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Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentAs Britney Spears’ court battle continues, her lawyer is asking the judge to prohibit her father, Jamie Spears, from accessing files from a private investigator that was hired by the pop star’s legal team to help probe into his management of his daughter’s 13-year conservatorship, which he largely oversaw.Spears’ father has requested records from Kroll, the P.I. firm brought on by the singer’s attorneys.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentBritney Spears is objecting to her mother’s request to pay $663,202.84 in attorney’s fees, in conjunction with her conservatorship.The objection marks the latest move in the pop star’s ongoing and drawn-out legal battle. The singer’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, filed new court documents ahead of a Wednesday hearing — where no decision was made — asking a judge to deny Lynne Spears’ petition for her famous daughter to foot her hefty legal bills.“Britney Spears has for decades been her family’s sole breadwinner, supporting her entire family,” Rosengart stated in a filing on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Superior Court.“Lynne Spears and her counsel seek payment of legal fees and costs — from Britney Spears — of more than $660,000,” Rosengart’s filing states, arguing that there is “no legal authority” supporting the singer’s mother’s request, since she was not an official party involved with the conservatorship.

Britney Spears won’t be shelling out any more cash to her family if her attorney has anything to say about it!

Britney Spears' lawyer has filed a petition asking the court to deny Lynne Spears' request that the pop singer pay for the attorney fees she accumulated while trying to help free her daughter from her conservatorship.According to legal documents, obtained by ET, Britney's lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, argues that the singer should not have to pay for Lynne's $663,202 legal bill because «first, and most fundamentally, there is no legal authority supporting the petition.» Rosengart explains that the petition cites «no authority  to support the conclusion that a conservatorship estate can be held financially responsible for the attorney's fees » like Lynne.Lynne filed her petition back in November, and in those legal documents, she claimed that she hired the firm Jones Swanson Huddell & Garrison LLC in 2019 to see «what they could do to get involved to help Britney free herself from what she saw was a very controlling existence,» and to «achieve independence from her conservator father Jamie Spears.» The conservatorship was terminated back in November after 13 years.Britney's lawyer, however, says that while Lynne «had the right to hire and pay, from her own funds, this is, in effect, an issue between Lynne Spears and her lawyers, and there is no legal basis for placing Britney Spears in the middle of it.»In the docs, Britney's lawyer claims the singer «has for decades been her family's sole breadwinner, supporting her entire family.» And, to that point, the «Toxic» singer's lawyer says that if Britney «were to voluntarily agree that Lynne Spears should receive an additional payment from her, that would be her choice» but that Lynne's request «is entirely unsupported by law or equity and must be rejected for these reasons

William Earl Variety announced today the programming for its in-person, invite-only Power of Law Breakfast, presented by City National Bank, on April 20. Variety Power of Law is tied to the annual Legal Impact Report, which profiles the top business lawyers working in entertainment and media.This year’s Power of Law honoree will be Mathew Rosengart, Partner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, one of the nation’s foremost litigators, who is being recognized for his distinguished career and philanthropic endeavors.

People and Page Six, Bynes has asked that the conservatorship, which has has been in place for the last 13 years, comes to an end as her condition has “improved”. Her mother currently serves as her conservator.The Nickelodeon star lost full control of her personal, medial and financial affairs in 2013 after setting her neighbour’s driveway on fire.

Britney Spears has revealed she was invited by members of Congress to meet and discuss her much-publicised conservatorship, which was finally terminated after 13 years in 2021.Yesterday (February 16), Spears shared a screenshot of a letter sent to her from two members of Congress, Florida’s Charlie Crist and California’s Eric Swalwell, on her Instagram account.Dated December 1, 2021, the letter begins by congratulating Spears and her lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, on their “historic victories” following her conservatorship’s termination on November 12.Crist and Swalwell go on to say they were “elated” when Spears’ father, Jamie, was suspended as her conservator last September, and again when the conservatorship ended entirely. The letter then acknowledges the issues present in many conservatorships that Spears’ case helped spotlight.“Especially troubling was news that, for years, you were unable to hire your own counsel to represent your personal and financial interests,” it reads.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentIs Britney Spears headed to Washington D.C.?The pop star and her attorney, Mathew Rosengart, have been invited by Congress to speak about guardianships and conservatorships. The outreach from Capitol Hill follows Spears’ recent legal victory — the singer was freed from a 13-year conservatorship in Nov.

Britney Spears is feeling fortunate!

Britney Spears found an unlikely ally in Gene Simmons after the iconic Kiss band member threw his support behind the pop star amidst her legal drama with her family. After it was reported Britney’s father Jamie Spears requested the “Toxic” singer to sit down for a deposition following her claims he took millions of dollars from her during her conservatorship, Gene fired up his Twitter on Friday (January 28) to respond.

Britney Spears' legal team requesting that the pop singer sit for a deposition.In the letter, obtained by ET, Jamie's attorney, Alex Weingarten, writes to Britney's attorney, Mathew Rosengart, «We write to advise that we intend to depose your client and would like to discuss a mutually agreeable date to conduct the deposition.»Weingarten also says they can «discuss scheduling Mr. Spears' deposition with you and work with you to find a mutually agreeable date for that to proceed as well.» Jamie's attorney also proposes that Jamie's deposition be conducted first.«Ideally, we would agree to conduct these depositions in early March, with them either occurring on consecutive days or at least the same week.» Should Rosengart agree to Jamie's request, Weingarten proposes formalizing the schedule through a stipulation and court order «so that we are all under a Court order to appear for the depositions as noticed.» Weingarten proposes this «to avoid any issues or problems.»Furthermore, Weingarten asks Rosengart if he is «authorized to accept service of a subpoena on behalf of Sherine Ebadi.» Ebadi is the former FBI special agent who, via a declaration filed in court by Rosengart, concluded Jamie «used his role as Conservator to enrich himself and those loyal or useful to him, often at the expense and against the best interests of his own daughter, whose assets, welfare, and best interests he was supposed to protect.»Ebadi — now an associate managing director of an L.A.-based forensic intelligence firm -- also declared that she «corroborated» the claim that, under the direction of Jamie Spears, a security company was instructed «to place a secret recording device in Ms.

The audacity of Jamie Spears never ceases to shock us!

Britney Spears got a huge win in court!

Britney Spears continues to fight her estranged father, Jamie Spears, as their legal battle continues — and it looks like she’s still got plenty of ammo!

We wish the end of the conservatorship meant the end of Britney Spears’ battle with her father, but the fighting continues even now.

The war of words between Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears is still heating up.

Lawyers for Britney and Jamie Lynn have taken over the back-and-forth between the Spears sisters. Jamie Lynn Spears’ attorney hit back at a cease and desist from Britney Spears’ team.

There was a heated exchange between attorneys for Britney and Jamie Spears yesterday, in the latest court hearing regarding the winding up of the pop star’s long running conservatorship. Both lawyers accused each other of lying, and they fought over a request by Jamie to have his daughter continue to pay his $1200 an hour legal fees.Despite Jamie being removed as his daughter’s conservator – and the conservatorship that had managed Britney’s personal and financial affairs since 2008 being terminated – the legal arrangement is still to be fully brought to a close.

Britney Spears‘ lawyer filed a declaration in court in which a former FBI special agent says she “corroborated” the claim that, under the direction of Jamie Spears, a security company was instructed “to place a secret recording device in Ms. Spears’s bedroom.”

Britney Spears has issued a cease and desist letter to her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears.In the new letter, Britneys’ lawyer Mathew Rosengart says the singer will file a lawsuit if her younger sister continues to talk about her “derogatorily” during a press campaign for her new memoir, Things I Should Have Said.Last week, Britney said she was “disgusted” with her family after her sister gave a TV interview about the new memoir.In the interview, Jamie Lynn was asked about a section from her forthcoming bookwhere she describes Britney’s behaviour before her conservatorship as “erratic,” “paranoid” and “spiralling.”“I can’t really speak to anyone else’s state of mind, I don’t think that’s fair,” she said when asked for her opinion on Britney’s “state of mind, currently”. “But I’m allowed to say how I felt in those [years], because that matters.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentFireworks went off in court on Wednesday at Britney Spears’ latest hearing, as the singer and her father’s attorneys went head-to-head in a continuous and contentious legal battle that last roughly three hours.Though the conservatorship has been terminated, the fight between the pop star and her father, Jamie Spears, persists, primarily revolving around a disagreement over payment for ongoing attorney fees and allegations that the pop star was eavesdropped on by a secret surveillance apparatus with her father’s involvement.“Lies!” exclaimed Spears attorney, Mathew Rosengart, pointing his finger at Alex Weingarten, the elder Spears’ lawyer, accusing him of making “nonsensical” and “preposterous” claims. “He should be admonished,” Rosengart told Judge Brenda Penny.

Britney Spears’ legal battles after getting out of her conservatorship are still continuing. The 40-year-old popstar lawyer filed new documents, obtained by HollywoodLife, before a hearing on Wednesday January 19, claiming that Britney’s dad Jamie Spears and his legal team took millions of dollars from the singer throughout her conservatorship. The singer’s lawyer Mathew Rosengart laid out all of the money that Jamie and legal teams allegedly took from the singer over the course of the 13 year conservatorship.

Britney Spears is about to add another chapter in her conservatorship saga that continues to play out in court despite officially coming to an end in November 2021 after more than 13 years. Contrary to previous reports of a postponement, Spears’ hearing on Jan.

Britney Spears' lawyer filed a declaration in court in which a former FBI special agent says she «corroborated» the claim that, under the direction of Jamie Spears, a security company was instructed «to place a secret recording device in Ms. Spears's bedroom.»Mathew Rosengart filed the legal documents on Tuesday in court, and in the documents, obtained by ET, the declaration says Sherine Ebadi, a former FBI special agent and now an associate managing director of a forensic intelligence firm at the L.A.-based Kroll Associates, concluded that an employee at Black Box Security wiretapped the singer's bedroom.The Black Box employee, Alex Vlasov, first made the claim in the documentary , which is a follow-up to.

The extent of Jamie Spears’ control over his daughter during the conservatorship is still mind-boggling to us.

Britney Spears is not done fighting for herself in court!

A former FBI agent and private investigator has concluded that Jamie Spears illegally recorded his daughter Britney Spears in her bedroom following an investigation.

Shutting it down. Britney Spears blasted her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, in a strongly worded cease and desist letter after the pair’s recent back and forth on social media.

This family feud has kicked up a notch!

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentBritney Spears has sent a legal letter to her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, stating that she won’t be bullied in her new book.The cease and desist letter, sent by the pop star’s attorney Mathew Rosengart, comes amid a public back-and-forth on social media between the two sisters that has exploded during Jamie Lynn’s media tour for her new memoir, “Things I Should Have Said.”“As you know, I represent your sister Britney Spears, and I write at her request concerning the above-referenced matter,” Rosengart wrote in the letter, which has been obtained by Variety. “We write with some hesitation because the last thing Britney wants is to bring more attention to your ill-timed book and its misleading or outrageous claims about her.” “Although Britney has not read and does not intend to read your book, she and millions of her fans were shocked to see how you have exploited her for monetary gain,” the letter continues.