Britney Spears has settled her legal dispute with her estranged father, Jamie Spears. However, Jamie won’t compensate Britney. Instead, she will pay for Jamie’s legal fees.
Insiders with firsthand information revealed to TMZ that the case has been discreetly resolved, leaving Britney Spears outraged. According to the publication, her attorney, Mathew Rosengart, had convinced her of the strength of her case. However, she ultimately finds herself covering Jamie’s legal expenses, which reportedly exceed $2 million.
Adding to her legal fee woes, Britney has compensated Rosengart with millions, rumored to exceed $4 million.
In 2008, the pop singer and ex-teen idol was placed under a court-mandated conservatorship, with her father appointed as the conservator. For the majority of this 13-year arrangement, he was responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of his adult daughter’s finances and medical care.
The Settlement Follows Years of Legal Woes Over Britney Spears’ Conservatorship
Rosengart accused Jamie Spears of mismanaging and exploiting the estate during his 13-year tenure as conservator. Jamie, represented by attorney Alex Weingarten, has consistently maintained that all expenditures were sanctioned by the conservatorship judge, ensuring their legitimacy.
In June 2021, Spears gave a powerful testimony, her first in 13 years under conservatorship, pleading with the court for freedom from what she called an “abusive” conservatorship.
In her testimony, Spears revealed that during her conservatorship, she was made to tour against her will. She also said she was given lithium which impaired her, and was barred from marrying or having a baby, forced to use an IUD for birth control.
Following that testimony, Spears gained the right to select her own legal representation, a significant change after 13 years of being represented by a court-appointed attorney. She then hired Rosengart, a distinguished former federal prosecutor with a roster of Hollywood stars as clients.
In September 2021, just under two months before ending her conservatorship, a judge suspended Spears’ father as her conservator.
Since the termination of her conservatorship in November 2021, Spears has taken to social media with vigor. She regularly shares videos of her dance routines and writes extensive notes to her followers. She has debuted two tracks, collaborating with Elton John on “Hold Me Closer” and with Will.i.am on “Mind Your Business.” Additionally, she authored a memoir, The Woman In Me, which quickly became a bestseller.