Britney Spears’ lawyer says father must resign
The pop star hires Mathew Rosengart, who questions why her father is involved in her conservatorship.
LOS ANGELES >> A judge allowed Britney Spears to hire an attorney of her choosing at a hearing Wednesday in which she broke down in tears after describing the “cruelty” of her conservatorship.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart, who called on Spears’ father to immediately resign as her conservator.
“The question remains, why is he involved,” Rosengart said outside the courthouse.
Britney Spears, taking part in the hearing by phone, told the judge she approved of Rosengart after several conversations with him. She then asked to address the court, but asked that the courtroom be cleared.
As Rosengart began to argue for a private hearing, Spears interrupted him to say, “I can talk with it open.”
“My dad needs to be removed today,” she said, adding that she would like to see him charged with abusing his position.
She spoke so rapidly she was at times difficult for the court reporter and the dozens of media members in the courtroom to understand.
She said she wanted the conservatorship to end immediately, but not if it required going through any more “stupid” evaluations. She said she did not want another opportunity for “people to question my intelligence for the millionth time.”
She described being denied things as basic as coffee, her driver’s license and her “hair vitamins” by the conservatorship.