The ongoing legal battle over Britney Spears’ guardianship continued into the middle of a week, when the discussion about the pop star’s life and career became a hot topic after the documentary aired. Framing Britney Spears. At a hearing on Thursday, a probate judge dismissed James “Jamie” Spears’ objection to an order that designated the financial institution Bessemer Trust as a co-conservator of his daughter’s assets, as Variety reports.
As part of the objection, Spears’ father tried to retain the delegation of power from the singer’s investments. However, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny denied the objection and upheld her previous November decision, which appointed Bessemer as co-conservative with Jamie Spears. At that time, the judge also denied the singer’s petition to remove her father from guardianship.
During the hearing on Thursday, Britney Spears’ lawyer, Samuel Ingham, reiterated the singer’s wishes. “It is no secret that my client does not want her father to be a co-conservative, but we recognize that removal is a separate problem,” said Ingham.
Less than a week earlier, the documentary that examines the tutelage to which the singer has been subjected since 2008, Framing Britney Spears, debuted on FX and Hulu. The New York Times Presents The documentary also shows the efforts of the fan-generated #FreeBritney campaign, which aims to remove the legal restrictions that govern your finances, life and career.
Subsequent guardianship hearings are expected to take place on 17 March and 27 April.