Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears' conservatorship
The Hindu
Britney Spears was a 26-year-old new mother at the height of her career when her father established the conservatorship, at first on a temporary basis, in February 2008 after a series of public mental health struggles
Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on November 12 ended the that has controlled the pop singer's life and money for nearly 14 years.
The decision capped a stunning odyssey that saw Spears publicly demand the end of the conservatorship, hire her own attorney, and finally win the freedom to make her own medical, financial and personal decisions for the first time since 2008.
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