Britney Spears' manager of 25 years has resigned, saying the singer intends to retire
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Alexandra Ma
Jul 6, 2021, 22:08 IST
Britney Spears is obligated to pay all legal bills due to a requirement in her conservatorship agreement.
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Larry Rudolph has been one of Britney Spears' managers since the mid-1990s.
He resigned Monday, saying Spears "had been voicing her intention to officially retire."
Spears is trying to end her conservatorship, which gives her father control of her estate.
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The longtime manager of Britney Spears has resigned from her team, saying the singer has said she wants to retire.
In a Monday letter cited by Deadline to Spears' conservators - her father, Jamie, and Jodi Montgomery - Larry Rudolph wrote:
"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.
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"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."
Insider has reached out to representatives of Spears for comment.
According to Deadline, Rudolph started working as Spears' main manager in the mid-1990s.
In his resignation letter, Rudolph stated that he has "never been a part of the conservatorship nor its operations," but in her own court testimony, Spears mentioned that her "management" acted in a threatening way when talking about a 2018 tour she didn't want to go through with.
Spears said that she was told: "my own management could sue me if I didn't follow through with the tour."
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Spears continued: "he handed me a sheet of paper as I got off the stage in Vegas and said I had to sign it. It was very threatening and scary and, with the conservatorship, I couldn't even get my own attorney. So, out of fear, I went ahead and I did the tour."
Rudolph's letter comes nearly two weeks after Spears addressed a Los Angeles courtroom requesting that her conservatorship - managed by her father and, until recently, the financial-management company Bessemer Trust - come to an end.
Spears said that under the conservatorship she was forced to work and take medication and wasn't allowed to get married or have children. She specifically said she was prohibited from removing a birth-control device. Jamie Spears denies this, however, saying he has never been involved in his daughter's "current medical treatment" or "personal affairs."
"I've lied and told the whole world that I'm OK and that I'm happy. It's a lie," Spears told the Los Angeles courtroom on June 23. She added: "I've been in denial. I've been in shock. I am traumatized.
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"It's my wish and my dream for all of this to end."
Fans have flocked to support Spears too, with #FreeBritney rallies taking place across the US.
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