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Jay Leno Is Complimented as He's Made Conservator of Wife

Mavis Leno, 77, who has dementia, sometimes doesn't know husband, per report by attorney

(Newser) - Jay Leno was granted conservatorship of his wife of more than four decades on Tuesday in a court hearing that was filled with praise for the care he has given her. Mavis Leno, 77, is suffering from advanced dementia, and People reports that Mavis' lawyer expressed her "agreement" with...

Family Says Beach Boy Has 'Major Neurocognitive Disorder'

They're seeking a conservatorship for 81-year-old Brian Wilson after his wife's death last month

(Newser) - Last month, Brian Wilson lost his wife of nearly three decades. "She was my savior," he wrote on X after Melinda's death. Now, the family of the Beach Boys co-founder is seeking to place him under a conservatorship, suggesting the move is necessary to protect Wilson's...

Judge: Blind Side Deal Never Should Have Happened

She ends conservatorship that let Sean, Leigh Anne Tuohy control football player's finances

(Newser) - A Tennessee judge said Friday she's ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school, but the highly publicized dispute over financial issues will continue. Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said she'...

It's a 'Major Victory' for Britney Spears

Jamie Spears must answer questions about alleged surveillance under oath

(Newser) - Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears must sit for a deposition within the next 30 days, according to a court ruling, which Variety calls a "major victory" for the pop star whose legal team claims her former conservator hired a security firm to monitor her phone and bug her bedroom...

Britney Fans Now on a Mission to Help Star Trek Actress

Friend, supporters fear abuse in conservatorship of Nichelle Nichols, 89, who played Nyota Uhura

(Newser) - Two months after Britney Spears was freed from her conservatorship , #FreeBritney supporters continue their shouts of "Hey hey, ho ho, the conservatorship has got to go!" This time, they're speaking up in the case of 89-year-old Nichelle Nichols, one of the first Black women to hold a...

Today Could Be a Big Day for Britney

Judge may finally end 13-year conservatorship

(Newser) - As the weekend kicks off, the New York Times has one burning question that's overshadowing all others: "Will the Britney Spears conservatorship end today?" In September, a Los Angeles judge removed Spears' father, Jamie Spears, as the conservator of her $60 million estate after 13 years of pulling...

Britney Reveals New Nugget on Conservatorship

Spears says it was her mom who originally came up with the idea, not her dad

(Newser) - The world has put Jamie Spears on blast for being the mastermind behind Britney Spears' conservatorship, but it looks like we may have all overestimated his mental chops. "My dad is not smart enough to ever think of a conservatorship," the 39-year-old pop star said Tuesday in a...

#FreeBritney Has Now Morphed Into #FreeAmanda

Spears fans are slowly turning the spotlight onto the conservatorship of actress Amanda Bynes

(Newser) - As Britney Spears emerges from under the thumb of her father and, perhaps eventually, her conservatorship overall, her fans have turned their attentions to another famous female conservatee. TMZ caught up with multiple "Free Britney" supporters at a Los Angeles rally this week to ask what they'll do...

Jamie Spears Claims Court's Move Is a 'Loss for Britney'

Source says she jumped for joy after he was suspended from conservatorship

(Newser) - Britney Spears fans gathered outside a Los Angeles court cheered Wednesday when a judge ended father Jamie Spears' 13-year control of her financial affairs, calling the conservatorship a "toxic environment." It was a move the singer had long pushed for, but Jamie Spears claimed it was really a...

Huge Victory for Britney Spears in Conservatorship Battle

Her father has filed to end it after 13 years

(Newser) - After 13 years, Britney Spears' conservatorship is one step closer to ending. Her father and the conservator of her estate, Jamie Spears, filed a petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday to terminate the legal arrangement, NBC News reports. "The conservatorship has helped Ms. Spears get through a...

Conservator Tells Britney's Dad: 'Stop the Attacks'

Jamie Spears: Jodi Montgomery wanted singer under psychiatric hold. Montgomery: not what I said

(Newser) - Britney Spears and her new lawyer are still working hard to remove dad Jamie Spears as her conservator, but the latter isn't going down without a fight. On Friday, the 69-year-old filed documents in Los Angeles County Superior Court stating he wasn't the one behind committing Britney Spears...

With Mom on Board, Britney Spears Moves to Kick Dad to the Curb

Pop star's new lawyer files request to have him removed as conservator

(Newser) - More than a month after her bombshell court testimony , Britney Spears has formally requested that her father be removed from her conservatorship. Spears' new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, filed a petition in court Monday to have Jamie Spears replaced with Jason Rubin, a certified public accountant, as conservator of the pop...

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'Nerve-Wracking' Day for Britney Fans Has Arrived

Spears is set to make a rare court appearance Wednesday in her conservatorship case

(Newser) - Britney Spears doesn't usually show up personally in court when it comes to her long-running conservatorship case, but that's set to change Wednesday. A day after the New York Times revealed court records indicating Spears has become "sick of being taken advantage of" under the arrangement that'...

Britney Spears Asks That Dad Resign
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Mar 26, 2021 6:24 AM CDT

Britney Spears Asks That Dad Resign

Lawyer requests Jodi Montgomery become sole conservator

(Newser) - Britney Spears' lawyer has filed a petition requesting that her father, Jamie Spears, resign as conservator of her person. In court last month, her lawyer said it was "no secret" that the 39-year-old singer didn’t want her father in the role he's held almost constantly since 2008,...

Rep. Matt Gaetz Acts After Watching Britney Spears Film

He joins Rep. Jim Jordan in requesting hearing on conservatorships

(Newser) - The #FreeBritney movement has apparently gained the support of Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan, who this week called for a hearing into Britney Spears' conservatorship. In a letter submitted Monday, the congressmen asked the House Judiciary Committee to investigate how conservatorships might be used "to effectively deprive individuals...

Jamie Spears' Lawyer: He 'Rescued' Britney

Attorney appears on 'GMA' to push back on narrative of Jamie as a 'villain' in conservatorship

(Newser) - Britney Spears wrested the tiniest bit of control away from her dad, Jamie Spears, at a court hearing earlier this month on her conservatorship, with a judge ruling that the singer's father must share conservator duties with Bessemer Trust. Combined with a recent documentary about the 39-year-old pop star...

Britney Spears Wins Latest Day in Court With Dad, Sort Of

Judge rules Jamie Spears can't be sole conservator over singer

(Newser) - The Britney Spears conservatorship saga continues, this time with a small victory for the pop star. Jamie Spears, father of the 39-year-old singer, has been in control of his daughter's career, estate, and other aspects of her life, including medical treatment, since 2008. Late last year, Britney Spears tried...

Britney Spears: I Just Want to Be 'Normal' for a While

Meanwhile, singer's boyfriend, Sam Asghari, has the knives out for her dad, Jamie

(Newser) - Britney Spears has spoken—and it's in defense of normalcy. Framing Britney Spears, the new documentary examining Spears' rise and very public breakdown, shows the pop star never had what most people would consider a "normal" life. But she'd like one now. "I'll always love...

Britney's Dad Breaks Silence Amid Conservator Strife

Jamie Spears says he hasn't talked to his daughter in 4 months: 'I miss her very much'

(Newser) - The ongoing saga of who has control over Britney Spears' affairs and her $60 million estate continues, and now dad (and conservator) Jamie Spears is speaking out about the drama. The mostly private battle became more public last month, when Samuel Ingham, a lawyer for the 39-year-old singer, said in...

Spears' Dad on #FreeBritney Push: 'World Don't Have a Clue'

Jamie Spears slams 'conspiracy theorists' for trying to get daughter out of conservatorship

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of fans want to #FreeBritney , but one of the people closest to Britney Spears is calling the entire movement a bunch of nonsense. "The world don't have a clue," Jamie Spears, dad of the 38-year-old pop star, tells the New York Post of efforts...

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