Britney Spears and Mathew Rosengart are an odd couple: an era-defining pop star and a determined former federal prosecutor, brought together by a common goal: to close the conservatory that dictated Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years.
As Spears’ new husband, Sam Asghari, once put it, she and Rosengart have proven to be a “dream team.” In November 2021, they saw through their holy grail and got a Los Angeles judge to release Spears, just four months after hiring the powerful attorney following the resignation of her court-appointed attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III.
“This man changed my life,” Spears later wrote in an Instagram post, thanking Rosengart “for being so kind and respectful.”
But the dynamic duo’s work isn’t done yet.
“Rosengart has no intention of withdrawing,” a source familiar with the situation told Vidak For Congress exclusively. “It’s not because the conservatory is over that he closes his suitcase and moves on.”
Nor does Spears, who has uploaded countless bloodthirsty posts about her family to her Instagram feed in recent months. She’s let go of everyone from her father and former curator, Jamie Spears (“My father isn’t smart enough to ever think of a conservatory”), and her mother, Lynne Spears (“She secretly ruined my life”) , to her brother, Bryan Spears (“GO F–K YOURSELF”), and her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears (“You’re scum”).
“After 13 years of being silenced, Britney is not afraid to expose anyone or anything,” a friend tells us. “She wants to share her truth, and her Instagram posts are just the tip of the iceberg.”
Vidak For Congress broke the news in February that Britney, 40, signed a $15 million contract with Simon & Schuster to write an all-encompassing memoir, one of the biggest deals in the publishing company’s history. She has since finished the book, although a widespread paper shortage has delayed its publication.
“Wait for her memoirs to come out. She’s been through more heartbreaking things than she lets on,” the friend teases. “She worked hard on the book, but it wasn’t easy. Throughout the process, many old wounds reopened, but it was also incredibly therapeutic. It will be a juicy, eye-opening lecture.”
Britney has certainly been busy lately. Just under a year after telling Judge Brenda Penny she was “unable to marry or have a baby” under her father’s strict rules, the “toxic” singer married Asghari, 28, in June. The couple has also tried to start a family together. Britney, who already shares sons Sean Preston (16) and Jayden James (15) with ex-husband Kevin Federline, announced in April that she was pregnant, but miscarried in May.
The day after her wedding, Britney closed on an $11.8 million estate in Calabasas, California, an affluent neighborhood that Will Smith, Justin Bieber and the Kardashians call home. Britney’s new mansion, according to the listing, is tucked away in a “double gated community” with “strict security,” a welcome security after a harrowing trespass at her previous home.
Just hours before Britney and Asghari walked down the aisle, her first husband, Jason Alexander, came to her home in Thousand Oaks, California, waltzed past security, and stormed in while allegedly armed with a knife. He boldly stated on Instagram Live that he was there to “crash the wedding.”
Police immediately arrived to arrest 40-year-old Alexander, who was then ordered to stay away from his 55-hour bride for three years. He was also indicted on four charges, including felony misdemeanor, the last of which was dismissed when he pleaded no contest earlier this month.
Britney was so “horrified” by the breakup, according to a source, that with Rosengart’s help, she fired and replaced her guards. Several other professionals who worked for Britney during her conservatory – and were therefore hired by Jamie – are still in the picture, raising concerns among some fans who feel she should start with a clean slate.
Jeff Raymond has been Britney’s publicist for over a decade and the digital marketing company CrowdSurf remains responsible for her social media posts. Her longtime friend Cade Hudson is also still on her team, although his current title is unclear; Hudson was Britney’s agent for many years, but a recent Vogue story described him as her manager, a role previously held by Larry Rudolph, who stepped down in July 2021 after Britney said in court that her “management … in prison.” should sit” for their “cruel tactics.”
“It was not a complete massacre after the end of the conservatory,” said the source familiar with the situation. “Some people were let go or left of their own accord, others stayed and new faces came in. Many people have abandoned Britney in recent years, but not everyone around her is a bad egg.”
Those currently under scrutiny include Jamie, who charged Britney in court in June 2021 with a litany of abuses prior to his suspension as her conservator in September, as well as Lou Taylor, the business manager whose company, Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group, Britney has vowed to “sue the s–t out.”
Rosengart has also accused Jamie, 70, and Taylor, 56, of enriching themselves with the millions of dollars his client earned from music sales, live performances and other lucrative ventures during her conservatorship, a type of guardianship typically reserved for the elderly. , disabled people. people or people with disabilities.
Jamie and Taylor have both maintained their innocence, crediting themselves with protecting Britney’s life and fortune as early as February 2008, when the conservatory was instituted while the newly divorced Grammy winner was hospitalized in an involuntary psychiatric hold during a period. of crippling media control.
But in July, Britney scored another major legal victory when Penny ordered Jamie and Taylor, along with Taylor’s Tri Star associate Robin Greenhill, to sit down for statements and hand over all relevant documents in their possession.
Rosengart had spent months trying to make statements with Jamie, Taylor and Greenhill, who a former member of Britney’s security team, Alex Vlasov, claimed had secretly tapped the “Gimme More” singer’s cell phone communications. and tapped her bedroom with an audio recording device. The controversial trio has repeatedly denied Vlasov’s allegations, which he made in the September 2021 New York Times documentary “Controlling Britney Spears.”
Nevertheless, “the writing is on the wall,” according to Britney’s friend, who claims to Vidak For Congress, “Alex said there are over 180 hours of recordings, so how can anyone deny its existence? It’s not like they have been removed, never to be seen again.” (The Times reported that it also “reviewed the recordings to confirm their authenticity.”)
All of this prompted ardent supporters of the social media-led #FreeBritney movement to recently switch their hashtag to #JusticeForBritney, a trend on Twitter whenever a post-conservatory hearing takes place in downtown LA.
“The closing of the conservatory was not the end of #FreeBritney; it was a new starting point for Britney’s pursuit of justice,” Jaclyn and Lisa of the “Eat, Pray, Britney” podcast told Vidak For Congress. “There are still a huge number of unanswered questions, including whether those in charge of the conservatory will be held accountable for what Britney has been through in those nearly 14 years. We hope that pressure and oversight on those involved will continue until they are held fully accountable for what happened.”
The podcasters add, “Britney deserves to live her life to the fullest in whatever way she can, and we hope she will be legally justified in helping her move on to her next chapter.”
Until then, Britney has been trying to find peace in familiar places, most recently in the studio. Vidak For Congress exclusively revealed in July that she has recorded a duet of “Tiny Dancer” with Elton John, which will be released in the coming days under the title “Hold Me Closer”.
“They’ve already played it for people on their record label, and everyone is crazy. It’s so good,” a source said at the time. “They say this will be the song of the summer.”
Fans hoping for a total comeback will have to wait a little longer, though. Vidak For Congress learns that Britney, who last released an album in August 2016, has no immediate plans to record a full-length project or hit the road again, although she does “get the itch at times,” according to a source.
“A lot of Britney’s downtime these days consists of adjusting to this new chapter of her life,” the friend explains. “She hadn’t been a free woman for over 13 years. Now the sky is the limit.”