After 13 years, legal guardianship over Britney Spears comes to an end

The guardianship that controlled the life and career of the American singer for 13 years Britney Spears It came to an end, a judge in Los Angeles decided this Friday.

“As of today (…) the guardianship of the person and the estate of Britney Spears is terminated. And this is the order of the court ”, sentenced Judge Brenda Penny.

Spears, 39, posted a photo of herself without a caption on her Instagram shortly after the ruling, while her fiancé, Sam Asghari, posted an image with the word “Freedom.” Both posts accumulated thousands of comments in minutes.

US judge decides whether to end Britney Spears guardianship

The interpreter of “Toxic” was the object of this guardianship since 2008, after collapsing and attacking a paparazzi at a gas station. His father, who was serving as guardian, was removed in September by a court decision, and was replaced by a temporary guardian.

At that hearing, Judge Brenda Penny also accepted a request from Spears’ attorney to schedule another “short hearing” to formalize the “incontestable termination” of the guardianship.

Britney Spears he described as “abusive” the guardianship that governed his career and personal life.

“This week is going to be very interesting for me! It is for what I have prayed the most in my life, “the singer wrote on Instagram at the beginning of the week, in a text that was later deleted from her account.

At the September hearing, both parties spoke in favor of ending the guardianship.

Confirming a rollover, attorneys for Britney’s father Jamie Spears called for it to be terminated immediately.

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While she continues to deny that she took advantage of her guardian status to control her daughter’s life and career, Jamie Spears recently said that the artist “believes she can manage her own life.”

But Judge Penny approved setting another date to allow Britney’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, to present a detailed plan for dissolution of the guardianship.

Other audience It was scheduled in December to settle pending financial matters, including legal payments.

Free Britney

Friday’s hearing is the climax of a long campaign that Spears and her legion of fans around the world launched to call for an end to the guardianship.

This year, Spears said through her attorneys that her father “never lived up to it,” citing details such as his “known alcoholism” and “the trauma it has inflicted on his daughter since childhood” in a petition.

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In September, she stated that she wanted the guardianship to end as soon as possible so that she could marry her fiancé Sam Asghari in a prenuptial agreement.

The star has two children with her ex-husband, rapper Kevin Federline, and she had a fleeting marriage in Las Vegas with her childhood friend Jason Alexander, which was annulled just 55 hours later.

She previously said in court that her father prevented her from removing the contraceptive device, despite wanting more children. Jamie Spears denies it.

When the father ceased to be the guardian, after the October hearing, was replaced by accountant John Zabel to tend to financial matters temporarily until the guardianship was dissolved.

Likewise, professional guardian Jodie Montgomery was appointed to take care of Britney’s personal affairs while the deal stood.

Her fans, carrying banners with the legend “Free Britney”, have always been in the vicinity of the courts during the hearings.

This Friday they held what they called a “final demonstration”, outside the court, and planned to hold a “Freedom Party” in West Hollywood, in Los Angeles, to celebrate the ruling.

Britney’s fiancé posted a video on Instagram Thursday night of the couple together wearing “Free Britney” T-shirts. “It’s a human rights movement,” adds a caption on the pop star’s shirt. (E)