Britney Spears Objects to Pay Her Mother’s $660K Legal Fees
variety.comElizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentBritney Spears is objecting to her mother’s request to pay $663,202.84 in attorney’s fees, in conjunction with her conservatorship.The objection marks the latest move in the pop star’s ongoing and drawn-out legal battle.
The singer’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, filed new court documents ahead of a Wednesday hearing — where no decision was made — asking a judge to deny Lynne Spears’ petition for her famous daughter to foot her hefty legal bills.“Britney Spears has for decades been her family’s sole breadwinner, supporting her entire family,” Rosengart stated in a filing on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Superior Court.“Lynne Spears and her counsel seek payment of legal fees and costs — from Britney Spears — of more than $660,000,” Rosengart’s filing states, arguing that there is “no legal authority” supporting the singer’s mother’s request, since she was not an official party involved with the conservatorship. “Britney Spears opposes the Petition in its entirety.” Attorneys for Lynne Spears filed their petition on Nov.
1, 2021, requesting for legal fees to be paid by Spears, whose conservatorship was terminated on Nov. 12, 2021 after more than 13 years.At Wednesday’s hearing, attorneys for Lynne Spears argued what they had stated in their November filing: That the pop star’s life under the conservatorship began to change for the better a few years ago because of her mother’s efforts with her lawyers.At the time, the singer denied that her mother was a positive force behind the scenes. “My dad may have started the conservatorship 13 years ago, but what people don’t know is that my mom is the one who gave him the idea,” Spears posted on her Instagram last November, after her mother.
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