Guardianship of Britney Spears: the singer will not have to testify in front of her father during her trial

Another victory for Britney Spears in the legal battle against her father James. as reported CNNThe Californian judge, Brenda Penny, declared that the pop star would not have to testify in the framework of a defamation lawsuit against her filed by her father last June.

In mid-July, the same judge, who had released the singer from her guardianship last November, also ordered James Spears to submit to a series of questions related to his “misconduct” as the star’s guardian. In particular, accused of having spied on her daughter, the latter must also hand over “all documents and communications” related to “electronic surveillance” to justice, according to Britney Spears’s lawyer, Matthew Rosengart.

“We hope that (Jamie Spears) accepts his defeat and moves on to leave his daughter alone. That is what any normal man and father would do,” Matthew Rosengart said in a statement. CNN.

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Placed under the guardianship of her father in 2008, Britney Spears spoke in court in 2021 to denounce an “abusive” measure, saying she was “traumatised”. As reported by New York Times At the time, the Toxic singer had in particular assured that this guardianship had an impact on his love and personal life.

“I was just told that guardianship prevented me from getting married or having a baby,” she said, explaining that her team refused to let her make a doctor’s appointment to have her IUD removed.

Last September, a security guard interviewed in the documentary of the New York Times, Controlling Britney Spears In particular, he had ensured that the artist was under the constant supervision of his father, James.

In his testimony, the man also denounced the existence of messages exchanged between Edan Yemini (the head of security), Tri Star (the star’s management company) and his father, recounting all the actions of Britney Spears.

Faced with these accusations, Jamie Spears he defended himself last month for putting microphones in his daughter’s room. Since her conservatorship was lifted, Britney Spears has expressed her desire tell your story in a book.