Britney Spears, father settle dispute over legal fees

LOS ANGELES — Perhaps putting a final touch on her long-running conservatorship case, Britney Spears reached a settlement this week over attorneys fees sought by her father and former conservator, Jamie Spears.

No terms of the settlement, which was first reported by the New York Times, were divulged.

In a statement to various media outlets Friday, Spears’ attorney Mathew Rosengart said, “As she desired, her freedom now includes that she will no longer need to attend or be involved with court or entangled with legal proceedings in this matter.”

Spears had been under a conservatorship for nearly 14 years, but it was dissolved in November 2021.

Absent a settlement, the singer and her father could have been forced into a trial that may have rehashed much of the bitter conservatorship, and her allegations that her father was wrongfully enriching himself in his role as conservator. Jamie Spears has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, insisting all of his decisions in the role were made in his daughter’s best interests.