Lynne, who has never had a formal role in what she called Britney’s “unique conservatorship” but is considered an “interested party,” asked in a petition obtained by Page Six that the court “listen to the wishes of her daughter,” which include allowing the Toxic singer to “hire her own private legal counsel” for the first time in 13-plus years.Britney, 39, had previously been represented by Samuel D. Ingham III, whom a judge appointed as her lawyer in February 2008 on the heels of her public breakdown.Ingham requested to resign from the case in paperwork filed Tuesday. Loeb & Loeb LLP, the law firm that had recently been brought on to assist him, also asked to step down, leaving Britney without counsel.Lynne, 66, called Britney’s June 23 court testimony “a very courageous showing” in Wednesday’s filing and praised her daughter for “baring her heart to the court in an impassioned plea to be heard on several requests.”She also said Britney is “able to care” for herself and has been able to do so “for the past many years.”‘OFFICIALLY RETIRING’Meantime, another member of Britney Spears’ team quit this week, amid claims the pop star is “officially retiring”. Spears’ long-time manager Larry Rudolph – who worked with the Gimme More singer for more than two decades – stepped aside, as did the court-appointed lawyer who represented her in her conservatorship court case. In a resignation letter published by Deadline, Rudolph wrote: “It has been over two-and-a-half years since Britney and I last communicated, at which time she informed me she wanted to take an indefinite work hiatus”.“Earlier today, I became aware that Britney had been voicing her intention to officially retire,” wrote Rudolph, the star’s manager since 1995 who got her first record deal,” he said, according to Page Six. “I was originally hired at Britney’s request to help manage and assist her with her career,” he wrote of their 25 years together.“And as her manager, I believe it is in Britney’s best interest for me to resign from her team as my professional services are no longer needed,” he wrote in the letter, also obtained by Variety.“Please accept this letter as my formal resignation,” he said.The letter was addressed to the “coexecutors of the estate of Britney Spears” — her 68-year-old father, Jamie Spears, and lawyer Jodi Montgomery.Rudolph also distanced himself from the 13-year conservatorship that Spears recently opened up about in court as “abusive” and comparable to “sex trafficking”.“As you know, I have never been a part of the conservatorship nor its operations, so I am not privy to many of these details,” Rudolph wrote, leaving open the possibility that he doesn’t know the exact status of her apparent retirement.He also insisted that while he feels he is no longer needed, he is not turning his back on the star.“I will always be incredibly proud of what we accomplished over our 25 years together,” Rudolph said. “I wish Britney all the health and happiness in the world, and I’ll be there for her if she ever needs me again, just as I always have been,” he said.Rudolph has worked with Spears since 1995, signing her first deal and guiding her through her rise to fame after her debut single, Baby One More Time.He took a break during her most troubled period in 2007 and 2008 — when the conservatorship was put in place after her public breakdown — but returned to guide her comeback, including her lucrative residency in Las Vegas.
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