Britney Spears Loses Bid to Remove Her Father From Her Conservatorship

On Tuesday, Britney Spears’s attorney Samuel D. Ingham III told Judge Brenda Penny in Los Angeles superior court, “My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father. She will not perform again if her father is in charge of her career,” Variety reports. While Penny denied Britney’s application, she did not rule out future petitions for his removal, so maybe hope isn’t lost yet. However, financial company Bessemer Trust Co. has been named her co-conservator after Jamie attempted and failed to rehire Wallet in September, who Britney said was “uniquely unsuited” for the job. According to Variety, Wallet said Spears will be under conservatorship for the rest of her life.

In court documents acquired by AP, Britney claimed that Jamie had no interest in working with Bessemer Trust, but aspires to “retain full functional control of her assets, books, and records in the face of Britney’s objections.” Consequently, Jamie’s attorneys have stated that his “sole motivation has been his unconditional love for his daughter and a fierce desire to protect her from those trying to take advantage of her.” I suppose we’ll have to wait and see about that—though it doesn’t look good, considering Jamie’s ex-wife and Britney’s mother Lynne Spears has said their relationship is “toxic,” and she should be free of his demands.