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After months of public pressure from Britney Spears fans, Jamie Spears, the singer's father, said in a legal response Thursday that he intends to resign as guardian of the artist's estate, according to a Prepared copy of response obtained by CNN.
"In fact, there are no real grounds to suspend or remove Mr. Spears as guardian of the estate" and "it is highly debatable whether a change of guardian at this time would be in the best interest of Ms. Spears," the document states. .
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"However, even when Mr. Spears is the relentless target of unwarranted attacks, he does not believe that a public battle with his daughter for her continued service as her guardian is in her best interest," the legal response continues.
"So, while he must challenge this unwarranted request for his removal, Mr. Spears intends to work with the Court and his daughter's new attorney to prepare for an orderly transition to a new guardian."
The move comes days after Judge Brenda Penny rejected a petition filed by Britney Spears' attorney, Mathew Rosengart, to move a Sept. 29 hearing on the case to Aug. 23 in an effort to remove her father. as a tutor as soon as possible.
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"We are pleased that Mr. Spears and his attorney have admitted today in a docket that he should be dismissed. It is a vindication for Britney. However, we are disappointed by her constant shameful and reprehensible attacks on Ms. Spears and others," he added Mat Rosengart, Britney Spears' attorney, in a statement to CNN.
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"We look forward to continuing our vigorous investigation into the conduct of Mr. Spears and others, over the past 13 years, as he reaped millions of dollars from his daughter's estate, and I look forward to taking Mr. Spears's affidavit in the near future, at Instead of making false accusations and low shots at his own daughter, Mr. Spears should remain silent and step aside immediately. "
Read the full transcript of Britney Spears' court statement
Mr. Spears has served as a co-guardian of his daughter's multi-million dollar estate for more than a decade.
During a hearing in July, Britney Spears said she wanted to press charges against her father for "abuse of guardianship" and called the 13-year agreement "bloody cruelty."
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