LOS ANGELES — A judge has denied Britney Spears’ request to have her father removed from her conservatorship, Variety reports.
Variety reported that the filing states the court found Spears to be “substantially unable to manage his or her financial resources or to resist fraud or undue influence.”
Last week, Spears asked a judge to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008.
The dramatic request at a Los Angeles hearing came with her first words in open court in the conservatorship in its 13-year existence.
Spears called the conservatorship “abusive,” and condemned her father and the others who have controlled it.
“I want to end this conservatorship without being evaluated,” Spears said in a long, emotional and sometimes profane speech, in which she condemned the legal arrangement and her father, who has controlled it for most of its existence.
“This conservatorship is doing me way more harm than good,” she said. “I deserve to have a life.”
Spears said she wants to marry her boyfriend and have a baby, but the conservatorship won’t allow her to.
About 100 fans from the so called #FreeBritney movement gathered outside the courthouse before the hearing, holding signs that read “Free Britney now!” and “Get out of Britney’s life!”
The conservatorship was put in place as she underwent a mental health crisis in 2008. She has credited it with saving her from financial ruin and keeping her a top flight pop star.