Britney Spears' Lawyer Claims Jamie Is Attempting to Extort $2 Million to Step Down as Conservator

Britney Spears‘ life has been a true rollercoaster lately. The 39-year-old singer recently celebrated some good news when she got engaged to longtime beau, Sam Asghari. But Brit’s really struggled amidst her ongoing conservatorship legal battle, in which she’s fighting to remove dad Jamie Spears as conservator of her estate. During this all, Britney has appeared to be spending most of her time away from her two children, sons Sean Preston Federline, 16, and Jayden James Federline, 15.

Paris Hilton was shocked to see Jamie Spears, the father of her close pal Britney Spears, finally concede to terminating his daughter’s 13-year conservatorship. "This is such an unexpected turn," the hotel heiress, 40, said in Wednesday’s episode of her "This is Paris" podcast.

Paris Hilton is reacting to the «unexpected» news that Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, has filed court documents to end her 13-year conservatorship. Paris shared her thoughts on the development and a message for Britney on her podcast,, on Wednesday. «This is such an unexpected turn,» Paris began.

Britney Spears' father, Jamie Spears, filed Tuesday to end his daughter’s 13-year conservatorship, in which he single-handedly controlled her finances for over a dozen years. Fox News confirmed that Jamie Spears had filed the necessary paperwork with the Los Angeles Superior Court to terminate the arrangement.

Britney Spears‘ legal team is reacting to the big news.

Britney Spears' father Jamie has filed court documents to end her conservatorship, according to multiple reports.

Not good enough! After Jamie Spears filed documents explaining that he has no issues stepping down from his role as conservator of daughter Britney Spears’ estate in the future, her attorney Mathew Rosengart is making it clear that it won’t be on his terms.

Despite Jamie Spears agreeing to step down from his daughter Britney Spears’ conservatorship, the handover isn’t going fast enough to satisfy the pop star.

Britney Spears’ lawyer has filed a supplemental petition to immediately remove Jamie Spears from his daughter’s conservatorship, claiming he is trying to “barter” his exit from the arrangement in exchange for about $2million in payments.Earlier this month, Jamie Spears announced in a court filing that he intends “to prepare for an orderly transition to a new conservator” and effectively step down from his highly scrutinised role of co-conservator.A petition was first filed on July 26 by

Britney Spears wants her dad, Jamie Spears, 69, to step down from her conservatorship now. Even though he previously agreed to step down, the 39-year-old singer’s lawyer claims he’s demanding nearly $2 million before doing so.

Britney Spears says her father, Jamie P. Spears, is attempting to extort her as he prepares to exit the conservatorship he’s helmed for 13 years, according to her attorney.  Court documents obtained by Fox News on Tuesday claim Jamie has already accepted the fact his time as pseudo-CEO of Spears’ life is coming to an end – and thus, he should simply bow out right now instead of dragging out the inevitable.

Britney Spears is making more moves against her father, Jamie Spears, in her ongoing conservatorship battle.

Britney Spears' father Jamie has claimed her conservatorship "saved" her from "disaster" and insisted the public would "praise" him if they knew the "extent of her addiction and mental health issues".The 69 year old filed 15-page court documents to Los Angeles County Court filed earlier this month in response to his daughter's petition to have him suspended from her conservatorship, which he has reportedly agreed to step down from.

An alleged “dispute” between Britney Spears and one of her staff members led to an investigation by authorities.

Gallery: Stay away from my kids! The messiest celebrity custody battles (BANG Showbiz)Britney has been under conservatorship since 2008, which put her father Jamie Spears in charge of her life and finances following her breakdown but she has been fighting to get out of the arrangement for several years. Jason became co-conservator when he got engaged to Britney and conservatorships expert Austin Bertrand suggested that the documents prove that the pair were married.

Britney Spears and one of her staff members led to an investigation by authorities.Ventura County Sheriff’s Office tells ET that a member of the singer's staff reported that Spears allegedly «struck her» after they got into a dispute at Spears' home.«On Monday at approximately 10:25 a.m., there was a dispute between Ms. Spears and one of her staff members inside Ms.

Following early reports of an alleged physical altercation between Britney Spears and a female staffer, her lawyer is now speaking out on Thursday (August 19).

Jamie Spears has filed a motion to step down as his daughter Britney Spears' conservator, TMZ reports. Since 2008, Jamie Spears has had control over Britney's finances and many aspects of her day-to-day life.