By Sammie Jones-
A judge has denied a request by Britney Spears’ father to exert greater control over her finances.
Jamie Spears control of his daughter’s financial affairs since 2008, caused uproar among fans of the singer and celebrity friends who have rallied around a social media campaign to #FreeBritney that has gathered pace over the past year. Following the release of Framing Britney Spears
On Thursday, a judge upheld a previous ruling that made a financial company a co-conservator for the singer.
Los Angeles Judge Brenda Penny appointed Bessemer Trust as co-conservators in November, but rejected the star’s effort to remove her father entirely.
The judge declined Mr Spears’ request to keep his previous level of power over his daughter’s investments.
The ruling means Mr Spears and the private trust company, Bessemer Trust, now have equal power to manage her finances.
He now has no choice but to work with the company to create a budget and investment proposal for the singer’s estate.
The conservatorship is a legal arrangement put in place was because of concerns about the mental health of the singer.
Los Angeles Judge Brenda Penny appointed Bessemer Trust as co-conservators in November, but rejected the star’s effort to remove her father entirely.
On Thursday, a judge upheld a previous ruling that made a financial company a co-conservator for the singer.
The judge rejected Mr Spears’ request to keep his previous level of power over his daughter’s investments.
The ruling means Mr Spears and the private trust company, Bessemer Trust, will now have equal power to manage her finances.
He is now expected to work with the company to create a budget and investment proposal for the singer’s estate.
Fans of Britney and fellow celebrities have rallied around a social media campaign to #FreeBritney that has gathered pace over the past year. Following the release of Framing Britney Spears
Britney Spears’ boyfriend , Sam Asghari, added his voice to the disapproval of James Spear, who wanted to continue to control her finacial affairs.
Asghari, who first started dating Britney since 2016, called out Jamie Spears, saying he had ‘zero respect’ for him and accusing him of trying to ‘control’ and ‘throw obstacles in the way’ of the couple’s relationship. The 26-year old pulled no punches when it came to expressing his true feeling about Britney’s father, writing ‘in my opinion Jamie is a total d*ck.
Following the recent Framing Britney Spears documentary, which explores the origins of the current conservatorship that has given Jamie Spears control over almost every aspect of his daughter’s life since 2008, Sam Asghari has not speared Britney’s father, criticising him at every opportunity.
An Instagram story Ashgari, 26, posted on Tuesday was blunt, saying he had ‘zero respect’ for him and accused him of being a control freak, who always threw obstacles in the way of the couple’s relationship.
He said: “Now it’s important for people to understand that I have zero respect for someone trying to control our relationship and constantly throwing obstacles our way,” he wrote. He refrained from going into detail “because I’ve always respected our privacy, but at the same time, I didn’t come to this country to not be able to express my freedom and opinion.” He concluded with a fitting mic-drop emoji.
And if that wasn’t enough, just hours later Asghari had yet more to say to the paparazzi, telling a TMZ photographer in a definitely-not-staged encounter during a coffee run, ‘What I said is what I said. I think he’s a d*ck, that’s just my opinion.’
When asked if he thought he could ever have a good relationship with Britney’s father, Asghari said, ‘I hope so. Once he starts treating his daughter right, then we can be on good terms’.
Asghari’s comments come amid ongoing attempts by Britney herself to get out from under her father’s control, with the star involved in a continued dispute over the terms of her conservatorship.
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