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It may never ever end up as a lyric in a Britney Spears' song, but poet Philip Larkin's often quoted "they f*ck you up, your mum and dad" line has a particular poignancy for the “Toxic” singer right now – at least figuratively. Over seven months after the younger Spears' past conservatorship welding father was first…

In the first hearing since a Los Angeles Superior Court judge formally ended the conservatorship that controlled Britney Spears’ life for nearly 14 years, the same judge today sealed documents related to her estate planning and, according to Variety, gave Spears herself the power to execute financial documents related…

After 13 years, #FreeBritney is now more than just a hashtag. “The court agrees to the termination of the conservatorship,” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled Friday, in favor of Britney Spears. Aside from some self-described “administrative” matters to wrap everything up, the packed hearing this…

Less than a week after a California judge removed Britney Spears’ father from his powerful role in the conservatorship that has ruled the singer’s life since 2008, the one-time Princess of Pop has directly addressed recent events and her fans for the first time. On a day when Facebook and Instagram were down for…

UPDATED with more hearing details: The harsh and much criticized conservatorship that has dominated Britney Spears’ life for more than a decade isn’t over, but the onetime Princess of Pop is now free of her father’s direct control, a California judge ruled Wednesday. In a packed hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court…

"The chickens have truly come home to roost," Britney Spears said in the latest court filing by the onetime Princess of Pop slamming her father and demanding his exit from the coercive conservatorship that has ruled her life and career for more than a decade. Hot on the heels of scathing documents put in the docket in…

As the exits and resignations from Britney Spears' controversial conservatorship snowball, the focus has now turned to the bottom line of the singer's more than $50 million fortune. Specifically, one day after temporary co-conservator Jodi Montgomery requested big bucks for increased security amidst death threats, the…

Britney Spears' attempts to disentangle herself from her father's long-term control over her life and career hit a judicial pothole today. Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday refused a months-old request by the “Toxic” singer's lawyer to remove Jamie Spears from his co-conservator perch, from which he has overseen his…

The court-appointed attorney for Britney Spears said during Spears’ latest conservatorship hearing on Tuesday that the pop star wants to address the judge in court. "The conservatee has requested that I seek from the court a status hearing at which she can address the court directly," Samuel D. Ingham III told the…

Pop star Britney Spears has a new ally in her ongoing battle to free herself from the conservatorship imposed by the courts after prior mental health challenges. Now the American Civil Liberties Union has stepped up. "People with disabilities have a right to lead self-directed lives and retain their civil rights,"…