American singer Britney Spears has announced her first victory to lift the tutelage exercised by her father for thirteen years.
A judge allowed him for the first time to choose his lawyer.
"We are going forward !"
shared the queen of pop on her Instagram account.
"We're moving forward!": Britney Spears applauded Wednesday a victory in her fight to lift her guardianship, a judge authorizing for the first time the queen of pop to choose her own lawyer, in charge of canceling this measure which deprives her of 'much of its autonomy. For the first time since the establishment, thirteen years ago, of this tutelage mainly managed by her father and which she challenges more and more vehemently, the interpreter of "Toxic" and "... Baby One More Time "saw its horizon brighten. "We're moving forward guys ... we're moving forward," the star greeted on Instagram, filming herself cartwheeling on a lawn, in celebration.
The Los Angeles judge responsible for deciding whether Britney Spears should or should not be the subject of this restrictive measure indeed authorized the singer on Wednesday to choose by herself the lawyer to defend her in this procedure, which she did not hadn't been able to do so far.
Mathew Rosengart, lawyer for other Hollywood stars like Sean Penn or Steven Spielberg, will now represent the artist.
He immediately told AFP that he planned to file "as soon as possible" a request so that the singer's father, Jamie Spears, no longer has control over his daughter's property.
"They are trying to kill me"
The 39-year-old singer was placed under this regime in 2008, after a well-publicized descent into hell at the time.
The conditions are very strict and stipulate that the decisions concerning her are taken in particular by her father Jamie Spears, with whom she has long had a difficult relationship.
The star who spoke at the hearing by telephone on Wednesday said he wanted an "investigation" against the latter, or even a "protection order".
In tears, she begged the judge to end this "abusive guardianship", going so far as to tell the court that she thought at one point "that they were trying to kill (her)".
A testimony similar to the explosive plea delivered at the end of June by the singer and which had aroused new enthusiasm for this case.
"Traumatized" and "depressed", she said she was prevented from making decisions about friendships or finances, and was unable to have her IUD removed when she wanted more children.
"He has nothing more to do in this tutelage"
"Thanks to my fans who support me," the singer said on Instagram on Wednesday, herself using the #FreeBritney hashtag of her fans. Since the superstar's repeated speeches, many characters at the heart of this complex and controversial system have distanced themselves. Samuel Ingham, the lawyer assigned to Britney Spears by a court a few months after the star with the shaved head attacked a paparazzi in 2007, has asked to be removed from his post. The financial management company that was to take joint control of Britney Spears' fortune with her father Jamie, did the same.
Longtime artist manager Larry Rudolph has also left the ship. "Why is Mr. Spears not stepping down?" Britney's new lawyer told AFP. "He has nothing more to do in this tutelage." Her father's lawyer said the latter would not voluntarily step down, "having been present 24/7 for the past 13 years" for his daughter. Will Britney Spears ever regain complete control of her personal and professional life? The judge has not yet gone as far as saying it.