Britney Spears files to remove her father as conservator

Britney Spears' legal team on Monday filed a petition to remove her father, Jamie Spears, as the conservator of her estate, marking another step in the legal battle over control of her life and finances. In the filings, which ask the court to appoint a neutral professional as the new conservator, Britney Spears' team argues that the current situation is "traumatizing, insane, and depressing" for the pop star.

Jamie Spears has controlled his daughter's finances since 2008, and licensed care manager Jodi Montgomery currently controls her personal affairs. The legal filing only asks that Jamie be replaced with a professional fiduciary, and does not aim to end the conservatorship as a whole — though the documents note that Britney Spears may ask to end the conservatorship at a later date.  Britney Spears' legal team alleges in the filing that Jamie Spears has improperly used the singer's money to enrich himself, including by taking a percentage of her performance revenue that amounts to more than $2 million. The filing also repeats allegations from Britney Spears' explosive June 23 testimony that she was drugged after refusing to perform.