Britney Spears has been given permission to choose a new attorney to represent her in her ongoing conservatorship battle.
It is the first time the pop star has been allowed a say in her own legal representation since 2008.
Spears’ court-appointed lawyer, Samuel Ingham, formally requested to step down in a court filing last week but the decision required approval from a California judge.
That ruling came today (14 July), as Judge Brenda Penny accepted Ingham’s resignation and approved Spears’ choice of replacement attorney: Hollywood lawyer Mathew Rosengart.
Rosengart is a veteran lawyer who has represented the likes of Sean Penn, Steven Spielberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Keanu Reeves and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder in the past. He appeared at the hearing in person to begin the formal process of taking over as Spears’ legal counsel.
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