Britney's co-conservator presents texts she says prove the singer wants her there and asks her estate to pay $25,000 for her to get extra security because she's getting death threats
- Jodi Montgomery submitted a text to the court from Britney, sent after the June 23 court hearing
- Britney says in the message 'I need u to stay as my co conservator of person. I'm asking u for ur assistance in getting a new attorney. Thank u for ur help.'
- It was after she had told the court that she wanted to be rid of the conservatorship
- Montgomery was appointed in 2019 as Britney's conservator of person
- She is who her medical and personal decisions run through; Britney's father Jamie is in charge of her finance
- Montgomery has always maintained she acts in Britney's best interest and she has criticized Jamie in the past for not approving some spending
- She has not stepped down - and instead on Wednesday submitted a filing asking Jamie to approve a new security guard for her
- She says that she needs it due to increased threats - the new guard costs $25,480 for two weeks
Britney Spears' co-conservator has shared texts from the singer asking for her to remain on in her role and help her get a new attorney as he asks for an additional $25,000 from her estate to pay for her new security guard.
Jodi Montgomery was appointed in 2019 to be Britney's Conservator of Person. It's her role in the Conservatorship to approve medical and personal decisions. Britney's father, Jamie, is in charge of her finances.
Britney said in court on June 23 that she didn't know she could request end the conservatorship at all. Since then, her attorney, Sam Ingham, has resigned.
In texts sent in between those two events, she told Montgomery: 'I need u to stay as my co conservator of person. I'm asking u for ur assistance in getting a new attorney. Thank u for ur help.'
Montgomery included the texts in a petition to the court on Wednesday asking the judge to compel Jamie Spears to approve payment of $25,480 to pay for her new security guard.
She says she needs 24.7 security now because of how much attention the case has received, and that she's received violent threats.
Jodi Montgomery's attorney presented texts to the court on Wednesday that are from Britney asking her to remain her co conservator until she gets a new attorney. The texts are from Friday July 2
Jodi Montgomery was appointed as Britney's co-conservator of person in 2019. She is in charge of her personal decisions and has always maintained - through her attorney - that she acts in Britney's best interests. She is refusing to step down in light of the private conversations she says she has with Britney
'Since the hearing, which was illegally broadcasted and replayed to an incredibly wide audience, there has been a marked increase in the number and severity of threatening posts about Petitioner on all social media platforms as well as text messages, phone calls, and emails directed to [her] personally.'
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Her attorney went on: 'While Ms. Spears expressed her displeasure with her conservatorship at the hearing, she has informed [Jodi Montgomery] that she would like her to stay on as her conservator. Attached is a true and correct copy of a text message between [Montgomery] and Ms Spears.'
The texts were from Friday July 2. Montgomery's responses to Britney are not shown.
In a statement on Tuesday, after Britney's attorney stepped down, Montgomery's attorney issued a statement saying she would remain on as Conservator of Person 'for as long as' Britney wanted her to.
'Ms. Montgomery has no plans to step down as Ms. Spears’ Temporary Conservator of the Person. She remains committed to steadfastly supporting Ms. Spears in every way she can within the scope of her duties as a conservator of the person.
'Ms. Spears as recently as yesterday has asked Ms. Montgomery to continue to serve.
'Ms. Montgomery will continue to serve as a conservator for as long as Ms. Spears and the Court desire her to do so,' her attorney Lauriann Wright said.
It's unclear if she intends to step down once Britney has a new lawyer, or if she will fight any attempt by Britney or that lawyer to terminate the conservatorship entirely.
The paperwork must be filed by Britney asking for the termination before a judge can approve it.
Britney's father Jamie, pictured recently, is refusing to step down and remains in control of her finances
In a court filing on Wednesday that was obtained by DailyMail.com, Lynne Spears asks Judge Brenda Penny to 'listen to the wishes of her daughter'. The pair are shown in 2000
Ingham, her old lawyer, never filed it. He is yet to publicly explain why but sources cited by TMZ on Tuesday said he was blindsided by Britney's court comments.
Britney's mother Lynne also filed court papers on Tuesday asking for the judge to allow Britney to appoint her own attorney.
She said it was clear Britney is 'able' to take care of herself and 'has been able to for years'.
'It is beyond dispute that this is a unique conservatorship. In the original petition for appointment, her given address was the UCLA Medical Center.
'That was over 13 years ago.
'Now and for the past many years, she is able to care for her person and in fact has, inside the parameters of this conservatorship, earned literally hundreds of millions of dollars as an international celerity.
'She should no longer be held to the same standard,' Lynne's attorney wrote.
On June 23, 2021 in very courageous showing, Conservatee [Britney] appeared by phone and spoke for almost twenty—five minutes, baring her heart to the Court in an impassioned plea to be heard on several requests.
'Petitioner Lynne Spears, interested party and mother of the Conservatee, hereby petitions this Court to listen to the wishes of her daughter, and as first step, respectfully requests an Order granting permission to the Conservatee to hire her own private legal counsel.'
The next court hearing is on July 14.
TIMELINE OF BRITNEY'S COMPLEX CONSERVATORSHIP AND HOW IT BEGAN
Britney with her father, brother and mother in 2006. Her parents separated
2002: Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears divorce.
Britney breaks up with Justin Timberlake around the same time
2004: Britney marries Kevin Federline
2007: Britney, struggling through a custody battle and split with Kevin, shaves her head and attacks a paparazzo's car
2008: Jamie Spears files for conservatorship of Britney, claiming she is not legally well enough to make her own decisions
Britney in 2008 for a custody hearing as part of her split with Kevin Federline. Jamie Spears in court in 2008 getting the conservatorship
2009-2019: QUIET CONSERVATORSHIP YEARS
The conservatorship - which had been temporary - is extended every year.
In court papers, Jamie's attorneys describe how she is making more money
January 2019: THE ARRANGEMENT STARTS TO CRUMBLE
Britney in 2019, in the grips of the conservatorship, in Las Vegas at her residency
Britney announces an 'indefinite' work hiatus and cancels her lucrative Las Vegas residency.
Jamie files paperwork asking for the conservatorship to be extended beyond California, to apply in Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida as well
He steps down as her primary conservator after allegations he abused one of her sons but is still listed as one of those in charge
Early 2020: Britney, Jamie and Jamie-Lynne are in Louisiana together for two weeks.
The #FreeBritney movement is picking up.
His attorneys claim everyone is happy together and enjoying spending time together in quarantine.
November 2020: Britney's attorneys claim in papers that she's afraid of her father and they ask for Bessemer Trust to be put in charge.
Her fans start speculating over her cryptic Instagram posts and videos that she wants a way out.
December 2020: The conservatorship is extended until September 2021
February 5 2021: Framing Britney Spears debuts on Hulu
The conservatorship that Britney was put under is ordinarily used in situations where older, perhaps senile people, can no longer look after their own affairs.
Fans are concerned for her well-being and want her to be released from the control of her father, Jamie, who can still legally make decisions on her behalf
It gives control over to an appointed conservator for the best interest of the recipient but in most cases, the recipient is not healthy enough to make their own money, unlike Britney who makes millions. Under the rules of the probate conservatorship, Jamie now has equal control over her estate to a third party and an attorney, Andrew Wallet. Wallet derives a salary of $426,000 a year from Britney's estate.
He, Jamie and the third party who was brought on recently can make deals on her behalf and restrict her visitors.
JUNE 23, 2021 - BRITNEY SPEAKS OUT IN COURT
Britney and her boyfriend Sam Asghari are in Hawaii together now with her kids
In emotional testimony, Britney told the court that she had suffered psychologically for years as a result of the conservatorship which she said was so restrictive, she wasn't allowed to remove her IUD birth control
JUNE 30 - JUDGE DENIES BRITNEY'S REQUEST TO REMOVE JAMIE
Judge Brenda Penny, responding to Britney's November 2020 request, refuses to remove Jamie from the agreement.
She doesn't say why but she does invite her attorney to file paperwork to end it, which he doesn't.
JULY 1 - BESSEMER TRUST RESIGNS AFTER BEING PUT IN CHARGE WITH JAMIE
A day after the judge's ruling, Bessemer Trust, which had been brought on, resigned, saying they were never aware that Britney wanted to end the conservatorship.
In a court filing, the company's attorneys said: 'We heard her and respect her wishes.'
JULY 5 - BRITNEY'S LONG-TIME MANAGER RESIGNS
Larry Rudolph wrote a letter to Jamie and the conservatorship to say he was no longer needed since Britney wanted to retire.
He said he hadn't spoken to her for two years but had been told by others that she wanted to step down.
JULY 6 - BRITNEY'S ATTORNEY STEPS DOWN
Sam Ingham, the attorney appointed to represent Britney in 2008, steps down after failing to file paperwork to terminate the conservatorship, despite her pleas.
JULY 14 - NEXT COURT HEARING
