Lou M. Taylor

Louise Mary Taylor (born October 30, 1965[1][2]) is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur. She became a public figure in January 2008, acting as singer Britney Spears's family spokesperson amid Dr. Phil's alleged violation of trust in a family intervention.[3]

Lou M. Taylor
Born (1965-10-30) October 30, 1965
New York
Occupation
  • Business manager
  • accountant
  • enterpreneur
  • lifestyle coach
Spouse(s)
Rob Taylor
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(m. 1989)​

Taylor is CEO of Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group, which she established in 1992. Her clients for TriStar include Jamie Lynn Spears, Steve Tyler, Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, Priyanka Chopra, Meghan Trainor, among others. Her former clients are Britney Spears and Niki Taylor. A Hollywood Reporter article refers to her as "redefining what business management means in the 21st Century."[1]

Taylor officially became known as Britney Spears's estate manager after being formally hired as part of her Circus Tour in 2009. Her role became more prominent in the media following an ongoing conservatorship dispute between Spears and her father James Parnell Spears. In November 2021, Spears credited Taylor for establishing her conservatorship.[4]

In the 2010s, Taylor established further connections as she was working for Spears. On the TriStar roster, she obtained Florida Georgia Line, Reba McEntire, Jason Derulo, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Mary J. Blige, and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler as clients.[1]

Conservatorship of Britney Spears
Further information: Britney Spears conservatorship dispute and Free Britney movement

Brandsense 2011 lawsuit

In 2011, Britney Spears's estate, along with Taylor and TriStar, were sued by Brand Sense Partners, a licensing firm, over claims that Spears's estate breached its contract in a deal with fragrance company Elizabeth Arden, Inc.[5]

#FreeBritney and 2019 defamation case
The #FreeBritney movement in front of the Lincoln Memorial, 2021. Taylor gained traction for her role in the conservatorship.

Taylor came to further prominence in 2019 with the rise of a movement to terminate Spears's conservatorship, dubbed #FreeBritney.[6]

During a May 2019 hearing, Judge Brenda J. Penny ordered "an expert evaluation" of the conservatorship.[7]

In 2019, Taylor was accused by supporters of the #FreeBritney movement of exploiting Spears's finances, a claim she alleged to be defamation, orchestrated by Spears's former manager, Sam Lutfi. Taylor sued a Spears's fan, Bryan Kuchar, for defamation. Kuchar called the lawsuit "completely frivolous" and "clearly nothing more than a bullying tactic", as he declared the website domains were to parody the situation. Lutfi also accused Taylor of masterminding the conservatorship, and leaked alleged 2007 emails implicating her as a "stalker". Spears's Instagram account posted a video of her, inside a wellness centre, previously reported as voluntary. She asked for privacy; the caption declared Lufti had created the emails, with private photos of Taylor and her husband. The lawsuit was dismissed.[8] Amid the controversy, comments by Taylor's client, Mary J. Blige, resurfaced; she revealed in 2017 that she owed $6.5 million in unpaid back taxes for the years 2008--2016.[9]

The August 19, 2020 hearing to discuss Spears's conservatorship was closed to the public.[10] A court filing from the closed hearing revealed that Spears's sister Jamie Lynn Spears, was secretly named the trustee of her state back in 2018.[11] This resurfaced as Spears's court-appointed attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, asked for a new qualified corporate fudiciary to manage her estate. The documents of Spears's trust were amended, signed off by her co-conservators Jamie Spears and Andrew Wallet. According to The Blast, Spears had set up the trust back in 2004 "to protect her vast fortune and provide for her children's financial future." LA Times reported that Jamie Lynn's August 2020 court filing asks that all assets from the trust be moved into "one or more accounts with Fidelity Brokerage Services with her as the custodian" with Jamie Lynn choosing Stonebridge.[12]

References
  1. Cullins, Ashley (October 10, 2019). "Hollywood Business Manager Lou Taylor Is "Ferociously" Breaking the Glass Ceiling". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Taylor, who turns 54 this month...
  2. "Woke up this morning celebrating the day you were born @LouMTaylor HAPPY BIRTHDAY! #friendforever @RobMTaylor @IMMaddieCarroll". Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Twitter.[self-published]
  3. Teixeira, Bianca (January 9, 2008). "Spears' parents say Dr. Phil violated their trust". Today. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. Gularte, Alejandra (November 3, 2021). "Jamie Spears Files to Immediately Terminate Conservatorship". Vulture. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. Perpetua, Matthew (March 31, 2011). "Britney Spears Sued for $10 Million Over Perfume Line". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. Jacobs, Julia (May 17, 2019). "What Is Actually Happening With Britney Spears?". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  7. "Britney Spears appears in court over conservatorship, judge orders evaluation". USA Today. May 10, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  8. "Britney Spears' Manager Settles Legal Battle With #FreeBritney Supporter Who Trashed Her Online". The Blast. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. "Mary J. Blige owes the IRS $6.5 million for eight years of back taxes". Wonderwall.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  10. "Fact check: Britney Spears' 12-year-long conservatorship is not taking advantage of her". USA Today. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  11. "Jamie Lynn Spears Is Now Trustee of Britney Spears' Multi-Million Dollar Trust". Teen Vogue. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  12. "Britney Spears' sister makes move to control pop star's assets". Los Angeles Times. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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