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- According to a new court filing, Jamie Spears has agreed to step down as Britney Spears' conservator.
- Jamie Spears said he would like to be involved in the transition process.
- Matthew Rosengart, Britney Spears' lawyer, said that Jamie Spears "should step aside immediately."
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Britney Spears's father Jamie has agreed to step down as her conservator, according to court documents filed Thursday.
Jamie Spears said in the court filing that he'll work with Spears' attorney to transition to a new conservator.
TMZ first reported the news on Thursday.
Britney Spears had pushed for her father to be removed as her conservator, a position that grants him power over her financial decisions.
The conservatorship, which has controlled aspects of Britney's personal life and estate, has been in place since 2008, with Jamie as a conservator.
In June 2021, Spears challenged the conservatorship in court, asking the Los Angeles Superior Court to end the legal arrangement. The Los Angeles Superior Court had approved the conservatorship in 2008.
During a series of revelatory and explosive testimonies in June and July, Britney Spears spoke publicly about the conservatorship for the first times, bashing her father's role.
"It's my wish and my dream for all of this to end," she said of the conservatorship on June 23, 2021. "I just want my life back. The conservatorship should end. I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive."
Spears also called the conservatorship, "f---ing cruelty," alleging that her father restricted basic freedoms, profited off of her commercial success and forced her to install an IUD so that she would not have children.
In recent months, Bessemer Trust, which co-managed Britney's estate, stepped down. Jodi Montgomery, Britney Spears' personal co-conservator, and Lynne Spears, Britney's mother, agreed that Jamie Spears had abused his position and should step down, adding momentum to the budding #FreeBritney movement.
Britney Spears' attorney Mathew Rosengart condemned the, "ongoing shameful & reprehensible attacks" from Jamie Spears in the most recent filing and said that, "rather than making false accusations and taking cheap shots, Mr. Spears should remain silent and step aside immediately."
Insider reached out to Rosengart and Jamie Spears' litigation counsel for further comment.
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