Britney Spears Blames Dad for Surveillance Reports; Possible Federal Government Survey – Deadline

“The chickens have really come home to roost,” Britney Spears said in the latest court case of the former pop princess slamming her father and demanding her release from the coercive tutelage that has ruled her life and career. for over a decade.

In the wake of scathing documents filed on the Los Angeles Superior Court roster last week by young Spears’ lead attorney, Matthew Rosengart, asking for the immediate “suspension” or resignation of the elder Spears, Monday’s case accuses Jamie Spears of “horrific and unreasonable invasions of his adult daughter’s privacy. New York Times The FX report and documentary on Hulu late last week detailed a ubiquitous surveillance system that has been monitoring the singer’s every move and conversation – including in her bedroom – for years.

“Sir. Spears has crossed unfathomable lines,” says the new addition to the petition to remove Jamie Spears from his post as co-curator on his offspring’s nearly $ 60 million fortune and career.

“While not evidence, the allegations warrant serious investigation, certainly by Ms. Spears, because, among other things, California is a ‘two-party’ consent state,” the attorney said. by Greenberg Traurig LLP in the 21-page document (read it here).

“Because of these deeply troubling allegations, Mr. Spears will inevitably focus over the next few days and weeks on defending his own interests and not those of his daughter (again),” he adds. “And whatever the outcome of the allegations, what cannot be truly disputed is how deeply upsetting they are to Ms. Spears and, at the very least, they magnify the need to suspend Mr. Spears immediately.”

The allegations of New York Times” Emmy Nominated Team in FX on Hulu’s Controlling Britney Spears of the network deployed to monitor Spears has long been denied by his father and his security team. However, Deadline has learned that federal authorities are indeed reviewing requests for a possible further criminal investigation.

The FBI did not respond to a request for comment on the situation today when contacted by Deadline.

Britney Spears having repeatedly called for an investigation into her father’s conduct and calling the guardianship “abusive”, today’s filing comes just over 48 hours before a crucial courtroom hearing of Judge Brenda Penny in downtown Los Angeles who could see a major change in the arrangement that has dominated the performer’s life since a series of very public incidents in 2007 and 2008.

At first, seeking a payment of $ 2 million, the elder Spears has now offered to step down after a “transition” and end his daughter’s guardianship. Of course, all of this could turn out to be a poison pill for newly engaged Britney Spears with a physical and psychological evaluations in sight.

“To be clear, his suspension will not prevent the final termination of all of the trusteeship, as Mr. Spears will have during the transition to work with his temporary successor,” said today’s record. “The only thing Mr. Spears is going to ‘lose’ is something he never should have had: the ability to do more harm to his daughter.”

Probably not part of Wednesday’s hearing, the question of how Britney Spears’ considerable money was spent during the guardianship now takes on a life of its own, and Rosengart and his colleagues are advocating separate hearings to keep up with the money. . The move could hit a wall with Jamie Spears in his efforts to have “private mediation” or “settlement” of matters.

“Even assuming Mr. Spears invokes the Fifth Amendment during his testimony, he would still be required to answer questions that would inform the Court’s decisions on these accounting and financial matters at an evidentiary hearing in the future. “Britney Spears’ said the legal team, exiting the case. “At the same time, the mere invocation of the Fifth Amendment would be very enlightening and also allow the court or jury to draw an unfavorable conclusion based on that invocation. “

Well yes.

With all of that, there’s at least one more shoe to drop in Britneyland ahead of the blockbuster hearing scheduled for Wednesday: Supposedly full of juicy financial details, Netflix is ​​launching its Britney vs. Spears documentary tomorrow.

Could we see more files for an already very full hearing the next day? At this point, never say never in this circus.