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- Larry Rudolph has been one of Britney Spears' managers since the mid-1990s.
- He resigned on Monday, saying Spears "had been voicing her intention to officially retire."
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The longtime manager of Britney Spears has resigned from her team, saying the singer has said that she wanted to retire.
In a Monday letter to Spears' conservators, her father Jamie and Jodi Montgomery, cited by Deadline, 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.
"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."
According to Deadline, Rudolph started working as Spears' main manager in the mid-1990s.
His letter comes two weeks after Spears addressed a Los Angeles courtroom requesting that her conservatorship - managed by her father and the Bessemer Trust - come to an end.
Earlier this month a judge approved the Bessemer Trust's request to be removed as a coconservator, but denied Spears' request to remove her father from the guardianship.
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