In November last year, Britney Spears applied to be released from her father Jamie Spears' guardianship, a role he has held since 2008, when the world star was declared incompetent.

Britney Spears said in November that she was "afraid of her father".

According to the court documents, Britney Spears wanted the guardianship to be completely taken over by The Bessemer Trust, a privately owned asset management company.

Something that the court now rejects - even if the company gets the responsibility for the star's financial assets.

However, the new verdict is not a response to Britney Spears' high-profile testimony in court last week.

There she told, among other things, that she had been forced to perform, prevented from having children and from marrying her boyfriend.

Judge Brenda Penny will not be able to decide on the new statements until Britney Spears submits a formal request, writes the BBC.

On Tuesday, Jamie Spears went to court to ask for an investigation into his daughter's allegations that she was mistreated under his guardianship.

In the court document, his lawyers stated that he was "very sorry to hear about his daughter's difficulties and suffering" and that "he believes that there must be an investigation into these allegations".