Britney Spears' father says 'no grounds' for his removal

Britney Spears’ father says in a Friday court filing that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money and affairs

LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears' father said in a court filing Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money and affairs. James Spears “has dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughter’s estate without any blemishes on his record,” the filing said. James Spears' filing also says that court-appointed professional Jodi Montgomery, who oversees Britney Spears' life decisions while her father handles her money, called him, distraught, last month and sought his help with his daughter's mental health struggles. Montgomery and her lawyer said in response that James Spears “misrepresented and manipulated” the call to use it to his own advantage. James Spears' filing came in response to court papers filed a day earlier by Britney Spears' new attorney Matthew Rosengart, which requested an emergency hearing as soon as possible to suspend him from the conservatorship.