00:00After a recording from Britney Spears' June 23rd conservatorship hearing made the rounds online,
00:05the L.A. courts have ended their remote audio attendance program entirely.
00:09As fans of the iconic pop singer gathered outside the courthouse and listened in online,
00:13L.A. County Judge Brenda Penny gave a clear warning at the beginning of the hearing that recording wasn't allowed.
00:19Under California state and local court rules, no recordings of court hearings are allowed,
00:23including by members of the press, without advanced permission from the judge in the form of a written order.
00:27The judge also warned against live tweeting and told those physically in the courtroom that they needed to use a pen and paper instead of a laptop for their notes.
00:35Still, audio of Spears' testimony began circulating just hours after the hearing,
00:39including in a YouTube post that has since been taken down because of a copyright claim from the court.
00:44During the June 23rd hearing, Spears said her conservatorship was, quote,
00:47and listed a series of complaints, including that she didn't have any control over the medication she's prescribed
00:53and couldn't get someone to make a doctor's appointment to remove her IUD.
00:57After the audio leaked, the court issued an announcement that the remote audio attendance program
01:01that allowed people to listen remotely to courtroom proceedings would be shut down.
01:06The program was launched in January in response to the pandemic.
01:09As for Spears' case, on Wednesday, the judge signed an order that reflects her decision back in November
01:13to install corporate fiduciary Bessemer Trust as a co-conservator of the estate alongside her father, Jamie Spears.
01:20The next hearing is currently set for July 14th.
01:23Unless there's a reversal of court policy, it will not be streamed.
01:26For more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:28For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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