The ruling comes after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny denied the superstar s petition to remove her father as conservator last year, but appointed wealth.
The judge declined Ingham s request to suspend Jamie Spears as conservator at a dramatic and contentious hearing in November, at which Ingham said that Britney Spears feared her father and refused to resume her career so long as he had power over it. Thoreen said the statements were inadmissible hearsay that did not reflect the reality of the situation.
Penny instead appointed the Bessemer Trust as a co-conservator, leading to the current fight over power-sharing.
Thursday s hearing was more technical and less emotional than November s hearing. The hearing came in the wake of the release of the FX and Hulu documentary “The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney. The documentary has few new revelations. But its historical look at the circumstances that led to the establishment of the conservatorship in 2008 have spurred sympathy for Britney Spears and brought greater attention to the case and the so-called #FreeBritney movement of fans who want to see her released and given c
One-time pop sensation Justin Timberlake s apology was not addressed to anyone in particular, but recalled his stormy teenage relationship with troubled pop princess.