The « Toxic » singer told the judge on Wednesday that she wanted to have her father Jamie Spears charged with conservatorship abuse.
A lawyer has said that Britney Spears’ conservatorship should have been a « last resort » as the pop star moves to file formal abuse charges against her father. The 39-year-old singer spoke again in court on Wednesday where, in a major breakthrough, she was granted permission to appoint her own attorney and will now be represented by the high-profile Matthew Rosengart going forward. Alexander Ripps, conservatorship attorney at Bohm Wildish & Matsen in California, told Newsweek that Spears’ choosing her own counsel was a « welcome development. » He also said that the conservatorship was likely implemented at first as a result of her being easily influenced rather than her not being able to function properly. « I think Judge [Brenda] Penny allowing Britney to retain her own counsel is a welcome development, and frankly I would have been surprised if the request was rejected.
