It took tears, months of proceedings, and many twists and turns. But it is a new life which should begin for Britney Spears, after a court in Los Angeles decided, Friday, November 12, to end the measure of supervision which weighed on the American singer for thirteen years.
“Guardianship over Britney Spears’ person and property ends effective today. This is the decision of the court ”, said the judge in charge of the case, Brenda Penny.
“I think I’ll cry for the rest of the day !!!! It’s the best day of my life… praise the Lord ”, reacted the star on his Instagram account thanking his fans for their support. She did not participate in Friday’s hearing via an internet link as she had done twice this summer.
“What awaits Britney, and this is the first time that we can say that in a decade, depends on only one person: Britney”, for his part rejoiced his lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, when he left the courthouse.
In court, the lawyer had indicated that a ” security net “ was going to be put in place to secure the finances and welfare of Britney Spears. The accountant chosen by the singer to replace her father as financial tutor will continue to supervise the management of her property, estimated at some 60 million dollars (52 million euros approximately) by the American media.
“I just want to get my life back”
The 39-year-old artist had already won his case in court at the end of September, by obtaining the suspension of his father Jamie Spears from the role of guardian. But Britney Spears asked above all for the right to regain control of his personal life and the cancellation of the guardianship measure put in place in 2008 after psychological disorders manifested by the star.
The singer has been supported for years in her efforts by an “army” of fans demanding the “Liberation” of their idol, and who were once again in front of the Los Angeles court for the hearing.
“We can’t believe it, that’s what she always wanted. Now she can rise higher than the phoenix, she can do anything ”, exulted, after the judgment, a fan of the pop star, Edward.
At the end of June, Britney Spears had struck the spirits by telling the court, via the internet, that she was ” traumatized ” and “Depressed” by this tutelage. She had said in particular that she had not been able to have her IUD removed when she wanted to have other children, and to be forced to take drugs that made her feel ” drunk “.
The star had also complained of having to work at a sustained pace despite this measure of supervision and “Pay for everyone around her” without being able to make their own decisions. In particular, she had to pay the very high fees of her father’s lawyers who opposed her in this procedure. “I just want my life back, it’s been thirteen years and that’s enough”, she begged.
She wants to get married
In July, Judge Penny authorized Britney Spears to choose her own lawyer, which she had not been able to do since 2008. It was this lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, who secured the suspension of Jamie Spears, a “Cruel, toxic and abusive man” according to him, and who fought to have his client’s guardianship canceled.
Jamie Spears defended himself against any abuse or embezzlement but Mathew Rosengart asked the court to open an investigation into his handling of Britney’s affairs. A hearing has been scheduled for December to examine this aspect and outstanding financial issues, including attorneys’ fees that would exceed $ 1 million, according to the New York Times.
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Britney Spears wanted, among other things, to emancipate herself from this tutelage to be able to marry her fiancé, Sam Asghari, whom she met in 2016 on the set of a video clip for the title Slumber Party. Britney Spears had two children with her ex-husband, singer Kevin Federline. She was also very briefly married in Las Vegas to a childhood friend, Jason Alexander: the union was called off 55 hours later.
The “Princess of Pop” has more than 100 million records sold around the world. She is in eighth place on the Billboard list of successful artists of the decade.