Britney Spears’s father, Jamie Spears, has said he opposes paying added security costs for the singer’s carer after she allegedly received death threats.
Lawyers for Jodi Montgomery claimed that she was subjected to threatening messages after the Toxic singer’s court testimony last month.
Britney, 39, took to the stand remotely via audio link and described the conservatorship that has overseen her life and career for 13 years as “abusive” and told the court she wants it terminated.
The singer is reportedly hopeful that it will come to an end soon.
Ms Montgomery has been the conservator of Spears’s person and responsible for her care since September 2019 on what remains a temporary basis.
Lawyers for 68-year-old Jamie, who manages his daughter’s finances, filed a response to the application for more security costs, calling on a judge to deny the request.
Jamie, who has become a figure of hate for many of his daughter’s loyal fans who believe he should walk away from her life, said he is “very concerned” about the “dangerous rhetoric” surrounding the conservatorship.
The court filing said he “has been the subject of innumerable and ongoing threats as well – not just recently, but for years”.
But he “disagrees and objects” to Ms Montgomery’s request for added security, and says it could cost his daughter’s estate around £36,000 ($50,000) a month for an indefinite period of time.
“Mr Spears does not believe such an expense is reasonable, necessary, or a proper expense of the Conservatorship Estate,” his lawyers said.
They argue Ms Montgomery “has not provided sufficient detail, specific facts, or special circumstances to justify such an expense”.
And the filing also says the request is “too vague and open-ended, and improperly and inexplicably seeks to shift the burden of ensuring her safety” on to Jamie.
Ms Montgomery, whose duties include overseeing Spears’s medical care, is said to have reported the threats made against her to the local sheriff’s office and continues to make security updates to her home and office.
In Britney’s testimony on June 23 she made a string of allegations about the conservatorship, including claims that she is forced to be on contraception to stop her having children.
Ms Montgomery’s lawyer later defended her work with the star and said she “has tirelessly acted in Britney’s best interests with the approval of her doctors and the oversight of the Court”.
Since Britney’s testimony, both her long-time lawyer Samuel Ingham and her manager Larry Rudolph have resigned from their roles with the singer.
The next hearing in the case is set for July 14 in Los Angeles.