It seems that Britney Spears will not be called to testify about the accusations that her father Jamie abused his position as a conservative.
According to TMZ, the singer’s attorney Mathew Rosengart has filed legal documents indicating that he will go forward with documents, physical evidence and only Jamie’s testimony.
Rosengart insisted that Britney’s testimony would not be relevant to any court proceedings and that he will not call her as a witness if the case goes to trial, as the fact that she would not be named would “eviscerate” any reason why she should be dismissed
Stay away: Britney Spears (pictured on Tuesday) will not be called to testify over allegations that her father Jamie abused his position as a conservative.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Jamie and Britney for comment.
The ongoing legal battle centers on Britney’s allegations that her father abused guardianship regulations and stole from her when he was supposed to be managing her finances.
Britney has been outspoken in her public criticism of her family, and last month Jamie’s lawyer Alex Weingarten called for the Grammy-winning singer, 40, to be fired over the “incendiary allegations of several facts” that he has done through social networks.
However, Britney’s lawyer told the court he believed the move to push Britney into a plea was “retaliatory” and an “abuse of the legal process”, amid an attempted investigation into the handling of funds of Jamie and the alleged surveillance of the singer.
The lawyer said the … Baby One More Time singer can’t testify about guardianship issues because she was the one living under her, and she would be traumatized again by facing questions about it.
Rosengart, who has represented the Toxic artist since last year, suggested that Jamie’s legal team should depose either Jamie or Britney’s former business manager, Lou Taylor, for information on the deal.
Under oath: Earlier this month, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Jamie to take part in a deposition about his actions at the helm of the conservatorship.
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Jamie to take part in a statement about his actions at the head of the conservatorship under which the pop star was placed for more than 13 years.
Judge Brenda Penny ruled that Jamie, 70, must schedule a statement by August 12 after he was previously served with Britney’s lawyer’s statement and failed to appear, Page Six reported.
Rosengart said in legal documents filed in May that Jamie had been “running and hiding” from being impeached, and that he should account “for his misconduct, under oath, as required by law.”
Another issue heard in court was Jamie’s request that Britney’s estate cover her attorney’s fees following the termination of the conservatorship last November.
After Jamie was dropped by his former legal team, he hired Weingarten at an hourly rate of about $1,200, Variety reported last year.
Rosengart said Page Six Jamie’s request was not only “not only without legal merit,” but “an abomination” under the circumstances of the case.
‘Mr. Spears collected many millions of dollars from Britney as a conservator, while paying millions more to her lawyers, all from Britney’s work and hard-earned money,” Rosengart said of the previous settlement.
Jamie received a $40,000 loan in 2008, just before the conservatorship began, from Lou Taylor’s organization, Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group, the outlet 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”.
The ongoing legal battle comes eight months after Britney was finally freed from the controversial legal guardianship her father and a court-appointed guardian held for years.
Favorite hobby: As news broke that Britney won’t be testifying at trial, the singer shared another video of herself dancing by herself inside her new $11.8 million Calabasas mansion on Tuesday.
As news broke that Britney won’t be testifying at the trial, the singer shared another video of herself dancing in her new $11.8 million six-bedroom Calabasas mansion on Tuesday night.
The newlywed, who has 156.4 million followers on social media, posted a 30-second video of herself showing off her moves to pop rival Rihanna’s 2016 song Love on the Brain.
In it, Britney, who rocked a messy ponytail, flaunted her toned tummy in a tight black T-shirt, red checkered shorts and pastel trainers.
Britney captioned her hastily edited clip with three rose emojis, indicating she’s still dreaming about the mysterious “Rose Project.”
Having fun! In it, Britney, who rocked a messy ponytail, flaunted her toned tummy in a tight black T-shirt, red checkered shorts and pastel trainers.
Obsessed! Spears captioned her hastily edited clip with three rose emojis, indicating she’s still dreaming about the mysterious “Rose Project.”
On Monday, Page Six reported that the Mississippi-born beauty secretly recorded a duet of the 1971 classic Tiny Dancer with legendary pop star Elton John in Beverly Hills last week.
The Andrew Watt-produced remix will be released by Universal Music next month.
“They’ve already played it for the people at their record label, and everyone’s freaking out. It’s great,” a music industry source told the site.
They say this will be the song of the summer. Britney is officially back. She’s back at work and she’s super excited.”
A dream team? It was reported on Monday that the Mississippi-born beauty secretly recorded a duet of the 1971 classic Tiny Dancer with legendary pop star Elton John (pictured in 2013)
Britney has shared two videos of herself singing a cappella, on July 15 and December 22, but hasn’t released a full-length since her ninth studio album, Glory, in 2016.
Spears will next play a mystery role in Sam Levinson, Reza Fahim and The Weeknd’s six-episode drama The Idol for HBO.
The former Mouseketeer also signed a $15 million deal with Simon & Schuster in February to publish her memoir, according to Page Six.
‘It’s been a long time since I’ve shared my voice’: Britney has shared two videos of herself singing a cappella – on July 15 (pictured) and December 22 – but hasn’t released a full album since that was ninth studio album Glory in 2016