Britney’s] privacy and civil liberties,” noting that the findings “raise criminal implications.”
Trial Scheduled For May 2024
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A judge approved a separate trial to investigate the alleged surveillance, but at this time, Jamie Spears has yet to face criminal charges. Sources told the outlet that the case is still pending and is scheduled for May 2024. While that is still months away, sources say that the FBI still has time to decide whether they plan to indict Jamie on the alleged surveillance.
However, a source told TMZ that Mathew Rosengart may be trying to close the case for good given Jamie’s poor health, and asked the patriarch to write his daughter a large check to settle the legal dispute. However, a source told the outlet that there is “explosive evidence” that Jamie has against the pop star.
It remains to be seen what evidence may be revealed after what Britney has revealed in her memoir, but in any case, the legal battle between Britney Spears and her father seems far from over.
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