Britney Spears' sister Jamie Lynn in tears as she breaks silence on conservatorship

During an emotional hearing in Los Angeles, a judge has ruled that singer Britney Spears will now be able to appoint her own lawyer for her conservatorship case.

During the latest hearing for Britney Spears' ongoing conservatorship case on Wednesday, the 39-year-old singer addressed the court again. Speaking over the phone, Britney got emotional, crying as she told Los Angeles judge Brenda Penny that she wants her father, Jamie Spears, charged with conservatorship abuse.Judge Penny also granted Britney approval to hire her own legal counsel for the conservatorship case, a request the singer made during her testimony at a hearing on June 23.

Britney Spears’ wish to choose her own lawyer in the legal battle over her conservatorship.In a landmark 24-minute testimony addressing a Los Angeles court last month, Spears called for the end of her “abusive” conservatorship and told the judge that she wanted to choose her own lawyer.Though she had built a personal relationship with her court-appointed attorney, Samuel Ingham III, Spears told the court that “I haven’t really had the opportunity by my own self to actually handpick my own lawyer

Britney Spears detailing her conservatorship, her father will remain her conservator, for now. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge signed an order Wednesday denying her request to have her father, Jamie Spears, removed from her conservatorship.

Britney Spears and her team's most recent efforts to remove her father from her conservatorship were unsuccessful.

Britney Spears‘ dad, Jamie Spears, will remain on her conservatorship, after a judge denied the singer’s request to have him removed.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentA judge has shot down Britney Spears’ request to have her father removed from her conservatorship.New court documents that were filed by the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday show that the judge has denied the request by Spears’ attorney, Samuel Ingham III, to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as her sole conservator.“The conservator’s request to suspend James P.

Britney Spears‘ temporary conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, is speaking out following the latest hearing for the singer’s ongoing conservatorship battle.

Britney Spears' temporary conservator of her person, Jodi Montgomery, is speaking out following the latest hearing for the singer's ongoing conservatorship battle.A rep for Montgomery released a statement from the conservator's attorney to ET on Wednesday, one week after Spears addressed the Los Angeles court directly and requested to terminate the legal conservatorship she's been under for 13 years. Montgomery serves as temporary conservator of her person, while Spears' father, Jamie Spears, is

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentFollowing his daughter’s explosive testimony, Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has filed legal paperwork and is shifting blame.This week, an attorney for Jamie Spears filed new documents, obtained by Variety, with the Los Angeles Superior Court regarding the conservatorship of his daughter, stating that he is “concerned” about her treatment.But, the elder Spears is saying that he is not responsible, and he is placing the blame on others,

Britney, after the latter singer addressed a Los Angeles court last week about her “abusive” conservatorship.In a series of candid videos posted to her Instagram Story yesterday (July 28), Jamie Lynn explained why she’d previously kept silent on the topic of Britney’s conservatorship, saying she intentionally held off voicing her opinions until Britney was given a platform to make her own statement.“I felt like until my sister was able to speak for herself and say what she felt she needed to say

It seems like #FreeBritney supporters have been waiting for Jamie Lynn Spears’ reaction to Britney’s conservatorship court hearing forever, but the moment has finally come: The Sweet Magnolias star has officially addressed her sister’s situation on Instagram.

Britney Spears has broken her silence after her explosive court hearing, apologising to fans for pretending she was ok.The 39 year old appeared in a Los Angeles court via video link on Wednesday, where she detailed the extent of her conservatorship, telling the judge: "I'm not here to be anyone's slave." She added that she thinks her father, Jamie Spears, should "be in jail" for his treatment of her during the 13 year long conservatorship, and that she is not allowed to have a baby with her

Since her sister’s testimony, #FreeBritney supporters have wanted to know Jamie Lynn Spears’ response to Britney‘s court hearing about her conservatorship, and where she stands in her older sister’s legal battle with their father, Jamie Spears.