A petition to end Britney Spears’ conservatism was approved, ending the 13-year legal system that ruled her life and her finances, which she accused was abusive.
Judge Brenda Penney’s ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday enabled the 39-year-old pop star to regain control of her health, work and her $60 million estate.
“What’s next for Britney – and this can be said for the first time in nearly a decade – is up to one person: Britney,” Ms Spears’ attorney, Matthew Rosengart of Greenberg Trourig LLP, told a news conference outside the courthouse. said in. Friday.
After the hearing, the roar of Ms Spears’ fans could be heard far and wide. Asked if Ms. Spears would return to perform, Mr. Rosengart said: “If she wants, she will.”
Ms Spears posted on social media a video of her fans throwing gleaming pink confetti outside the courthouse along with a video: “Good god, I love my fans so much.” “Best day ever,” she wrote using the hashtag #FreedBritney.
The case of Ms. Spears has become a flashpoint in pop culture. It has launched a broad re-examination of how celebrity women of their generation have been treated and the potential dangers of conservatives.
Ms Spears, who has repeatedly requested not to undergo a psychological evaluation, was not required to do so as a condition of termination.
“There’s no reason why Britney can’t live a safe, happy and fulfilling life after this termination,” Laurie Ann Wright, attorney for Jodie Montgomery, who is serving as Ms Spears’s person mentor, told the courtroom. Testified.
The judge approved a petition filed in September by Spears’ father to end the conservatory. Jamie Spears was suspended as custodian of the estate in late September, and was temporarily replaced by John Zabel, an accountant.
A guardianship is a legal arrangement in which a judge appoints a person to assume responsibility over someone else, usually a close relative, who does not have the ability to manage his or her own personal and financial affairs. While conservatives often include the elderly, they can also oversee young people struggling with mental-health or substance abuse issues.
Mr. Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor who took over from Ms. Spears’s court-appointed attorney in July, has said that he is investigating Mr. Spears’ actions during the entire guardianship, and at the previous hearing Mr. Spears was urgently asked. Priority was given to suspend at expiration. ,
On Friday, Mr. Rosengart said he organized and presented a plan to ensure a “safety net” and “orderly transition of power” for Spears’ financial and personal affairs to the court, leading to an immediate end to conservatism. got permission. Part of that plan, approved by the judge, allows Mr. Zabel to execute estate-plan documents and retain the power to transfer assets to the trust.
Mr Spears has long said he is trying to protect his daughter’s business and takes credit for helping rebuild her career.
Ms Spears was placed under guardianship in 2008 after a probate judge deemed her unable to manage her affairs. While battling mental-health issues at the time, Spears publicly said it was needed.
Ms Spears spoke publicly about the arrangement for the first time in June at a hearing, where she indicated she wanted to regain some control over her finances, work and health. She said that prevented her from seeking medical help to remove the IUD and described years of overwork and restriction, from taking hair vitamins and drinking coffee to eating hamburgers and french fries.
This story has been published without modification in text from a wire agency feed
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