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 Spears, 39, seems no nearer to
bringing an end to the 13-year court-sanctioned
conservatorship she called abusive, stupid and
embarrassing in an emotional address in June.
The case returns to Los Angeles court on
Wednesday following bombshell remarks by Spears
in which she spoke of being prevented from
marrying again or having more children, and said
she wanted to choose her own lawyer.
The singer has yet to file the necessary legal
documents to terminate the conservatorship. Her
court-appointed lawyer Samuel Ingham quit last
week and has not yet been replaced.
The judge is expected on Wednesday to consider
the singer's choice of a new lawyer to represent
her, along with requests for 24/7 security
following death threats against those involved
in the conservatorship as public support for
Spears has swelled.
It is not clear whether the "Piece of Me"
singer, who has undisclosed mental health
issues, will take part in the hearing.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed
legal documents supporting Spears.
"The court should ensure that Britney Spears has
access to the tools she needs to make that
choice meaningfully and to hire someone she
trusts to advocate for her stated goal: to get
out of her conservatorship," Zoe Brennan-Krohn,
staff attorney at the ACLU's Disability Rights
Project, said in a statement.
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 Jodi Montgomery, who is tasked
with looking after the singer's personal care,
and the singer's father Jamie Spears, who has
controlled her estate since 2008, are bickering
over who is to blame for the restrictions the
singer complained about last month.
In a court filing last week, Montgomery accused
Jamie Spears of "finger-pointing and media
attacks," rather than working as a team to help
the singer. Jamie Spears,
Montgomery, Ingham and the singer's sister Jamie
Lynn Spears, have all received death threats
that have escalated since the pop star's address
to the judge on June 23, according to court
documents.
Jamie Spears filed papers expressing concern
about "dangerous rhetoric" around the case, and
asked the court to investigate his daughter's
claims and give him an opportunity to respond.
Financial firm Bessemer Trust has asked to step
down from its role in managing the singer's $60
million estate, while the pop star's manager of
25 years resigned saying Spears wanted to retire
and his services were no longer needed.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Karishma
Singh)
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