Britney Spears, Jamie Spears.Photo: getty; Alex Berliner/Shutterstock
Britney Spears' father must be deposed as part of an investigation into his role as conservator of her estate, a judge ruled Wednesday.
“It was a very good day for justice generally,” he added to reporters outside court. “The day of reckoning for Mr. Spears has come, at least at this stage, in terms of the court ordering him to appear for his deposition.”
Jamie Spears and Britney Spears.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty; Steve Granitz/WireImage
“The court has also ordered him to produce all of the documents that we’ve requested, all of the documents that we’ve requested which he’s also failed to do. We’ve seen nothing but obstruction… from him,” Rosengart continued.
Britney’s lawyer then said the popstar was “finally free” and “happy,” explaining that she now “wants to move on.”
“Whether or not he is sued… will be up to one person — Britney Spears,” Rosengart added. “In the meantime, Mr. Spears, if he loves his daughter, as he professes he does, should leave her alone. He should get on with his life instead of continuing to litigate against his own daughter.”
Britney Spears.Steve Granitz/WireImage
Wednesday’s hearing is the latest stage in the court’s attempt to resolve the outstanding issues left over after the November 2021termination of Britney’s 13-year conservatorship.
He added, “I never conducted or authorized any surveillance of Britney’s bedroom at any time, including during the conservatorship. I am not aware of any such surveillance having occurred.”
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari.Britney Spears/Instagram
At the start of Wednesday’s hearing, Jamie’s lawyer, Alex Weingarten, argued that he had no issue with his client being deposed, so long as he be granted access to findings from Britney’s team in an effort to not be “ambushed.” He then requested that Britney, 40, also be deposed.
Rosengart argued against this, however, on the grounds that the idea of her sitting for a deposition was “not reasonable and simply not the law.”
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He added that the request amounted to a “revenge deposition” designed to “suck her back in.”
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Britney’s attorney later stated that should Jamie’s side need information, they should seek it through written discovery and exhaust all other possible methods.
After these submissions, Judge Penny granted the motion for Jamie to be deposed, and moved on to a motion for Jamie to release all related documents ahead of the sit-down.
Though Weingarten argued that he’d already provided everything available, Rosengart countered that the documents provided to him were misleading, strategic and “virtually unsearchable” because the metadata had been removed.
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The hearing then moved on to a request for Britney to release all discovery and documents, which Judge Penny tentatively denied despite Weingarten making the statement that he was “profoundly concerned for my client to have a fair trial.”
A number of remaining issues in the case will be discussed at the next hearing on July 27.
source: people.com
