The #FreeBritney movement officially has lots to celebrate. On Friday, a judge ruled that Britney Spears’ conservatorship is over after 13 years. The New York Times reports that at a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge Brenda Penny said the conservatorship that has long overseen Britney's life and finances should be terminated effective today.
Following an emotional testimony about the horrific things she's endured over the course of the last decade, a judge has denied Britney Spears' request to remove her father as her co-conservator.
Britney Spears has finally spoken out against her highly controversial and allegedly abusive and controlling conservatorship that's been ongoing for 13 years. The pop princess appeared virtually in court Wednesday, June 23 to demand that her conservatorship helmed by her father Jamie Spears end. “I’ve been in denial. I’ve been in shock. I am traumatized. I just want my life back,” Spears said via a prepared statement, according to The New York Times. “I want to end the conservatorship without having to be evaluated. I shouldn’t be in a conservatorship if I can work. The laws need to change. I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive. It’s embarrassing and demoralizing what I’ve been through, and that’s the main reason I didn’t say it openly,” she said. “I didn’t think anybody would believe me.” She also noted that she wants to sue her family for keeping her under their thumb and said she was unaware that she could petition for it to end.
After her bombshell tell-all interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Oprah is reportedly in talks to interview Britney Spears amid heated rumors surrounding her conservatorship.
According to her attorney, Britney Spears fears that her father, James Spears, has no intention of letting her perform again should he remain in charge of her career.
