New York (tca/dpa) – Britney Spears shouldn’t be forced to fund beefed-up security for Jodi Montgomery amid the wave of «dangerous rhetoric» targeting people involved in the pop star’s conservatorship, her dad Jamie Spears says.
In new paperwork filed Thursday, Jamie objects to Montgomery’s claim she needs round-the-clock security on an emergency basis until she can secure her home and office against potential threats.
Jamie says that while he doesn’t doubt threats against Montgomery increased after Britney Spears gave explosive testimony June 23 claiming her conservatorship is «abusive,» such threats are hardly new and target others as well.
«Mr. Spears himself and his counsel have also received similar threatening communications, including threats of violence and death, for some time,» his filing states.
He says Britney’s court-appointed lawyer Samuel Ingham, who tendered a resignation request this week, received «two very threatening voicemail messages just this weekend.»
The estranged dad – who’s still in charge of Britney’s finances while Montgomery manages personal affairs and medical care – says his daughter simply can’t cover the hefty costs of 24-hour protection for everyone in her inner circle.
His filing specifically objects to Montgomery’s request that the estate foot the bill for constant security costing 50,000 dollars per month.
«That is not an expense that the Conservatorship Estate can sustain for multiple individuals for an extended, indefinite period of time,» the new filing states.
«If the court directs the conservatorship estate to pay for Ms. Montgomery’s 24/7 live security services as she requests, Mr. Spears contends fairness should dictate that everyone who claims he or she is being threatened should have the same security services as Ms. Montgomery,» it claims.
Jamie argues Montgomery «has not provided sufficient detail, specific facts, or special circumstances to justify such an expense.»
«As a licensed professional fiduciary, Ms. Montgomery should pay for any security services personally as a cost of doing business,» his filing states.
It wasn’t immediately clear Thursday morning when the judge overseeing the contested conservatorship, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny, would rule on the security issue.
The next scheduled hearing in the case is Wednesday.
During her June 23 statement, Spears alleged her 13-year conservatorship forced her labor at times, compelled her to take medication that left her feeling «drunk» and denied her the right to remove an IUD to try for another baby.
Nancy Dillon, New York Daily News
