One of the newest developments in the Britney Spears conservatorship battle: Larry Rudolph, Spears' longtime manager who knew her since she was 13 years old, is resigning from her team after 25 years.
Rudolph explained in a letter, “It has been over 2 1/2 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.”
He added, “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.”
According to a Deadline report, Rudolph began working with Spears in 1995, taking time away from his role only in 2007 and 2008. He wrote in the letter he did not play a part in Spears' conservatorship, despite Spears using the word "management" in her telephone statement to the court late last month.
"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. I was originally hired at Britney’s request to help manage and assist her with her career," he wrote.
The Spears conservatorship has been unraveling since June 23, when Spears spoke up in court about her experiences and that she wants her conservatorship to end. “I want to end the conservatorship without having to be evaluated," she said, "I shouldn’t be in a conservatorship if I can work. The laws need to change. I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive.”
Jamie Spears, Britney's father who controls the conservatorship, called for an investigation into Britney’s claims of abuse. In the meantime, The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino published a report detailing Jamie Spears’ alleged mistreatment of his daughter.
The next hearing in Britney Spears’ conservatorship case is scheduled for July 14. It will evaluate a petition from Bessemer Trust, the wealth management firm that recently asked to withdraw as a co-conservator in Spears’ financial dealings. Britney Spears' court-appointed attorney Samuel D. Ingham III has also filed a motion to resign as her counsel, which will go into effect once new court-appointed counsel is selected for Spears.
Read Larry Rudolph's full resignation letter below.
"James P. Spears and Jodi Montgomery, as co-executors of the estate of Britney Spears:
It has been over 2 1/2 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.
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. I was originally hired at Britney’s request to help manage and assist her with her career. 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.
Please accept this letter as my formal resignation.
I will always be incredibly proud of what we accomplished over our 25 years together. 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.
Larry Rudolph"
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Article Image: Britney Spears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" in 2019. (PopularImages via DepositPhotos.)
