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In a court filing ahead of a hearing on
Wednesday, attorney Mathew Rosengart said a TV documentary
released on Friday contained "deeply disturbing allegations"
that "magnify the need to suspend Mr Spears immediately."
The New York Times documentary "Controlling Britney Spears"
featured a former employee of a security firm hired by Jamie
Spears who said he monitored the singer's phone calls and text
messages, including some with her previous lawyer. A listening
device was also placed in her bedroom, the employee said.
Lawyers for Jamie Spears did not discuss specific allegations
but said last week his actions were within his authority as a
conservator and "were done with knowledge and consent of
Britney, her court-appointed attorney and/or the court."
Jamie Spears has controlled his daughter's business affairs
since 2008, when he put in place a conservatorship after she
suffered a mental breakdown. The conservatorship has dictated
her personal, medical, performing and financial affairs.
The "Stronger" singer stepped up her efforts in June to break
free of the arrangement. In a surprise move earlier in
September, Jamie Spears said that he supported ending the
conservatorship but said there were no grounds to suspend him.
A hearing on the case is scheduled for Wednesday in Los Angeles
Superior Court.
"He must be suspended on September 29; followed by the prompt
termination of the conservatorship," Rosengart wrote in Monday's
filing.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Jane Wardell)
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