Britney Spears’ Manager Larry Rudolph Resigns After 25 Years
Written by SOURCE on July 6, 2021
Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears’ longtime manager, has resigned.
The announcement comes in the form of a letter to the revered pop icon’s current co-conservators Jamie Spears and Jodi Montgomery. The letter, sent Monday and first reported by Deadline’s Dominic Patten, sees Rudolph—who’s largely served as the singer’s main manager since the mid-1990s and has also worked with Backstreet Boys, Miley Cyrus, and others—revealing that he and Spears haven’t spoken in more than two and a half years.
“Earlier today, I became aware that Britney had been voicing her intention to officially retire,” Rudolph said in the letter. “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.”
Closing out the letter, Rudolph said he’s “incredibly proud” of what he and Spears worked on together for 25 years. He also wished Spears “all the health and happiness in the world,” as well as offered to resume his duties should circumstances change in the future.
The Free Britney movement took an emotional turn in June when Spears spoke to the court about her widely condemned conservatorship, saying it constituted an “abusive” situation.
“I feel ganged up on and I feel bullied and I feel left out and alone,” Spears said. “I’m tired of feeling alone. I deserve to have the same rights as anybody does, by having a child, a family, any of those things, and more so.”
Mariah Carey, Halsey, Tinashe, Christina Aguilera, and many more have since stepped up with public showings of support for Spears amid the continued push from fans (and beyond) for the conservatorship to be dissolved.
