Britney Spears’ mother stands up for her pop star daughter in her ongoing conservatorship case.
On Monday, Lynne Spears, 65, filed an appeal against Jamie Spears’ request to receive compensation totaling more than $ 890,000 from his law firm Holland & Knight.
In the document obtained by Fox News, Lynne claims that the hefty fee that Jamie asked for a refund is “materially inappropriate.”
“Applicant Lynne Spears, interested party and mother of Conservatee Britney Jean Spears, respectfully objects to the Petition for Order Allowing and Approving Payment of 1) Compensation to Conservator and Attorneys for Conservator; and 2) Reimbursement of costs, only to the extent that these relates to fees and expenses charged to the estate by certain time custodians at Holland & Knight LLP, and fees and expenses charged for certain services provided by H&K, “Lynne’s file reads.
Lynne doubts the need for the $ 890,000 fee. She asks that “ the raw data relating to those fees and charges be examined behind closed doors by the Court, and, to the extent that they are considered inappropriate or excessive, that they be removed from the H&K Fee Application have already been paid, ” that they will be immediately reclaimed and paid back to the Conservatee’s estate. “
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Britney Spears’ mother alleges that the law firm Holland & Knight representing Jamie Spears (left) has not provided “ good faith ” services that benefit the singer.
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Earlier this month, Holland & Knight LLP filed for fees and costs for court approval, totaling just over four months of work of $ 890,000. The reimbursement request came in at $ 821,390.15 and the reimbursement request totaled $ 72,361.16, Lynne said in her filing.
Britney’s mother claims there are three reasons why she objects to the requests. The first is that the fees sought by Jamie are “procedurally inappropriate in the sense that the petition is seeking compensation for H&K attorneys and paralegals, and unidentified others who have not been approved” by the court.
Lynne also claims that the fees are “substantively inappropriate” because they “were unrelated to Mr. Spears’s outlined goal of retaining H&K.” She alleges that the legal services were “ not provided in good faith for the benefit of the Conservatee, but instead largely constituted a ‘national media tour’ orchestrated ‘by the law firm’ to ‘promote Ms. Thoreen and / or the media Mr. . Spears in a negative light. ‘
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The “Toxic” singer’s mother concludes that the hours counted are “utterly outrageous.” Law firm Holland & Knight did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Lynne Spears (right) claimed in a new court document that an honorarium request from her father Jamie Spears (left) appears to be ‘inappropriate’. In this throwback photo, Britney (2nd, left) is accompanied by her parents and her brother, Bryan Spears.
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“H & K’s fee claim is more than $ 200,000 more than all other law firms put together for fees,” said Lynne in the filing.
The claims for compensation have been submitted for work that took place between October 17, 2020 and February 28, 2021.
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The filing comes a few months after Britney’s curatorial affairs, personal life and career were explored in the “Framing Britney Spears” documentary. Britney admitted last month that the “New York Times Presents” documents “embarrassed” her. She added that although she did not view the document, the fragments of it that she did see made her cry for “two weeks.”
It brought renewed attention to the alleged tense relationship Britney currently has with her father. In March, the singer’s lawyer officially asked the court to make Jodi Montgomery the permanent curator of her person.
Britney posted a Q&A video to social media last weekend, letting her fans know that she is ‘extremely happy’.
(Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Intimate Britney Spears)
In the documents filed with the Superior Court in Los Angeles, Spears indicated – through her attorney – that she would like Montgomery to be appointed as her person’s new full-time curator now and in the future.
Additionally, Spears also asked that her father, Jamie, step down from office completely, citing a job well done on Montgomery’s behalf. Montgomery was the acting curator at Spears, while Jamie temporarily stepped down from the position in 2019 for “ health reasons. ”
Over the weekend, Britney posted a Q&A video on social media to let her fans know that she is “totally fine” and that she is “extremely happy”.
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“I’m here to answer all your questions,” Spears said. “Are you okay? Yes, I am doing fine. I am very happy, I have a beautiful house, beautiful children. I am taking a break now because I am having a good time.”
Julius Young of Fox News contributed to this report.