1. Jamie Spears’s lawyer is asking the court to force whistleblower Alex Vlasov to hand over his evidence of Jamie & Black Box Security’s surveillance of Britney Spears during her conservatorship. A brief recap of how we got to this point…which is kind of a mess:
2. Last year, Vlasov went public in a NYT investigation, alleging that Jamie & his security firm ran an intense surveillance operation that spied on Britney’s texts in real-time & secretly recorded her in her bedroom. He shared texts, emails & recordings to back up his claims.
3. A few days later, Jamie was suspended as Britney’s conservator. Soon after, the judge terminated the conservatorship completely (a move Jamie had first requested). But the court case wasn’t over— both sides are still fighting over $$$.
4. Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, publicly promised his firm would do a deep investigation into the cship, including whether Britney’s $ was mismanaged Headlines proclaimed Britney was on a mission to get justice...then the general public stopped paying as close attention
5. Jamie got a new lawyer, Alex Weingarten, who promptly filed for Britney to pay his ongoing legal fees Rosengart filed an objection called “the Ebadi declaration” which summarized Jamie’s misconduct (heavily citing Vlasov’s surveillance claims) as why B shouldn’t have to pay
6. As part of his investigation, Rosengart filed subpoenas to Jamie and Britney’s former business manager, Tri Star, about potential financial mismanagement & electronic surveillance Tri Star filed to block the subpoenas. A court hearing was set for July 2022 (nine months later)
7. In response, Jamie filed to depose Britney (to ask about “child safety & possible drug use” per TMZ) This set off a flurry of filings as Jamie & Britney tried to force each other’s depos. In July, the judge said Jamie must be deposed but not Britney— a big win for Britney.
8. Jamie also tried to get Britney’s investigative files– including Vlasov’s recordings– from Kroll, but that got denied too. Weingarten filed appeals, but the court has not ruled yet. He also wants to unseal certain records he said defend Jamie. Jamie was deposed in August.