Showing posts with label attorney. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Kevin Federline Addresses Britney Spears Conservatorship in Bombshell Attorney Statement

Kevin Federline Addresses Britney Spears Conservatorship in Bombshell Attorney Statement

  • Just six days after Britney Spears gave a shocking testimony during a court heart hearing about her conservatorship battle, ex Kevin Federline addressed the matter through his attorney.
  • Watch: Britney Spears Feels “Hopeful” After Conservatorship Hearing

    Add Kevin Federline to the list of Britney Spears supporters.
     
    Less than a week after his ex-wife delivered shocking testimony about her ongoing 13-year conservatorship battle, Kevin’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, revealed the father of six’s thoughts on the matter. Federline is focused on his and Spears’ sons Sean, 15, and Jayden, 14, noted Kaplan. “The best thing would be for their mom to be healthy and happy,” Kaplan shared in a June 29 statement to People. “And if either of those things aren’t true, it doesn’t provide for the best setting for custody to be exercised.”

    As for Federline, who ended his three-year marriage with Spears in 2007, Kaplan continued, he “certainly respects Britney and only hopes the best for her because when the best for her is achieved, it’s the best for their kids,” Kaplan continued. “The kids love their mother and he wants there to be a healthy and strong relationship.”
     
    Acknowledging the accusations Spears made with her testimony, Kaplan added, “Britney has not been served well by the conservatorship and it’s not consistent with what she wants.” Kaplan also shared that he feels Spears should be able to end the conservatorship that has been in place since the singer’s 2008 hospitalization, stating, “I think that she should be able to challenge that. And if it’s what’s best for her, Kevin supports it.”

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    Kaplan also explained he believes it’s for the best for Spears’ voice “to be heard.”

    Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Grammy CouplesMatthew Simmons/Getty Images for Rolling Stone

    One claim of note, he said, was Spears stating that she was reportedly given lithium. “If it was necessary, we have to be concerned about whether she’s okay and if it’s no longer necessary, that’s great too,” Kaplan said. “Just want to make sure that all of the considerations, how she’s doing are taken into account if she seeks to change the custody order in the post-conservatorship era, if that ever comes.”

    Thursday, June 24, 2021

    Britney Spears' Mom Is "Very Concerned" After Court Hearing, Attorney Says

    Britney Spears' Mom Is "Very Concerned" After Court Hearing, Attorney Says

  • Following the recent statement Britney Spears made about her conservatorship during a court hearing on June 23, an attorney for mom Lynne Spears shared she is “very concerned” for the superstar.
  • Watch: Britney Spears Hearing: Justin Timberlake & More React

    Lynne Spears is expressing her concern over daughter Britney Spears.
     
    Gladstone Jones, Lynne’s attorney, said she is a “very concerned mother” after hearing Britney speak to the court remotely on June 23. Lynne’s attorney, who was present during the hearing, also encouraged the judge presiding over the matter to listen to Britney’s request to hire her own private attorney and to change her care plan.
     
    Jones also reportedly took a moment to address the court and wanted it known on the record that Lynne seconds her daughter’s wishes and wanted to make sure that the court took Britney’s concerns seriously.

    “I first want to say that was very courageous of Ms. Spears,” Jones said during the court proceedings, as reported by Vulture. “One thing I want to raise with the court… is when she was there in May 2019 that she didn’t feel like she was heard. I feel we need to make sure today that she was heard.”

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    Jones also implored Britney’s team to put together a health plan immediately and to not leave the court without a new plan in place, stating, “Today is the day while the world watches while we listen to Ms. Spears … that we put in place a plan. That is her mother’s request. That we not leave the court without having a plan.”

    Britney Spears, Lynne SpearsDave Hogan/Getty Images

    The statement from Lynne’s attorney follows news of the superstar singer’s latest hearing on her conservatorship. According to NBC News, who had a reporter inside the courtroom, the 39-year-old mother of two wants her conservatorship to end. 

    “I want to end the conservatorship without being evaluated,” Britney shared to a judge. “In the meantime, I want this therapist to come to my home…I’m not willing to go to Westlake and be embarrassed by all these paparazzi.”

    According to NBC News, Britney testified that she has been subjected to numerous psych evaluations, medications and that she has been traumatized by her father Jamie Spears through his control. The singer also expressed her desire to get married and expand her family, but said she cannot do so because her conservator has not allowed her to.

    Additionally, Britney told the court that she didn’t speak up publicly in the past because she feared no one would believe her. “After I’ve lied and told the whole world I’m OK and I’m happy…I’m not OK, ” she shared. “I’m not happy, I can’t sleep.” 

    After Britney spoke, an attorney shared a statement on behalf of her father, Jamie. “Mr. Spears is sorry to see his daughter suffering and in so much pain,” the statement read. “Mr. Spears loves his daughter and misses her very much.”

    Click here for a timeline surrounding Britney’s conservatorship.