Britney Spears’ mother, Lynne Spears, is contesting the legal attorney fees the singer’s father, Jamie Spears, is requesting amid her ongoing conservatorship battle.
In new court documents obtained by ET, Lynne (who is an “interested party” in the case) is objecting to Jamie’s petition for approval and payment of over $890,000 to him and his attorneys (Holland & Knight, aka H&K), as well as related fees and expenses charged to the estate. The monetary number is specifically for fees ranging from the period between Oct. 17, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021.
Lynne alleges that the fees and costs are improper, utterly excessive and not in good faith, claiming H&K’s fee application is $200,000 more than all of the other law firms combined for whom fee applications were filed. She is requesting that the raw data be examined in camera by the court and that if the money has been paid, it should be repaid to the estate.
Additionally, Lynne claims that the fees for the “media tour” were to combat media coverage that cast Jamie in a negative light, with no benefit to Britney.
