Sep 7, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Britney Spears' father files petition to end conservatorship

Ivana Saric

Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, filed a petition Tuesday to end the singer's conservatorship after 13 years, per NBC News.

Why it matters: It marks another significant victory for the singer, who has called the conservatorship "abusive" and previously said she was "extremely scared" of her father.

The big picture: Jamie Spears said last month in a court document that he would eventually step down from his role as his daughter's conservator.

In Tuesday's filing he acknowledged that Britney Spears is "entitled to have this Court now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required," per NBC News.
The filing adds that the singer's circumstances have changed enough that "grounds for establishment of a conservatorship may no longer exist."
In a filing last week, Britney Spears' lawyer Mathew Rosengart accused her father of attempting to "extort" his daughter of about $2 million in exchange for stepping down from the conservatorship, Variety reported.

What to watch: The next court hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29.

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