Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, is being fired by the judge for the guardianship he presided over for 13 years.
- Jamie Spears, 70, received the court order to schedule the deposition for Aug. 12
- Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, said Jamie has aggressively avoided previous attempts to depose him.
- Rosengart seeks to investigate Jamie’s handling of Britney’s funds and the singer’s alleged vigilance
- Jamie’s lawyers have tried to get Britney, 40, to testify about the allegations she has made on social media.
- Rosengart said attempts to get Britney to be a statement were “in retaliation” and “abusive of the legal process.”
- The question of whether Britney should be deposed will be addressed at a hearing on July 27th
- Jamie is also looking for Britney to cover the legal fees she has accumulated since the guardianship ended.
By Adam S. Levy for Dailymail.com
Posted: 03:49, 14 July 2022 | Updated: 7:38 AM, July 14, 2022
Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, was ordered on Wednesday by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to take part in a statement on his actions at the head of the guardianship of which he was the pop star during more than 13 years.
Judge Brenda Penny ruled that Jamie, 70, must schedule a statement before Aug. 12 after she was previously notified of Britney’s attorney’s statement, Mathew Rosengart, and did not appear, she reported. page Six.
Rosengart said in legal documents filed in May that Jamie had been “running away and hiding” so that he would not be fired and that he should be held accountable “for his misconduct, under oath, as required by law.”
The latest: Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, 70, was ordered on Wednesday by a Los Angeles High Court judge to participate in a statement about his actions at the head of the guardianship under which he was the pop star for over 13 years.
Jamie’s lawyer, Alex Weingarten, last month called for the 40-year-old Grammy-winning singer to be fired for the “incendiary allegations of various incidents” she had made through social media.
Rosengart told the court Wednesday that he considered the move to push Britney to a statement was “retaliation” and “abuse of the legal process,” amid an attempted investigation into Jamie’s fundraising and alleged vigilance of the singer.
The lawyer said that the singer of … Baby One More Time cannot testify about issues of guardianship as she was the one living under her, and that she would be traumatized again when faced with questions about it.
Rosengart, who has represented Toxic artist since last year, suggested Jamie’s legal team should fire Jamie or Britney’s former business manager Lou Taylor for information on the deal.
Judge Brenda Penny ruled that Jamie (pictured in 2012) must schedule a statement before Aug. 12 after she was previously notified of Britney’s attorney’s statement, Mathew Rosengart, and did not appear.
Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, said in legal documents filed in May that Jamie had been “fleeing and hiding” from being fired and that he should be held accountable “for his misconduct, under oath, as required.” The law “.
Jamie has been represented by attorney Alex Weingarten since the guardianship ended last November
The judge required the two legal teams to file briefs before July 22 as to why or why the pop star should not appear for a statement, and the matter will be reviewed by the court at a hearing. scheduled for July 27th.
Another issue heard in court on Wednesday was Jamie’s request that Britney’s property cover her attorney’s fees following the termination of the guardianship last November. After Jamie was abandoned by his former legal team, he hired Weingarten at an hourly rate of about $ 1,200, Variety reported last year.
Rosengart said Jamie’s petition on page Six was not only “not just without legal merit,” but “an abomination” depending on the circumstances of the case.
‘Sr. Spears raised many millions of dollars from Britney as a Conservative, while paying her lawyers millions more, all of Britney’s work and hard-earned money, ”Rosengart said of the previous agreement.
Jamie received a $ 40,000 loan in 2008, just before the guardianship began, for Lou Taylor’s organization, Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group, the media reported, adding that Taylor’s attorney, Charles Harder , said Jamie had “paid off” the “small loan” and that it had no impact on “Tri Star’s work for the estate in later years.”